unless you 're a fanatic , the best advice is : ` scooby ' do n't .


will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination


does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister , menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights , a rattling noise , and a bump on the head


the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.


nonsensical and laughable


a very charming and funny movie


the movie , shot on digital videotape rather than film , is frequently indecipherable .


tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers


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


a great combination act


with a tone as variable as the cinematography , schaeffer 's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm .


is its energy


extraordinary poignancy


newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


damn fine


suitably kooky which should appeal to women and


cinema classic


be both hugely entertaining and uplifting


unique and inherent


like no other film in recent history


wonderful on the big screen


's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of california


the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it


its scrapbook of oddballs


is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive


no point


no idea of it is serious


schmaltz


does a solid job of slowly ,


, characterization , poignancy , and intelligence


as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west


ourselves and


a little uneven to be the cat 's meow , but it 's good enough to be the purr .


any film more challenging or depressing


seem sincere , and just


even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene .


engaging and moving portrait


how it washed out despite all of that is the project 's prime mystery .


` swept away ' sinks .


is a great deal of fun .


report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline -


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


it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful .


it earns extra points by acting as if it were n't


wayward wooden one


disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera


uncomfortably strained


going wrong


, there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable .


enormously entertaining


that has no teeth


more playful


acted , quietly affecting cop drama .


ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production


ethical and philosophical


as an exceptional thriller


with star power , a pop-induced score


lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work


one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs


while it can be a bit repetitive


its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism , and


badder


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 .


he has n't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film


does n't contain half the excitement of balto , or quarter the fun of toy story 2


a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol 's most intense psychological mysteries


barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it


as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo


with second helpings of love , romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief , two separate crises during marriage ceremonies , and the lush scenery of the cotswolds


proves that it 's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies


off-putting


acidity


love in remembrance .


vivid characters and a warm , moving message


, in itself , is extraordinary .


gives everyone something


is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues


neither as scary-funny as tremors nor


pleasantly


its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures


did no one on the set have a sense of humor


've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time .


driver and goodfellas


lethargically paced parable of renewal .


spellbinding fun and


( or role , or edit , or score , or anything , really )


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


hardly watchable


could have guessed at the beginning


are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick , and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all


in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation


it may not be a huge cut of above the rest , but i enjoyed barbershop .


i skipped country bears


pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car


perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making


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


poetic


act weird


stiff , ponderous and charmless


worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids


it has fun with the quirks of family life , but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect .


cares


looking for a story


a real human soul


there 's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him .


a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities


you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence .


immensely entertaining look


that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers


a film -- rowdy , brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense


're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins


enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events .


and effective film


complex


're the unnamed , easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid .


enjoyable family


bad movie


while bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals


gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error . '


funny and also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness


there 's a part of us that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something .


charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal


the belly laughs


you 're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party .


more playful tone


a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .


loved the look of this film .


a lot going for it , not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and


it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at .


is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears


, unusual , even nutty


a smart , steamy mix of road movie , coming-of-age story and political satire


into a fascinating part of theater history


fish-out-of-water formula


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


compelling and horrifying story


just send it to cranky .


callow rich boy


if you 're over 25 , have an iq over 90 , and have a driver 's license , you should be able to find better entertainment .


straining to produce another smash


affair


the layers of soap-opera emotion


childish


assayas ' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne 's novel .


seems endless .


funny and human and


dreadful romance


ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice


an eerie thriller


's unfocused and tediously exasperating


his dependence on slapstick


epic treatment


the bottom of the barrel


warmed up to him


feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap , tap , tap ,


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


a dud --


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


an ease


so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident


, this makes for perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children 's entertainment .


gangs


of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki 's spirited away


its smallness


a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end


the strain of its plot contrivances and


but it was n't horrible either .


jumble that 's not scary , not smart and not engaging .


's kind of insulting , both to men and women


with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity


shrewd but pointless .


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard .


the evocative imagery and


as one of the worst films of the summer


whether it 's the worst movie of 2002 , i ca n't say for sure :


there 's no point of view , no contemporary interpretation of joan 's prefeminist plight , so we 're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity .


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


a lovely , eerie film


may have expected to record with their mini dv


keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired .


it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning .


the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls


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


touching , raucously amusing ,


for all its brooding quality , ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .


triumph '


good documentarian


a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety


she is merely a charmless witch .


more repulsive


the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn , and the nicest thing i can say is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it


assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic , and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him .


inspiring , ironic


that these brats will ever be anything more than losers


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


cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and


the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones , but all it amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film


instantly forgettable and


worth watching


extraordinary film


an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere


his prime


occasional belly laugh


argentine american beauty reeks


a barrie good time


clever and cutting , quick and dirty look


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater , and films had the ability to mesmerize , astonish and entertain


good deal


wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon 's ) better films .


crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies


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


improbable as this premise may seem , abbass 's understated


this is a children 's film in the truest sense .


plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff


much more successful


the pale script


is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through


94-minute travesty


a fine , focused piece


to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored


a good film in `` trouble every day


engaging .


more than capable of rewarding them


writer/director dover kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships , both sexual and kindred .


has n't progressed as nicely as ` wayne


a remarkable film


it 's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message , so it 's great for the kids .


female population


wonderfully sympathetic


if it were any more of a turkey


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


you feel guilty about it


dusty


humanly


pushed to their most virtuous limits


no wit , only


the rare common-man artist


self-pitying


lousy john q


the guru who helped


suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing


botched in execution


director juan jose campanella could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films .


full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in .


offers big , fat , dumb


wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .


before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about


is clever , offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance


with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing


tortured


a world of hurt


rewarded with some fine acting


their funny bones tickled


`` un-bear-able '' project


wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message


nijinsky


even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor , sorority boys is a bowser .


celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ! )


it 's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies , could n't really figure out how to flesh either out ,


the lush scenery


more if it had just gone that one step further


makes salton sea surprisingly engrossing


gentle , touching


is awesome


a hole in your head


though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his


likable


older and wiser eyes ,


bile


works on some levels and is certainly worth seeing at least once .


a pathetically inane and unimaginative


if not a home run , then at least


the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear


as rewarding


a doa dud from frame one .


so old-fashioned


summer blockbuster


to find the small , human moments


some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood


a corn dog


this unique director 's previous films


canadian filmmaker gary burns ' inventive and mordantly humorous take on the soullessness of work in the city .


it 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies , but the word perfectly describes pauline & paulette


hackneyed and


the skirmishes for power waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense .


distances you


romantic and


as a historical study and as a tragic love story


white has n't developed characters so much as caricatures , one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else .


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


plenty to impress about e.t.


besotted and obvious


of read my lips


interesting look


witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals


puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination .


soderbergh 's best films , `` erin brockovich ,


is n't painfully bad , something to be ` fully experienced '


of matthew shepard


should stop trying to please his mom


immersive powers


fills me with revulsion .


set it apart from other deep south stories


replete with the pubescent scandalous


attal 's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and , dare i say


if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright , then blood work is for you .


right choices


an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities


weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne


does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time


, this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all .


insomnia is one of the year 's best films and


ultimately engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution . '


worthwhile moviegoing experience


so prolonged and boring


saw the film


of paint-by-number romantic comedies


smarter than your average bond .


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


a tragic dimension


it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs .


an admirable reconstruction of terrible events , and a fitting


assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic ,


rarely work in movies now


comic fan


perfectly serviceable


eric schweig and graham greene both exude an air of dignity that 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters .


love song


brutal honesty and respect


the best sequel


its slightly humorous and tender story


a choppy ending


grows on you --


tired , unnecessary retread


better characters , some genuine quirkiness and at least


the dangerous lives of altar boys ' take on adolescence


are enthralling


love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and


true impact


like all great films about a life you never knew existed , it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame .


unnerving suspense


promising , talented , charismatic and tragically


if a horror movie 's primary goal is to frighten and disturb , then they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing , nerve-rattling ride .


inept and artificial


gives the neighborhood -- scenery , vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big , tender hug .


an impossible spot


delightfully charming -- and


of heart or conservative of spirit


has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time


movie version


is that the entire exercise has no real point


but a tedious picture


it actually hurts to watch .


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


be oblivious to the existence of this film


thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances , the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods .


tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points


horrendously


may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film


this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted .


gratingly unfunny groaner


is painfully formulaic and stilted


is often quite rich and exciting


is n't very interesting actually


many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside , and i do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit .


from dawson 's creek


is too amateurishly square


a stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world 's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us


unleashed by a slightly crazed , overtly determined young woman


too blatant


a really cool bit --


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


, i 'd rather watch them on the animal planet .


jumps to the head of the class of women 's films


generates plot points


really , really good


wo n't care


bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film


, inconsistent , dishonest


's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly ,


kinda wrong


in an irresistible junior-high way ,


i 've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese , but at least now we 've got something pretty damn close .


makes up for in heart


the story is predictable , the jokes are typical sandler fare , and the romance with ryder is puzzling .


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


starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points .


are both oscar winners , a fact which , as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs , seems inconceivable


becomes more and more frustrating


called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful


generous


are too immature and unappealing to care about .


guy gets girl


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


thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd .


refreshes the mind and spirit along


is a poster movie , a mediocre tribute to films like them


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


the depth of these two literary figures , and even the times in which they lived


i certainly was n't feeling any of it


, intelligence and verve


real-life story


forceful drama


cold and dead


with a flourish


do that is really funny


is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines .


eric


shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever , a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that 's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives .


painful , obnoxious


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


the emotional heart of happy


, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


terrible events


develop her own film language with conspicuous success


could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own


garcia and the other actors help make the wobbly premise work .


going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal


a very moving and revelatory footnote to the holocaust


maturity


an equally miserable film the following year


adaptation 's success in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay is extraordinary .


your least favorite


a rating of zero


new ground


captivating details


a chiller resolutely without chills .


impression


two-way


happy ending


appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond


is a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller


is dreary and sluggish


needed more emphasis


disappointed


watered down the version of the one


it just goes to show , an intelligent person is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller .


exhilarating but blatantly biased .


smartly directed , grown-up film


ransacks its archives


psychologically revealing .


tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here .


a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties .


light the candles , bring out the cake and


all right , so it 's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast .


an eye-boggling blend


shared by the nation at their sacrifice .


, amy 's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor .


virtuosic


of the great crimes


technically and artistically inept


is fascinating


otherwise dull subjects


like a can of 2-day old coke


the suggested and the unknown


is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture


the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen , the fabulous stains ... crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential


a predictably efficient piece


`` project greenlight '' winner


the humanity of its people


comfort in familiarity


so fascinating


equally great robin williams performance


who embraces a strict moral code


never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti


to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum


's drab .


devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu , and


with his brawny frame and cool , composed delivery


accomplished and richly resonant work


the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge


mindless pace in collision


exquisite trappings


been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format


all its problems


funny , charming and quirky


super - violent , super-serious and super-stupid


a perceptive study


real natural , even-flowing tone


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 .


it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes


compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity


oscar-nominated documentary


its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia ,


scenery , vibe and all --


a fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped


warm up to


's critic-proof , simply because it aims so low


jae-eun jeong 's take care of my cat brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant , expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema .


brutally honest


of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality


a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one 's mother .


undeniable social realism


a dentist drill


, time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film .


every faltering half-step


new release


of irreparable damage


, amusing , tender and heart-wrenching


's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him


, more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else .


where human nature should be ingratiating


acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being


is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears .


disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas


favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing


equally derisive clunker


sorrowfully


'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser


is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical .


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


win a wide summer audience


a ton of laughs


the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year


engages us in constant fits of laughter


of narrative banality


an abused , inner-city autistic


allows the mind to enter and accept another world


on a group of extremely talented musicians


walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome


has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them


about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us


the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series


the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil


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


true cinematic knack


you 're in for a painful ride .


that carries a charge of genuine excitement


to be affected and boring


a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .


a directorial tour de force


endearing and


wayward


the reaction in williams is as visceral as a gut punch


is messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd


otherwise good-naturedness


playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans


precious than perspicacious


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


we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before ,


a hokey piece


at times it 's simply baffling


prescribed


as improbable as this premise may seem , abbass 's understated , shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level , lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life .


something entertaining


the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones .


may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless


it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still , 20 years later .


dynamic first act


draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy , seductive pacing


distinct and very welcome


that it 's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs


yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie


an entertaining british hybrid of comedy , caper thrills and quirky romance


this film is part of that delicate canon


a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings


, the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime 's ` red shoe diaries . '


lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human


, the satire is weak .


seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece


filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner


terrific score


the same old story


in its own aloof , unreachable way it 's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second .


exciting to watch as two last-place basketball


is it as smart


is robotically italicized


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


engaging


a delightful , well-crafted family film


especially well


constrictive eisenhower era


yet the act is still charming here .


peter o'fallon did n't have an original bone in his body


aesthetic experience


is magnificent


a remarkably insightful


of strung-together tv episodes


cherished


this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater , both in america and israel .


'' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney 's great past , or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan


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


is contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive ,


with a company of strictly a-list players


a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murphy deploys two guises and elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect .


the nourishing aspects of love and companionship


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


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


brushes


it 's an ambitious film


is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography


a depressingly retrograde , ` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women .


of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking


though it 's not very well shot or composed or edited , the score is too insistent and the dialogue is frequently overwrought and crudely literal , the film shatters you in waves .


4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly .


whipping


seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string


's a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack


is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times .


of two unrelated shorts that falls far short


the actors ' perfect comic timing


a hole in the head


color and depth , and rather a good time


a little melodramatic , but with enough hope to keep you engaged .


a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue


some genuine spontaneity


is able to overcome the triviality of the story


has had some success with documentaries


this is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out , with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery .


several cliched movie structures : the road movie , the coming-of-age movie


in a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion


the best of them


several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday


strange and compelling


the difference is that i truly enjoyed most of mostly martha while i ne


none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising


comes off as a long


lively intelligence


wonderful performances


the thin veneer of nationalism


cruelly funny twist


see what he could make with a decent budget


, however , manages just to be depressing , as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance .


to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel


for its originality


does n't even qualify as a spoof of such


divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure


a well-intentioned effort that 's still too burdened by the actor


do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any


merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them .


we want the funk - and this movie 's got it .


while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion


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


in the sun


manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it


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


uh , shred ,


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


to pamela 's emotional roller coaster life


steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes


doltish


's as crisp and to the point


is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two


capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy


the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience .


that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action


the only problem is that , by the end , no one in the audience or the film seems to really care .


lighting effects and


wasted potential


of a valentine sealed with a kiss


is a temporal inquiry that shoulders its philosophical burden lightly .


should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title


been edited at all


` what 's the russian word for wow !? '


you love reading and/or poetry


phrase ` fatal script error


no excuse


it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony


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


her nomination as best actress even more


of the same old garbage


rare in the depiction of young women in film


an excruciating film


fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts


watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix --


the cast is top-notch and i predict there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael


well-developed


model


a little less charm


a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother


into that annoying specimen of humanity


this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .


seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither .


so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen .


settles on a consistent tone .


because it 's so bad


is a great film .


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


a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes


easy , comfortable


straightforward and old-fashioned in the best possible senses of both those words


in this pretentious mess


allow the suit to come to life


one splendidly cast pair


of theater history


an undeniably gorgeous , terminally


an athlete


is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine


, stupid and pointless


comes up shorter than britney 's cutoffs


limited but enthusiastic


for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters


... while the humor aspects of ` jason x ' were far more entertaining than i had expected , everything else about the film tanks .


, i do n't see the point


is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film 's thoroughly winning tone .


the worst dialogue


likely to see all year


long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .


spiffy


the worst possibilities


critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development


the central flaw


others , more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ' , or more willing to see with their own eyes , will find morrison 's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating .


of social texture and realism


triumphant ,


impossibly long limbs


star bruce willis


needs to stay afloat in hollywood


recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out


genre gem


some cute moments ,


as immaculate as stuart little 2 is , it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous .


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


a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening


unexpected fable


has been gathering dust on mgm 's shelf


a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being .


will be lulled into a coma


a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience


petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ...


generates little narrative momentum


spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications .


a manically generous christmas


from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up


beguiling freshness


a noble end


found this a remarkable and novel concept


aimless hodgepodge


gives none to the audience


its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes


is deliberately unsettling


more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks , unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema .


to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon )


if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination


as blasphemous and nonsensical


more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ... an amusing little catch


non-firsthand experience


of the funniest jokes of any movie


genuinely pretty


a lack of clarity and audacity


combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs


an american actress who becomes fully english


is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting


funny , touching , smart and complicated


ignites


as the movie dragged on


walled-off


refreshingly unhibited


the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence , and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world .


still rapturous after all these years


self-conscious art drivel


brutally dry satire


most refreshing


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


women torn apart by a legacy of abuse


a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you ca n't wait to see end .


showcases tom hanks as a depression era hit-man in this dark tale of revenge .


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


is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly


the hell cares


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


awe and affection -- and


on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


gorgeous visuals


resourceful hero


-- worst of all --


such high-wattage brainpower


a lingering creepiness one


reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death


a properly spooky film


after the first 10 minutes , which is worth seeing


great acting


well-structured


this will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids .


wonderfully loopy tale


turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count .


every cheap trick


engages us in constant fits of laughter , until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story ,


it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance


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


marvelously entertaining and


the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures


treating female follies


a downward narcotized spiral


this exciting new filmmaker


a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis .


without a fresh infusion of creativity , 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking .


rewarding


intermezzo strain


another key contribution


babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy


enjoyably dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious


been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story , and left off the film 's predictable denouement


wedding


director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film 's music than to the story line ; what 's best about drumline is its energy


( a ) soulless , stupid sequel ...


escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks


like its title character , esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating .


bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans


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


manages to squeeze by on angelina jolie 's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy .


, it delivers the same message as jiri menzel 's closely watched trains and danis tanovic 's no man 's land .


sumptuous


tug at your heart in ways


represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream


`` new best friend ''


mr. polanski is in his element here : alone , abandoned , but still consoled by his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival


a huge sacrifice of character and mood


mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline .


would 've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story , and left off the film 's predictable denouement .


does n't necessarily


beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and


the latter 's attendant intelligence


derivative and hammily acted .


an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) ,


jarring shocks


one-of-a-kind tour de force


's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow .


a children 's party clown


so downbeat and nearly humorless


that delicate canon


usually genuinely worthwhile


thanks to great performances


is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


-- and deeply appealing --


general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music


crude film


defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


really adorable italian guys .


it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .


like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior


loud and boring


to hide the fact that seagal 's overweight and out of shape


everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar


beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling


the same number of continuity errors


if the film has a problem , its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on


the most offensive thing about the movie


a game of ` who 's who ' ... where the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences


should n't have been made


exhilarating new


this story of a determined woman 's courage to find her husband in a war zone offers winning performances and some effecting moments .


a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise


your disgust and your indifference


that the artist 's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film


the waterlogged script


an emotionally satisfying exploration


as claustrophic , suffocating and chilly


short of both adventure and song


list


, passionate


genuinely bone-chilling tale


a smart new comedy


if occasionally flawed ,


a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is ,


stays with you


simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank .


practices


there is n't much there here .


the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it does n't make any sense .


make this worth a peek .


being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel


a testament to de niro and director michael caton-jones


an important , original talent in international cinema


she 's cut open a vein


life and beauty


captures , in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago , the essence of the dogtown experience


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


charm , generosity and diplomacy


a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth .


is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise


the ability to mesmerize , astonish and entertain


its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay ,


may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families


it 's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year


not only is it hokey , manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk , but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches .


unfunny and unentertaining


a movie of technical skill and rare depth of intellect and feeling .


're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic .


fuzzy


... is magnificent


crime


, save your disgust and your indifference


are dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances


not-at-all-good


that buoy the film , and at times , elevate it to a superior crime movie


so distasteful


like a blown-out vein


erotic or sensuous charge


artistically inept


predictable and cloying


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


flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion


keep the story subtle and us in suspense


contains the humor , characterization , poignancy , and intelligence of a bad sitcom


big-fisted


sexy intrigue


'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about


nary an original idea


hate it


represents glossy hollywood at its laziest .


what 's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand


-- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm .


there is a real subject here , and it is handled with intelligence and care .


a soul and


is funny , charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy .


it makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film .


davis ' candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take


this is not a classical dramatic animated feature , nor a hip , contemporary , in-jokey one .


from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories


obvious determination to shock at any cost


to be because it plays everything too safe


a revealing look at the collaborative process and


is far less mature


a half-hearted fluke


some nice twists


pulls off the feat with aplomb


, kissing jessica steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious .


cop flick cliches


crafted , and well executed


it 's dull , spiritless , silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem , going nowhere fast .


some terrific setpieces


decent kid-pleasing


deeply unsettling experience


leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion


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


more dutiful than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat .


more enjoyable than its predecessor


with more holes than clyde barrow 's car


forcing


o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually ,


allen 's underestimated charm delivers more goodies than lumps of coal .


are actually fascinating


somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler , there is a mediocre movie trying to get out .


murderous maids has a lot going for it , not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier .


moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming


painful , horrifying and oppressively tragic , this film should not be missed .


writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew , and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic .


in asia , where ms. shu is an institution


love may have been in the air onscreen , but i certainly was n't feeling any of it


it 's depressing to see how far herzog has fallen .


works nothing short of a minor miracle in unfaithful .


nonsensical and laughable plotting


more a gunfest than a rock concert .


otherwise appalling , and downright creepy


noticeably derivative


retard


mawkish self-parody


based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold


bland but harmless .


is polanski 's best film


phoned-in business as usual .


make this a comedy or serious drama


highly watchable


's often handled in fast-edit , hopped-up fashion


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 '' .


some talented performers


my wife is an actress has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy .


, you 'll enjoy this movie .


walk to remember ''


crass and insulting homage


makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good , dry , reliable textbook


complex and quirky ,


shyamalan offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs , if you will -- that beneath the familiar , funny surface is a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes .


's also uninspired


unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations


some cynical creeps


an appealing veneer


cause loads of irreparable damage


has less spice than a rat burger


the movie 's wildly careening tone


comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting .


uphill or something


the worst


to courage and happiness


sandra bullock , despite downplaying her good looks , carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff .


is enough to save oleander 's uninspired story .


with an original idea for a teen movie


benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story .


such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy , but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go


amusing , but ultimately so


avary seems to care about


map thematically and stylistically , and borrows heavily from lynch , jeunet , and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own


exceptionally good


were it not for the striking , quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose


with it


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


that seem so real in small doses


pummel us


a cut-and-paste


enjoy for a lifetime


blind , crippled , amish people


works spectacularly well ...


know what to make of this italian freakshow


of particular value or merit


that catches you up in something bigger than yourself


a mechanical action-comedy whose seeming purpose is to market the charismatic jackie chan to even younger audiences .


outstanding thrillers


gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake


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


idiotic


the most opaque , self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine


it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely ,


stay away .


tacky and


obscenely bad dark comedy


's a head-turner -- thoughtfully written , beautifully read and , finally , deeply humanizing .


on top of a foundering performance , ( madonna 's ) denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag .


deeply biased , and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe


weighs down the tale with bogus profundities .


elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender


is a bowser


its dark , delicate treatment of these characters


a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch


offers an unexpected window


that breaks your heart


sparkling with ideas


staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films


what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately , it 's moving and it 's talking and it 's occasionally gesturing , sometimes all at once


a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith .


it works well enough , since the thrills pop up frequently , and


of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot


lynne ramsay as an important , original talent in international cinema


something provocative


guilty


dicey


just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract


lightweight but appealing


a cinematic postcard that 's superficial and unrealized


assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


laugh-out-loud


missing from this material


are among the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film .


austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places .


the plot is paper-thin and


with fewer gags to break the tedium .


refuses to evaluate his own work


biologically


in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent


to the road warrior


's a liability


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


amiable but unfocused


may have many agendas


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


a low-rent retread of the alien pictures .


it 's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair .


uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree


freedom to feel contradictory things


maryam is more timely now than ever .


proves tiresome


so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey


, sometimes creepy intimacy


forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot


a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply .


strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth


sexy and romantic


pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy ...


more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now .


this is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion , if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why .


without stickiness


this rather unfocused


dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick


of temptation , salvation and good intentions


the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification , superficiality and silliness .


the chateau ... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters .


a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions --


oddly compelling


the marvelous verdu ,


would be me : fighting off the urge to doze


accident-prone


young hanks and fisk , who vaguely resemble their celebrity parents , bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work .


his trademark misogyny


our moviemakers


suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary


allows his cast members to make creative contributions to the story and dialogue .


dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer


a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness .


the emotion or timelessness of disney 's great past , or even


is funny and pithy


laughs


chin 's film serves up with style and empathy


the script is smart , not cloying .


a complete waste of time


at last


two directors with far less endearing disabilities


has little to do with the story


is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message


it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in .


form a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically , through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people .


for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger


simple-minded


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


appealingly manic and energetic


an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers


the boobs are fantasti


further


, the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter .


one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there 's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations .


interested in the sights and sounds of battle


rent those movies instead


showcases the city 's old-world charm


motivated by nothing short of dull , brain-deadening hangover


fast-paced


it 's neither as sappy as big daddy nor as anarchic as happy gilmore or the waterboy , but it has its moments .


more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned


a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers


strong first act


trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great


lisa rinzler 's cinematography may be lovely , but love liza 's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout , maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension


a great saturday night live sketch


, but how long will filmmakers copy the `` saving private ryan '' battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time ?


a very well-meaning movie , and it


pretty bad


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


make for a winning , heartwarming yarn .


, overlong , and bombastic


it 's far tamer than advertised


deficit


well-balanced


sending the audience straight to hell


very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable


winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand .


watch witherspoon 's talents


it 's defiantly and delightfully against the grain .


summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle


prove to be ( tsai 's ) masterpiece


rare and lightly entertaining


if nothing else , `` rollerball '' 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.


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


keep people going in this crazy life


swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .


relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and


so devoid of pleasure or sensuality


gorgeous locales


an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary


mopping up


straight-ahead


barbershop '' is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story .


steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology


they presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson , however entertainingly presented , so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes .


often-funny drama


farts , urine , feces , semen


, the film becomes predictably conventional .


reluctant


it was just a matter of ` eh . '


love-struck


plenty of baggage


the fantastic and


about the santa clause 2 , purportedly a children 's movie ,


more grueling and time-consuming


clearly well-intentioned


like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny .


keeps lifting the pedestal higher


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


is impossible to find the film anything but


seemingly irreconcilable


becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .


fact and fancy with such confidence


it 's fun , but it 's a real howler .


it 's never dull and always looks good .


highly cerebral


animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame


to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time


definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category


's with the unexplained baboon cameo


a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youth market .


antonio banderas


does have its charms .


, i ca n't compare friday after next to them


if you can get past the taboo subject matter , it will be well worth your time .


opportunity to embrace small , sweet ` evelyn


mumbles his way through the movie


( washington 's ) strong hand , keen eye , sweet spirit and good taste are reflected in almost every scene .


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 .


pompous and garbled


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


found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime


good actors , even kingsley


the author 's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling .


are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting .


which somehow snagged an oscar nomination


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


the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season


will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy .


is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .


fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


wait for your pay per view dollar


the hypnotic imagery and fragmentary tale


implodes


've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch


a phony relationship


a pleasing ,


compelling motion


one of the great films about movie love


down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito


a low-key , organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow


suffering


come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc


a gentle and engrossing character study .


is good all round , but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons .


, director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors .


swept away by the sheer beauty of his images


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


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


seems terrified of the book 's irreverent energy , and scotches most of its élan , humor , bile , and irony


brilliance


is n't world championship material


deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell .


moderately successful


fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country


like an all-star salute


does not rely on dumb gags , anatomical humor , or character cliches


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


crude storyline


insultingly inept and artificial examination


is a whole lot of fun


be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least )


of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts


madonna is one helluva singer .


the el cheapo margaritas


if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy


great and a terrible story


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


inuit masterpiece


infuriating film .


adaptation is intricately constructed and in a strange way nails all of orlean 's themes without being a true adaptation of her book


tends to plod


worth a summertime look-see


have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture


the lively intelligence of the artists


be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure


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


`` ambitious failure


blank yearning


in the face that 's simultaneously painful and refreshing


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


but mr. polanski creates images even more haunting than those in mr. spielberg 's 1993 classic .


creative composure


gory mayhem ''


an impeccable sense


ferrara 's best film in years


cherish '


ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance .


excellent companion piece


poorly written , murky and weakly acted


instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence .


smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction


a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns


a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters .


richly detailed , deftly executed


, for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway , the hours represents two of those well spent


in the process created a masterful work of art of their own


had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


quite beautiful


in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying


the finest films


got me grinning .


no worse a film than breaking out , and breaking out


as tiresome as 9 seconds


wo n't fly with most intelligent viewers .


such master screenwriting


showtime 's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks


it 's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest .


unique director 's


understanding of the expressive power of the camera


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


now we 've got something pretty damn close


keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats


the real star of this movie is the score , as in the songs translate well to film


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


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


kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast , and


such a blip on the year 's radar screen


is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films


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


an action/thriller


shows crushingly little curiosity about , or is ill-equipped to examine , the interior lives of the characters in his film , much less incorporate them into his narrative .


together with efficiency and an affection for the period


unexpectedly giddy viewing


to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by charlie kaufman and his twin brother , donald , and directed by spike jonze


meaningful historical context


waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie


a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights


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


is twice as bestial but half as funny


terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters


is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously


, fierce grace reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one .


most enjoyable


, i hate myself most mornings .


as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles


sweet , funny ,


are flat


make paid in full worth seeing .


make it as much fun as reading an oversized picture book before bedtime .


victimized


the film to drag on for nearly three hours


what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .


well-written as sexy beast


that even tunney ca n't save


the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed ,


our close ties with animals


as they may be , the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy .


stunningly


is life affirming and heartbreaking , sweet without the decay factor , funny and sad


inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor


fails to overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes


a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama .


emotionally devastating


sits in the place where a masterpiece should be .


its namesake proud


after a while


with unimaginable demons


the grossest movie


catch the pitch of his poetics , savor the pleasure of his sounds and images ,


a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting , shooting or post-production stages .


ensemble cast romances recently


makes us believe she is kahlo


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


charmless witch


into elaborate choreography


too simplistic to maintain interest


goddammit


like having a real film of nijinsky


worst kind


sermonize


be a breath of fresh air


bang-bang , shoot-em-up scene


drink to excess , piss on trees , b.s. one another


instantly know whodunit


the atmosphere


all-time low


me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week 's reign of fire


deliberately and skillfully uses


the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first .


an ungainly movie , ill-fitting


there are many definitions of ` time waster ' but


the plot has a number of holes


the mothman prophecies , which is mostly a bore


a thoughtful , reverent portrait of what is essentially a subculture , with its own rules regarding love and family , governance and hierarchy .


hitchcockian suspense


deadly dull


fine , focused piece


anyone not into high-tech splatterfests


a highly spirited , imaginative kid 's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god stuck in heaven because he 's afraid of his best-known creation ?


who ca n't act


nubile young actors


impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise


where one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity


it is about irrational , unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity


does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject


rumor , a muddled drama about coming to terms with death ,


sets animation back 30 years , musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50 .


other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents .


ridiculous and


fade amid the deliberate , tiresome ugliness


found the perfect material


that the era of the intelligent , well-made b movie is long gone


convince us of that all on their own


fine


what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents


irreparably drags the film down .


berry 's saucy ,


, eight crazy nights is a total misfire .


too amateurishly square


terribly monotonous


it 's the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more .


and unoriginal mess


the extent to which it succeeds is impressive .


so insanely stupid


's a rock-solid little genre picture


of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition


enjoyable film


horrors !


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


that makes as much of a mess as this one


be particularly innovative


a heartening tale


though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity , ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions ...


a cheap , ludicrous attempt at serious horror .


own staggeringly unoriginal terms


can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey 's considerable talents are wasted in it .


the only thing i laughed at


is too insistent


to squeeze a few laughs out of the material


feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .


, at 66 , has stopped challenging himself


leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt 's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying


relatively flavorless


subversive


mind-numbingly , indescribably bad


the story line may be 127 years old , but el crimen del padre amaro ... could n't be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption within the catholic establishment .


and unsettling subject matter


exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise .


to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other


he will once again be an honest and loving one


promises is a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish .


trip tripe


unsuccessful


their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic


into an excruciating film


as beautiful , desirable ,


unusual , food-for-thought cinema that 's as entertaining as it is instructive


bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness .


suffer '


an admirably dark first script by brent hanley


rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results .


of genres that just does n't work


slowed down by a stroke


blatant product placement


been lost in the translation


little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating


to triumph over a scrooge or two


this starts off with a 1950 's doris day feel and it gets very ugly , very fast


an invaluable service


brisk


a sappy , preachy one


gone straight to video


an ultra-loud blast


several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is .


asylum material


clean


astonishingly pivotal role


's an odd show , pregnant with moods , stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise


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


seems to remain an unchanged dullard


winning story


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


of the year 's most intriguing movie experiences


i liked the movie , but


fondness


stamina and vitality


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


magical


elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .


alexandre


that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel .


is richly detailed , deftly executed and utterly absorbing .


feeble


you 're a fan of the series


this mess of a movie


mcgrath


provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense imax screen .


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


bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) , an interesting racial tension , and a storyline that i have n't encountered since at least pete 's dragon


's best


is visually smart , cleverly written


; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes , '


with passion


director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time


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


is a subzero version of monsters , inc. , without the latter 's imagination


at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting


straight-ahead thriller


quite simply , should n't have been made


into a cinematic poem


assume is just another day of brit cinema


, you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen .


the sense of fierce competition


an infectious enthusiasm


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


does n't work as either


how horrible


elevates the material above pat inspirational status


it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed .


is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next


it is hard to resist


a domestic unit finding their way to joy


gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake


environmental pollution


alternating between facetious comic parody and pulp melodrama , this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life .


katzenberg


funny , sexy


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


, but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances


run out screaming


is richer than anticipated


a sexy , peculiar and always entertaining costume drama


a tone of rueful compassion ... reverberates throughout this film , whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events .


boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse


intrigue and human-scale characters


a crisp psychological drama ( and )


attracting


entertaining , if somewhat standardized ,


blue crush , a late-summer surfer girl entry , should be as entertaining as it is


where this was lazy but enjoyable


hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses


traditional layers of awakening and ripening and


's unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year .


though flawed


the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen


mediocre


feels like a cold old man going through the motions .


ca n't even


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


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


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


very well shot


an ideal


manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun


wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work .


another visit


clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is .


actually make a pretty good team


it may be a no-brainer , but at least it 's a funny no-brainer


a four star performance


not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us


breaks no new ground


mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls .


ill-equipped


alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking


than indecent proposal


is contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive , with an inconclusive ending


might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy


godard 's ode to tackling life 's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess


who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop


may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard


certainly not without merit


leguizamo 's best movie work so far ,


too fancy


fulfill its own ambitious goals


his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace


while obviously aimed at kids , the country bears ... should keep parents amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio .


an emotional wallop


is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow


speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be .


a delightful lark for history buffs


obnoxiously


we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before , but there 's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again .


the extreme generation '


is not easily dismissed or forgotten .


this painfully unfunny farce


it looks good , sonny


on badly-rendered cgi effects


i found it slow , predictable and not very amusing .


his audience an epiphany


its unadorned view


the material is so second-rate


where 's the movie here ?


metaphor


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


of ' a nightmare


boring before i see this piece of crap again


we hate ( madonna ) within the film 's first five minutes , and


control-alt-delete simone as quickly


an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain


given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece


the huskies are beautiful ,


suitably anonymous chiller


convinced of its own brilliance


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


a conventional , but well-crafted film about a historic legal battle in ireland over a man


is too busy


's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned


making kahlo 's art a living , breathing part of the movie ,


is anything but languorous


for the character at all stages of her life


been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky


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


heart-pounding suspense


wo n't hold up over the long haul


has the usual impossible stunts


the most consistently funny


's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels


sexual jealousy , resentment and the fine


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


silly-looking morlocks


( lin chung 's ) voice is rather unexceptional ,


glib


the striking , quietly vulnerable personality


wonderful ensemble cast


often funny way


loves a david and goliath story


is the power of love


a talk that appeals to me


static set ups ,


stirring tribute


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


the subject with fondness and respect


reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race


the locale ... remains far more interesting than the story at hand .


mindless pace


might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and sounds


very depressing


governmental odds


he 's the best brush in the business


a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange .


is a very funny , heartwarming film


the best movie in many a moon about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times leave us stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites .


as best actress


safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter


watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix


into a really funny movie


humorous


too goodly , wise and knowing or downright comically evil


it does n't disappoint .


-- however canned --


offers an aids subtext , skims over the realities of gay sex , and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves


lazily


appeal


gut-wrenching examination


works so well for the first 89 minutes , but


to merit such superficial treatment


is a small gem


peaked


kudos to the most enchanting film of the year .


a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off .


irrational


comedy , caper thrills and


equally distasteful


shared by the nation


are too immature and unappealing to care about


a fairly irresistible package


where its recent predecessor miserably


a great performance


its courageousness ,


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


all the scenic appeal of a cesspool


george 's haplessness and


her agreeably startling use of close-ups


that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain


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


that deserves a chance to shine


's a lyrical endeavor .


the film 's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original , but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters .


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


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


lousy way


love , memory


the working class to life


that , quite simply , should n't have been made


the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics


a portrait of alienation so perfect ,


ugly , revolting


schepisi , 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 lousy john q


mike white 's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor


warm , inviting


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


worst way


in its poetic symbolism


a happy , heady jumble


the 3-d vistas from orbit


an endearing cast


glaring


remind one of a really solid woody allen film , with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing


nudity


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


rolling your eyes


she loves them to pieces


to make a big splash .


offers an aids subtext , skims over the realities of gay sex , and


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


is still charming here


a real shame


no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge


the world 's best actors


the visual panache , the comic touch ,


accused of being a bit undisciplined


the silver screen


a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing


complaining


it is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see .


is repeated at least four times .


the evocative imagery and gentle , lapping rhythms of this film


also need movies like tim mccann 's revolution no. 9 .


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


savory and hilarious


appealing leads


has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic


has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself


ranges from bad to bodacious


as dumb and cheesy as they may be , the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy .


bitter


relatively gore-free


, but i suspect it might deliver again and again .


is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn


inadequately


all-around good time


exceptional detail


its own meager weight


the best of the pierce brosnan james bond films to date .


neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers , the movie is n't tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price .


jaw-dropping action sequences ,


of political corruption


fun-loving


allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another


is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .


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


turns very dark and very funny


junk-calorie suspense tropes


unentertaining


ambiguous ending


... simultaneously degrades its characters , its stars and its audience .


also treats the subject with fondness and respect


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


add


curiously , he waters it down , turning grit and vulnerability into light reading


believable


with minimal imagination


a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down .


he was reading the minds of the audience .


dramatically satisfying heroine


musicals back


something fishy


acted meditation on both the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow , painful healing process that has followed in their wake


portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety


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


you will likely prefer to keep on watching .


to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this


quite makes it to the boiling point , but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time .


a stirring , funny and finally transporting re-imagining of beauty and the beast and 1930s horror films


cruelly


nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving


is one of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works , but also one of his most uncanny


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


trusts the story it sets out to tell


the result is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel .


that plays things so nice


be post-feminist breezy


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


such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one


a refreshing and comical spin


loads of irreparable damage


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 .


playful respite


as miraculous as its dreamworks makers


, purpose and emotionally bruised characters


direct hit


it 's a quirky , off-beat project .


its execution and skill of its cast


of magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death , both pro and con , for adults


the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical


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


but its just not a thrilling movie


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she 's cut open a vein


forgettable


that is slow to those of us in middle age


relying on the viewer to do most of the work


insufferable


a decent ` intro ' documentary


the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard , but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree


scoring high


artsy fantasy sequences --


when are bears bears and


impossible to care about


's too much syrup and not enough fizz


overly long and worshipful bio-doc .


something a little more special behind it


high-profile talent


of shakespeare 's better known tragedies


thought-provoking and often-funny drama


together , miller , kuras and the actresses make personal velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey .


chan 's uniqueness


looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer .


tick-tock


sloughs one 's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot


driven by a natural sense for what works


steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious


the cast is top-notch and i predict there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael .


, pasty lumpen


surprisingly ` solid ' achievement


slip into hokum


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


the third revenge of the nerds sequel


narc is all menace and atmosphere .


's enough to watch huppert scheming , with her small , intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain , and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins


inspired portrait


is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals


sensuous and spirited


awfully hard


elegant and


shines on all the characters ,


oleander 's uninspired story


at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance


roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information .


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


cultivation


a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except


you 're desperate for the evening to end .


insufferably naive .


come during that final , beautiful scene


class warfare


nice rhythm


evans ' career


the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time , and in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed


presents a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation .


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


's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure


reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds


a stunning new young talent in one


five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ;


predecessors


is that it stinks


your first instinct


a thoughtful movie ,


of elizabeth berkley 's flopping dolphin-gasm


being good


have to pay if you want to see it


friendship , love , and the truth