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you have enough finely tuned acting to compensate for the movie 's failings .

the movie obviously seeks to re-create the excitement of such '50s flicks as jules verne 's ' 20,000 leagues under the sea ' and the george pal version of h.g. wells ' ` the time machine . '

i ca n't remember the last time i saw an audience laugh so much during a movie , but there 's only one problem ... it 's supposed to be a drama .

the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film since jack carter went back to newcastle , the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and , at times , blood .

it might not be 1970s animation , but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story , bad writing , and the same old silliness .

stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by dustin hoffman that is revelatory .

one gets the impression the creators of do n't ask do n't tell laughed a hell of a lot at their own jokes .

bread , my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it .

i believe silberling had the best intentions here , but he just does n't have the restraint to fully realize them .

the philosophical musings of the dialogue jar against the tawdry soap opera antics of the film 's action in a way that is surprisingly enjoyable .

some people want the ol' ball-and-chain and then there are those who just want the ball and chain .

you 'll forget about it by monday , though , and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste , so will your kids .

you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time .

it 's hard to imagine any recent film , independent or otherwise , that makes as much of a mess as this one .

there 's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot , and cq shimmers with it .

it 's all pretty tame .

it 's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars

mr. koshashvili is a director to watch .

about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come .

the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed , and kurys ' direction is clever and insightful .

there 's a bit of thematic meat on the bones of queen of the damned , as its origins in an anne rice novel dictate , but generally , it 's a movie that emphasizes style over character and substance .

the sequel is everything the original was not : contrived , overblown and tie-in ready .

but , for that , why not watch a documentary ?

an immensely entertaining look at some of the unsung heroes of 20th century pop music .

the action scenes have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup , while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up .

it 's difficult to discern if this is a crazy work of disturbed genius or merely 90 minutes of post-adolescent electra rebellion .

an effortlessly accomplished and richly resonant work .

broomfield is energized by volletta wallace 's maternal fury , her fearlessness , and because of that , his film crackles .

a fiercely clever and subtle film , capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries .

davis has energy , but she does n't bother to make her heroine 's book sound convincing , the gender-war ideas original , or the comic scenes fly .

the images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos , particularly where whitaker 's misfit artist is concerned .

a preposterously melodramatic paean to gang-member teens in brooklyn circa 1958 .

eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring .

a good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance .

comes across as a relic from a bygone era , and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible .

the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .

this is a nervy , risky film , and villeneuve has inspired croze to give herself over completely to the tormented persona of bibi .

an easy watch , except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character .

though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .

instead , it 'll only put you to sleep .

the only way to tolerate this insipid , brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers .

the comedy is nonexistent .

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

romantic , riveting and handsomely animated .

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

with not a lot of help from the screenplay -lrb- proficient , but singularly cursory -rrb- , -lrb- testud -rrb- acts with the feral intensity of the young bette davis .

spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune , short of profound characterizations

-lrb- less a movie than -rrb- an appalling , odoriferous thing ... so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you 'll want to crawl up your own \*\*\* in embarrassment .

less worrying about covering all the drama in frida 's life and more time spent exploring her process of turning pain into art would have made this a superior movie .

a fifty car pileup of cliches .

will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it .

one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced .

the result is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking .

as a science fiction movie , `` minority report '' astounds .

it does give you a peek .

the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment .

below is well below expectations .

at just over an hour , home movie will leave you wanting more , not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face .

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

dong shows how intolerance has the power to deform families , then tear them apart .

peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments .

whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .

parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults .

a good music documentary , probably one of the best since the last waltz .

as social exposé , skins has its heart in the right place , but that 's not much to hang a soap opera on .

interesting , but not compelling .

the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie .

the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .

the reason to see `` sade '' lay with the chemistry and complex relationship between the marquis -lrb- auteil -rrb- and emilie -lrb- le besco -rrb- .

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

a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick , bartleby performs neither one very well .

as happily glib and vicious as its characters .

... has its moments , but ultimately , its curmudgeon does n't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites .

overall , interesting as a documentary -- but not very imaxy .

what puzzles me is the lack of emphasis on music in britney spears ' first movie .

the movie 's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating , though , even if the movie itself does n't stand a ghost of a chance .

extremely well acted by the four primary actors , this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten .

a perfectly respectable , perfectly inoffensive , easily forgettable film .

ms. hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda 's ultimate fate .

writer-director david jacobson and his star , jeremy renner , have made a remarkable film that explores the monster 's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted .

holds limited appeal to those who like explosions , sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp .

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

alas , another breathless movie about same !

strange , funny , twisted , brilliant and macabre .

the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .

cool gadgets and creatures keep this fresh .

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

while maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity , this sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman 's warmest .

the byplay and bickering between the now spy-savvy siblings , carmen -lrb- vega -rrb- and juni -lrb- sabara -rrb- cortez , anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take .

it 's sweet , funny , charming , and completely delightful .

there are many definitions of ` time waster ' but this movie must surely be one of them .

i can easily imagine benigni 's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial .

what more can be expected from a college comedy that 's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school ?

aggravating and tedious .

formula 51 has dulled your senses faster and deeper than any recreational drug on the market .

kurys never shows why , of all the period 's volatile romantic lives , sand and musset are worth particular attention .

this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn .

just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence ... lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm .

-lrb- fiji diver rusi vulakoro and the married couple howard and michelle hall -rrb- show us the world they love and make us love it , too .

were it not for a sentimental resolution that explains way more about cal than does the movie or the character any good , freundlich 's world traveler might have been one of the more daring and surprising american movies of the year .