gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other


calvin jr. 's barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago 's south side


alternately hilarious and sad


stodgy , soap opera-ish dialogue


tart


the action and special effects


abandon the theater


you love the music , and


that is wickedly fun to watch


skeeved out that they 'd need a shower


sustains a higher plateau with bullock 's memorable first interrogation of gosling


worst titles


the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ... it 's a pity that ( nelson 's ) achievement does n't match his ambition


crudely literal


revolting


the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it 's based upon


very moving and revelatory


it 's an 88-minute highlight reel that 's 86 minutes too long .


perfectly pitched


a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters


smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling .


heady jumble


unfolds with grace and humor and gradually


holds you


this is a movie full of grace and


a spark of new inspiration in it ,


dark little morality tale


into feel-good territory


unfunny comedy


tell the best story


bland


a playful iranian parable


i have returned from the beyond to warn you :


a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight


a worthwhile documentary , whether you 're into rap or not , even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits


the movie does its best to work us over , with second helpings of love , romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief , two separate crises during marriage ceremonies , and the lush scenery of the cotswolds .


you wo n't be able to look away for a second


merges bits and pieces from fighting games , wire fu , horror movies , mystery , james bond , wrestling , sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew


effecting change and inspiring hope


a compelling look at a young woman 's tragic odyssey


amuse or entertain


may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces


because , unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk , it offers hope


in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off


is to say that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world


the best of the swashbucklers


touches the heart


contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden


it 's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects .


soulful development


true and


of splendid performances


a heart , mind or humor of its own


an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless


for nice evening out


great piece


, i 'm the one that i want , in 2000 .


its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest , your imagination , your empathy or anything , really , save your disgust and your indifference


is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest


an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees


the murk of its own making


mobius strip


most devastating


takes your breath


done his homework


a ` direct-to-video ' release


catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera


from bland actors


the book 's irreverent energy ,


the movie is in a class by itself


updating works surprisingly well


spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff .


, mostly martha will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach .


an action cartoon that 's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd


a bad premise


intellect and feeling


preferable


third act miscalculation


we do get the distinct impression that this franchise is drawing to a close .


a couple of things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk , most notably the mere presence of duvall


redone for horses , with fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs


no charm


clumsily manufactured exploitation flick


insufferably naive


looks and feels tired .


one only a true believer could relish


on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal


if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine


in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes


( `` take care of my cat '' ) is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals .


a compelling argument about death


every bad action-movie line


if you 're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining


scorsese 's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot


something appears to have been lost in the translation this time


suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill


to produce another smash


spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences


an inventive , absorbing movie that 's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist


pure craft and


a mature and frank fashion


the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


symbolic graphic design


the superior plotline


funny , twisted , brilliant and macabre


ridiculous and money-oriented


more and more frustrating


realistically terrifying movie


surprised at how much we care about the story


abysmally pathetic


invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god


relatively nothing happens


his penchant


tough beauty


it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans


faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance , in a movie that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance .


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater , and


enjoyed barbershop


spot-on


a reminder that beyond all the hype and recent digital glitz , spielberg knows how to tell us about people .


've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots


an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality


things really get weird , though not particularly scary


informative , intriguing , observant


as the original


endless assault


historical event


a wild ride that relies on more than special effects


such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue , the yale grad who previously gave us `` the skulls '' and last year 's `` rollerball


quietly engaging .


it uses very little dialogue , making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time .


perfectly serviceable and


which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing


has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs , ideally capturing the opera 's drama and lyricism .


a warmth


no .


bottom-rung new jack city


indignation


standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added .


transforms this story about love and culture


this little-known story of native americans and


argue that any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect


seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain .


did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or did they not have the nerve to speak up


impressed with its own solemn insights


jagged ,


intelligent humor


succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer 's memory


decent popcorn adventure


such a big job


to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter


loses its fire midway , nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion .


excruciatingly


standing by yourself is haunting ... ( it 's ) what punk rock music used to be , and what the video medium could use more of : spirit , perception , conviction .


it 's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic , urgent ,


we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing


in its attempts


stylistic


was so endlessly


's a long way from orwell 's dark , intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium


unpredictable comedy


that rare movie that works on any number of levels --


after the most awful acts are committed


me no lika da accents so good , but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story .


needlessly


besson 's high-profile name


the boho art-house crowd


a coherent rhythm


that falls far short


the movie is n't painfully bad , something to be ` fully experienced ' ; it 's just tediously bad , something to be fully forgotten .


chases for an hour and then


sophisticated


's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...


pete 's screenplay manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish .


delight your senses


aimlessly and unsuccessfully


thoughtful war films


suffers a severe case of oversimplification , superficiality and silliness


all the dramatic weight of a raindrop


a scrooge or two


sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss


any after-school special you can imagine


mess .


has made a decent ` intro ' documentary


a solid base


his collaborators ' symbolic images with his words ,


bottom-feeder sequel


beautifully


- west coast rap wars , this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate .


more complex and honest


nor terribly funny


aged


definitive , if disingenuous ,


infantile , redundant , sloppy


rymer does n't trust laughs -- and does n't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre , who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects .


uncomfortably timely , relevant , and


a smile on your face and


to see it twice


in the mind of the killer


he needs to pull his head out of his butt


light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout


loud , silly , stupid and pointless


feel good about themselves


watch , giggle and get an adrenaline boost


that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener


together ( time out and human resources ) establish mr. cantet as france 's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace


's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions


lack depth or complexity


that resident evil is not it


, not scarier


it might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts .


sequences boring .


thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances


finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .


warm water may well be the year 's best and most unpredictable comedy .


it actually makes the heart soar


ourside the theater roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .


absorbing , largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound


gets full mileage out


enacted than what 's been cobbled together onscreen


laugh-out-loud lunacy


who makes martha enormously endearing


's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways


, lawrence sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature .


is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema


think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british


an affection for the period


the feel of a fanciful motion picture


the ya-ya 's have many secrets and one is - the books are better .


i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring


a reality-snubbing hodgepodge .


make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold


neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest


singing , and unforgettable characters


a better short story


a wild ride


gorgeously atmospheric meditation


is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever ,


writing , skewed characters


burns ' visuals , characters and his punchy dialogue


a kick out of goofy brits


that is warm , inviting , and surprising


bad things


it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second


's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly , unabashedly on its sleeve


toes the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well ; everything is delivered with such conviction that it 's hard not to be carried away


anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny


nemesis


will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding


overly old-fashioned


it 's quite fun in places .


great actors


is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama


many ways the perfect festival film


does n't really believe in it


raise audience 's spirits and


generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock 's memorable first interrogation of gosling


once again , director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours .


learn a good deal


more than a tepid exercise in


most poorly staged


will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids .


that the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man


done , so primitive in technique ,


director tom shadyac and star kevin costner glumly mishandle the story 's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself .


proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool .


intelligent movie


wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises


's plenty to impress about e.t.


of the best special effects


he does n't unveil it until the end , after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car


colors the picture in some evocative shades .


, you 'll still be glued to the screen .


some of the computer animation is handsome , and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale ,


to cram too many ingredients into one small pot


and for all the wrong reasons besides .


crime expertly


dream


although the subject matter may still be too close to recent national events , the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters .


wretched movie


it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .


marred beyond redemption


its exploitive array of obligatory cheap


sensual


enjoy this


the perfect starting point


the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but


shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places


ice age wo n't drop your jaw


steamy


( carvey 's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated , but then again , subtlety has never been his trademark


idealism american


can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again


phenomenal


black-and-white and unrealistic .


a clever script


in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo


this is n't a movie


works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film 's length becomes a part of its fun .


, profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you 've ever seen .


carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract


it 's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message


there 's already been too many of these films ...


american action-adventure buffs


succeeds


is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships


one long , numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before .


hard , endearing , caring ,


the pairing does sound promising in theory ... but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old , familiar vaudeville partners .


is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats


the best star trek movie


satisfies -- from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified


, uneventful


it just did n't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by )


remember it .


the performances of their careers


's a talking head documentary , but a great one


, the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry .


leaden script


that the film never feels derivative


toward maximum comfort and familiarity


wo n't feel like it 's wasted yours


average kid-empowerment fantasy


scotland looks wonderful , the fans are often funny fanatics , the showdown sure beats a bad day of golf .


are an absolute joy .


he provides a strong itch to explore more .


makes it to the boiling point


that jack nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft , but to his legend .


so stilted and unconvincing


wonderful , ghastly film


of the highest and the performances


can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment , or even performance art , although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain .


it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus , if the lines work , the humor has point


little more than punishment


he does best


great to look at


the absence of narrative continuity


a moving tale of love and destruction


a much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title would have you believe .


sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film


's more enjoyable than i expected ,


, dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot


everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had .


slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth


an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling


, i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey .


reel in when we should be playing out


seem appealing


beautifully shot


's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere .


of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels


it 's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie


strange it is , but delightfully so .


has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap , graceless , hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s


serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting


pleasant but not


who handily makes the move from pleasing


torments and angst


works because its flabbergasting principals , 14-year-old robert macnaughton , 6-year-old drew barrymore and 10-year-old henry thomas , convince us of the existence of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet


is ultimately rather silly and overwrought ,


saccharine genre


high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time


the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not .


genuinely


-- casting excellent latin actors of all ages --


does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard .


a strangely


abundant humanism


is the heart and soul of cinema


to seek and strike just the right tone


it 's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son 's room .


poorly structured


`` spider-man '' certainly


what 's so striking about jolie 's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair .


sounds promising


then again , i hate myself most mornings .


a slice of counterculture


unrelentingly grim


signals director rick famuyiwa 's emergence as an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema .


such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise


the imax screen enhances the personal touch of manual animation .


also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives


has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions , one part romance novel , one part recipe book .


feast


cleverly captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock


glorious spectacle


picked me up , swung me around


the off-center humor is a constant


staged violence overshadows everything ,


remarkable serenity and discipline


the ensemble cast , the flat dialogue by vincent r. nebrida or


attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe


started with a great premise


reaches across time and distance


there 's an admirable rigor to jimmy 's relentless anger , and to the script 's refusal of a happy ending


if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes


has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them


will not be for much longer


an hour and a half of joyful solo performance


the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre


kind


is a towering siren .


the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category , and


gives us episodic choppiness , undermining the story 's emotional thrust


the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game .


, like max rothman 's future , does not work .


it all the more compelling


bouncy score


cheery and


want to smash its face in


for that sense of openness , the little surprises


the human story is pushed to one side


highly uneven and


kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre , which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again .


fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing


of drooling idiots


poorly executed comedy .


really bad blair witch project


leaves him shooting blanks


barely shocking , barely interesting and most


formidable


a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy


the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything


it 's a terrible movie in every regard , and utterly painful to watch .


that it 's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject


is solid


particularly well made


by a master


of deja vu


at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ) , ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two .


hollow , self-indulgent , and


, not as gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels ,


a great cast and


richly entertaining and suggestive


drawing flavorful performances


after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .


to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


to an imitation movie


deeply satisfying


that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape , it must be labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


yawning


what 's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast , but the film 's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism .


a terrible movie


rewarded


witch project real-time roots


hollow mockumentary


self-mocking ,


a very ambitious project


devastated by war , famine and poverty and


nice piece


the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise


this is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years .


is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller .


an achingly enthralling premise ,


susceptible to blue hilarity ,


beautiful than either of those films


in the service of the lovers who inhabit it


do n't blame eddie murphy but should n't


interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast ,


but strangely believable


are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and a stately sense of composition


of its execution and skill of its cast


a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera


best war movies


fan


my problem with the movie 's final half hour


hitting your head


fierce


toothless dog


never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy , drama , melodrama or some combination of the three .


a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome


gorgeous to look at


is both contrived and cliched


maximum comfort and familiarity


endlessly superficial .


an uncomfortable experience , but


plays it straight , turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder


worst film


having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or , really , anything


but the second half of the movie really goes downhill .


especially well-executed


k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low .


absorbing


s1m0ne 's satire is not subtle , but it is effective .


thirteen conversations about one thing , for all its generosity and optimism , never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments


but it 's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half


it takes a really long , slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about .


ludicrous film


kicking undead ***


, vibrant introduction


the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable


bowling for columbine '' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...


a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france 's most inventive directors .


chaplin and kidman , who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns


on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work


highest production values


horse feathers


a game supporting cast


though the film is static , its writer-director 's heart is in the right place , his plea for democracy and civic action laudable .


of a culture in conflict


inexcusable


despite its promising cast of characters


any way demeaning its subjects


to losing my lunch


clumsily


i liked it because it was so endlessly , grotesquely , inventive .


that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen


that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches


slippery self-promoter


a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .


greatest play


s&m


a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout


swinging , the film makes it seem , is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit .


plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film


left me behind


decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set


, mouthpieces , visual motifs , blanks .


as looking , sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history


can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost .


a really special walk


tends to do a little fleeing of its own .


nair 's attention to detail creates an impeccable sense of place , while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances .


pretty good team


a clear-eyed portrait


, k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low .


sexy


the grandkids or the grandparents


do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this


most deceptively amusing


taken seriously


largely improvised


zero thrills , too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film .


film that 's flawed and brilliant in equal measure .


, that 's a liability .


a funny and touching film that is gorgeously


the chocolate factory without charlie .


most romantic


we admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears , our sympathies .


promise


hilarious adventure


keeps this pretty watchable


the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean


he 's made at least one damn fine horror movie


chokes


if villainous vampires are your cup of blood , blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest .


rehashes several old themes


stuffy and pretentious


slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot


overplayed and exaggerated


is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow


to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems of individuals


more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with


more experimental


even betters it


well-written and occasionally challenging


's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics )


a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games


one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music , and many inimitable scenes of tenderness , loss , discontent , and yearning


new zealand coming-of-age movie


the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels .


fare , with enough


what ?!?


... a gleefully grungy , hilariously wicked black comedy ...


with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes


directed but terminally cute drama .


superbly


's betting her third feature will be something to behold


eccentric and good-naturedly


is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once .


so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles


a fairly revealing study


and crudely literal


continues .


sounding


a striking style


over and over again .


even if you do n't know the band or the album 's songs by heart , you will enjoy seeing how both evolve


hormonal melodrama


it looks good , but it is essentially empty


entirely persuasive


makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness


in praise of love


one very funny joke and a few other decent ones


surrounded by open windows


grace this deeply touching melodrama .


of the best inside-show-biz


an important director


juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre


earned my indignant , preemptive departure


an intimate contemplation of two marvelously


more smarts


becomes claustrophobic


rescue adrian lyne 's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing


intelligent romantic thriller


as a director , paxton is surprisingly brilliant , deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip .


immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before and


, about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater .


very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


prejudice


one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time


seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart


do no wrong with jason x.


great script


is great fun , full of the kind of energy it 's documenting .


has its heart


this real-life hollywood fairy-tale is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces .


she 's pretty


and social commentary


bright , intelligent , and humanly funny film .


the spirits of these young women


debilitating


dumb fart jokes


eloquence


the gutless direction by laurice guillen


it 's never laugh-out-loud funny , but it is frequently amusing


much funnier film


will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah , patriotic tone


escape


to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe


friendship , love


dazzle


: the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining .


the film is saved from are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and a stately sense of composition .


work of extraordinary journalism


sad nonsense , this .


the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor


present brown as a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america ... sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight


i loved on first sight and , even more important ,


that works even without vulgarity , sex scenes , and cussing


shimmers with it


the cheesiest


in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor


it 's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery , but


moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy .


an affectionately goofy satire


indoors in formal settings with motionless characters


's pauly shore awful


matches about it .


is sadly heightened by current world events


a major-league leading lady


a taut , sobering film .


fits into a classic genre


corpse


's as good as you remember .


goes on and on to the point of nausea .


bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid


unbalanced


message resonate


that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling


population


more disciplined grade-grubbers


seems more tacky and reprehensible , manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves


too textbook to intrigue


unforced naturalism


appear avant-garde


at least a few good ideas


technically proficient and without the pop-up comments


completely lacking in chills


's still a rollicking good time for the most part


splendid meal


is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost


, mr. rose 's updating works surprisingly well .


a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait


in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted


solid , spooky


does n't sustain a high enough level of invention .


that its visual imagination is breathtaking


insightful writer/director


is definitely worth


provided his own broadside


sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry


herzog simply runs out of ideas and


raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids .


's the plot , and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream


it 's all about anakin ... and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and , of course , special effect .


dark , funny humor


flat-out amusing


, sweet ` evelyn


thoughtless


well-balanced fashion


to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded


this in the right frame of mind


is well-crafted


great film


plays like a bad soap opera


an exhilarating new interpretation


fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs


this film biggest problem


shame on writer/director vicente aranda


spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula , ' advises denlopp after a rather , er , bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand )


, circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story .


definitive


here lacks considerable brio .


sometimes endearing


its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle , sometimes a guffaw and , to my great pleasure , the occasional belly laugh


achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself


restrictive


spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man .


is probably the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was .


magic and is enjoyable family fare


are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours


all about a wild-and-woolly , wall-to-wall good time


cheap hysterics


with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling


numb


narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute


tries its best


to tiresome jargon


read my lips is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema .


avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type


of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life


the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie


will be pleased to discover that tian 's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus .


want to slap it


a well loved classic


when the fire burns out , we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons


it 's never laugh-out-loud funny ,


a bit anachronistic


fair amount


effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese


george clooney , in his first directorial effort , presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years .


regard


ridiculous


is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses


it 's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it 's started


an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas


half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget


vintage looney tunes


's refreshing to see a romance this smart


unexpected heights


the strength of the film lies in its two central performances by sven wollter as the stricken composer and viveka seldahl as his desperate violinist wife .


us plenty of sturm


comes in the power of the huston performance , which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile


prevents


unoriginal terms


from fighting games , wire fu , horror movies , mystery , james bond , wrestling , sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew


to its ultimate demise


forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking


efficient , suitably anonymous chiller


holm does his sly , intricate magic , and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin .


of the family vacation


a thoughtful examination


than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama


art house pretension .


leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless


while we no longer possess the lack-of-attention span that we did at seventeen , we had no trouble sitting for blade ii .


will linger long after this film has ended


, knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that 's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast .


an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings


you would n't want to live waydowntown


awful movie


however , almost makes this movie worth seeing .


she 's appealingly manic and energetic .


a geriatric


tear-drenched quicksand


wonderful


the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale ,


an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and


, it gets to you .


clueless


is well worthwhile


even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow .


is that its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia , is quite beautiful


of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation


're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining


ice cube is n't quite out of ripe screwball ideas , but friday after next spreads them pretty thin .


limited chemistry


attractive and


nothing here seems as funny as it did in analyze this , not even joe viterelli as de niro 's right-hand goombah .


serene


sheerly beautiful


; the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .


feel contradictory things


is nothing to sneeze at these days


deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese


aimlessly and


study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture


a charming , banter-filled comedy


although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse , the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching .


a buoyant , expressive flow of images


the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart .


was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout


much better mother-daughter tale


, but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel


that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it


above-average


working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli


makes the clothes


, the movie makes two hours feel like four .


far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat


's so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it


the mood , look and tone of the film fit the incredible storyline to a t.


rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday


is a masterpiece .


formulaic and stilted


a true believer


's so poorly made , on all levels , that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such


viva le


the more you think about the movie , the more you will probably like it .


might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here , but who the hell cares


in a way that verges on the amateurish


a straightforward , emotionally honest manner


geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity


stare and sniffle


saving


though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs


is worth seeking


it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences


so insanely stupid , so awful in so many ways


diverges from anything


andrei


their parents ' anguish


the superior plotline is n't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other .


i 'm not even a fan of the genre


who understands how to create and sustain a mood


ararat feels like a book report


gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand


limited


the film oozes craft .


notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness


when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry , the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside .


it 's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful , all at once .


of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past


vibrantly colored and beautifully designed


of ` eh


despite engaging offbeat touches , knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that 's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast .


its crapulence


has enough moments to keep it entertaining .


like many western action films , this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing , but its heartfelt concern about north korea 's recent past and south korea 's future adds a much needed moral weight .


a random series of collected gags , pranks , pratfalls , dares , injuries , etc .


o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing


fresh territory


as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game , juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre , and


strikes hardest ... when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain


michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making , and he 's got as potent a topic as ever here .


a new scene


appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best


trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish


'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept


engaging and


yarns ever


without being insightful


the film 's thoroughly recycled plot


smart , funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty , just-above-average off - broadway play .


'll probably love it .


discloses almost nothing


weird and wonderful comedy


's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and


accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits


the film special


winning tone


take pleasure


blah characters


what 's worse


we 've marveled at disney 's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world .


love liza


gender-provoking


this pathetic junk


releasing


the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things


acted , emotionally devastating piece


offend


is an extraordinary film , not least because it is japanese and yet feels universal


` punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that , if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in . '


strong themes


celluloid heaven


of all the halloween 's , this is the most visually unappealing .


disingenuous


boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it 's trying to set the women 's liberation movement back 20 years


to admit i walked out of runteldat


, deceit and murder


well-crafted


what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster


endearing .


a film that loses sight of its own story .


significantly different ( and better ) than most films


to creep the living hell out of you


offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .


'' never cuts corners .


fool


's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable


so vivid


life and small delights


you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy


even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking , quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose


you to give it a millisecond of thought


vividly demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop .


is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless , idiotic , annoying , heavy-handed , visually atrocious , and often downright creepy .


i have a new favorite musical


flopping


minor classic


you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea .


, remains surprisingly idealistic


the best animated


that provides a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system


a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie , which is to say it 's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance


presents a frightening and compelling ` what if ?


another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled


have been much better


of his rental car


is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within


just another teen movie , which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy


the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics


crass , then gasp for gas ,


taking them to surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving


( allen 's ) best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america diversions could ever be .


cutting and blurry


begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully .


semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act


through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel


have to see this !


a director enjoying himself immensely


doubt the filmmakers ' motives


satin rouge is not a new , or inventive , journey , but it 's encouraging to see a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman 's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity


can not overcome blah characters


wrapped up in the characters


the depths


a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world


horrible '' and `` terrible


appetizer that leaves you wanting more .


elevates the experience


the intelligent , well-made b movie


as well-written as sexy beast , not as gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels , but stylish and moody and exceptionally well-acted


i thought the relationships were wonderful , the comedy was funny , and the love ` real ' .


deflated as he does


through all too painfully


a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence


most of the work


as deflated as he does


soap opera that tornatore was right to cut


this is a smart movie that knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade .


effort to understand everyone 's point of view


shorter than britney 's cutoffs


the film occasionally tries the viewer 's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy


make the most of the large-screen format


of a film that are still looking for a common through-line


its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies


smack of a hallmark hall of fame


a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one 's actions


unsympathetic


she 's all-powerful , a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness .


his most ardent fans


overeager


is not a bad film .


this listless feature


no clear-cut hero


to mind : so why is this so boring ?


my two hours better watching


out there !


wes craven 's presence is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend . '


bothered to construct a real story this time


oozing with attractive men


lucks out with chaplin and kidman , who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns


the grieving process


appealing veneer


a fairly inexperienced filmmaker


the plot kicks into gear


distanced us from the characters


pleasure .


zero .


is dreary and sluggish .


delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers


we 've seen ( eddie ) murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death , but because the plot is equally hackneyed


before landing squarely on `` stupid ''


into a few evocative images and striking character traits


offensive and nothing at all like real life


debut effort by `` project greenlight '' winner


garnered from years of seeing it all , a condition only the old are privy to , and ...


the full monty , but


making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing


has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '' , `` 9 1/2 weeks '' , or even `` indecent proposal '' ,


will once again be an honest and loving one


manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves


not good enough


filled with low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard


aggressively anti-erotic


does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas


what a concept , what an idea , what a thrill ride .


teeth-gnashing


that might otherwise separate them


really , really good things can come in enormous packages


smart , steamy mix


has never been smoother or more confident .


eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life


very well shot or composed or edited


drowns out


seems like someone going through the motions .


k 19 stays afloat as decent drama/action flick


has intentionally left college or was killed


learned the hard way just


carvey 's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg .


good and ambitious film


a movie that will surely be profane , politically charged music to the ears of cho 's fans .


the dialogue is cumbersome , the simpering soundtrack and editing more so


a pleasing , often-funny comedy


wise and knowing


despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .


distaste


spectacularly outrageous


an inventive


gives us episodic choppiness , undermining the story 's emotional thrust .


the most horrific movie experience


... one resurrection too many .


is holofcener 's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is .


an exclamation point


( allen )


of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them


wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many .


a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh


while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller


the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see .


ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple 's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue


found his groove these days


all its moodiness


has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup 's anchoring performance .


zero compelling storyline


the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure


is meaningful or memorable


's so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it .


such a bore


what makes this film special


that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism


is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement


, the movie stirs us as well .


otherwise appalling


a mediocre one


in execution


in its chicken heart , crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises .


are less than adorable


cold


a shabby script


that everyone can enjoy


dim-witted and lazy spin-off


had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies .


grand as the lord of the rings


to and wai ka fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests


biting and witty feature


a chuckle


a vat of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness


it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .


olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation


on character


any way of gripping what its point is ,


totally overwrought , deeply biased , and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are the greatest musicians of all time .


but very pleasing at its best moments


is small in scope , yet perfectly formed .


was vile enough .


love affair


he forgets to make it entertaining


have a hard time believing it was just coincidence


hate it


knockaround guys plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up .


is a treat .


is turning in some delightful work on indie projects


disturbing


into a genre that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself , vibrant with originality


someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster


passions , obsessions , and loneliest dark spots are pushed to their most virtuous limits , lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone .


by the incessant use of cell phones


dredge


ca n't help but feel ` stoked . '


from oscar-winning master


still , it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered .


will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog 's works


get back to your car in the parking lot


some futile concoction


it 's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ) , and barry 's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile


hollywood concoction


heartening


some savvy producer


abyss


way off


swooping down on a string of exotic locales ,


offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight , telling creepy stories to give each other the willies


it dabbles all around , never gaining much momentum .


might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies .


ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one


designed to give some of the characters a ` back story


offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable .


see a movie


the master of disguise represents adam sandler 's latest attempt to dumb down the universe .


love the piano teacher


a live-wire film that never loses its ability to shock and amaze .


hardly an objective documentary , but it 's great cinematic polemic ... love moore or loathe him , you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he 's willing to express his convictions .


not-so-funny gags


all the annals


to direct-to-video irrelevancy


inventive action sequences


well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights


go unnoticed and underappreciated


meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober , filmed on the set of carpenter 's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture


be excited that it has n't gone straight to video ?


very inspiring or insightful


the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us


his maudlin ending


more interesting --


the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal


anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor should take pleasure in this crazed


be too narrow to attract crossover viewers


what 's best about drumline is its energy


modern-day royals


amazing film work


more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes


often hilarious


lulled into a coma


portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety ,


the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it .


haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue


is interminable


put off by the film 's austerity


many a moon about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times


proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny .


el crimen del padre amaro would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors .


one can honestly describe as looking , sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history


balances both traditional or modern stories together


though jackson does n't always succeed in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape , it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .


is nothing short of a great one


uncovers a trail of outrageous force and craven concealment .


runs around and


its message has merit and , in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack , might have made a point or two regarding life .


unerring respect


screenplay to keep the film entertaining


seventy-minute running time


never existed


overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities


intelligent manner


jackass is a vulgar


what ` blade runner ' would 've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel .


soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich , '' `` out of sight ''


is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work .


cold , pretentious


too much of the movie feels contrived , as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks .


a deep vein of sadness


's pleasant enough


is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese


've never seen ( a remake ) do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes , pillages and incinerates frank capra 's classic ...


be as subtle and touching as the son 's room


hold our attention


believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film


holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but )


never lets you off the hook .


designed to fill time


saddest


it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump


by sparking debate and encouraging thought


never quite gel


though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy


though it runs 163 minutes


boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and


find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story


's good enough .


gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection .


a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murphy deploys two


of warmth and gentle humor


south korea 's future


an ideal love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre .


one of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature .


makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view


a more ambitious movie


surprisingly well


sordid of human behavior on the screen ,


feel fully


works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing , nerve-rattling ride


are very , very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely .


dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .


the uncanny , inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce


uncompromising artists trying to create something original


... wise and elegiac ...


the plot holes


wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany


the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


the story plays out slowly


cliched and


a strong-minded viewpoint ,


unpleasant debate that 's been given the drive of a narrative and that 's been acted out


such a gloriously goofy way


rock-solid


not everyone will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture , but few can argue that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one .


, funny humor


in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago


angry and sad


a great party


if the screenplay falls somewhat short


recommend this film more


hugely rewarding


's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter , but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible .


mattei 's underdeveloped effort


padded .


, haynes ( like sirk , but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange .


could keep a family of five blind , crippled , amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking


loses its ability to shock and amaze .


the film is a hilarious adventure


muccino , who directed from his own screenplay , is a canny crowd pleaser , and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex .


cheesy fun factor


b.s.


charming ,


the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season


perry 's good and his is an interesting character ,


is little else to recommend `` never again


look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten .


some blondes , ( diggs ) should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad .


one fantastic ( and educational )


is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood


of a raindrop


on it


convey a sense of childhood imagination


an enjoyable choice for younger kids


unimaginable horror


looks like a drag queen


the movie in a superficial way , while never sure


's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture


only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks


a highly gifted 12-year-old


foul


lacked


stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design


's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid '' .


the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5


not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor


by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality


, you 're gon na like this movie .


show us a good time


is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession , and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast .


was so endlessly , grotesquely


, unnecessary


a sexy , peculiar and always entertaining costume drama set in renaissance spain , and the fact that it 's based on true events


louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode ,


troubling and powerful .


univac-like script machine


the actors are simply too good ,


, subtlety has never been his trademark


about its ideas and


as literary desecrations go


a wonderful subject


hedonistic


eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .


its premise is smart ,


theological matters aside , the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues .


grace this deeply touching melodrama


another night


to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun


an expert thriller


adams just copies


t 's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context


merely bad rather than painfully awful


's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or felt


i never thought i 'd say this , but i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies !


spectacularly beautiful , not to mention mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and replete with virtuoso throat-singing .


film to watch


universal appeal


know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further


i never thought i 'd say this , but i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies


think , zzzzzzzzz


as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers , old schoolers and current innovators


utterly convincing


the clumsy cliché of the ugly american


, will find morrison 's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating .


seem twice as long


must be given to the water-camera operating team of don king , sonny miller , and michael stewart .


, hollywood ending is a depressing experience


is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy


by avary 's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest


vibrantly colored and


certainly an entertaining ride , despite many talky , slow scenes .


a sensitive , cultivated treatment


surprisingly shoddy


whose pervasive quiet


hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the halloween series has lost its edge


true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya


has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety


inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear


is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


eccentric and


is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie


amateur ' in almost every frame


a warm , enveloping affection


it 's that painful .


none of this so-called satire has any sting to it , as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him .


thoughtful , reverent portrait


best gay love stories


is little else to recommend `` never again .


exceedingly memorable one


create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn


mysterious


offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor .


's a hellish


he 's well worth spending some time with


gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters , especially if you 're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging


love and bloodletting


the great pity is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash , and send it to its proper home .


white 's intermittently wise script


that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting


a sweet , laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser


somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler


bratty


say for plenty of movies


about the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers


relentlessly folksy


the best case


your nose


, it 's still a sweet , even delectable diversion .


's a spirited film and a must-see


a handful of smart jokes


as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor


needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic


just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that 's neither original nor terribly funny


a strong thumbs


a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every cliché of japanese animation while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage .


tension , eloquence , spiritual challenge --


its heartfelt concern


not so much farcical as sour .


no charm , no laughs


multilayered and sympathetic


to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone , '' and consider a dvd rental instead


filled with strange and wonderful creatures


see it


me no lika da accents so good


works because reno does n't become smug or sanctimonious towards the audience .


being very inspiring or insightful


martial arts


particularly joyless ,


some of the visual flourishes


adroit but finally


heartfelt


scenery , vibe


the film lapses


an ill-conceived jumble that 's not scary , not smart and not engaging .


increasingly incoherent


, you 're desperate for the evening to end .


bears more than a whiff of exploitation ,


it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and


is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots ;


i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material


at a time when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had


reminds us how realistically nuanced a robert de niro performance can be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year


jason patric and ray liotta make for one splendidly cast pair .


if pointless excursion


that should have been the ultimate imax trip


loved the people onscreen , even though i could not stand them .


this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one


are especially fine .


this ambitious comic escapade


lustrous polished visuals


leave it


the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions


walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible , '' but


boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces


brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema


loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness .


we never feel anything for these characters ,


rather frightening


thought would leave you cold


overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy


alluring


captures , in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago


it 's going to be a trip


story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle


rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative


while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself


that it succeeds in entertaining , despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries


an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album


because it plays everything too safe


botched


the superficial tensions of the dynamic he 's dissecting


the wanton slipperiness


the silly and crude storyline


set out to lampoon , anyway


itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy


this seductive tease of a thriller


nightmare


if you 're looking for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger , enough is just the ticket you need .


lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works


reality tv obsession


surprisingly inoffensive


the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead of serious athletes


her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant


strong themes of familial ties


is intriguing , provocative stuff .


great party


it 's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight . ''


seems to play on a 10-year delay


made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun


( seagal 's ) strenuous attempt


the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed


every indulgent , indie trick in the book


maybe leblanc thought , `` hey , the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse . ''


'll be rewarded with some fine acting .


shows he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today .


so bad in a major movie


this is pure , exciting moviemaking .


suitable summer entertainment


in the end , the movie bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy 's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate .


its exquisite acting


, evans is no hollywood villain


for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots


central flaw


of its pretensions


it was written for no one


of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother


, nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he 's not trying to laugh at how bad


from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman


's his strongest performance since the doors


horrible


gradually accumulates more layers


bad prose


lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments .


the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they 'll get plenty )


so much crypt mist in the brain


as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese


hard to conceive anyone else in their roles


a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .


is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake


drama of temptation , salvation and good intentions is a thoughtful examination of faith , love and power .


just plain crap


this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body ,


plodding action sequences


while he talks


visually ravishing


phenomenal performances


familiar and predictable , and


desperation


only seems to care about the bottom line


will marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart .


callow pretension


is greatness here


comfortable niche


it 's never as solid as you want it to be


i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes .


like its title character , this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end .


works on any number of levels


mystery devoid


, enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .


surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ...


a complete waste


the unexpected thing is that its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia , is quite beautiful .


the corpse count ultimately overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption .


moving documentary


slam-bang


goosebumps


the right stuff for silly summer entertainment


trash cinema


be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john


abused


does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple


who sometimes defies sympathy


of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe


worse stunt editing


solid family fun


lucks


savor whenever the film 's lamer instincts are in the saddle


i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great


feeling a part of its grand locations


a new idea


an interesting look behind the scenes of chicago-based rock group wilco ...


too many wrong turns


do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this .


bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy 's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate


transfixes the audience .


the similarly ill-timed antitrust


with intelligence and care


clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment , and an overly-familiar set


most pleasurable movies


from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap


's a dull girl , that 's all .


a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger


one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep


the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati


never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them .


the adjective ` gentle ' applies


bogs down in a surfeit of characters


is a success .


confusing and horrifying vision


is disposable


are presented in such a lousy way , complete with some of the year 's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments , that it 's impossible to care .


but certainly not without merit


showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase


its excellent use


's fun for kids of any age .


is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental , and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients


it is n't very good


calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored


the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure .


so overwrought you 'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective


it squanders chan 's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander jennifer love hewitt !


tykwer 's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski 's work aspired to , including the condition of art .


is surprisingly brilliant


wickedly funny , visually engrossing ,


is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years


's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .


are strong , though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times


is probably the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was


period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans


makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing .


i 'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal


the screenplay does too much meandering , norton has to recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced , hopkins looks like a drag queen .


all movie


from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified


compelling


comic relief


pure cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness and swooning elegance


cheery and tranquil


the simpering soundtrack


absorbing character study by andré turpin .


that strikes a very resonant chord


be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor


seem tired and , what 's worse , routine


each scene drags , underscoring the obvious , and sentiment is slathered on top .


a new kind of high


colorful , joyous celebration


even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper 's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac , we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament


labors as storytelling


succeeds as a well-made evocation


embellished by editing


a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads


son of the bride , proves it 's never too late to learn .


from pinnacle to pinnacle


funny , somber , absurd , and , finally , achingly sad


say it was a guilty pleasure


feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap , tap , tap , tap , tapping away ' on this screenplay


of both adventure and song


a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story


although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure , it feels more forced than usual .


pick up the slack


being very funny


this unexpectedly moving meditation on love , history , memory , resistance and artistic transcendence


nowheresville


bored by as your abc 's


the best disney movie


energy and innovation


threadbare comic setups


shock-you-into-laughter


is worth the price of admission .


the john wayne classics


stroke


more racist portraits


yet can not recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time


is a masterfully


an appalling ` ace ventura ' rip-off


of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


films had the ability to mesmerize , astonish and entertain


every bit as distinctive


insanely stupid


powerful emotional wallop


has solid acting and a neat premise


escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story


an entertaining ride , despite many talky , slow scenes


spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama


strangely schizo cartoon


she 's as rude and profane as ever , always hilarious and , most of the time , absolutely right in her stinging social observations .


the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination


i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes .


achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation .


escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real , complicated emotions .


's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan


as monstrous


lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho


accumulated enjoyment


, the tuxedo does n't add up to a whole lot .


its recycled aspects


griffin & co. manage to be spectacularly outrageous .


enthrall the whole family


it 's no lie


appeal to women


bittersweet contemporary comedy


to a higher level


does n't have a passion for the material


like a recycling of clichés , an assassin 's greatest hits


stuck around for this long


yet another tired old vision


offers just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity .


do n't know whether to admire the film 's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace


what great cinema can really do


is more timely now than ever .


one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen


too bland to be interesting


through , however , having sucked dry the undead action flick formula , blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary .


this nervy oddity , like modern art should .


alternately touching and funny


pays off , as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter .


banal and


terrorist


grossest movie


writer-director danny verete 's three tales comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt .


best way


the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love , lust , and sin could n't keep my attention .


created a beautiful canvas


a surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy .


charm or texture


it 's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax .


blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop


effecting


plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family


false and


the trifecta of badness


animated movies in quite a while


of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh


the only entertainment


darkly funny and frequently insightful .


two-dimensional and


needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider .


cremaster 3 '' should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only ! ''


youthful affluence


if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition


dumb and derivative horror


the more overtly silly dialogue


innovative ' and ` realistic '


would have been better off staying on the festival circuit


vibrant creative instincts


exit sign


shambles


, metropolis is a feast for the eyes .


you emerge dazed , confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary .


so rhapsodize cynicism , with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences , that glass 's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby .


becomes instead a grating endurance test


a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising


's a masterpeice .


thoughtful and rewarding


of the cinema world 's great visual stylists


inimitable scenes


a skillfully assembled , highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter '


jewish parents


crawls along at a snail 's pace


deviant behavior


bubbles up out of john c. walsh 's pipe dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie


the most ravaging , gut-wrenching , frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''


what makes barbershop so likable , with all its flaws , is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies .


marvelous verdu


this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states .


because it is japanese and yet feels universal


more bizarre than actually amusing


proud in its message


gaudy hawaiian shirt


dim-witted and


as is often the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers , mr. murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold .


lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat


the quiet american is n't a bad film , it 's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar .


irresistibly


seen ( eddie )


throughout this funny film


while the production details are lavish


made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid


a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy


that it makes edward burns ' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde


is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened .


unforced comedy-drama


interesting than the screenplay , which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run


group articulates a flood of emotion .


no way


american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature ,


feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us .


it 's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas .


this tuxedo ... should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations .


though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs , its digs at modern society are all things we 've seen before .


bad direction and bad acting --


a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours is a distinct rarity , and an event .


good-naturedness


is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen


under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films


holofcener 's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded , and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often


somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle .


blind date , only less


are totally estranged from reality


the actresses find their own rhythm and protect each other from the script 's bad ideas and awkwardness .


is a lumbering , wheezy drag ...


less enjoyable


in the middle of hopeful


amused by the idea


genuinely moving


scenes all end in someone screaming


a huge disappointment coming , as it does ,


flat champagne


a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one


leads to a satisfying destination


with dirty deeds , david caesar has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen .


the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes .


thematically complex


if there 's a heaven for bad movies


sustains a higher plateau


has merit


the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania


's simply unbearable


it 's lousy


memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and , by extension , its surprises limp


slapdash disaster


90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay , screeching-metal smashups , and flaccid odd-couple sniping .


the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack .


inspiring tale


's refreshing to see a romance this smart .


, considering that baird is a former film editor , the movie is rather choppy .


comedian runs out of steam after a half hour .


such high-profile talent serve such literate material


he has improved upon the first and taken it a step further , richer and deeper .


it has fun with the quirks of family life ,


ponderous and charmless


if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm


it does n't make any sense


i 'll stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper .


after collateral damage , you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned .


take you down a familiar road with a few twists


's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images .


... the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see .


been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture


prefabricated


tired old


the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack


it 's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars


all in all , brown sugar is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that 's both charming and well acted .


an underachiever


the filmmakers were worried


of good stuff


a smart , steamy mix


must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .


shining performance


captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .


crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection


those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us


like a precious and finely cut diamond


trying to set the women 's liberation movement back 20 years


is of brian de palma 's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career


time of favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain .


somewhere lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire .


do n't need to try very hard


the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier .


, this halloween is a gory slash-fest .


that was written down


is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still .


uninvolving


when ( reno ) lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w. bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al .


' rip-off


'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't


they have a tendency to slip into hokum


a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days


in addition to scoring high for originality of plot


have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams


is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out


bad film you thought was going to be really awful


is a film for the under-7 crowd


of this so-called satire


( seagal 's )


come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free


enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining


feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off


love in remembrance


for a smart , nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus


the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing .


glorified


the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of


is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy .


an epic rather than


two unrelated shorts that falls far short


as compelling or as believable


's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic .


fell apart


the concept is a hoot .


nair 's cast is so large it 's altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion


's lovely and amazing


admission for the ridicule factor


hour-and-a-half-long commercial


an alfred hitchcock movie


may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences


some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy


visually graceful


worse than bland


's not scary , not smart and not engaging


splendid actors


its focus , point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis


the film is a verbal duel between two gifted performers .


enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games .


delving


give exposure to some talented performers


're merely signposts marking the slow , lingering death of imagination


the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings


things insipid


lack contrast , are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable


hugely overwritten


a nightmare


suspenseful enough for older kids but not


a lyrical and celebratory vision


the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers


tasteful little revision works


a reprieve


filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two


strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama


terminally brain dead production


holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy .


too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize


lacks


whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is


, even-flowing tone


absurdities


a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism


skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics , but it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults


impressed


directed by kevin bray , whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude with acting , tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut .


is the rare common-man artist who 's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness


beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers


i had a lot of problems with this movie .


ingenious


is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama .