for perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children 's entertainment


completely delightful


the teeny-bopper set


wish had been developed with more care


of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself


of animal house


payne constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey , featuring a pathetic , endearing hero who is all too human .


of american pie hijinks


a terrific screenplay and


the film 's creepy


an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that


's better than the phantom menace


... instead go rent `` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance .


an angel simplicity


an odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic comedy .


look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar


takes hold and grips


sad but endearing characters


outrageous or funny


it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation


, it irrigates our souls .


the ridiculousness of its premise


a smart , funny look


flakeball


, introspective and entertaining


the best of godard 's movies


no amount of good acting


nobody here bothered to check it twice .


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


more strongly


the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work


though he only scratches the surface , at least he provides a strong itch to explore more .


horrible pains


been there , done that ,


laughable


seems a bit on the skinny side


the story ... is inspiring , ironic , and revelatory of just how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is .


neatly


same love story


i stopped thinking about how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights .


the cast , collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist , shows deft comic timing .


quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie , and


i have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered .


works -


's coherent , well shot ,


guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey , do n't shoot the messenger ) .


's already a joke in the united states .


a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic


-- lots of boring talking heads , etc. --


like the original


of the ya-ya sisterhood


give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions , but there 's nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour


unimaginative


a dramatic comedy as pleasantly


to a superior crime movie


in an increasingly important film industry and


's dull , spiritless , silly and monotonous


the likes


without resorting to camp or parody


terrific special effects and


improved upon the first and


has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it 's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity


an overly-familiar set


this wafer-thin movie


this film speaks for itself


about a domestic unit finding their way to joy


sublime music


should never have been brought out of hibernation


it never rises to its clever what-if concept .


it 's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's .


a genuine love story ,


will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other


avarice and damaged dreams


devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants


the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein


dark , gritty , sometimes funny little gem


an overripe episode of tv 's dawson 's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story


it 's still damn funny stuff


distanced us


a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment , and an overly-familiar set of plot devices .


the performances are amiable and committed , and the comedy more often than not hits the bullseye


er , bubbly


of candid camera


` opening up ' the play more has partly closed it down .


mr. spielberg 's 1993 classic


was a guilty pleasure


this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


throws quirky characters , odd situations , and off-kilter dialogue at us


you come away from his film overwhelmed , hopeful and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated .


, but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining .


stand as intellectual masterpieces


a superlative b movie -- funny , sexy , and rousing


relic from a bygone era , and its convolutions ...


its screwed-up characters


-- thoughtfully written


though the story ... is hackneyed


seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material


( headbanger )


fun and


lively songs for deft punctuation


are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence


well-put-together piece


boring talking heads ,


, `` rollerball '' 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.


this is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it 's a sit down and ponder affair .


provides an invaluable service


hackneyed elements


help sustain it


plays like a living-room war of the worlds , gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown .


on-screen chemistry


by director jon purdy 's sledgehammer sap


created a brilliant motion picture


, miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman 's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path .


with serious ideas


i suppose it 's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care


means a great movie , but it is a refreshingly forthright one .


seems embarrassed by his own invention


a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell .


this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences , though it 's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times .


inspiring or insightful


did n't hollywood think of this sooner


a lot more bluster than bite


attempts , in vain


guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood , nothing good can happen


give you a few laughs


uninteresting , unlikeable people


with real thematic heft


proves it 's never too late to learn .


did n't have an original bone in his body


a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham


welcome relief


contrived , unmotivated , and


if encouraging return


tv episodes


with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi 's


uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery


laconic and very stilted in its dialogue , this indie flick never found its audience , probably because it 's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters .


misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece


a momentum that never lets up


with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks


inescapably gorgeous ,


lagging


it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it 's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it


an original talent


much first-rate


a sour taste in your mouth


some of the characters die and others do n't , and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson , and , really ,


a sham


needed


mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life


this bitter italian comedy


to be passionate and truthful


the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed


it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie


how thoroughly unrewarding all of this


cinema 's directorial giants


, i spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it 's more than a worthwhile effort .


baran is a gentle film with dramatic punch , a haunting ode to humanity .


who cares ? ) .


is that it 's not as obnoxious as tom green 's freddie got fingered


a determined , ennui-hobbled slog


photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen


with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy


is pretty landbound , with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises .


the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent , but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way .


take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor 's club any time


while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line )


a james bond series


's well worth


ham-fisted


can be accused of being a bit undisciplined


on his sentimental journey of the heart


donovan ... squanders his main asset , jackie chan , and fumbles the vital action sequences


a big letdown


snooze .


often heartbreaking


can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms ' anti- castro


as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game


stylish but steady


large-scale action and suspense


creative , energetic and original


a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile


`` terrible


champion the fallibility of the human heart


goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy


mostly believable , refreshingly low-key


a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art


turn the legendary wit 's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum


falls short in building the drama of lilia 's journey


statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british .


the routine day to day


all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own


the sweet , melancholy spell


is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small , sweet ` evelyn .


enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast .


although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants , dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell .


so much first-rate


, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy


fascinating -- and timely --


of a stylish psychological thriller


a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


pointless , tasteless and idiotic


chilling and heart-warming


a smart movie


poignant and wryly amusing


oozes craft


good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach


a teenybopper ed wood film , replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and


must go to grant , who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him .


very , very good


delivers on that promise


, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart


keenly observed and


seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play . ''


a rather tired exercise in nostalgia .


is still a cinematic touchstone


what a reckless


super heroes


an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time .


self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue


, unconvincing


its usual worst


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


be a great piece of filmmaking


remains


a flick about our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile


unfortunately , one hour photo lives down to its title .


( denis ' ) bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product .


pure composition and form


career-best


realized that i just did n't care


submerged here ,


clumsy dialogue


this turgid fable


does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb


hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy


a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence


... for all its social and political potential , state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful .


if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy


's really unclear why this project was undertaken


remarkably alluring


that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated


empty


way original


scorsese 's bold images


been the ultimate imax trip


lies considerable skill and determination , backed by sheer nerve .


it 's pleasant enough and


to sag in certain places


do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes , pillages and


marks a modest if encouraging return to form


been more charming than in about a boy


the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly


in the mood for an intelligent weepy


a flick boasting this many genuine cackles


of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue


i found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as vincent became more and more abhorrent .


drag two-thirds through ,


so preachy-keen and


( including a knockout of a closing line )


refreshing .


a low-budget affair , tadpole was shot on digital video ,


i 've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese


of the smartest


mr. polanski is in his element here


her pure fantasy character


a faulty premise


never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements , in terms of love , age , gender , race , and class .


mythic status


delightful little film


that 's fun for kids of any age .


a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know


's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy .


alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and


characters ramble


encumbers itself


by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality , haynes makes us see familiar issues , like racism and homophobia , in a fresh way .


liked it just enough


is shockingly devoid of your typical majid majidi shoe-loving , crippled children


extra little something


i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master


lousy script


is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders


an elegant work ,


cartoonish clichés and sneering humor


what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent


a slick , engrossing melodrama


that actually has something interesting to say


the dead horse


very tasteful


loved the look of this film


the tuxedo was n't just bad ;


of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema


the overcooked , ham-fisted direction ,


mesmerizing music


may be more genial than ingenious , but


while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side , longley 's film lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context .


fans of the modern day hong kong action film finally have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for .


a nicely understated expression


subject as monstrous


the large-frame imax camera lends itself 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 .


now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers


cleverly


already thin story


of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone


into the extraordinarily rich landscape


great way


resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs


college keg party


sly , intricate magic


decomposition


comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature


based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it 's what makes their project so interesting


filmmaking from one of french cinema 's master craftsmen


's 86 minutes too long


gondry 's direction is adequate ... but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman 's script .


innocence and idealism


pitch-perfect holden


a very real and amusing give-and-take


nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray


nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one .


an entertaining mix


, she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions .


wishing that you and they were in another movie


the utter cuteness


to give it a marginal thumbs up


acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation


roman polanski 's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler 's list ' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie .


make it sting


conceivable mistake


from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


entirely successful


a surprising winner


a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .


's a treat watching shaw , a british stage icon , melting under the heat of phocion 's attentions .


many subplots


is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start


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


is a treat


be as naturally charming as it needs to be


a vivid


become annoying and artificial


the film 's crisp , unaffected style and


the unfulfilling , incongruous ,


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


undone by a sloppy script


is genuinely witty


as tricky and satisfying as any of david


any recent film , independent or otherwise ,


maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it


maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone


that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard


that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field


throughout all the tumult


perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy


to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool


sentimental but entirely irresistible


too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises


the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing


have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags


to be had from films crammed with movie references


bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life


dullingly repetitive


formuliac


a complete waste


does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants


recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room ,


of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart


french cinema 's master craftsmen


unified


denying


adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining


pushiness


is confusing on one level or another , making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be .


overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes


attraction and interdependence


's easier to change the sheets


the right place


such a buoyant , expressive flow of images


the war movie compendium


the colorful masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh 's rise up the social ladder .


wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating , so


ill-considered


passe


as a tragic figure


witty


in an attempt to make the film relevant today , without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place


paranoid


his promise


floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity


` nature ' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves .


uncompelling


putrid writing , direction and timing with a smile that says , ` if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master


between dumb fun and just plain dumb


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


falling short


a bad idea


with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame


lazy


educational !


sent back


this real-life hollywood fairy-tale


than bland


's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative


season


annoying , is n't it


wayward teen


where human nature should be ingratiating , it 's just grating


a nightmare


to crush depth


elaborate special effects


and it is n't that funny


painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory


while the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times , it 's awfully entertaining to watch .


expecting


reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled


is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake


have otherwise been bland and


've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer


this marvelous film


's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits


ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions


director carl franklin , so crisp and economical in one false move , bogs down in genre cliches here .


lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma , and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest .


due to its rapid-fire delivery and


this pathetic junk is barely an hour long .


with dramatic punch , a haunting ode to humanity


delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage


reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world .


an important film


the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding , but


could hate it for the same reason


great visual stylists


is a masterfully conducted work .


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


unblinkingly pure


another disjointed


it 's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over , but


go down with a ship as leaky as this


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


dedication


that perverse element


is on full , irritating display in ( this ) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot .


frustrations


a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist -- yet it 's potentially just as rewarding .


down over 140 minutes


a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary


rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies


insult


is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way


you 've ever seen


is a divine monument to a single man 's struggle to regain his life , his dignity and his music .


frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and genuinely enthusiastic performances


red dragon satisfies -- from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified cuisine and palatable presentation .


it follows the blair witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and


a movie-of-the-week tearjerker


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


thoroughly enjoyed themselves and


is grotesque and boring


drawing on an irresistible , languid romanticism


the troubling thing


a cinematic disaster


even lower-wit


packed with just as much intelligence


awkward hybrid


admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it 's a dish that 's best served cold


of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe


highly-praised disappointments i


the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard .


move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel


can be numbing


in love with myth


brings together


messy and frustrating ,


the lovers


errors


silly humbuggery ...


of cheesy dialogue


one moment in the film that surprises or delights


was written for no one


this makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans , as the film has some of the best special effects ever .


cesspool


in the world devastated by war , famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity


see it as soon as possible


it 's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had


this is n't a movie ; it 's a symptom


capturing


fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative


likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine


adventure and a worthwhile environmental message


be engaging


remains a film about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern


the film with their charisma


yes , that 's right


warm and exotic


treats ana 's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film .


( breheny 's ) lensing of the new zealand and cook island locations captures both the beauty of the land and the people .


could be any flatter


just two of the elements that will grab you


laborious pacing


are odd and pixilated and sometimes both .


all of the elements are in place for a great film noir ,


been trying to forget


the first film so special


certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark


dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate


a little fleeing of its own


and unabashed sweetness


audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


the hot topics of the plot are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty .


dubious product


upfront that the plot makes no sense


for serious film buffs


lightweight , uneven action comedy


confirms lynne ramsay as an important , original talent in international cinema


very enjoyable ...


anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here


watching these two actors play against each other so intensely , but with restraint , is a treat .


, my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it .


guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family


it 's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor ,


is not edward burns ' best film


few new converts


cringing


wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential


deferred and desire


released in imax format


is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy


more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out


, romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief


truth-telling


delightful romantic comedy


its total promise


damage


feels counterproductive


things really get weird , though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content .


this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin


a beyond-lame satire , teddy bears ' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing


working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written


could easily be called the best korean film of 2002 .


it 's clear why deuces wild , which was shot two years ago , has been gathering dust on mgm 's shelf .


big laughs


there are some fairly unsettling scenes , but


its surprises limp


back-stabbing


have a tendency to slip into hokum


euphoria


fade from memory


, it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ) .


pretty decent kid-pleasing


due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity


offers no new insight on the matter , nor


to lead a group of talented friends astray


their romances


a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours


oh , and more entertaining , too .


an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations


's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame


conrad l. hall 's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year --


seem downright hitchcockian


surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy


exhaustingly contrived


then it 's the perfect cure for insomnia .


one of those so-so films that could have been much better .


stylish film


did n't mean much to me


those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time


ensemble cast


predicament


has a solid emotional impact


silly beyond comprehension


knocks it flat


probably will enjoy themselves .


an infuriating film .


with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


ability to right itself precisely when you think it 's in danger of going wrong


steal your heart


to my great pleasure ,


insane comic


give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions ,


not-so-small problem


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


you had already seen that movie


more strongly to storytelling


that works against itself


as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking


to laugh , groan and hiss


this franchise has not spawned a single good film .


deep-seated , emotional


, original talent


is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ... because you get it


thousand cliches


infuses the movie with much of its slender ,


-- being real --


earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot


to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism


a fine production


film that suffers because of its many excesses


at a time when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had , godfrey reggio 's career shines like a lonely beacon .


is serene , the humor wry and sprightly .


pinheads


chilling and fascinating


will thrill you , touch you and make you


godard 's ode to tackling life 's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess ... in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that 's unfocused and tediously exasperating .


( a ) mess .


at times , it actually hurts to watch .


is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth , who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach .


important director


between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial


displays impeccable comic skill


barry 's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile


sharp comic timing


a delightful romantic comedy with plenty


is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it 's more than a worthwhile effort .


new


, there is n't much to it .


two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe 's misunderstanding of marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress


excellent 90-minute film


an interesting look


out-to-change-the-world


drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice


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


quiet , introspective and entertaining independent


whole hours


another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie


darkly funny and


together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire


aan opportunity wasted .


sweeping


pulp melodrama


that is the central flaw of the film


finally has failed him .


much worth


keep them guessing


a promise nor


an out of place metaphor


should see it as soon as possible .


created a provocative , absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores


his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival


is a funny , puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving .


's the worst movie of 2002


forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be


i thought the relationships were wonderful , the comedy was funny


i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap , tap , tap , tap , tapping away ' on this screenplay .


, below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back , grizzled and charred , somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle .


to put up with 146 minutes of it


believability


important movie


to the filmmaker 's extraordinary access to massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent


the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity


hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies , and ice age only improves on it , with terrific computer graphics , inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor


zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted .


a student film


holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized


is too heady for children , and too preachy for adults


fairly ludicrous


uzumaki 's interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic seems a prostituted muse ...


does n't think much of its characters , its protagonist , or of us .


weighs down the tale with bogus profundities


the ethereal beauty


surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches


directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men .


pulpy concept


is a riot


of awe


aimless for much of its running time


's most offensive


grenier is terrific , bringing an unforced , rapid-fire delivery to toback 's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue .


holes and completely lacking in chills


absurdities


the talent is undeniable


, you barely realize your mind is being blown .


does n't really know or care about the characters ,


the heart-pounding suspense


an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ...


an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem ,


is that it 's also one of the smartest


felt fantasy of a director 's travel


an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .


's where the film ultimately fails


is the ultimate movie experience


an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism .


is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers .


street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence


saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay


silly fluff


this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker


a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks .


viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality


on a number of themes , not least the notion that the marginal members of society ...


seems embarrassed


fairly weak


has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap


seven rip-off


on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy


the holes in this film


, french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition


a surprisingly faithful remake


refreshing


that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth


should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad


's got the brawn , but not the brains


realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen


forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about


a solid cast ,


its material that is deliberately unsettling


if the full monty was a freshman fluke , lucky break is ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump .


's a scorcher


movie fun


how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others


the overuse of special effects


exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera ... more salacious telenovela than serious drama .


shakespeare


as ` wayne


are really going to love the piano teacher .


serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff


it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare


fascination ,


, murky and weakly acted


a wonderful , ghastly film


passionately


would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant 's woman .


the best ensemble casts


superior horror flick


perhaps the best sports movie i 've ever seen .


a high enough level of invention


a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow 's car .


wreck


unsettling subject matter


have to admit it 's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out `` when you 're a jet


a pandora 's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest


it 's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor , but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time .


a single iota worse


a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy


a must for fans of british cinema , if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride .


one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue


arduous journey


is intelligently


and there 's the inimitable diaz , holding it all together .


but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti


a teeth-clenching gusto


with a bright future ahead of him


's most refreshing about real women have curves


the worst excesses


is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out


providing some good old fashioned spooks


rather unfocused


the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama , '


strains


it 's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline


hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to its source 's complexity


you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards


, the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love .


in good measure


angela gheorghiu as famous prima donna floria tosca , roberto alagna as her lover mario cavaradossi , and ruggero as the villainous , lecherous police chief scarpia , all sing beautifully and act adequately .


captive by mediocrity .


be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael


as glum as mr. de niro


crane 's decline


has since


full of charm


sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish , and


knows how to tell us about people .


the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest ,


raimi and his team could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen .


another genre exercise


that george lucas can only dream of


aftertaste


a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it 's nowhere near as exciting as either .


to be delightfully compatible here


sure , it 's contrived and predictable , but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly , even though it 's never as solid as you want it to be .


i 'd rather watch a rerun of the powerpuff girls


how lame


, the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time .


to know your ice-t 's from your cool-j 's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of california


a burst of color , music , and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at


a picture-perfect beach


accuracy


a fan of the genre


others in the genre


a delightful entree


brainless , but


a wild , endearing , masterful documentary .


sometimes improbable


its one-sidedness ... flirts with propaganda


been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn


handsome and well-made entertainment


well-executed spy-thriller .


it does n't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received .


a horrible , 99-minute stink bomb .


does n't generate a lot of energy .


, frenetic , funny , even punny 6


see it for his performance if nothing else


an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement


the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies .


a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out


charming , funny and beautifully


a bored cage spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet


action-packed


new benchmark


evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s


, to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner


enormous packages


a work of art


been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted


despite juliet stevenon 's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela 's emotional roller coaster life


an inconsequential


beautifully filmed and well acted ... but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics .


's also not very good .


fine , nuanced lead performances


despite the surface attractions


a compelling motion


worse , routine


... a movie that , quite simply , should n't have been made .


the gay '70s


, in short , is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is


watching a brian depalma movie is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers .


sacrificed for the sake of spectacle


to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd


its surprises


looked like crap


of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel


you expect of de palma , but what makes it transporting is that it 's also one of the smartest


with a series of riveting set pieces


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


cliches , painful improbability and


could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty ,


guns , cheatfully filmed martial arts


be lovely


good time


, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails


perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic


is dudsville .


is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that , despite a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development , still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema .


so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks


laced with liberal doses of dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography , and a stable-full of solid performances


illuminates


the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug


both contrived and cliched


can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities


, pity anyone who sees this mishmash .


constricted


too-conscientious adaptation


is just the ticket you need .


the empty theaters


irony


will dip into your wallet , swipe 90 minutes of your time , and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious


it wants to be


under-10 set


a loud , ugly , irritating movie


informative


to long for the end credits


clumsy


looking for a return ticket


's worth seeing


stylized swedish fillm


the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby


inspiring and pure


is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects


it 's makes a better travelogue than movie .


functions as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing .


amateurish screenplay


of the intelligent , well-made b movie


wo n't stand the cold light of day


it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny ,


dazzle and delight us


most complex , generous and subversive artworks


its crack cast


works better the less the brain is engaged


wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll


ultimately flawed


a moving experience for people who have n't read the book


appropriately cynical social commentary


the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating , but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice .


alfred hitchcock 's


the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection ,


sucks . '


may be a bit disjointed


but i had a lot of problems with this movie .


recipe , inspiring


it 's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel


win


in if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve


one of the worst films of 2002 .


eats , meddles , argues , laughs , kibbitzes


's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth .


is terrific ,


a rumor of angels does n't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness


white 's dry wit


a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator --


is , more often then


a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle , though somewhat less hard-hitting


, a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy .


on this screenplay


ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) delivers a magnetic performance .


a lot richer than the ones


their idol 's energy and passion for detail


an energizing ,


competently


sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team


damned in queen of the damned


has a bracing truth that 's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood


it , ` hungry-man portions of bad '


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood


yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective


the recording sessions are intriguing , and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity --


exudes the urbane sweetness that woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken


the trees hooting it 's praises


from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients


unholy mess


long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame .


of hell


miraculous movie


, sweet and romantic


rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours


sincere


die for


patchy combination


emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen


is just lazy writing .


business plans


he refuses to give us real situations and characters


of telling a fascinating character 's story


is simple but absorbing .


stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter


never knew what the hell was coming next


seem to keep upping the ante on each other , just as their characters do in the film .


appreciation of the daily


ca n't begin to tell you how tedious , how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents ...


most viewers will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned . ''


can act


the tinny self-righteousness


damn weird


, this remains a film about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern .


the light-footed enchantment


if you appreciate the one-sided theme to lawrence 's over-indulgent tirade , then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest .


left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence


best film


that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer


conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming


a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar


it pushes its agenda too forcefully


awe-inspiring


said the film was better than saving private ryan


the talk alone is enough to keep us


a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies , but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own .


are head and shoulders above much of the director 's previous popcorn work


of high humidity


it 's touching and tender and proves that even in sorrow you can find humor .


is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true


with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump


me no lika da accents so good , but


an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject --


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


really rattling the viewer


painfully formulaic and stilted


of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes


causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen .


refreshing visit


comfortable


macabre


better-focused


it is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year .


the product of loving , well integrated homage


favorably compared to das boot


thoroughly awful .


almost senseless


warm nor fuzzy


brutal 90-minute battle sequence


real women have curves truly is life affirming


barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002


sex ironically has little to do with the story , which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler .


sticks rigidly to the paradigm , rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived , well-worn situations


an intriguing story of maternal instincts


to sell us on this twisted love story


more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch


reviewers


's nothing interesting in unfaithful


a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development


there 's a heavy stench of ` been there , done that ' hanging over the film .


recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room


the characters seem one-dimensional , and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience .


most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure


you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles , but it 's worth yet another visit .


beautifully realized


of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up


a very resonant chord


sheer audacity and openness


character-who-shall - remain-nameless


cell phones , guns , and the internal combustion engine


painful elegy


an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .


than you could have guessed at the beginning


, emotionally devastating piece


sketches ...


norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination


rendered tedious


that it 's hardly watchable


not-nearly


while the film is not entirely successful , it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work .


worth the effort


the highly predictable narrative falls short


those who do


savvy


makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans ,


norton is magnetic as graham .


joyous celebration


the form of dazzling pop entertainment


definite room for improvement


the thrown-together feel


feeling embarrassed


an extended , open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story


made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll


are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid .


otherworldly


has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie


there 's a casual intelligence that permeates the script


a good way


loved this film


, flawed humanity


of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories


the whole mess


refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie , which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy .


wo n't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love ...


feels less


dumb ,


all-woman


beautifully shot ,


it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow .


one of the smarter offerings the horror genre


imitative


the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge '


authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless


of breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry


reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights


story and his juvenile camera movements


a lovely , sad dance highlighted by kwan 's unique directing style


engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces


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


some major alterations


predictably efficient


leguizamo and jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb .


is sufficiently funny


greatest natural sportsmen


festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .


a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade .


is so prolonged and boring it is n't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be .


sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue


the mayhem in formula 51


's just rather leaden and dull


a delicious and delicately funny look at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life tosses at them .


one part romance novel ,


dirty old man


will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective .


engaging story


once overly old-fashioned


obviously has its merits


scam


offers an intriguing what-if premise


triumphantly returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power .


like it


suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject


it 's all surface psychodramatics .


a certain degree of wit and dignity


done , so primitive in technique , that it ca n't really be called animation


you thought would leave you cold


will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ?


are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations


though a capable thriller


they are what makes it worth the trip to the theater .


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


choppy recycling


of above the rest


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


of the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang , which is good news to anyone who 's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films


, shot in artful , watery tones of blue , green and brown .


despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the film is essentially juiceless .


atrociously


this charmer


( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto , she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and she gradually makes us believe she is kahlo


to winger fans who have missed her since 1995 's forget paris


although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .


of exploitative garbage


so different from the apple and so striking


sitting around


familiar but enjoyable


static set ups , not much camera movement ,


has managed to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry .


there 's not an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie


sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower .


generally insulting


... have made the old boy 's characters more quick-witted than any english lit


shunji iwai 's all about lily chou chou is a beautifully shot , but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan .


is a really special walk in the woods


suck


infuses the movie with much of its slender


have made vittorio de sica proud


what a pity


there 's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau .


de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors


little substance


a backstage must-see for true fans of comedy .


succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling


and `` terrible


a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long after viewing


who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition -- wearing a cloak of unsentimental , straightforward text -- when it 's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type


brimming with coltish , neurotic energy


utterly static


torments and


drops the ball


has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years .


term an `` ambitious failure


the road to perdition


promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip .


an impressive roster


, beautiful scene


with enjoyable ease


' romantic


a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart .


, the film has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic .


with zero-dimensional , unlikable characters and hackneyed , threadbare comic setups


goes on for the 110 minutes of `` panic room ''


low-tech


he does n't , however , deliver nearly enough of the show 's trademark style and flash .


this one gets off with a good natured warning


sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet it 's geared toward an audience full of masters of both


real and


've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles


'm not sure which is worse : the poor acting by the ensemble cast , the flat dialogue by vincent r. nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen


does hold up pretty well


what 's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast , but


is worth your time , especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride .


even more ludicrous


a movie that deserves recommendation


unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery .


tv skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen .


forgotten the movie


's not enough intelligence , wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd .


went astray


labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


some powerful people


) soulless


's an unhappy situation


too straight-faced


kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure


, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament


be genuinely satisfying


encompassing


an erotic thriller


humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be


of both thematic content and narrative strength


loathsome


give us real situations and characters


hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all --


emerges as another key contribution


yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner


a movie with a ` children 's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad 's not mean , he 's just adjusting '


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


have the highest production values you 've ever seen


such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant


with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances


pretty contagious fun


quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety


well-wrought


( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage .


in the wrong hands


but it 's just too too much


director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film 's music than to the story line ;


more complete than indecent proposal


those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein 's life would do better elsewhere .


swooping down on a string of exotic locales


would n't matter so much that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe 's routine is offensive , puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny .


idiotic and ugly .


the metaphors are provocative , but too often , the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery


of humankind 's liberating ability


ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh , ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie .


the dimming


elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington the actor .


endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer


seems to want to be a character study ,


you like peace


leave you wanting more


so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks


unfolds in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling .


runs out of steam


funny humor


plays like john le carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders .


an earnest study


it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and no more .


with the unexplained baboon cameo


serves up all of that stuff


smothered


excellent job


turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach .


merely very bad


reality drain


must have baffled the folks in the marketing department


's more enjoyable than i expected


fire-breathing


are just two of the elements that will grab you


potentially trite and overused concept


to the outstanding soundtrack


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


the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and , what 's worse , routine


know why steven seagal is considered a star , nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


original and insightful


portrayed with almost supernatural powers


looks elsewhere , seizing on george 's haplessness and lucy 's personality tics .


pollyana would reach for a barf bag


influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh


memory , resistance and artistic transcendence


if the full monty was a freshman fluke


there is a welcome lack of pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure .


surprisingly uninvolving


low , smoky and inviting sizzle


adventure movie


in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness


hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism , this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian .


perry 's good and


the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ...


succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth


a more colorful , more playful tone


solid movie


a sense of dramatic urgency


immature and


, the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky .


engaging , wide-eyed actress


offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people .


to one of demme 's good films


end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener


some worthwhile themes


made swimfan anyway


it 's horribly depressing and not very well done .


mostly believable , refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports


is generally light enough


a predictable , manipulative stinker .


perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man


that returns the martial arts master to top form


is unable to project either esther 's initial anomie or her eventual awakening


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


about the benjamins that 's hard to resist


on the evidence before us , the answer is clear : not easily and , in the end , not well enough .


sweet home abomination


commands


which will please eastwood 's loyal fans -- and suits the story , wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man


the expressive power of the camera


the movie 's sophomoric blend


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


a young robert deniro


will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking


ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action .


gently humorous


a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life


waters it down , turning grit and vulnerability into light reading


say nothing of boring


might not give a second look if we passed them on the street


change watching such a character


memorable


with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves


way too full


like this movie a lot


a bumper


coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world 's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching .


sultry


all too literally


less a movie than


it 's the very definition of epic adventure .


a ) soulless


an adventure story and history lesson all in one


a pale xerox of other , better crime movies .


-- and at times , all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention .


poignancy jostling against farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except , maybe , that it looks neat


made me want to pack raw dough in my ears


in between all the emotional seesawing , it 's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures , and even the times in which they lived .


is worth your time ,


symbiotic relationship


, are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence .


it really won my heart


of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination


an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ;


an actress she is


unpaid


burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him


anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .


, a walk to remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter .


intermittently good time


the movie is as padded as allen 's jelly belly .


's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance


more appealing


bewilderingly brilliant and


into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem


better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals


just about the best straight-up


borscht


the believability of the entire scenario


key strength


even jason x ... look positively shakesperean by comparison


brilliant


full advantage


did i miss something ? ''


, simple and soapy


, composed delivery


the modern-day royals have nothing on these guys when it comes to scandals .


the very best movies


keep you engaged


is likely to find compelling


as a director , eastwood is off his game --


pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men


-- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do --


who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema


aniston has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil .


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


see it twice


the 3-d vistas from orbit , with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe


lived in a state of quiet desperation


its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing


( t ) he script is n't up to the level of the direction , nor are the uneven performances by the cast members , who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi 's now-cliched vampire accent .


down-and-dirty laugher


another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight , you 're going to face frightening late fees


simply not funny performers


to be engaging


clever and cutting


these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy


good actors


easy to love robin tunney


're not merely watching history


is still very much worth seeing


of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention


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


complete mess


-- but certainly hard to hate .


is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven .


often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen


( lin chung 's ) voice is rather unexceptional , even


the condition of art


moment


is a fascinating film because there is no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain


some honest insight


warm ,


can be expected from a college comedy that 's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school ?


gondry 's direction is adequate ... but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman 's script


lamer instincts


nicole holofcenter , the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy


left with a sour taste in your mouth


character creations


alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and soulful , scathing and joyous


, whimsical feature


the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch


great films


does n't really add up to much .


a lovely trifle that , unfortunately , is a little too in love with its own cuteness


stay


has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours


is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight .


dislocation


honest performances and exceptional detail


buoyant , expressive flow


a sub-formulaic slap in the face


wow , so who knew charles dickens could be so light-hearted ?


affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes


slovenly life


made at least one damn fine horror movie


innovation


, narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .


how much he runs around and acts like a doofus


a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood


all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream


clumsy and rushed


the slack complacency of ( godard 's ) vision


haunting tale


an extraordinary film


to enter and accept another world


most slyly exquisite


a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice


mysterious , sensual


poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography


`` ... something appears to have been lost in the translation this time .


his life drew to a close


but uninvolving


is in his element here


delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted .


high-octane


i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey , do n't shoot the messenger ) .


rousing


an imaginative teacher


popped up with more mindless drivel


it 's mildly amusing , but i certainly ca n't recommend it .


be a total washout


make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art


deserves the hook


you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned


genuine acting


made a film that 's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything


as i usually am to feel-good , follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies


painful nuance


a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days


touching film


one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years


insightful moments .


have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and


a charm


's simply , and surprisingly , a nice , light treat


will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr. besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms. shu is an institution ,


loser


a sense-of-humour failure


grows on you -- like a rash


dim-witted pairing


you 're not


complaint


of wit or charm


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


that covers our deepest , media-soaked fears


bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing .


it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little .


of the best ensemble casts of the year


such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue


a minor miracle in unfaithful


undeniably hard


spits out denzel washington 's fine performance in the title role


the criminal world


of extremely talented musicians


sandbox


indifference


meager weight


are worthwhile .


assured


demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake , but


the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service


the thing about guys like evans is this : you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins


interesting matters


most humane and important


a documentary that works


thanks to a small star with big heart , this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all .


bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie


yet lacking about everything


cuaron repeatedly


of the qualities that made the first film so special


high-concept sci fi adventures


so unsympathetic


gasp , shudder


a fascinating study of isolation and frustration that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters


thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer


screwed-up characters


feels like a ruse , a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas .


difficult to connect with on any deeper level


with style


between chaplin and kidman


is a convincing one , and


a film so graceless and devoid


damaged


uncle ralph


failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs


presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain


grisly


rather toothless


want to see it


welcomes


is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .


picked me up , swung me around ,


an esteemed writer-actor


a few zingers aside


the thing just never gets off the ground .


the fact that the ` best part ' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme 's good films


a witty , low-key romantic comedy .


'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds .


devolves into a laugh-free lecture .


fiercely intelligent and


makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .


but it 's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre .


unnamed , easily substitutable


kirkegaard


with the exception of mccoist , the players do n't have a clue on the park .


as well-characterized


more fascinating


it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes


's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre


mundane '70s disaster flick


sweet , funny , charming , and completely delightful


an 88-minute highlight reel


nothing funny


embarrassingly


marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain


together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers


got to me


the action clichés just pile up .


deserved co-winner


m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema


inept and


is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters , is about grief and yet permits laughter .


is in his hypermasculine element here , once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable .


fascinating psychological fare


( a ) soulless ,


comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary


the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time .


enjoyable randomness


's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn


the rat-a-tat energy


is plenty of fun for all .


enough to keep men


take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis .


lame musketeer


absurd


catapulting


by shooting itself in the foot


one relentlessly depressing situation


easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros


rather cold-blooded comedy


saccharine sentimentality


while the humor is recognizably plympton , he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time .


sinks into by-the-numbers territory .


inconsequential


has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and


the action clichés


a director to watch


can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ?


spider-man


is reasonably entertaining ,


aesthetically and sexually


rubbo 's humorously tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-shakespeare controversy .


're often undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts to find a ` literary ' filmmaking style to match his subject


relentlessly depressing


the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year


hard-to-swallow


scratch a hole in your head


disappointing in comparison


cult


is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible


's stylishly directed with verve


artificial and opaque


does this so well


to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love


fresh to say about growing up catholic or , really , anything


the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin


makes two hours feel like four .


the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham


it 's one long bore .


is uncomfortably timely , relevant , and sickeningly real .


touching , transcendent love story


jealousy


rather , pity anyone who sees this mishmash .


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


surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy .


petty


right to be


to keep this from being a complete waste of time


ultimate imax trip


entertainment


'd expect to see on showtime 's ` red shoe diaries


is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades


badly awry


a romantic comedy


has something significant to say


making a vanity project with nothing new


simplistic story


a visually stunning rumination


itch to explore more


we can tell what it is supposed to be , but ca n't really call it a work of art .


be the year 's best and most unpredictable comedy


an interesting slice


stilted


has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years


is insipid


plays like a badly edited , 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going


fabricated


, in an irresistible junior-high way ,


the picture runs a mere 84 minutes ,


not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie


exhaustion , from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green , to be exact ) , sour , bloody and mean


great saturday night live sketch


impressive job


-- in the title role -- helps make the film 's conclusion powerful and satisfying


that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye


passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese


for something as splendid-looking as this particular film


's surprisingly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series .


real vitality


everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth


of humor , verve and fun


garde


every cliche


genuine spontaneity


this method almost never fails him


this pretentious mess


this method almost never fails him , and


expect no major discoveries , nor any stylish sizzle ,


better characters ,


to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes


as the sulking , moody male hustler in the title role , ( franco ) has all of dean 's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but none of his sweetness and vulnerability .


are so overstated


too goodly , wise and knowing


guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets .


in the pianist , polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions , and he allows nothing to get in the way .


its first-time feature director


gives the lie to many clichés and


a small movie with a big impact .


very handsomely produced let-down


a brilliant movie


make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger


of the human heart


for its overwhelming creepiness


being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


boasts dry humor and jarring shocks , plus moments of breathtaking mystery .


of dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography , and a stable-full of solid performances


delightfully compatible


stylish weaponry


it gets the details of its time frame right but it completely misses its emotions .


those crass , contrived sequels that not only fails on its own , but makes you second-guess your affection for the original


fine performances


the movie 's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish .


coherent rhythm


played and smartly directed


drew to a close


's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald 's , let alone some savvy street activism


wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot


manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest , your imagination , your empathy or anything , really , save your disgust and your indifference


used manhattan 's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way


blandly


no particular bite


less a story


is good , except its timing .


a shrill , didactic cartoon


runs a good race , one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches . '


too predictably , in fact .


can enjoy


' i feel better already .


since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously


one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out .


incoherence reigns .


make it an above-average thriller


interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots .


a 95-minute commercial


bones tickled


tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise , expertly plucking tension from quiet


, the movie 's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker 's flailing reputation .


bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people


ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period


overbearing


with soul


much as i laughed throughout the movie


you do n't need to know your ice-t 's from your cool-j 's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of california .


the brilliance of animal house


once the true impact of the day unfolds , the power of this movie is undeniable .


, and intermittently hilarious


best thing


realized the harsh reality of my situation


awkward interplay and utter lack


any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script , though with the same number of continuity errors .


often exciting


is how the film knows what 's unique and quirky about canadians


emotional buttons


surprisingly sensitive script co-written


sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty ,


black hawk down and we were soldiers


on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction


do little to salvage this filmmaker 's flailing reputation .


even the stuffiest cinema goers


it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored


much like robin williams , death to smoochy has already reached its expiration date .


the power of strong voices


some remarkable achival film about how shanghai ( of all places )


entertainment opportunism at its most glaring


impress


his flick-knife diction in the role of roger swanson


a holy fool


still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it


by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work


the cast is spot on and the mood is laid back .


going nowhere fast


ambitious movie


the highest power


be distasteful to children and adults alike


unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles


delivers fascinating psychological fare


on great scares and a good surprise ending


are masterfully controlled .


broomfield 's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all , and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient


`` shock humor ''


is one film that 's truly deserving of its oscar nomination .


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


with an utterly incompetent conclusion


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


a strong-minded viewpoint , or


generally smart


is born to play shaggy


becomes instead a grating endurance test .


, rodrigues 's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought , making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative .


ladles on the local flavor with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza .


rouses us .


compelling story


winning performances and


, snide and prejudice .


working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success


by a gritty style and an excellent cast


cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks


the frequent allusions


the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes .


exuberant openness


... is so pat it makes your teeth hurt .


you might as well be watching a rerun


a pedestrian , flat drama


in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d


of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness


is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol


are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...


his way to becoming the american indian spike lee


diane lane works nothing short of a minor miracle in unfaithful .


intrigued


of ( woo 's ) best work


what we have here is n't a disaster , exactly , but a very handsomely produced let-down .


spice


it 's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative


a movie that both thrills the eye and , in its over-the-top way , touches the heart .


of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure


even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and the picture is so lovely toward the end ... you almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time .


idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea


filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability


overcomes the script 's flaws and envelops the audience in his character 's anguish , anger and frustration .


comes from its soul 's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case


summer entertainment


distinct and very welcome sense


emotional misery


what i saw , i enjoyed .


resemble the shapeless


sneering


wasted minutes of sandler


, eileen walsh , an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth , infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm .


too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span


as darkly funny , energetic ,


cleaver


that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible


will capture the minds and hearts of many


family


but undernourished and plodding .


worth checking out at theaters


seems embarrassed by his own invention and


to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense


preserving a sense of mystery


bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes .


a grittily beautiful film that looks ,


daringly perceptive , taut , piercing and feisty


close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films


every joke is repeated at least -- annoying , is n't it


co-writer/director jonathan parker 's attempts to fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short .


such a flat , plodding picture


got a place in your heart for smokey robinson


laugh-out-loud lines , adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances , and sparkling ,


there 's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film 's direction


more than a movie


bad sound


the impressively discreet filmmakers


with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams , the spy kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids .


imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor


tepid and choppy recycling


is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .


ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside .


patriot


the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey


a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions .


may be surprised at the variety of tones in spielberg 's work


a rerun


smoke signals


gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior


rare quality


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


a poignant comedy


, inescapably gorgeous ,


manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly


eyre , a native american raised by white parents , manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor


combines sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics , and genuine heart


flower-power liberation


dull in its lack of poetic frissons


as lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material


grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration


in sorrow


after watching it , you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history .


earnest performances


a compelling coming-of-age drama


a ' list cast


cast and surehanded direction


is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally


loved it


so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects


pretend like your sat scores are below 120


silly and monotonous


inventive , consistently intelligent


worst sin


need agile performers


unpredictable character


spin hopelessly out


be forewarned , if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film , you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards .


collapses under its own meager weight


with the terrifying message


a bit of a downer and a little


not-very-funny


splendidly cast pair


another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...


redone for horses , with fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams , the world 's most generic rock star


a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game


the movie is hardly a masterpiece ,


often downright creepy


detail


eats up the screen


as graceful


's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest ,


sewage


the weak payoff


formulaic and forgettable that it 's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory


texan director george ratliff had unlimited access to families and church meetings , and he delivers fascinating psychological fare .


when you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation


a cute partnership in i spy


bitter end


struggles of the working class to life


is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age


cheap-looking version of candid camera


everyone can enjoy


, ' i feel better already .


cliche with little new added .


shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait


more colorful


crassly flamboyant


edgy camera work


nominated for an oscar


a triumph ,


's a familiar story , but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence .


donovan ... squanders his main asset , jackie chan ,


fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work


disagreeable


just another generic drama


, twisty yarn


start to finish , featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves


mildly entertaining


richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material ,


i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and


of our respect


their project so interesting


no big whoop , nothing new to see , zero thrills , too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film .


, you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard .


it 's not half-bad


( rises ) above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism


has all the trappings of an energetic , extreme-sports adventure ,


bad movies


his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline


does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain


embodies the transformation of his character


admirable


is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain .


running off


last count


be rewarded with some fine acting


one good idea


the compassion , good-natured humor and


giddy and whimsical and relevant today


been astronomically bad


the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly


the evocative imagery and gentle , lapping rhythms of this film are infectious


unimaginable


have done a fine job of updating white 's dry wit to a new age


cutting-edge indie filmmaking


leaving questions in its wake


figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm .


satire lucky break


while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you 've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out


simply feeling like no other film in recent history


breathtaking


thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait


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


some good , organic character work ,


students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously


just a string of stale gags ,


too ludicrous and borderline insulting


, lame screenplay


the case is a convincing one , and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause .


devastating


's easy to like


a ponderous and pretentious endeavor


with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking


most amazing


the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for


just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer .


dull moment