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if that does n't clue you in that something 's horribly wrong , nothing will .

this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience .

it 's not an easy one to review .

ultimately , in the history of the academy , people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002 .

a puzzling experience .

the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .

what makes barbershop so likable , with all its flaws , is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies .

it pulls the rug out from under you , just when you 're ready to hate one character , or really sympathize with another character , something happens to send you off in different direction .

this is for the most part a useless movie , even with a great director at the helm .

-lrb- reaches -rrb- wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair .

the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved ... this makes it not only a detailed historical document , but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture .

gibney and jarecki just want to string the bastard up .

for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .

unfortunately , we 'd prefer a simple misfire .

when in doubt , the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack , throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip .

... a true delight .

an awful snooze .

does n't really add up to much .

an interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse , three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama .

a new film from bill plympton , the animation master , is always welcome .

watching `` ending '' is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor 's garage sale .

a thriller made from a completist 's checklist rather than with a cultist 's passion .

cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos , but there are no movies of nijinsky , so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge .

may be the most undeserving victim of critical overkill since town and country .

its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters , but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers .

nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .

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

`` white oleander , '' the movie , is akin to a reader 's digest condensed version of the source material .

high drama , disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky .

has its moments , but it 's pretty far from a treasure .

goes a long way on hedonistic gusto .

schnieder bounces around with limp wrists , wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers , twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that 's enough to sustain laughs ...

a wonderfully speculative character study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture .

matches neorealism 's impact by showing the humanity of a war-torn land filled with people who just want to live their lives .

the central character is n't complex enough to hold our interest .

it 's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers do n't make often enough .

the action sequences are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series .

the work of an exhausted , desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way .

the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material .

no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild .

acting can not be acted .

comes off like a bad imitation of the bard .

the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste .

it 's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax .

resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche .

the director and her capable cast appear to be caught in a heady whirl of new age-inspired good intentions , but the spell they cast is n't the least bit mesmerizing .

a movie that feels like the pilot episode of a new teen-targeted action tv series .

a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot .

the sentimental cliches mar an otherwise excellent film .

hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight to shyamalan 's self-important summer fluff .

this is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull .

you wo n't look at religious fanatics -- or backyard sheds -- the same way again .

the combination of lightness and strictness in this instance gives italian for beginners an amiable aimlessness that keeps it from seeming predictably formulaic .

eyre is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee .

in questioning the election process , payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies , but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess , with or without access to the ballot box .

not bad , but not all that good .

there 's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start , they fall to pieces .

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

old people will love this movie , and i mean that in the nicest possible way : last orders will touch the heart of anyone old enough to have earned a 50-year friendship .

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 .

the only entertainment you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles -- several of them .

the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming .

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

amazingly dopey .

the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it

romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong .

combines improbable melodrama -lrb- gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas -rrb- with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end , we are undeniably touched .

there 's a thin line between likably old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy , and the count of monte cristo ... never quite settles on either side .

you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that 's the mark of a documentary that works .

i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening , but it 's stupid .

writer\/director david caesar ladles on the local flavour with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza .

the journey to the secret 's eventual discovery is a separate adventure , and thrill enough .

roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion .

it 's soulful and unslick , and that 's apparently just what -lrb- aniston -rrb- has always needed to grow into a movie career .

like blended shades of lipstick , these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs .

devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower .

has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies ...

tells a fascinating , compelling story .

a plodding look at the french revolution through the eyes of aristocrats .

ah , what the hell .

like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop , comedian runs out of steam after a half hour .

... gripping and handsome execution , -lrb- but -rrb- there is n't much about k-19 that 's unique or memorable .

one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids , children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation .

devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu , and the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking .

beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and recreating it an in an african idiom .

the punch lines that miss , unfortunately , outnumber the hits by three-to-one .

michel piccoli 's moving performance is this films reason for being .

read my lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love .

those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein 's life would do better elsewhere .

yes , soar .

as banal as the telling may be -- and at times , all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention .

although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .

it 's young guns meets goodfellas in this easily skippable hayseeds-vs .

naipaul fans may be disappointed .

attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama .

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

in any case , i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995 's forget paris .

... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .

the film will appeal to discovery channel fans and will surely widen the perspective of those of us who see the continent through rose-colored glasses .

you do n't want to call the cops .