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martyr gets royally screwed and comes back for more .

this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention , than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment .

a `` black austin powers ? ''

less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is .

for all its plot twists , and some of them verge on the bizarre as the film winds down , blood work is a strong , character-oriented piece .

the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions lose their luster when flattened onscreen .

sluggish , tonally uneven .

what could have easily become a cold , calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking .

`` interview '' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into .

as it stands it 's an opera movie for the buffs .

intelligent and moving .

guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it 's not scary in the slightest .

a stylistic romp that 's always fun to watch .

for 95 often hilarious minutes , -lrb- cho -rrb- riffs on the diciness of colonics , on straight versus gay personal ads , on how men would act if they had periods , and on the perils of a certain outré sexual practice .

it says a lot about a filmmaker when he can be wacky without clobbering the audience over the head and still maintain a sense of urgency and suspense .

a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait , shot in artful , watery tones of blue , green and brown .

examines its explosive subject matter as nonjudgmentally as wiseman 's previous studies of inner-city high schools , hospitals , courts and welfare centers .

the movie is essentially a series of fleetingly interesting actors ' moments .

huppert and girardot give performances of exceptional honesty .

where 's the movie here ?

the film is about the relationships rather than about the outcome .

it does n't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that .

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

if you really want to understand what this story is really all about , you 're far better served by the source material .

swimming is above all about a young woman 's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings , it succeeds .

` the war of the roses , ' trailer-trash style .

is red dragon worthy of a place alongside the other hannibal movies ?

it trusts the story it sets out to tell .

boy oh boy , it 's a howler .

an overwrought taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship .

only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience .

stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy , the film operates nicely off the element of surprise , and the large cast is solid .

same guy with both hats .

... in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes .

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

an exhilarating serving of movie fluff .

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

circuit queens wo n't learn a thing , they 'll be too busy cursing the film 's strategically placed white sheets .

a tremendous piece of work .

-lrb- crystal and de niro -rrb- manage to squeeze out some good laughs but not enough to make this silly con job sing .

a pretty funny movie , with most of the humor coming , as before , from the incongruous but chemically perfect teaming of crystal and de niro .

... a fairly disposable yet still entertaining b picture .

our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and i know this because i 've seen ` jackass : the movie . '

ozpetek joins the ranks of those gay filmmakers who have used the emigre experience to explore same-sex culture in ways that elude the more nationally settled .

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

represents something very close to the nadir of the thriller\/horror genre .

this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen , but it 's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep .

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

-lrb- leigh -rrb- has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors -lrb- improvised over many months -rrb- and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable .

director douglas mcgrath takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading .

gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' - standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth .

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

fortunately , you still have that option .

this follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric peter .

ca n't seem to get anywhere near the story 's center .

if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire , it probably would look a lot like this alarming production , adapted from anne rice 's novel the vampire chronicles .

... the one thing this wild film has that other imax films do n't : chimps , lots of chimps , all blown up to the size of a house .

do n't hate el crimen del padre amaro because it 's anti-catholic .

the acting is n't much better .

a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s .

another best of the year selection .

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

the overall effect is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude .

robin williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role .

oh , and booty call .

arliss howard 's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love , meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws .

` the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . '

in that setting , their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting .

it 's a drawling , slobbering , lovable run-on sentence of a film , a southern gothic with the emotional arc of its raw blues soundtrack .

literary purists may not be pleased , but as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes , it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds .

tunney , brimming with coltish , neurotic energy , holds the screen like a true star .

since lee is a sentimentalist , the film is more worshipful than your random e !

crikey indeed .

spy-vs .

sex with strangers will shock many with its unblinking frankness .

more of an intriguing curiosity than a gripping thriller .

great performances , stylish cinematography and a gritty feel help make gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience .

the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes , and it 's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is .

what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers .

what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .

this off-putting french romantic comedy is sure to test severely the indulgence of fans of amélie .

but while the highly predictable narrative falls short , treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold .

there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series , but i would n't be interested in knowing any of them personally .

with freeman and judd , i 'll at least remember their characters .

drawing on an irresistible , languid romanticism , byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth .

the cast comes through even when the movie does n't .

mike leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life

it 's all entertaining enough , but do n't look for any hefty anti-establishment message in what is essentially a whip-crack of a buddy movie that ends with a whimper .

even better than the first one !

i ca n't recommend it .

poor ben bratt could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions .

when a movie has stuck around for this long , you know there 's something there .

a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film .

even if you 've seen `` stomp '' -lrb- the stage show -rrb- , you still have to see this !

it looks much more like a cartoon in the end than the simpsons ever has .

despite these annoyances , the capable clayburgh and tambor really do a great job of anchoring the characters in the emotional realities of middle age .

despite its raucous intent , xxx is as conventional as a nike ad and as rebellious as spring break .

while this has the making of melodrama , the filmmaker cuts against this natural grain , producing a work that 's more interested in asking questions than in answering them .

the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance , and the writing is tight and truthful , full of funny situations and honest observations .

its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people 's lives cross and change , buffeted by events seemingly out of their control , is intriguing , provocative stuff .