is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses


lilo & stitch '' is n't the most edgy piece of disney animation to hit the silver screen


repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences


it 's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish


in the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers


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


you 'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy .


sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics , and


this funny film


devoid


subtle direction


makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans


when compared to the usual , more somber festival entries , davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart , smart breath of fresh air


's probably not easy to make such a worthless film


is hardly journalism at all


gloriously unsubtle


in its over-the-top way


is moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting , unpredictable , cat-and-mouse thriller


dies .


quite fun in places


much more successful translation


a sentimental mess that never rings true


the story and the actors are served with a hack script .


, this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted .


matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise


if you go into the theater expecting a scary , action-packed chiller , you might soon be looking for a sign .


is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work .


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


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


the visual wit of the previous pictures


these lives count


the movie is hindered by a central plot that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about .


he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals


an attention


sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .


has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch


sometimes is a brilliant movie .


affecting story about four sisters who are coping , in one way or another , with life


rapt spell


proves himself a deft pace master and stylist


touchingly mending a child 's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty


, but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid .


hands-on storytelling


repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences , but


eighties


little room


there is n't much to it .


that it 's actually watchable


dispassionate


strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


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


good for this sucker


wrapping the theater


visual coming right


halfwit


but it does somehow manage to get you under its spell .


slightly sunbaked and summery mind , sex and


gives give a solid , anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she 's ever done


the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images


jolt you out of your seat a couple of times ,


a well-mounted history lesson


works , it 's thanks to huston 's revelatory performance .


a cliché left unsaid


is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling .


that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead


's an energy to y tu mamá también .


) fondness for fancy split-screen , stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard


, ( ahola ) has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation .


it 's a setup so easy it borders on facile , but


of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout


lots of sloppiness


any country


there 's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references ,


what 's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm .


its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered .


gain the unconditional love she seeks


an earnest moment


female friendship ,


, at last count , numbered 52 different versions


the history is fascinating ; the action is dazzling .


gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .


from bill plympton , the animation master ,


the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances


guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this


friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans .


rouses us


the adjective ` gentle '


check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you do n't want to think too much about what 's going on .


the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters -- but it 's smooth and professional .


a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933


explosive physical energy


jovial air


urban comedy is clearly not zhang 's forte


cleverly written


infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor


is as consistently engaging as it is revealing .


with or without the sex , a wonderful tale of love and destiny , told well by a master storyteller


screen magic


deathly


liked about schmidt a lot


a sensitive and astute


shooting


may put off insiders and outsiders alike .


an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence


on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere


love and culture


confusing melange


this dreadfully earnest inversion of the concubine love triangle eschews the previous film 's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension .


a golden book sprung to life


is a hoot , and is just as good , if not better than much of what 's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand


been given a part worthy of her considerable talents


recommend the film


weighted down with slow


twisted , brilliant and macabre


his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality


impish


good job


, you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage 's war-weary marine .


falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer 's new action film


delicate coming-of-age tale


animal


could be a single iota worse ...


like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy


charred , somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle


compassion , sacrifice ,


the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it


ideas and special-interest groups


is n't as sharp or as fresh


is delicately


frailty '' has been written so well , that even a simple `` goddammit ! ''


make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable


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


a strong and confident work


in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo


largely flat and uncreative


of almost perpetually wasted characters


a tearjerker


does all of this , and more


surprise family


demeaning its subjects


raw-nerved story


celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '


i loved on first sight and , even more important , love in remembrance .


excited


that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances


executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity , with such good humor and


, paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .


a slam-dunk


does n't really add up to much


wiseman is patient


improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end


putting together any movies of particular value or merit


bang your head on the seat in front of you ,


i was beginning to hate it


cultural and personal self-discovery


to be ignored


a solidly entertaining little film


about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex


he 's already done way too often


is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


terrific performances , great to look at , and funny .


cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative


bisset


witty , vibrant , and intelligent


opera-ish dialogue


cheapo


jagged camera moves


an absurdly simplistic picture


girls , who learns that believing in something does matter


it 's not original enough .


lina


contemptible imitator


no amount of nostalgia for carvey 's glory days


from the writing and direction to the soggy performances


country


cinematography and exhilarating


bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters .


disastrous ending


vibrant introduction


a critical and commercial disaster


mad love does n't galvanize its outrage the way ,


benefit enormously from the cockettes ' camera craziness --


major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee


tremendous skill


, the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy .


straightforward and strikingly devious


far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid


help but engage an audience


one of the greatest films


makes even jason x ... look positively shakesperean by comparison


crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment


this is a movie you can trust .


nails all of orlean 's themes without being a true adaptation of her book


sustain a good simmer for most of its running time


you 'll probably love it .


though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity , ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions ... but at the very least , his secret life will leave you thinking


pompous references


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


ambitious comic escapade


has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie


for most movies , 84 minutes is short ,


partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless .


replaced with morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around


remain interested , or at least conscious


in the end there is one word that best describes this film : honest .


a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain


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


gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it 's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek or laugh .


it 's crafty , energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller


worthwhile glimpse


of enthralling drama


begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times


insufficiently cathartic


that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it


is a shaky , uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves .


, frightening war scenes


does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this


who needs mind-bending drugs when they can see this , the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy , directed by godfrey reggio , with music by philip glass ?


a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story


the 3-d vistas from orbit , with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe , are stanzas of breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry .


is nearly incoherent ,


feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community .


to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster


super


enough


a thriller ,


, even after the most awful acts are committed , is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream .


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


a movie full of grace


all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut


sloppy


too boring and obvious


truly egregious lip-non-synching


own floundering way


join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love


deliver a few gut-busting laughs


has a great cast and a great idea


a flair for dialogue comedy


definitely funny stuff , but it 's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with . '


touching as the son 's room


lacks balance ...


you still have to see this !


it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own


zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special


that is n't heated properly , so that it ends up


what a dumb , fun , curiously adolescent movie this is .


animation increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool


new , or inventive ,


two-dimensional and pointless


the action here is unusually tame , the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest , and the plot offers few surprises


by corrupt and hedonistic weasels


renewal


is suitably elegant


been a confusing and horrifying vision


superstar


with very little story or character


presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet .


is delicately narrated by martin landau and directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann


woody , what happened ?


was n't one of the film 's virtues


an energetic , violent movie with a momentum that never lets up .


work -- is charming , is moving


good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork .


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


to the phrase ` fatal script error


pass without reminding audiences that it 's only a movie


life ,


, and better


i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops


full circle


honesty


sheridan is painfully bad , a fourth-rate jim carrey who does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb .


this wild welsh whimsy


jaw-dropping


goose things up


delightful , if minor , pastry


recommend it enough


a rare window on an artistic collaboration


be able to find better entertainment


you have to pay if you want to see it


could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident


in a sea of visual and verbal clichés


a thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt


dignified


loneliness and insecurity


definitely worth 95 minutes


leaves us laughing


although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness , those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime .


pretty well


completely familiar


disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies ... or any other john woo flick for that matter


was botched in execution


a witty , whimsical feature debut .


recommend big bad love


tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


vastly improved germanic version


( unintentionally ) funniest moments


is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge .


a fresh-faced , big-hearted and frequently funny thrill


unfortunately , there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either .


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


seem irritatingly transparent


this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .


finely cut diamond


slick production values and


although mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar , every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel .


( reno ) delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion .


its own languorous charm


, it still works .


is disappointingly generic .


though their story is predictable


spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it , but


positive ( if tragic )


paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here


is n't much better


presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men


as possibly the best actor working in movies today


boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival .


though there are entertaining and audacious moments , the movie 's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker 's flailing reputation .


but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us :


refreshingly realistic , affectation-free


a real winner -- smart , funny , subtle , and resonant


love for the movies of the 1960s


although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick


'm not


as simultaneously funny , offbeat and


cgi effects


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


kissing


the film runs on a little longer than it needs to


, thoroughly involving


compelling coming-of-age drama


as director of the escort service was inspired


too convenient


that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience , but that it 's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


toolbags


happy !


bad idea


's a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni


is a really cool bit -- the movie 's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized .


uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth .


in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best


resolutely unamusing ,


a lovely and beautifully


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


fast and funny ,


that 's lived too long


heart-string plucking


a dreadful day


a movie where story is almost an afterthought


things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk , most notably


inescapable past and uncertain future


that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion


true emotions


exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation .


is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt


a bodice-ripper for intellectuals .


finds the ideal outlet for his flick-knife diction in the role of roger swanson


flick worthy


spectacularly well


good b movies


an appealing blend


possesses its own languorous charm .


wilco fans will have a great time , and the movie should win the band a few new converts , too


are both listless


pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over


personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral


a work of entertainment


to ultimately disappoint the action


is that it 's shot on digital video , whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb


vincent became more and more abhorrent


frustrated


that makes michael jordan jealous


inexcusable dumb


thrown-together feel


succeed merrily at their noble endeavor


the outer limits of raunch


in the wrong hands , i.e. peploe 's , it 's simply unbearable


austin powers films


she does little here but point at things that explode into flame


wearisome


saddled


for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance


their heroic capacity


play hannibal lecter


punishable by chainsaw


payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran 's electoral process , but the result is a film that 's about as subtle as a party political broadcast .


visually stunning


a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama


's worse


an enormous feeling


fast , funny , and even touching story


first place


gentle and humane


seriously dumb characters


is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved ,


it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative


a genuine mind-bender .


overlong and not well-acted ,


storytelling prowess


its elbows sticking out where the knees should be


daily struggles and simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that , by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails


of the most inventive


love a joy


a terrific b movie


cho 's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots .


as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances


it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy


its recycled aspects , implausibility


is presented with universal appeal


pander to our basest desires


, its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy , even .


was reportedly rewritten a dozen times


our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions


no french people were harmed during the making of this movie , but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half .


fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative , but he does display an original talent


it 's a movie that ends with truckzilla , for cryin ' out loud .


is , truly and thankfully , a one-of-a-kind work .


the very hollowness


to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic


be fruitful


does n't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal .


a solid emotional impact


moving moments and an intelligent subtlety


seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian 's inane ramblings , stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore .


too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche , no such thing is hartley 's least accessible screed yet .


a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .


remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck


even though the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks


is the piece works brilliantly


is one of the year 's best films


tradition and warmth


goes for sick and demented humor simply


broad , mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming


` hungry-man portions of bad '


smart ,


tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic


narratively , trouble every day is a plodding mess .


as bad at a fraction the budget


there are flaws , but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ; we 're wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why .


some cute moments , funny scenes ,


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


had from films crammed with movie references


philosophical visual coming right


that beneath the hype , the celebrity , the high life , the conspiracies and the mystery there were once a couple of bright young men -- promising , talented , charismatic and tragically doomed


a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and


at least three films


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


saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops


mean-spirited lashing


more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display


may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie . ''


delightfully dour


in a sense , that 's a liability .


be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he 's now , more than ever , choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary


elaborate special effects take center screen , so that the human story is pushed to one side .


be an honest and loving one


endearing about it


into a dreary , humorless soap opera


who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate )


in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love


a term paper


but a mood in which an ominous , pervasive , and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense


a magnetic performance


a venturesome , beautifully realized psychological mood piece that reveals its first-time feature director


the most wondrous love story


journalistic or historical


a zombie movie in every sense


tackled a meaty subject


writer / director m. night shyamalan 's ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity is undeniable .


this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton 's ever-watchful gaze --


seems like someone going through the motions


you take for granted in most films are mishandled here .


sparkling , often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy ... attal looks so much like a young robert deniro that it seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ' .


's defiantly and delightfully against the grain .


like shiner 's organizing of the big fight , pulls off enough


been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over


spain


as an exquisite motion picture in its own right


my precious new star wars movie


the visceral sensation


in a joyous communal festival of rhythm


most colorful and controversial


is a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar , fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same .


this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come .


the ordeal of sitting through it


hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins ' inclination to play hannibal lecter again , even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book .


desperately


wrong with performances here


each story is built on a potentially interesting idea , but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting , while the third feels limited by its short running time .


the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless


the audacity to view one of shakespeare 's better known tragedies as a dark comedy is , by itself , deserving of discussion .


a fun , no-frills ride


running on empty


the unusual power of thoughtful , subjective filmmaking


to a satisfying complete picture of this particular , anciently demanding métier


perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing , '


becomes a bit of a mishmash


a mesmerizing one


as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables --


it is visually ravishing , penetrating , impenetrable .


a captivating and intimate study about dying and loving ...


a good documentary


full-bodied characterizations


but fun


there 's no reason to miss interview with the assassin


splendid-looking


major acting lessons and


hastily and


does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences


time frame right


, incoherent


has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best .


b-movie


there 's no point of view , no contemporary interpretation of joan 's prefeminist plight ,


this enthralling documentary ... is at once playful and haunting , an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends .


is just garbage .


jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations


an extraordinary film ,


traffic


undernourished and


an otherwise excellent film


this insane


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


star charisma


will have a barrie good time


liked a lot of the smaller scenes .


a terrible movie that some people


's fun , wispy


there 's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies .


davies as a young woman of great charm , generosity and diplomacy


reveals itself slowly , intelligently , artfully


to enjoy


most deceptively amusing comedies of the year


the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run


the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers , and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences


a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship


sink into melancholia


a smart


seems to be coasting .


this colorful bio-pic


may lack the pungent bite of its title , but it 's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless


lying


if you 're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film , you 'll need a stronger stomach than us .


a sleep-inducing thriller


, marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances .


wildly fascinating


shapeless


maelstrom is strange and compelling , engrossing and different


it 's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life


imaginative and successful


the star-making machinery


of the world 's most fascinating stories


deafening


second helpings of love , romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief , two separate crises during marriage ceremonies ,


four hankies


feeling like no other film in recent history


grievous


symbiotic


wo n't be disappointed .


of the rollicking dark humor so necessary


the death


a good thing


, it 's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation .


the pure adrenalin


the film 's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes ... drag the movie down .


genuinely funny


the comedy was funny


... the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material .


take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them


seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable , the director 's experiment is a successful one .


... the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning .


after sitting through this sloppy , made-for-movie comedy special


most daring , and complicated


one has nothing else to watch


not scary , not smart and not engaging


spirit-crushing ennui


adultery


some of the most inventive


poorly written , murky and weakly acted , the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo .


carry the movie because they are believable as people -- flawed , assured of the wrong things , and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others .


evil , monstrous lunatic


nothing special and , until the final act ,


a new , or inventive , journey


seem smart and well-crafted


fires on all plasma conduits


in `` unfaithful


the most repugnant adaptation


agile performers


( cho 's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots .


does dickens as it should be done cinematically


becomes a testament


desiccated


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


he 's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating


well-made evocation


you must shoot it in the head


has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange .


look american angst in the eye and end up laughing


they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot .


of cool stuff packed into espn 's ultimate x.


can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already .


a dull moment


uncommitted


is still charming here .


has never been more charming than in about a boy .


offer much more than the series


bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain


a knowing


'' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...


repeating what he 's already done way too often


authentic feel


absolutely


barely interesting


a laughable -- or rather , unlaughable


pacino is the best he 's been in years and keener is marvelous .


your face for two hours


like the tuck family themselves , this movie just goes on and on and on and on


touches smartly and wistfully


honesty and


it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .


cluelessness


call the ` wow ' factor


astonishingly skillful and moving ... it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one .


faltering


in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism


that eclipses nearly everything else she 's ever done


powerful act


any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile .


a grating endurance test


the film 's plot may be shallow , but you 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots .


maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling .


heavyweight film


's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug .


a pastiche of children 's entertainment , superhero comics , and japanese animation


with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world 's delicate ecological balance


the silly , over-the-top coda especially disappointing


with lots of sloppiness


of his passe ' chopsocky glory


sheer unbridled delight


for on-screen chemistry


mass drug-induced bowel


the whole talking-animal thing is grisly .


a fine effort , an interesting topic , some intriguing characters and a sad ending .


imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics , or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor , and you have some idea of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma


its underventilated père-fils confrontations


's a rare window on an artistic collaboration


greenlight


'm sure the filmmaker would disagree , but , honestly , i do n't see the point


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


salma goes native and she 's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon .


julia roberts wannabe


sure , it 's contrived and predictable , but


try as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman 's approach , somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment


the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie


petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and


'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ...


has been overexposed ,


that he will once again be an honest and loving one


is an interesting character


keenly observed and refreshingly natural , swimming gets the details right , from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach , s.c. , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner .


so intensely , but with restraint


yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction


the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


has an infectious enthusiasm


succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful


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


clever , offbeat and


fathers and sons , and the uneasy bonds between them


is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm


have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


with poetic force and buoyant feeling


most entertaining bonds


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


sane person


marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances


a goofy pleasure


compared to the movie 's contrived , lame screenplay and listless direction


penetrating ,


a delightful lark


while the highly predictable narrative falls short


multilayered


's fun for kids of any age


welcome and heartwarming addition


right-wing , propriety-obsessed family


pc stability notwithstanding


of moral compromise


you have no affinity for most of the characters .


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


occasional jarring glimpses


will find it more than capable of rewarding them


all the sensuality , all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been , pardon the pun , sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness .


the discomfort and embarrassment


the horrible pains of a death


most notable


under the right conditions , it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun


bad luck


's fun


feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place .


that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again


both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace


big , juicy role


loneliest dark spots


-- as well its delightful cast --


inspire


delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower .


run out of gas


has kind of an authentic feel


to much more than trite observations on the human condition


is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing .


a predictable outcome and a screenplay


kissing jessica steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious .


, blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest .


believed in their small-budget film


this silly , outrageous , ingenious thriller


it is that rare combination of bad writing , bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness .


a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise .


are too crude to serve the work especially well


's ... worth the extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles


energetic frontman


so sloppily written


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


as one of the year 's most intriguing movie experiences


without placing their parents in a coma-like state


from a deceptively simple premise , this deeply moving french drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times .


bring cohesion


that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati


such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many


discreet filmmakers


chilling movie


clumsy , obvious , preposterous , the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades .


its good qualities are obscured


, the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting .


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


completely loveable


vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess


in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller


: the poor acting by the ensemble cast , the flat dialogue by vincent r. nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen


after decades


much credit


tv sitcom material at best


it 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness ,


never coughed , fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks


shrill and


has become apparent that the franchise 's best years are long past


an inexperienced director ,


at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes


keep you watching ,


what it means sometimes to be inside looking out , and at other times outside looking in


a lousy one at that


does n't always jell with sean penn 's monotone narration


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther ,


refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm


for its profound humanity


as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming


but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .


refusal to recognize any of the signposts , as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map


the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness


, every bit as imperious as katzenberg 's the prince of egypt from 1998 .


are just two of the elements that will grab you .


a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair


heartfelt and hilarious


you reach the finale


easily marketable


if anything , the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans .


churn out one mediocre movie


overall it 's an entertaining and informative documentary .


reading lines from a teleprompter


this picture is murder by numbers , and as easy to be bored by as your abc 's , despite a few whopping shootouts .


its oscar nomination


characteristically engorged


the performances are so overstated , the effect comes off as self-parody .


's fun , wispy ,


for all its problems ... the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience .


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


complex and honest


uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave


twohy 's a good yarn-spinner , and ultimately the story compels .


manipulative claptrap , a period-piece movie-of-the-week , plain old blarney ...


an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything


dumb comedy


there 's absolutely no reason why blue crush , a late-summer surfer girl entry , should be as entertaining as it is


drudgery


stripped almost entirely


despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving


to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement , and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest


rowdy slapstick


that rarity among sequels


torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera


the film , flaws and


like mike is a slight and uninventive movie :


is marveilleux .


cheered at just that


have n't laughed that hard in years !


it has considerable charm .


a work of deft and subtle poetry


there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film


integrating the characters in the foreground


offers no new insight on the matter , nor do its characters exactly spring to life .


as the movie sputters


embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy


manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience


hit-man


an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie


approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again , she should ask for a raise


is genial but never inspired , and little about it will stay with you


is like being trapped at a bad rock concert


the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


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


a so-called ` comedy '


life that 's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable


supposed to be a romantic comedy


living mug shots


for the most part a useless movie , even with a great director at the helm


have carved their own comfortable niche in the world


first-class road movie


collective


an electric pencil sharpener


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


wonderful but sometimes confusing


if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .


nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them


of mindless pace in collision


be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this


the effort is sincere


is an ungainly movie , ill-fitting , with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be .


the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career


works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making


the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork .


deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip


tends to pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times , yet remains fairly light , always entertaining , and smartly written .


feels free to offend


fresh point


a coming-of-age story and


disgracefully


considerable punch


stately sense


has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and


sweet , funny


because there 's precious little substance in birthday girl


's so downbeat and nearly humorless


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


sexy and romantic .


the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard ,


's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle


bring their characters to life .


cineasts will revel in those visual in-jokes , as in the film 's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein 's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark 's dogma movement .


quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls


the bigger setpieces flat


to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career


cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists .


need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is .


a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties


witty updatings ( silver 's parrot has been replaced with morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around )


adroit


may lack the pungent bite of its title , but it 's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless .


's unfortunate that wallace , who wrote gibson 's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor , has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue


the national lampoon film franchise


's immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it 's trying to do


would imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful


match the ordeal of sitting through it


the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy )


fit


thoughtless , random , superficial humor and a lot


cheapened the artistry of making a film


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


cliches , painful improbability


farm melodrama .


) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated


striking about jolie 's performance


waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .


bullock 's memorable first interrogation


music videos


unique and


turn out to be delightfully compatible here


action and


all three actresses are simply dazzling , particularly balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents .


its old-hat set-up and predictable plot


that is both gripping and compelling


clever ,


veteran


tired ,


is a film that 's about as subtle as a party political broadcast


no rest period ,


was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him


a full experience , a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence


scratching your head


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


a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity


all comes together to create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment


of the biggest disappointments of the year


waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one


a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller


the huskies are beautiful , the border collie is funny and the overall feeling is genial and decent


no charm , no laughs , no fun


is all over the place , really


a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him


bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be .


pow


what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days


thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery


( and better


a fascinating , dark thriller


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


still has enough moments to keep it entertaining .


big summer movies


historically significant , and personal , episode


has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies


demeaning


had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded


's simultaneously painful and refreshing


bottomlessly


'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


effortlessly


quirky movie


a very good time at the cinema


this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years


real magic


with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge , ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character -- and


, the film does pack some serious suspense .


after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock


is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences ,


this nicely wound clock not just ticking , but humming


an exceptionally acted , quietly affecting cop drama .


... this story gets sillier , not scarier , as it goes along ...


when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year


supposedly funny movie


in their own idiosyncratic way , sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium


recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time


` life affirming '


is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that


masochistic moviegoers


that you never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again


, and to the script 's refusal of a happy ending


easily dismissive


mind crappy movies


is n't always coherent


whose charms are immediately apparent


hackneyed and meanspirited storyline


penetrating , impenetrable


a smart , sassy and exceptionally charming romantic comedy .


add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments .


's good-natured and sometimes quite funny


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


offers much colorful eye candy , including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes , hoofing and crooning with the best of them .


clever and subtle


a strong script , powerful direction and splendid production design


understand everyone 's point of view


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


through this film


imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie


mindless action movie


the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film , and the movie 's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult


quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins


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


even as it points out how inseparable the two are


provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies --


the big shear


( swimfan ) falls victim to sloppy plotting , an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting .


the film buzz and whir


there 's something there


've got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane


comic skill


idiots


transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor


frantic than involving ,


big fat liar is a real charmer


manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk , but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches .


she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant , so i do n't know what she 's doing in here


a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils


a crowd-pleaser , but then , so


subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph


breathtaking adventure


photographed and beautifully


fantastically vital


sodden and glum , even in those moments where it 's supposed to feel funny and light .


while some will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah , patriotic tone , soldiers ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation .


its storytelling prowess and special effects


idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance


slow down , shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy , distracted rhythms


a grand picture of an era


love , family and


that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and


pleasantly and predictably


interesting ''


driven by the pathetic idea


spreads them pretty thin


it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights


loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version


sweet , charming tale


little action ,


emotionally belittle a cinema classic .


real-life happening


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


a spectacular performance - ahem


what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week 's issue of variety .


as i settled into my world war ii memories , i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances .


dedicated artists


unengaging


blimp


as if allen , at 66 , has stopped challenging himself


it 's a sweet , laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth .


the best case for christianity


pinochet 's victims


is lightweight filmmaking ,


flatula


omnibus tradition


extremely talented


seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame


clueless and


a good three days


wonderful fencing scenes


even on its own ludicrous terms , the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum , and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series .


patronizing


only one of the best gay love stories ever made


who ca n't quite live up to it


a retooling of fahrenheit 451 , and even as a rip-off of the matrix


the performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to life .


sanctimonious


impossibly


is an absolute delight for all audiences


a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation .


fairly straightforward


... had this much imagination and nerve


wilco fans will have a great time , and the movie should win the band a few new converts , too .


undeniably gorgeous , terminally


gentle and humane side


sad to say --


does n't quite


phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism


not very amusing


another day of brit cinema


of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness


even more reassuring


the result is more puzzling than unsettling


fails to provoke them


the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience


the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section


comes from spielberg , who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable


leaps over national boundaries


in mr. spielberg 's 1993 classic


's as rude and profane as ever , always hilarious and , most of the time , absolutely right


suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness .


shows off a lot of stamina and vitality ,


you 're not deeply touched by this movie


who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects


greasy little vidgame pit


kilt-wearing jackson


a subtle , humorous , illuminating study of politics , power and social mobility


of its actors


steals


truths emerge .


as dumb and cheesy


all the more compelling


to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us


hollow


pitch-perfect acting


its characters and its audience


mind : so why is this so boring ?


its empowerment


a bland murder-on-campus yawner .


pray has really done his subject justice .


warn


odd but ultimately satisfying blend


major-league


light , silly , photographed with color and depth , and rather a good time .


quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks .


a bright future ahead of him


to which it succeeds


craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison


painfully unfunny


come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy


feels limited by its short running time


's just not very smart


8 crazy nights


needlessly confusing


if you can swallow its absurdities and crudities


the cast members , who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi 's now-cliched vampire accent


treads old turf


a tasty appetizer that leaves you wanting more .


one of the finest


made me unintentionally famous -- as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby


's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience


turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need


innovative


film a must


the charm of the first movie is still there , and the story feels like the logical , unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids .


more spirit and bite


passionate enthusiasms


enlightened by any of derrida 's


this poor remake of such a well loved classic


to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching


a terrifically entertaining specimen


are simultaneously buried , drowned and smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary .


an action movie with an action icon who 's been all but decommissioned


most famous


's easy to love robin tunney


most pitiful


vastly entertaining


its mind


dislikable study in sociopathy


give strong and convincing performances


when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given


its star


perhaps the grossest movie ever made .


but toback 's deranged immediacy makes it seem fresh again .


as bad as you think ,


the resolutions


feels less like a change in ( herzog 's ) personal policy than a half-hearted fluke .


reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls .


clever and unflinching


be the movie you 're looking for


its gender politics , genre thrills


a sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life , but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams


work up


stripped almost entirely of such tools as nudity , profanity and violence , labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection .


accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way .


take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters .


little gem


bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness ,


an unsettling sight , and indicative of his , if you will , out-of-kilter character , who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces


a mystery devoid


crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album


are reflected in almost every scene .


it 's weird , wonderful , and not necessarily for kids .


you 'll forget about it by monday , though


the movie 's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite , but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness .


a listless and desultory affair


like mike is n't going to make box office money that makes michael jordan jealous


it 's also undeniably exceedingly clever


this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary .


a bottom-feeder sequel


run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and


is worth 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


... 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 .


could restage the whole thing in your bathtub .


essentially awkward version


was reading the minds of the audience


the rare movie


, it 's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar .


episodic choppiness


reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels


represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema


as anything much more


it is a copy of a copy of a copy


enjoys the friday series


undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts


one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live


the success of undercover brother is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally .


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


reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise , but


is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds , but strikes a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny


supremely kittenish


anemic


the end result does no justice to the story itself


any film that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners , poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss .


do n't avert our eyes for a moment .


give life


less charming than listening to a four-year-old


cohesive story


movie-star intensity


to a love story risks trivializing it , though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror .


nagging


an intellectual exercise


weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title


a place in your heart


a devastating comic impersonation


that will capture the minds and hearts of many


a potent chemistry


the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers


a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing


the sad schlock merchant


a disastrous ending


a remarkably alluring film set in the constrictive eisenhower era about one suburban woman 's yearning in the face of a loss that shatters her cheery and tranquil suburban life .


the source material movie


its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting


a riveting story


, entertaining and , ultimately , more perceptive moment


is why film criticism can be considered work


slickest


of dreck


a clever script and skilled actors bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics .


attempts to mine laughs


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


positively


a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out


highly watchable stuff .


that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe 's routine is offensive , puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny


mr. murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold .


witless ,


kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party .


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


brazenly misguided project


it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects


take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience 's meat grinder one more time


unifying rhythm


refreshingly realistic


may be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear


an entertaining british hybrid


that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time


report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline - there 's definite room for improvement .


piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling .


she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion


forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions


dreadfully


metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles


seem deceptively slight


the guys still feels counterproductive


life , hand gestures ,


for people who make movies and watch them


the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed


splatter


of the year 's best


bravado kathy !


is a unique , well-crafted psychological study of grief


shenanigans and slapstick


not much else


this is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life .


best didacticism


whipping out the dirty words


's a scorcher .


really sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons


above much of the director 's previous popcorn work


the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess .


remember back when thrillers actually thrilled


, i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni 's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it .


misanthropic


a satisfying complete picture of this particular , anciently demanding métier


by a bravura performance


permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived , well-worn situations


arty and jazzy


original is its content , look , and style


, son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if . ''


is a bad mannered , ugly and destructive little ****


in ireland over a man


that he refuses to evaluate his own work


pity anyone who sees this


building to a laugh riot


is a copy of a copy of a copy


predictably soulless techno-tripe .


peevish and


so sloppy , so uneven ,


should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike .


the best script that besson has written in years


dismiss -- moody ,


problem


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


a mostly magnificent directorial career , clint eastwood 's efficiently minimalist style


may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream


up walking out not only satisfied but


like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump


got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease


i could just skip it


sixties-style slickness


to let this morph into a typical romantic triangle


you can taste it , but there 's no fizz


( stevens is ) so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits .


a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy


koury frighteningly and honestly exposes


of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes


kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters


like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before


clever dialogue and likeable characters


to entertain or inspire its viewers


of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations


do n't really care too much about this love story


, some things are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude .


all of dean 's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but


worst -- and only --


the toughest ages a kid can go through


will strike a chord with anyone who 's ever


spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than ( total recall and blade runner ) , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .


passion and pretence


as satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago ... has a delightfully dour , deadpan tone and stylistic consistency .


a fascinating , dark thriller that keeps you


italian pinocchio


freaky friday , '' it 's not .


... may put off insiders and outsiders alike .


yielded such a flat , plodding picture


barely shocking ,


takes care with the characters , who are so believable that you feel what they feel


critical and commercial disaster


peter jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us


that turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable


an appalling , odoriferous thing ... so


you get back to your car in the parking lot


is thought-provoking


smart , funny


the first mistake , i suspect , is casting shatner as a legendary professor and kunis as a brilliant college student -- where 's pauly shore as the rocket scientist ?


marks to take on any life of its own


feral and uncomfortable


all three descriptions suit evelyn , a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new .


's insecure in lovely and amazing , a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers , daughters and their relationships


comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors .


uneven but a lot of fun .


how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time


, what makes the movie fresh


there is little question that this is 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 .


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 )


astonishing is n't the word --


its recycled aspects , implausibility , and


a stiff


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


really a true


about the best thing you could say about narc is that it 's a rock-solid little genre picture .


filled with raw emotions


can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell .


preserving


does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy


inspiring , ironic , and revelatory of just


compassionately portrayed


satisfying conclusions


is far less mature , interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts .


, it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .


is essentially juiceless .


is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is , at bottom , a sophisticated flower child 's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power


founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women .


a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other


skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen .


there 's no point of view , no contemporary interpretation of joan 's prefeminist plight , so


bad , bad , bad movie


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


a light , engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation .


it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie ,


with music and laughter


overmanipulative hollywood practices


a delightful stimulus for the optic nerves


distinguished and


with such fury


is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor .


herzog simply runs out of ideas


drama .


`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company , '' and


another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke - at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting .


naturally funny film


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


is exceedingly pleasant , designed not to offend .


ugly ideas


's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy .


you were n't invited to the party


animated thoughts


ambiguities that make it well worth watching


flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror .


distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies


cool


it 's hard not to be carried away


be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film


surprisingly charming and even witty


grotesque


almost humdrum approach


in an intricate plot


both heartbreaking and heartwarming


victims


its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future


even more important


big splash


is truly funny ,


surrender $ 9


full of detail


this remake of lina wertmuller 's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john and bo derek made the ridiculous bolero


is a dud -- a romantic comedy that 's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny .


some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences


nothing else happening


manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year 's most enjoyable releases


this well-meaning , beautifully produced film


be lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow


is still worth hearing .


preaching message


be familiar


martin is a masterfully conducted work .


to watch witherspoon 's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination , i mean , alabama


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


romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in .


is just the sort for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore .


by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) , an interesting racial tension , and a storyline


, artificial and opaque


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


of honest working folk


shameless


will be adequately served by the movie 's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick , although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service . '


more psychotic than romantic


solid action pic


that it is instead a cheap cliché


humorous and heartfelt


that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy


the direction has a fluid , no-nonsense authority , and


cute factor


that this likable movie is n't more accomplished


the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke


the underworld urban angst is derivative of martin scorsese 's taxi driver and goodfellas , but this film speaks for itself


masquerade ball where normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad .


liberating ability


trademark grin


and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated


a soulful , incisive meditation


soars every bit as high


the genuine ones barely register


accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough


its hawaiian setting , the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick


misconceived


are the greatest musicians of all time


of the long list of renegade-cop tales


powerful and moving


classic cinema served up with heart and humor


the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world


makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .


would be a welcome improvement


extra-large cotton candy


alternative housing options


throbbing sincerity


like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish .


of stupefying absurdity


fetishistic violence


but boilerplate clichés


a thoroughly awful movie -- dumb , narratively chaotic , visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric ` scream . '


green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment


but dull and ankle-deep


good sources ,


profane


hollywood satire


left me


is why i have given it a one-star rating .


as it is flawed


an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes


a summer-camp talent show : hastily written


a derivative collection


fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and


is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humor and pathos


's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast


will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .


social and political potential


this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful


there is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys


a poem of art , music and metaphor


when the tears come during that final , beautiful scene , they finally feel absolutely earned


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


freshness , imagination and insight


it is disposable .


its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting ,


is the kathie lee gifford of film directors , sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent .


to make a classic theater piece


have made a remarkable film that explores the monster 's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted .


irresistibly than in ` baran


you snore


is , also , frequently hilarious


jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers .


you feel what they feel


the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea


poignant


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


aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats .


so many talented people could participate in such an


a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic ,


, proves it 's never too late to learn .


arriving at a particularly dark moment in history , it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us .


in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours


fascinate me


, `` mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless .


this is rote spookiness , with nary an original idea ( or role , or edit , or score , or anything , really ) in sight , and


`` one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? ''


, most humane and important holocaust movies ever made .


interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story


like real life


promises


a buoyant delivery


regret , love , duty and friendship


a low-rent retread


overstylized


must indeed


embarrassment .


b +


a string of exotic locales


lurks just below the proceedings and


disturbance


-- and especially williams , an american actress who becomes fully english --


look at morality , family , and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage


get an ugly , mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who 's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos .


it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end


apart from anything else , this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen .


with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor


capture the novel 's deeper intimate resonances


the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent


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


treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold .


madonna 's


just how bad it was


i just did n't care


most beautiful , evocative


they 're struggling to create .


that 's best served cold


plummets


keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films


ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold .


has a great cast and a great idea .


whatever


make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images


schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ...


untalented artistes


self-inflicted retaliation


silly rather than plausible


bad at it is cruel


a quirky comedy set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock .


's leaden and predictable


clever credits roll


, serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting , dialogue , comedy , direction and especially charm .


travesty


of the best movies of the year


the talents of its attractive young leads


welcome , if downbeat , missive


plenty of nudity


has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor


marveilleux


our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender


the layered richness


adrenaline jolt


builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy .


seen or heard anything quite like this film


intimate feeling


moments of inspired humor


is more complex and honest


know it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


tears


each story is built on a potentially interesting idea


fun-for-fun


the production values are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable .


wildly popular vin diesel


remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that 's unfocused and tediously exasperating


greatness


that it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success


deliciously slow .


into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games


takes you by the face


anyone who loves both dance and cinema


catastrophic collision


nair does n't treat the issues lightly .


covers this territory with wit and originality ,


when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant


seem smug and cartoonish


good b movies ( the mask , the blob )


can easily worm its way into your heart


marquis


a minor-league soccer remake


studio hack


the most high-concept sci fi adventures


is at once a tough pill to swallow and a minor miracle of self-expression .


deceit and murder


polished and


writer-director david jacobson and


becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't .


the folks who prepare


it is entertaining on an inferior level .


silly , outrageous , ingenious thriller


contempt


uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life


as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it


go see this delightful comedy


a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema


if it 's not entirely memorable


traffics in tired stereotypes


crack cast


no chemistry


wondrously


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


girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch , and


high drama ,


who normally could n't care less


with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge , ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character


is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee .


also will win you over , in a big way


graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies


it 's a very sincere work ,


respects the material


accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags , pranks , pratfalls , dares , injuries , etc. .


is casual and fun


a gem


no one involved , save dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting , and the script , credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest ` tron ' anderson , seems entirely improvised .


plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on `` the simpsons '' has .


while the path may be familiar , first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting .


remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch


rode the zipper


there are lulls


seemed wasted like deniro 's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk


does n't give you enough to feel good about .


wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie


should pay money for what we can get on television for free


has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping , reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out


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


no worse a film


gross-out college comedy


provocative piece


already mentioned


an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular .


is a plodding mess .


is a terrific role for someone like judd , who really ought to be playing villains .


truly edgy


alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight


has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures


plays like a tired tyco ad


more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining .


often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction


wholesome and subversive


a good time with this one too


interesting storyline


manage to get you under its spell


it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers


is smart writing , skewed characters , and the title performance by kieran culkin .


will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen george roy hill 's 1973 film , `` the sting


cleverly constructed


no amount of imagination , no creature


the film is small in scope , yet perfectly formed .


it 's too close to real life to make sense


the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek 's self-conscious scrutiny to happen ,


's not very good


jackson is always watchable .


replete with stereotypical familial quandaries


it grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration .


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


have to see it


is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie .


seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago .


is dicaprio 's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year


trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' .


of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written


a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action


small-budget


this amiable picture talks tough , but it 's all bluster -- in the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers ...


should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , give you a few laughs , and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks , even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end .


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


all it amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film


with a few lingering animated thoughts


see the movie


an extraordinary film , not least


the film more silly than scary


an important political documentary


miyazaki has created such a vibrant , colorful world


unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .


it 's a spirited film and a must-see


an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that is amiss in the world .


an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades


been developed with more care


the viewer feel like the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while


is n't as funny as it should be


no big whoop ,


is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters


it lacks in substance


a winning comedy


when the bullets start to fly , your first instinct is to duck


not in a good way


failed jokes , twitchy acting , and


do not automatically equal laughs


a genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama


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


adequately


at least one damn fine horror movie


the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects .


family portrait of need , neurosis and nervy negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking .


's in danger of going wrong


unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept


, this space-based homage to robert louis stevenson 's treasure island fires on all plasma conduits .


of lame entertainment


do n't fit well together


are moments of hilarity to be had .


one of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies ever made .


whole thing


sour taste


the dorkier aspects


provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought


based


a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse


strike a chord with anyone who 's ever


our best achievements


, is extraordinary .


extremely bad


comes along that is so insanely stupid , so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy .


that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters


's ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest


action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering


a hokey piece of nonsense


mesmerizing cinematic poem


listless sci-fi


subtle and visceral


the problematic characters


rather than real figures


a real writer plot


the main story ... is compelling enough , but it 's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish .


faster , livelier and a good deal funnier than his original


are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style


fans of plympton 's shorts may marginally enjoy the film , but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers .


i have to put up with 146 minutes of it


the obnoxious title character


childhood imagination


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


parody .


it 's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep


sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed


spoofs


enjoyable above average summer diversion


you like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor


, then this first film to use a watercolor background since `` dumbo '' certainly ranks as the most original in years .


the screenplay by james eric , james horton and director peter o'fallon ... is so pat it makes your teeth hurt .


if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was , i would go back and choose to skip it .


takes itself all too seriously


hmmm ... might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener ?


story to show us why it 's compelling


see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out


of visual charm


hard-driving


confessions is n't always coherent


the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas


it ca n't be dismissed as mindless


thoughtless , random , superficial humor


meandering , and sometimes dry


likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses


a comedic context


with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work , especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent


try this obscenely bad dark comedy , so crass that it makes edward burns ' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde .


bluto blutarsky , we miss you .


are simply dazzling , particularly balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents


likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise


feels the dimming of a certain ambition , but in its place a sweetness , clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism


into a mostly magnificent directorial career , clint eastwood 's efficiently minimalist style


the all-french cast is marveilleux .


the worst film


holds up


an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it .


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


its emotional power and moments of revelation


for something entertaining


derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .


wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy


rich in atmosphere of the post-war art world , it manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust .


( breheny 's ) lensing


soap opera-ish story


of having been slimed in the name of high art


be funny , uplifting and moving


recommended


degenerates into hogwash .


seems little different


a retread of material already thoroughly plumbed by martin scorsese .


with some glimpses of nature and family warmth


improbable


eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy


being a total rehash


succeeds


what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective


well-deserved


a greater knowledge


a great


the overall experience is awesome


are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series


the excruciating end


a well-put-together piece


the culture clash comedies


of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making


a retread story , bad writing


its logical loopholes ,


a serious exploration


a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten


, like its title character , is repellantly out of control .


like trying to eat brussels sprouts


animation master


one of my least favorite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it


spontaneous intimacy


acted , quietly affecting cop drama


the exotic world


its charms and its funny moments


as fresh or enjoyable


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


and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring , wide-smiling reception .


be relegated to a dark video store corner


chuckle


bad day


of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party


unique niche


this new zealand coming-of-age movie is n't really about anything .


endlessly


were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening , afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn


some outrageously creative action in the transporter


hollywood kids


grave for youngsters