someone who obviously knows nothing about crime


moore wonderfully underplays the long-suffering heroine with an unflappable '50s dignity somewhere between jane wyman and june cleaver


has had a successful career in tv


you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state .


a 60-second homage


is just the point


the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then


a sleep-inducing thriller with a single


watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say ,


this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity .


will probably be in wedgie heaven .


the fun of the movie


gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels


seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool


distinctly sub-par ...


borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking , the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy .


about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s .


are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout ?


seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material


meandering and confusing .


acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense


a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings


seem like something to endure instead of enjoy


, heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear


mugs mercilessly


an unwieldy cast


other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


recommend secretary


a quiet , disquieting triumph


campanella gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful .


death to smoochy is often very funny


, the weight of water is oppressively heavy .


the explosion essentially ruined -- or , rather , overpowered --


and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .


there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) ,


the most original fantasy film ever made


spot


suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought


largely flat and uncreative moments


interesting psychological game


masters of both


praises female self-sacrifice


i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy


to adopt as a generational signpost


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


sensuality and a conniving wit


its elegantly colorful look and


a durable part


the movie 's seams may show ... but pellington gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling


are worse


enhancing the cultural and economic subtext , bringing richer meaning to the story 's morals


cleaner


give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss


the worst kind of mythologizing , the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama .


-- but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while .


the film never feels derivative


the gifted pearce


smart ,


unsuccessful attempt


well directed


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


predictable storyline and by-the-book scripting is all but washed away by sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell .


coherent


to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds


more to think about after the final frame


what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .


at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists


trash-cinema


brosnan gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day .


to check your brain at the door


as good a job as anyone


just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes


rewarding


virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout , maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension


do no wrong


will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget


, there is a mediocre movie trying to get out .


unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy


you to scratch a hole in your head


in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes , director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags .


cool visual backmasking )


indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length


rises above superficiality


i truly enjoyed most of mostly martha while i ne


transvestite comedy


has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema that , half an hour in , starts making water torture seem appealing


flailing


asks what truth can be discerned from non-firsthand experience , and specifically questions cinema 's capability for recording truth .


dramatically lackluster .


slap-happy


challenging or depressing


return to form for director peter bogdanovich


soggy potboiler


to the idiocy of its last frames


it 's crafty , energetic and smart --


, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it


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


the way home is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all , a condition only the old are privy to , and ... often misconstrued as weakness .


the hours , a delicately crafted film , is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame .


are uncomfortably strained


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


of the more overtly silly dialogue


best actress


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 .


dialog between realistic characters


's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting


( barry ) gives assassin a disquieting authority .


this nasty comedy


's a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas


, intelligent


is that her confidence in her material is merited


heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness


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


b-movie category


in its committed dumbness


desiccated talent


so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film .


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


outing with one of france 's most inventive directors


appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived ,


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


we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together , and michele 's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest


equal doses of action , cheese , ham and cheek


does pack some serious suspense


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


one problem with the movie ,


allegiance to chekhov


snide


of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation


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


the best possible senses


make for some robust and scary entertainment .


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


must shoot it in the head


feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago .


israeli/palestinian conflict as


letting go at all the wrong moments


it follows the blair witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes .


the camera soars above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format , before swooping down on a string of exotic locales , scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm .


nails all of orlean 's themes


a film -- full of life and small delights --


's a fantastic movie


mistake .


instead of using george and lucy 's most obvious differences to ignite sparks , lawrence desperately looks elsewhere , seizing on george 's haplessness and lucy 's personality tics .


stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard


out of eudora welty


that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director 's life


jump-in-your-seat


movies about angels


a cold , calculated exercise


turn away from one another instead of talking


writer and director otar iosseliani 's pleasant tale about a factory worker who escapes for a holiday in venice


odd bedfellows


able to give full performances


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


could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ?


fans of sandler 's comic taste may find it uninteresting


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


the product


the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie


may look cool


... a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is , for about ten minutes .


in an era where big stars and high production values are standard procedure , narc strikes a defiantly retro chord , and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve .


that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess


an impressive style


, he is always sympathetic .


permeates all its aspects -- from the tv movie-esque , affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed .


reasonably creative


uncommonly pleasurable


dislikable study in sociopathy .


is they have a tendency to slip into hokum


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


maudlin and cliche-ridden


hawaiian setting


... about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season .


there 's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout .


know a star


a modest masterpiece .


be made on the cheap


that profound , at least


equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information


perfected


because they 're clueless and inept


offers an interesting bit of speculation as to the issues brecht faced as his life drew to a close .


a higher plateau


buy is an accomplished actress , and this is a big , juicy role .


a gleefully grungy , hilariously wicked black comedy ...


natural sportsmen


friel pulls the strings that make williams sink into melancholia


painfully redundant and inauthentic


not without merit


well-made and satisfying thriller


rally to its cause ,


a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona


resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche .


bottom-feeder


its rawness and vitality


a chilling tale


a truly magical movie


gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character , a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways .


freshening


the most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of sergio leone 's flawed but staggering once upon a time in america .


, funny , even punny 6


enjoyed the love story


the film 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 .


up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick


is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good , dry , reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors .


reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain


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


$ 99 bargain-basement special


unbalanced mixture


compellingly watchable .


a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur


so could young romantics out on a date .


wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character


hilariously , gloriously alive , and quite often hotter


a stark portrait


director peter kosminsky gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops ' and they take full advantage .


offers a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them .


impressive and


a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches .


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


that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food


strikingly devious


prepared to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense


to the courage of new york 's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief


action-adventure buffs


stop buying tickets to these movies


the start -- and , refreshingly ,


, in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack , might have made a point or two regarding life


rich with human events


the dynamic first act


this charming but slight tale has warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed .


be on video


boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up


that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners , poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country


not well enough


it 's a cool event for the whole family .


capable thriller


at three hours and with very little story or character development


nothing we have n't seen before from murphy


more beautiful than either of those films


is whether these ambitions , laudable in themselves , justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau .


this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism


wholesome and


i 'm guessing the director is a magician .


the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape


boisterous , heartfelt comedy


bang-up


us share their enthusiasm


innovative backgrounds


a powerful emotional wallop


's a testament to the film 's considerable charm that it succeeds in entertaining , despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries .


the movie is a dud .


of balto


at its best , it 's black hawk down with more heart .


are sometimes bracing


offers opportunities for occasional smiles


's impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face


drag an audience


succeeded only in making me groggy


thurman


as any other arnie musclefest


funny in the way that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ) , profound without ever being self-important , warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality


makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and eats up the screen .


amusing


with guns , expensive cars , lots of naked women and rocawear clothing


offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone


so poorly plotted and scripted .


bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man


is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way .


all the demographically appropriate comic buttons


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


creepy-crawly bug things


a classy , sprightly spin


it aspires


its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes


utterly absorbing


, you should be able to find better entertainment .


the first mistake , i suspect ,


of the most original american productions this year


it is definitely worth seeing .


with a humanistic message


sex


but rather , ` how can you charge money for this ? '


a lot of tooth in roger dodger


the best date movie of the year


in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget


the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving


as those monologues stretch on and on , you realize there 's no place for this story to go but down


gimmicky


begins with promise ,


tickled


too violent


rude , scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys


living under a rock


that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow


the touch is generally light enough and the performances , for the most part , credible .


fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic


the excitement


short of profound characterizations


that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny


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


like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form


careless and unfocused


an observant , unfussily poetic meditation


undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it


one of the most genuinely sweet films


who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act


despite its sincere acting


the last days


are able to accomplish


the update is dreary and sluggish .


who is not a character in this movie


of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways


all bluster


it 's supposed to feel funny and light


the screenplay or something


, signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype .


provoked to intolerable levels


done , running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez


his control


mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance .


hypnotically dull ,


auto-critique


inspired


pure movie


is visually ravishing ,


seen through the right eyes , with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do .


paced and satisfying


to make of this italian freakshow


what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test .


to have the best of both worlds


's tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing


although fairly involving as far as it goes , the film does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or , really , anything .


of the film 's cheeky charm


healing process


actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks


a captivating drama


old-fashioned hollywood magic


realistically


that jumps off the page , and for the memorable character creations


inhabit that special annex of hell


collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture .


newcastle , the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and , at times ,


of fun for all


a hit - and-miss affair ,


great , has solid acting and a neat premise


do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept


an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit


agony


of nearly epic proportions


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


my greatest pictures


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


modest amusements


fun of me


) just too bratty for sympathy


magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty


to get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins


a ` guy 's film ' in the worst sense of the expression .


its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy , having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded .


scenes all end in someone screaming .


plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood .


is sandler running on empty , repeating what he 's already done way too often .


gain from watching they


grittily beautiful film


left in the broiling sun for a good three days


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


too deep


, the film is , arguably , the most accomplished work to date from hong kong 's versatile stanley kwan .


an opportunity missed .


works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon


war


nearly perfect in their roles


wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film .


mindless and boring


this listless feature will win him any new viewers


the light of the exit sign


like an infomercial for ram dass 's latest book


a lot more


's quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer


's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure


seen this exact same movie a hundred times


of this laughable dialogue


will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels .


the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors


about nothing


it 's a hellish , numbing experience to watch ,


touching good sense on the experience of its women


concrete story and definitive answers


as bad at it is cruel


a lovably


a chilling movie


it gets harder and harder to understand her choices


to shock and amaze


, three-dimensional characters


witless


a pointless , meandering celebration


find it uninteresting


hollywood pipeline


the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy


the solid filmmaking


the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor , ethnic slurs .


is a disaster .


squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge '


, did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history ?


family and community


the film is full of charm .


is interesting


are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance


it 's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances , from himself and from newcomer derek luke .


ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .


ice age wo n't drop your jaw ,


sharply comic and


wonderfully speculative


slightly flawed


's being conned right up to the finale


exploitative for the art houses and too cynical


the city 's old-world charm


to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing


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


, ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever , bogging down in a barrage of hype .


befuddled in its characterizations


of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery


vibrantly colored


even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside


veers like a drunken driver


backstage must-see


, because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful


broadcast


where their heads were


and withholds delivery


knockabout


journey into a philosophical void .


margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake .


coming-of-age portrait


for insomnia


on the deep deceptions of innocence


boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory , impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie .


's neither too erotic nor very thrilling ,


seat


more ways


a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking


big stars and


meandering , low on energy ,


degrading and strangely liberating


tends to plod .


is druggy and self-indulgent , like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors


a haunted house ,


creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history


will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year .


is so pat it makes your teeth hurt .


a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good ,


wasted in this crass , low-wattage endeavor


offers rare insight


no , it 's not as single-minded as john carpenter 's original , but it 's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels


past his prime


it is a hilarious place to visit


has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel


's as lumpy as two-day old porridge


maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .


, marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it .


meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws


quirky and funny


having an old friend for dinner '


spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it , but `` spider-man '' certainly delivers the goods


good trash


just unlikable


insecure


a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart


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


each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth .


successful on other levels


wonderful acting clinic


ate


a terrifically entertaining specimen of spielbergian sci-fi .


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


made-for-tv


the charismatic jackie chan to


all its flaws


reserved but existential


a stab at soccer hooliganism ,


life-affirming message


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


drain


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


, the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature .


you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over


freddy gets molested


a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will


are side stories aplenty


lan yu seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece .


most fish stories are a little peculiar , but this is one that should be thrown back in the river .


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


the real triumphs


, it 's one of the most beautiful , evocative works i 've seen .


has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director


spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh


as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .


in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen


it 's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread .


a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is .


every joke is repeated at least


makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian


is flat .


add up to a biting satire that has no teeth


a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history


as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that 's been given the drive of a narrative and that 's been acted out -- the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work


the film 's vision of sport as a secular religion is a bit cloying


the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little and naipaul , a juicy writer , is negated .


is genial and decent


heavy on the atmospheric weirdness


, also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end


overstylized , puréed mélange


has a bigger-name cast


odds with the rest of the film


too amateurish


was utterly charming


commands attention


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


a powerful performance


even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient


it 's definitely not made for kids or their parents , for that matter , and i think even fans of sandler 's comic taste may find it uninteresting


an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press , especially ones


is n't this painfully forced , false and fabricated


their way around this movie directionless ,


, it 's still not a good movie


sounds whiny and defensive


has fun with the quirks of family life


format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them


enthusiasm


the story together frustrating difficult


there 's much tongue in cheek in the film and there 's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all


a fragile framework upon which to hang broad , mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming


slimed in the name of high art


idol 's


contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .


empathy and pity fogging up the screen ... his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles .


toss-up


poetry


often lethally dull


full of surprises .


overwhelming sadness


another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie


margarita happy hour


the pleasure


too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy


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


that you want to slap it


his pleas


is disappointingly generic


little grace ( rifkin 's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity


her best


, stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film .


... a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it 's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone .


be called animation


warm and winning central performance


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


to turn his movie in an unexpected direction


there 's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling


his fake backdrops


lacks fellowship 's heart


by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it , and , of course , feeling guilty for it ... then , miracle of miracles , the movie does a flip-flop .


that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly


relegated


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


comes


of ineptly


find love


builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy


authentic


a mundane '70s disaster flick


matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates .


is a total misfire


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


kitchen-sink homage


gets better after foster leaves that little room .


( madonna 's ) denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag .


that 's where this film should have remained


find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie


the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually ,


, this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus .


a delightful , if minor , pastry of a movie


despite an overwrought ending , the film works as well as it does because of the performances .


's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever


something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message


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


describing badness


undeterminable


the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line .


the story is predictable , the jokes are typical sandler fare ,


runteldat is something of a triumph .


, `` orange county '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be .


as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer , the rest of us will be lulled into a coma .


visually flashy but narratively opaque and


insomnia


arrive on the big screen with their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact .


a shame


even more damning --


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


of relationships in such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end


comic gem


piercingly affecting ...


feels homogenized and a bit contrived


bad alternative music


enough , but nothing new


world cinema 's most wondrously gifted artists


remains prominent


as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters


entirely irresistible


, the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .


a documentary and more propaganda


as obnoxious as tom green 's freddie got fingered


bad imitation


that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then


learning but inventing a remarkable new trick


's always fun to watch


way to tolerate this insipid , brutally clueless film


made it all work


thrilling combination


need a stronger stomach than us


a disaster of a story , full of holes and completely lacking in chills


ennui-hobbled


` praise the lord


the film 's lamer instincts are in the saddle


searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say


tired tyco ad


its characters and communicates something


tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period


young everlyn sampi , as the courageous molly craig ,


where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks


one of the most beautiful , evocative works i 've seen


rather dull , unimaginative


to serve the work especially well


, multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation


have to put up with 146 minutes of it


that is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami 's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics


very sluggish pace


seems as funny as it did in analyze this , not even joe viterelli as de niro 's right-hand goombah .


feels rigged and sluggish .


gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through


without ever succumbing to sentimentality


fresh and raw


dramatically moving


some genuine quirkiness


proud


argue


if you , like me , think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with , then you 're in for a painful ride .


is all but washed away by sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell


deal with the subject of love head-on


from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche


includes too much obvious padding


of low-budget filmmaking


almost as offensive as `` freddy


its unforced comedy-drama


the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is , but director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood .


grade-school audience


do n't see often enough these days


can enjoy much of jonah simply , and gratefully , as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor


, godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work .


is better than any summer blockbuster


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


a moldy-oldie , not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it


no solace here ,


the problem , amazingly enough , is the screenplay .


's quinn ( is ) a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent .


anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché


as broad and cartoonish as the screenplay is , there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism .


sharp comedy


sophisticated and surprising


but it does n't leave you with much .


director anne fontaine


that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year 's worst cinematic tragedies .


into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances


... an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ...


very well done


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


demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack .


enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions , walt becker 's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons .


the ethos of the chelsea hotel


disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


has enough wit


undeniably worthy and devastating


work up much entertainment value


the very hollowness of the character he plays


, robert rodriguez adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking .


'd do well to check this one out because it 's straight up twin peaks action ...


keep this fresh .


its lackluster gear


rare movie


barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all ,


side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull


( the stage show ) , you still have to see this !


give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed


's invigorating about


a nice , harmless date film


healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition


this often-hilarious farce


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


, though goofy and lurid ,


gold


crass and insulting


veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic


an intimate contemplation


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


yes , mibii is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it .


have loved it


can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change .


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


( the cockettes ) provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable . '


bold biographical fantasia


if you saw benigni 's pinocchio at a public park , you 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police .


who possibly will enjoy it


is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten


we are undeniably touched .


, it still seems endless .


laugh their *** off


hanna-barbera charm


the ingenuity that parker displays in freshening the play is almost in a class with that of wilde himself .


energetic and original


uninspired philosophical


naïveté


poo-poo


the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible , but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them .


i wanted more .


a just a waste


's a frankenstein-monster of a film that does n't know what it wants to be


consider it ` perfection


waste


reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer ,


mattei so completely loses himself to the film 's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of money .


notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour , i 'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal , and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl -


trying to sneak out of the theater


run-of-the-mill disney sequel


liked it


all its effective moments


macabre and


one problem with the movie , directed by joel schumacher ,


intelligent people


's tough to tell which is in more abundant supply 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


sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic


through contrived plot points


halfway intriguing plot


it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and , worse , that you have to pay if you want to see it


gives the lie to many clichés


enjoying


find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish


layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and


from its material that is deliberately unsettling


the stuffiest cinema goers


it an exhilarating


has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series .


dreamlike ecstasy


is that caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that 's often handled in fast-edit , hopped-up fashion


humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation


with a modicum of patience


conflict


worst possibilities


it 's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert .


indoctrinated prejudice


some of the biggest names in japanese anime , with impressive results


loses


of elephant feces


most delightful


does n't mean it 's good enough for our girls


a triumph of imagination


a convincing impersonation


as quiet , patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself


a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea .


pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood


the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy


in need of a scented bath


the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché


first great film


a feel movie


it equals the original and in some ways even betters it


of direct-to-video nash


energetic and


unwary


a nice coffee table book


an all-around good time at the movies this summer


to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience


the finish line


it would be easy for critics to shred it


, derrida is all but useless


a satisfying summer blockbuster


cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears , to be a girl in a world of boys , to be a boy truly in love with a girl , and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you


trapped


frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining


leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances .


the grandness


flat , misguided comedy .


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


funny and


in an art film !


be careful what you wish for ''


find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective


it 's not the least of afghan tragedies that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history .


is so fine


to care about


be liked sometimes


the funniest american comedy


the con


is an earnest study in despair


the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student 's self-esteem


the mark of a documentary that works


but for the most part , the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness .


flashy twists


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


, and irritating


, it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .


this is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies .


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


more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and


if you love reading and/or poetry


some decent performances


firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon .


ever released by a major film studio .


a sloppy slapstick


offers an interesting bit of speculation


brutally labored and unfunny


a great cast and


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


's because there 's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair


peace is possible


inquisitive enough


seen 10,000 times


the muck


one of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but ... also one of the most curiously depressing


may prove to be ( tsai 's ) masterpiece .


some people march to the beat of a different drum


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


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


has a good ear for dialogue , and the characters sound like real people .


a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns


drawing wrenching performances


interesting matters of identity and heritage


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


focusing on eccentricity but failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs


is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye .


the basic flaws


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


's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that 's packed with just as much intelligence as action


the film would be a total washout .


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


not only is it a charming , funny and beautifully crafted import , it uses very little dialogue , making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time .


five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before .


is degraded , handheld blair witch video-cam footage


followed through on her defiance of the saccharine


boys '


its own brilliance


your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts .


, 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 .


shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement , but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience .


an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love


some kid who ca n't act , only echoes of jordan , and


broomfield reminds us 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 .


is the kind of movie that 's critic-proof , simply because it aims so low .


musical number


this is cruel , misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy .


the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster .


old-fashioned storytelling


this orange has some juice , but it 's far from fresh-squeezed .


repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences , but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness .


it uses some of the figures from the real-life story to portray themselves in the film .


seen through the right eyes , with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do


the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .


an encouraging new direction for la salle


remains vividly in memory


half-baked setups and


lose


this little $ 1.8 million charmer ,


dullest kiddie flicks


holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm


got some good , organic character work , lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2


while broomfield 's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture


to classify as it is hard to resist


its chicken heart


by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept


a touching , transcendent love story


languishing on a shelf somewhere


no fantasy story


a terrific b movie -- in fact , the best in recent memory


the artificial structure


reminiscent of alfred hitchcock 's thrillers , most of the scary parts in ` signs '


vulgar


never clearly defines his characters or


with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player , this latest skewering


so devoid


poignant and delicately


ludicrous and


as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast


it 's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here , but it 's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through


from cowering poverty to courage and happiness


signposts marking the slow , lingering death of imagination


the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself , and his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him .


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


heart-warming


a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics


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


explode obnoxiously


is wry and engrossing .


that there 's nothing resembling a spine here


almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises .


while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull


particularly joyless , and exceedingly dull , period


to use the word `` new '' in its title


not particularly scary


of unparalleled proportions , writer-director parker


a fine , rousing , g-rated family film ,


the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul ... he elevates the experience to a more mythic level


's supposed to be a romantic comedy


add anything fresh


has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame , making it one of the best war movies ever made


exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie


that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed


while this one gets off with a good natured warning , future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter


the dialogue is cumbersome


, romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program .


to imagine that a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002


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


sin


steve martin


a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game


an enthusiastic charm in fire


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


in that it is does not rely on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches


is most remarkable not because of its epic scope , but because of the startling intimacy


a college story that works even without vulgarity , sex scenes , and cussing


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


a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending , which is just the point .


nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is


cheatfully


be a straightforward bio


here , common sense flies out the window , along with the hail of bullets , none of which ever seem to hit sascha .


wickedly funny , visually engrossing , never boring , this movie challenges us to think about the ways we consume pop culture .


this surprisingly decent flick


is heartfelt and achingly real


in genre cliches


the falcon arrives in the skies above manhattan


the movie tries to make sense of its title character


lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film


does strong , measured work .


jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod .


a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland


a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed


be tried as a war criminal


surprising highs , sorrowful lows and


there 's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life ,


pastel landscapes


director nancy savoca 's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could .


no interesting concept can escape


it would be


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


flickering reminders of the ties that bind us


director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon


has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .


it begins to fade from memory


a sudden lunch rush


one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities ,


a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair


combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise


not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images


repulsive and depressing


lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year


watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves


intense experience


heedless


little uneven


sealed with a kiss


very ugly


why this project was undertaken


the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and


halfhearted


dilutes the pleasure of watching them


the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and


can get your money back


this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .


the most entertaining monster movies in ages


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


's rare


gets vivid performances from her cast


the preachy


lovingly


a sexy , peculiar and always entertaining costume drama set in renaissance spain , and the fact that it 's based on true events somehow makes it all the more compelling .


it introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she 's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock .


confusion and


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


the power of this movie


too immature and unappealing to care about


-- she 's pretty and she can act --


proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio 's wallet makes .


nice to see piscopo again after all these years


a quiet , disquieting triumph .


in other words , about as bad a film you 're likely to see all year .


self-discovery


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


knockoff .


all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore


odd , rapt spell


but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise


amazing finesse


no film could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population .


smug and convoluted action-comedy that


never fails to entertain


the national lampoon film franchise ,


of those crazy , mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up


you liked the previous movies in the series


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


a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture


is really , really stupid .


underdone


to hear the full story of jonah 's despair -- in all its agonizing , catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it


shallow and dim-witted


despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure , the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this .


the powerful


kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness .


than bad


it is flawed


anyone in his right mind would want to see the it


is one carried by a strong sense of humanism


this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary .


antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories


a laundry list of minor shortcomings


much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature


flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool , but they ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up .


lack contrast ,


the supernatural trappings only obscure the message


the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence , complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence , but not a drop of human blood .


gently humorous and touching .


the mess that is world traveler


a film of quiet power


compelling character


with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi 's , dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy .


ironically killer soundtrack


no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy


the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break .


's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling , which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film 's simple title .


an unruly adolescent boy


an undeniably gorgeous , terminally smitten document of a troubadour , his acolytes , and the triumph of his band .


does little here


contemplative


doze off thirty minutes into the film


embodies the transformation of his character completely


an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer 's previous collaboration , miss congeniality .


making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters


in all its strange quirks


the seemingly irreconcilable situation


's a pale imitation


'd want to watch if you only had a week to live


useless movie


... flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and often fabulous , with a solid cast , noteworthy characters , delicious dialogue and a wide supply of effective sight gags .


, we get a cinematic postcard that 's superficial and unrealized .


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


a zippy jazzy score


( a ) stale retread of the '53 original


, charming and quirky


it is thought-provoking .


in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.


directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory .


know the picture is in trouble .


this film is an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent , deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion .


a movie that 's held captive by mediocrity .


the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals


damaged-goods


what 's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children .


curious about each other against all odds


mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot


lack depth or complexity , with the ironic exception of scooter


's why sex and lucia is so alluring .


is : ` scooby ' do n't


no new plot conceptions or environmental changes , just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through .


obviously , a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .


ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story


with a pleasing verisimilitude


the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities


achingly human


it 's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish .


no one can doubt the filmmakers ' motives , but the guys still feels counterproductive .


a sun-drenched masterpiece


an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp


a contemptible imitator starring a `` snl '' has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni


a provocateur


what ( denis ) accomplishes in his chilling , unnerving film


hard , cold effect


his inspiration


some kid who ca n't act , only echoes of jordan


a sea of visual and verbal clichés


the characters seem one-dimensional


of the recent hollywood trip tripe


the real star of this movie is the score , as in the songs translate well to film , and it 's really well directed


drowned out by director jon purdy 's sledgehammer sap


cho 's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but it 's still damn funny stuff


wo n't score points for political correctness


does n't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour .


to laugh at how bad


enchanting ...


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


who cares ?


a banal , virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy .


to do a little fleeing of its own


the heart and soul of cinema


repulsive


, mass drug-induced bowel evacuations , and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits .


a straight-to-video movie


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


clockstoppers is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up .


charming than in about a boy


like any of these despicable characters


you have left the theater


with her small , intelligent eyes


the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller , until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself .


that this film was n't as bad as i thought it was going to be


fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people


profound humanity


the chateau belongs to rudd , whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms ... is a nonstop hoot .


as tryingly as the title


a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza


if disney 's cinderella proved that ' a dream is a wish your heart makes , ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio 's wallet makes .


it 's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that 's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that 's just too boring and obvious .


a rich tale of our times


, imaginative filmmaking


crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film , replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama .


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


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


an enormously entertaining movie


a surprisingly charming and even witty match


crisp storytelling


rubbish that is listless , witless , and devoid of anything resembling humor


that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy


muted freak-out


earns extra points


a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .


particular talents


be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly


it 's definitely not made for kids or their parents , for that matter


rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed


entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch


's all stitched together with energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage


is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness , at its idiocy , at its utterly misplaced earnestness


to great artistic significance


little emotional resonance


revelatory and


an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains .


surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia


are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile


, pretty and gifted , it really won my heart


lessen the overall impact the movie could have had


it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and


scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie


, the basic plot of `` lilo '' could have been pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script .


go wrong


while the story 's undeniably hard to follow , iwai 's gorgeous visuals seduce .


wanted to leave


the script covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people .


's flawed and brilliant


that the film 's length becomes a part of its fun


argentinian thriller


almost peerlessly unsettling .


to some truly excellent sequences


does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up


not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me , it was just a matter of ` eh . '


in its own simplicity


satisfies


it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before


no


captivatingly


is adequate


a story about intelligent high school students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously .


is a lumbering , wheezy drag


glossy hollywood


a strong first act and


's ) quite a bit of heart , as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin


often achieves a level of connection and concern


you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie


a movie that sends you out of the theater feeling like you 've actually spent time living in another community .


very well-meaning movie ,


colorful and controversial


corny conventions


attack


australian filmmaker david flatman uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them .


well-intentioned effort


were that grand a failure


clueless does south fork


glib but


far more demanding than it needs to be


two not very absorbing characters


a fifty car pileup


the lack


american musical comedy as we 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 .


to embrace small , sweet ` evelyn


the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice


this odd , distant portuguese import more or less


a gorgeously strange movie ,


left off the film 's predictable denouement


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


motivated by nothing


the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn ,


blow it off the screen


's really little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and deadeningly drawn-out .


as pedestrian as they come .


the climactic burst of violence


want my money back


let this morph into a typical romantic triangle


moldering pile


inherently caustic and oddly whimsical , the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss .


that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside


a long shot


an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence .


very least


gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .


the worst movies of one year


not a strike against yang 's similarly themed yi yi , but i found what time ?


admit that i am baffled by jason x.


to lowly studio hack


interesting social


which has a handful of smart jokes


is more than merely a holocaust movie


dense , exhilarating documentary


the script , which has a handful of smart jokes


great equalizer


abandoned their slim hopes and dreams


humorous and tender


snide and prejudice .


is simply a well-made and satisfying thriller


a compelling


he refuses to evaluate his own work


be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality , ' in all its fusty squareness


while huppert ... is magnificent


in place for a great film noir


robust and scary


my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year


there 's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller


's plenty to offend everyone ...


from the writing and direction to the soggy performances --


it 's a thin notion , repetitively stretched out to feature length , awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue .


that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages


smart , funny , subtle , and resonant


no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2


is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes .


a positively thrilling combination


's why sex and lucia is so alluring


only a genius


flamboyant female comics


makes the movie special


drama , suspense , revenge , and romance


makes absolutely no sense


strolls


upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing


it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived , and totally lacking in conviction


is that for the most part , the film is deadly dull


manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal


become smug or sanctimonious


i do n't mean that in a good way


written , flatly , by david kendall and directed , barely , by there 's something about mary co-writer ed decter .


makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while .


his excellent cast


is more in love with strangeness than excellence


phoney-feeling sentiment


on cotton candy


is extraordinarily good .


stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater


she 's a pretty woman


lyne 's stolid remake


little wit and no surprises


as temptingly easy


whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance


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


jagger , stoppard and


adult movies


make a gorgeous pair


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


spooky new thriller


whether you can tolerate leon barlow


christian-themed fun


effortless


obvious cliches


a light-hearted way


use of his particular talents .


its epic scope


outshined


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


zellweger 's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a


not great


terrific


lightweight meaning


hits all the verbal marks it should .


the light comedic work


share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle


on the young woman 's infirmity and her naive dreams


as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line


strange , funny , twisted , brilliant and macabre


by writer-director kurt wimmer


, but also more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations .


what you expect is just what you get ... assuming the bar of expectations has n't been raised above sixth-grade height .


takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals


, there 's much to recommend the film .


a prostitute


which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach


it 's a glorified sitcom , and a long , unfunny one at that .


be more genial than ingenious


to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock


slimed


is too loud and thoroughly overbearing


between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked


makes no difference in the least


the bad reviews


gets around to its real emotional business , striking deep chords of sadness


smug self-satisfaction


will worm its way there


accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .


a smart and funny , albeit sometimes superficial , cautionary tale of a technology in search of an artist .


shrewdly


such subtlety and warmth


plain , unimaginative


anemic


that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising ''


disney 's cinderella proved that ' a dream is a wish your heart makes


a stunning film


well-structured film


a horrible , 99-minute


as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy


nothing happens ,


shapeless and uninflected


martin lawrence 's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere


sadistic


sometimes a chuckle


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


seagal ran out of movies years ago


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


cram earplugs


chatty fish


feel like mopping up ,


stalls


manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema


crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy


welcome and heartwarming


energy , intelligence and verve , enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage


is that it 's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime


the upper echelons


remains a perfect wildean actor


some people march to the beat of a different drum , and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in , this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options


i mind ugly


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


low-rent retread


somewhat tired


enough sweet and


crude and unrelentingly exploitative


starts with a legend and ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true


... a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy , so uneven , so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer , young or old , would have a good time here .


it 's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit .


schaeffer 's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and


leaves a lot to be desired


'll cheer .


claims to sort the bad guys from the good , which is its essential problem .


none of this sounds promising and , indeed , the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens .


stuart little 2 is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie .


candid


the double-cross that made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun


memorable performances


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


ugly , irritating


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


enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode


's sweet .


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


fluffy


in venice


an unsettling , memorable cinematic experience


it 's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress .


surprisingly insightful


will keep them awake


does not make for much of a movie


in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience


a potentially sudsy set-up


a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation


of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest


is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy .


, resonant gem


an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative music


for its rather slow beginning


to suspense thriller


the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed .


harrowing and uplifting


the humor dwindles .


hopeful and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated


fluffy and disposible .


something of the ultimate scorsese film


of the guru who helped


birot 's


in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history


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


offbeat humor , amusing characters ,


to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience 's intelligence


extremely flat


most original american productions


quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing


make you think about existential suffering


directing with a sure and measured hand


left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity


sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama


, unlikable characters


a seriously bad film with seriously


the screen -- loud , violent and mindless


just as rewarding


treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you 're a struggling nobody .


remind one of a really solid woody allen film


first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


but believe it or not , it 's one of the most beautiful , evocative works i 've seen .


this unrelenting bleak insistence on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work


fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time


in the end , there is n't much to it .


all awkward , static


's as if allen , at 66 , has stopped challenging himself .


grant is n't cary and bullock is n't katherine .


does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events


it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds


the gift of tears


a bad name


as wonderful on the big screen


this emotional car-wreck


a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable


on ugly digital video


high-concept scenario


that it 's hard not to be carried away


could n't come up with a better script .


argue that entering a church , synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door


with a fresh point of view


slow , predictable and not very amusing


's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever .


juvenile camera movements


of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape


remake sleepless in seattle again and again


that kate is n't very bright , but that she has n't been worth caring about


virtually no understanding


, actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable .


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


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


the three leads produce adequate performances , but what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling .


dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue .


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


with `` ichi the killer '' , takashi miike , japan 's wildest filmmaker gives us a crime fighter carrying more emotional baggage than batman ...


final act


girlish tear ducts does n't mean it 's good enough for our girls


acceptable


imaginatively mixed cast


diverting and modest


are mean giggles and pulchritude .


is just too bad the film 's story does not live up to its style


virtuoso


the obvious cliches


the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored , cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents , wise folks that they are , read books .


burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed


the drama that gives added clout to this doc


vile enough


real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve


separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd


is bright and flashy in all the right ways .


this nervy oddity , like modern art


clever and unexpected


puts to rest any thought that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food .


should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting .


technically proficient


even worse than its title


there 's ) quite a bit of heart , as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin .


this uncharismatically


stronger


's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience .


impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant


is n't talking a talk that appeals to me


carlos


put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year


surprisingly brilliant


a funny little film


a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and


certainly got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile .


the direction is intelligently accomplished


disney 's 1937 breakthrough


titillating material


can handle


's so striking about jolie 's performance


peppered with false starts


michael zaidan , was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something


a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy


paul bettany is cool .


shamelessly manipulative


a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline


a cool event


, pratfalls , dares , injuries , etc .


the leads are so unmemorable , despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes , that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer 's secondhand material .


an inspiring tale


i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop ,


a preposterous , prurient whodunit


energetic , extreme-sports adventure


the best rock


backed by sheer nerve


's only in fairy tales that princesses that are married for political reason live happily ever after


avoiding eye contact and


too fast


richly resonant work


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


much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance


bluer than the atlantic and more biologically detailed than an autopsy , the movie ... is , also , frequently hilarious .


his dead mother


-- that the ` true story ' by which all the queen 's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what 's been cobbled together onscreen .


is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal


to be going through the motions , beginning with the pale script


is unusual but unfortunately also irritating .


almost impossible


exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision


unconcerned


unstinting


there 's nothing exactly wrong here


in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance , ms. shreve 's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast .


the unbearable lightness of being


believable mother/daughter pair


charisma


witty feature


it 's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre


who , exactly , is fighting whom here


smart


there 's no real sense of suspense , and


threw loads of money at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans


thumbs down


a mimetic approximation of better films


successfully blended satire ,


the tuxedo was n't just bad ; it was , as my friend david cross would call it , ` hungry-man portions of bad '


spectacle and pacing


this engaging mix of love and bloodletting


psychologically unpersuasive


it 's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness , and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior -- yet i found it weirdly appealing .


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


before it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy , steven shainberg 's adaptation of mary gaitskill 's harrowing short story ... is a brilliantly played , deeply unsettling experience .


targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic .


the surprise ending


filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran


's muy loco , but no more ridiculous


the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst .


with a tawdry b-movie scum


smitten document of a troubadour , his acolytes , and the triumph of his band .


a really good premise


whirlwind


full of sex , drugs and rock


`` sorority boys '' was funnier , and that movie was pretty bad .


artistic significance


a crass and insulting homage


's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films


is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself .


sitting through dahmer 's two hours amounts to little more than punishment .


of a predictable outcome and a screenplay


like reading a research paper


actually pulling it off


proud warrior


's crafty , energetic and smart


groaners


one senses


goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures , and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab


is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful


is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold .


of her life with the imagery in her paintings


sad sack


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


daft by half ... but


its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity


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


preciousness


is also a work of deft and subtle poetry


plotless collection of moronic stunts


plain old blarney


has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right


one of the best looking and stylish


important , original talent


to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking


the cast is top-notch and


give what may be the performances of their careers .


a comedic moment


cruelty and suffering


old-fashioned , occasionally charming and


she can act


gone , replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks


without overdoing it


contrived , awkward and filled with unintended laughs , the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster .


it 's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed .


well-made but mush-hearted .


that even a story immersed in love , lust , and sin could n't keep my attention


of the most complex , generous and subversive artworks of the last decade


lays out a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories


inventive screenplay


of human frailty fascinates


gets under our skin and


is not as well-conceived as either of those films


returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s


a huge amount of the credit for the film


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


good man


linking a halfwit plot


it is that it does n't give a damn .


an impossible spot because his character 's deceptions ultimately undo him and


the magic ( and original running time ) of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki 's spirited away survives intact in bv 's re-voiced version .


sub-formulaic slap


the group 's playful spark of nonconformity


of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion


out-sized


manner and flamboyant style


also rocks .


is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation .


fits the bill


waste their time on it


an easy film


inventive moments


is a bomb


an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle


one of the most unpleasant things the studio


engaging and unpredictable character pieces


of the theater feeling


rather bland


there are n't many conclusive answers in the film , but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys .


hip '


the darkest variety


the butt of its own joke


chronically mixed signals


most sincere


fascinating


, you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting .


broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil


a terrific look


sword-and-sorcery plot


in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell


that the movie has no idea of it is serious


the best silly horror movies


its flaws


watching this waste of time


without being shrill


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


disappointingly generic


well enough


aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms. mirren , who did )


the film is insightful about kissinger 's background and history .


, lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank ,


needed so badly but what is virtually absent


is merely a charmless witch


's too harsh


so , i trust


flashes of mordant humor


long on the irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what time


swallow its absurdities and crudities


wild ride


a literary detective story is still a detective story


did n't laugh .


cowardly


like a temperamental child begging for attention , giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining


redeemed by its stars


noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill


the best films


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


achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding


captures the complicated relationships in a marching band


has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy


impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats


give credit to affleck


poor fit


can not guess why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed


a wonderful thing


strong and convincing performances


of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor


grenade


disgusting source material


parochial , accessible to a chosen few , standoffish to everyone else , and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill


that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating


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


the story itself it mostly told through on-camera interviews with several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday


rendered in as flat


kiddie entertainment , sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design


more good than great


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


corny


jaw-droppingly superficial , straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days on three 's company .


a dream is a wish your heart makes


, you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals .


those visual in-jokes


's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh


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 .


missing from it


muddy psychological thriller


you forget you 've been to the movies .


then ends with a whimper


in the thrill of the company 's astonishing growth


held my interest


a jaunt down memory lane for teens


stretched out to feature length


its source 's complexity


dazzling conceptual feat


ideological


more accomplished


dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography , and


twice removed


dark comedy


trapped at a bad rock concert


excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol 's most intense psychological mysteries


smart , nuanced look


with a hack script


tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing


nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy


to pull his head out of his butt


a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer


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


the most moronic screenplays of the year ,


informative and breathtakingly spectacular


the movie stirs us as well .


spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative


dominant


this emotional misery


horizons


has a compelling story to tell


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


ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .


's an entertaining and informative documentary .


so spot on


has rewards ,


of artificial suspense


a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and , some plot blips aside


will warm your heart


( a ) strong piece of work .


the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d


from the screenplay , but rather the mediocre performances


to describe how bad it is


valentine


arty and


cassavetes thinks he 's making dog day afternoon with a cause , but all he 's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill , didactic cartoon


best-sustained


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


the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that


deadeningly drawn-out


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


the adrenaline jolt


manages sweetness largely without stickiness .


does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny , not actually exploiting it yourself .


the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies


the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... there is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them ''


socially encompassing


makes martha enormously endearing


farewell-to-innocence movies


brosnan 's finest non-bondish performance


is trash


legendary actor michel serrault


falls apart like a cheap lawn chair


a script that assumes you are n't very bright


feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake .


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


fills me with revulsion


's a masterpiece


the film is never dull