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a work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry .
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instead , he focuses on the anguish that can develop when one mulls leaving the familiar to traverse uncharted ground .
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if there 's one big point to promises , it 's that nothing can change while physical and psychological barriers keep the sides from speaking even one word to each other .
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this is one baaaaaaaaad movie .
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maggie smith as the ya-ya member with the o2-tank will absolutely crack you up with her crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment .
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granddad of le nouvelle vague , jean-luc godard continues to baffle the faithful with his games of hide-and-seek .
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brims with passion : for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life .
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self-congratulatory , misguided , and ill-informed , if nonetheless compulsively watchable .
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there are a few chuckles , but not a single gag sequence that really scores , and the stars seem to be in two different movies .
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photographed with melancholy richness and eloquently performed yet also decidedly uncinematic .
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spectacular in every sense of the word , even if you don ' t know an orc from a uruk-hai .
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if i have to choose between gorgeous animation and a lame story -lrb- like , say , treasure planet -rrb- or so-so animation and an exciting , clever story with a batch of appealing characters , i 'll take the latter every time .
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it 's a lovely , eerie film that casts an odd , rapt spell .
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one fantastic -lrb- and educational -rrb- documentary .
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one of those staggeringly well-produced , joylessly extravagant pictures that keep whooshing you from one visual marvel to the next , hastily , emptily .
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a funny and touching film that is gorgeously acted by a british cast to rival gosford park 's .
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an incoherent jumble of a film that 's rarely as entertaining as it could have been .
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i love the robust middle of this picture .
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children of the century , though well dressed and well made , ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers .
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there is so much plodding sensitivity .
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intriguing and downright intoxicating .
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so brisk is wang 's pacing that none of the excellent cast are given air to breathe .
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with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof , which they is n't , it is more likely to induce sleep than fright .
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with jump cuts , fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics , yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is .
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except it 's much , much better .
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good fun , good action , good acting , good dialogue , good pace , good cinematography .
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they exist for hushed lines like `` they 're back ! ''
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is that it 's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime .
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jason patric and ray liotta make for one splendidly cast pair .
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there 's no clear picture of who killed bob crane .
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if you adored the full monty so resoundingly that you 're dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting , then this should keep you reasonably entertained .
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not a bad premise , but the execution is lackluster at best .
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insightfully written , delicately performed
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in my opinion , analyze that is not as funny or entertaining as analyze this , but it is a respectable sequel .
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the directing and story are disjointed , flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor 's doorstep .
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it 's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer .
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you 'll cry for your money back .
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this little film is so slovenly done , so primitive in technique , that it ca n't really be called animation .
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another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke - at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting .
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clayburgh and tambor are charming performers ; neither of them deserves eric schaeffer .
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the pitch must have read like a discarded house beautiful spread .
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a slam-bang extravaganza that is all about a wild-and-woolly , wall-to-wall good time .
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life on the rez is no picnic : this picture shows you why .
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what you expect is just what you get ... assuming the bar of expectations has n't been raised above sixth-grade height .
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when the violence actually shocked ?
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aloof and lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships .
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an ambitious , serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong ; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance .
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while parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville 's plotline , they and a fully engaged supporting cast ... have made the old boy 's characters more quick-witted than any english lit major would have thought possible .
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the aaa of action , xxx is a blast of adrenalin , rated eee for excitement .
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it 's all surface psychodramatics .
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less-than-compelling documentary of a yiddish theater clan .
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it 's a documentary that says that the alternate sexuality meant to set you free may require so much relationship maintenance that celibacy can start looking good .
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scott delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario .
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possession is in the end an honorable , interesting failure .
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no amount of burning , blasting , stabbing , and shooting can hide a weak script .
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has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it 's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick .
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hollywood 's answer to an air ball .
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stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed .
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the film virtually chokes on its own self-consciousness .
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the characters are interesting and the relationship between yosuke and saeko is worth watching as it develops , but there 's not enough to the story to fill two hours .
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a genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama .
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the farcical elements seemed too pat and familiar to hold my interest , yet its diverting grim message is a good one .
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parents , on the other hand , will be ahead of the plot at all times , and there is n't enough clever innuendo to fil
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a delightful , if minor , pastry of a movie .
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a sexy , surprising romance ... idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger .
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barely .
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there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming -lrb- without a thick shmear of the goo , at least -rrb- , but `` elling '' manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year 's most enjoyable releases .
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as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy , kissing jessica steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious .
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most of the film feels conceived and shot on the fly -- like between lunch breaks for shearer 's radio show and his simpson voice-overs .
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one of the worst movies of the year .
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the best drug addition movies are usually depressing but rewarding .
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like brosnan 's performance , evelyn comes from the heart .
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a fast-paced , glitzy but extremely silly piece .
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the result , however well-intentioned , is ironically just the sort of disposable , kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today 's hollywood .
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the catch is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders .
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proves mainly that south korean filmmakers can make undemanding action movies with all the alacrity of their hollywood counterparts .
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how about starting with a more original story instead of just slapping extreme humor and gross-out gags on top of the same old crap ?
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a very familiar tale , one that 's been told by countless filmmakers about italian - , chinese - , irish - , latin - , indian - , russian - and other hyphenate american young men struggling to balance conflicting cultural messages .
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marvelously entertaining and deliriously joyous documentary .
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as a vehicle to savour binoche 's skill , the film is well worthwhile .
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steers , in his feature film debut , has created a brilliant motion picture .
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the pleasure of read my lips is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string .
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this would-be ` james bond for the extreme generation ' pic is one big , dumb action movie .
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initial strangeness inexorably gives way to rote sentimentality and mystical tenderness becomes narrative expedience .
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evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story , but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention .
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characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle .
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a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise , it is n't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films .
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it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning .
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is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house .
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an example of quiet , confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet , charming tale of intergalactic friendship .
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` would n't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it 's like on the other side of the bra ? '
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the origin story is well told , and the characters will not disappoint anyone who values the original comic books .
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cuaron repeatedly , perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it , giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective .
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the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie .
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reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark , while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition .
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`` frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story , but it turns out to be significantly different -lrb- and better -rrb- than most films with this theme .
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gaghan captures the half-lit , sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms , a subtlety that makes the silly , over-the-top coda especially disappointing .
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a movie that at its best does n't just make the most out of its characters ' flaws but insists on the virtue of imperfection .
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elegantly produced and expressively performed , the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy .
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you really have to salute writer-director haneke -lrb- he adapted elfriede jelinek 's novel -rrb- for making a film that is n't nearly as graphic but much more powerful , brutally shocking and difficult to watch .