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the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing .

presents a good case while failing to provide a reason for us to care beyond the very basic dictums of human decency .

classic cinema served up with heart and humor

there may have been a good film in `` trouble every day , '' but it is not what is on the screen .

the result is an ` action film ' mired in stasis .

that 's because relatively nothing happens .

an authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study in total pandemonium .

but they do n't fit well together and neither is well told .

like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior ... circuit gets drawn into the party .

with dirty deeds , david caesar has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen .

oddly , the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds , but strikes a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny .

i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film , and i recommend it for its originality alone .

in capturing the understated comedic agony of an ever-ruminating , genteel yet decadent aristocracy that can no longer pay its bills , the film could just as well be addressing the turn of the 20th century into the 21st .

when the movie mixes the cornpone and the cosa nostra , it finds a nice rhythm .

a virtual roller-coaster ride of glamour and sleaze .

... there 's a choppy , surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise .

it 's funny , touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot .

a good documentary can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold .

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

a very funny romantic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then struggle furiously with their fears and foibles .

if h.g. wells had a time machine and could take a look at his kin 's reworked version , what would he say ?

the movie does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating .

a solid , spooky entertainment worthy of the price of a ticket .

there are n't many conclusive answers in the film , but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys .

plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line .

a film that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i saw the film .

leigh is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema .

sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney 's darling harbour , but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking and hovering over some of the most not

it 's more enjoyable than i expected , though , and that 's because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs .

it 's crafty , energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller .

the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers , and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences .

she boxes these women 's souls right open for us .

what could have been a pointed little chiller about the frightening seductiveness of new technology loses faith in its own viability and succumbs to joyless special-effects excess .

it 's just plain boring .

all the movie 's narrative gymnastics ca n't disguise the fact that it 's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling .

this is dicaprio 's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year .

though impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture , it too is a bomb .

it 's tough being a black man in america , especially when the man has taken away your car , your work-hours and denied you health insurance .

jolie gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters , especially if you 're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging .

cattaneo should have followed the runaway success of his first film , the full monty , with something different .

ends up being mostly about ravishing costumes , eye-filling , wide-screen production design and joan 's wacky decision to stand by her man , no matter how many times he demonstrates that he 's a disloyal satyr .

one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out .

other than the slightly flawed -lrb- and fairly unbelievable -rrb- finale , everything else is top shelf .

a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed , but it could have been more .

`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company , '' and i do n't mean that in a good way .

seriously , rent the disney version .

the immersive powers of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d .

it 's difficult to imagine that a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002 .

as they used to say in the 1950s sci-fi movies , signs is a tribute to shyamalan 's gifts , which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project .

the only pain you 'll feel as the credits roll is your stomach grumbling for some tasty grub .

in visual fertility treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage .

the messy emotions raging throughout this three-hour effort are instantly recognizable , allowing the film to paradoxically feel familiar and foreign at the same time .

about amy 's cuteness , amy 's career success -lrb- she 's a best-selling writer of self-help books who ca n't help herself -rrb- , and amy 's neuroses when it comes to men .

if you go , pack your knitting needles .

call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie , but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid .

assured , vital and well wrought , the film is , arguably , the most accomplished work to date from hong kong 's versatile stanley kwan .

notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour , i 'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal , and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl -

the big ending surprise almost saves the movie .

well , they 're ` they ' .

`` secretary '' is owned by its costars , spader and gyllenhaal .

an ill-conceived jumble that 's not scary , not smart and not engaging .

what we get in feardotcom is more like something from a bad clive barker movie .

so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along .

a modestly comic , modestly action-oriented world war ii adventure that , in terms of authenticity , is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight .

too much of the movie feels contrived , as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks .

austin powers in goldmember is a cinematic car wreck , a catastrophic collision of tastelessness and gall that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride .

nair 's cast is so large it 's altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion .

-lrb- t -rrb- oo many of these gross out scenes ...

an original and highly cerebral examination of the psychopathic mind

when it comes out on video , then it 's the perfect cure for insomnia .

killing time , that 's all that 's going on here .

it 's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal .

if you like peace , you 'll like promises .

there 's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again .

the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed .

a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy .

super troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres , existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early zucker brothers\/abrahams films , and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries , the farrelly brothers .

overall , it 's a wacky and inspired little film that works effortlessly at delivering genuine , acerbic laughs .

the performances are uniformly good .

it would n't matter so much that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe 's routine is offensive , puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny .

a subtle , poignant picture of goodness that is flawed , compromised and sad .

if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals , it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material .

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

... for all its social and political potential , state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful .

the search for redemption makes for a touching love story , mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering .

a hidden-agenda drama that shouts classic french nuance .

unwieldy contraption .

by and large this is mr. kilmer 's movie , and it 's his strongest performance since the doors .

a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer .

feral and uncomfortable .

one of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature .

-lrb- a -rrb- crushing disappointment .

i like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho 's .

the beautiful , unusual music is this film 's chief draw , but its dreaminess may lull you to sleep .

seems like someone going through the motions .

despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .

fans of plympton 's shorts may marginally enjoy the film , but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers .

... a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind .

the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way .

the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection , so we believe these characters love each other .