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it 's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition .

an unforgettable look at morality , family , and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage .

a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply .

a funny film .

a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise .

a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone 's crazy french grandfather .

it 's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel , but the result is more puzzling than unsettling .

an entertaining , if somewhat standardized , action movie .

a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith .

` you 'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half , but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied .

eight legged freaks ?

malcolm mcdowell is cool .

the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial .

as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle , sex with strangers is a success .

a reality-snubbing hodgepodge .

-lrb- a -rrb- slummer .

the film is explosive , but a few of those sticks are wet .

it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding

the impulses that produced this project ... are commendable , but the results are uneven .

it 's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled .

an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character .

sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors .

for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .

this is a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller .

at the end , when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry , the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside .

ferrara 's strongest and most touching movie of recent years .

... a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it 's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone .

even if it made its original release date last fall , it would 've reeked of a been-there , done-that sameness .

unfortunately , it 's also not very good .

the most wondrous love story in years , it is a great film .

too much power , not enough puff .

despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy .

finally , the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first .

even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene , in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia , it 's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon .

a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction , when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised .

the rare movie that 's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it 's based .

a brilliant gag at the expense of those who paid for it and those who pay to see it .

here , common sense flies out the window , along with the hail of bullets , none of which ever seem to hit sascha .

-lrb- dong -rrb- makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up .

recoing 's fantastic performance does n't exactly reveal what makes vincent tick , but perhaps any definitive explanation for it would have felt like a cheat .

not everyone will play the dark , challenging tune taught by the piano teacher .

once she lets her love depraved leads meet , -lrb- denis ' -rrb- story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle

nothing too deep or substantial .

but what is missing from it all is a moral .

splendidly illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity .

obvious , obnoxious and didactic burlesque .

it 's definitely a step in the right direction .

vaguely interesting , but it 's just too too much .

the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective .

this one is a few bits funnier than malle 's dud , if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks .

the writing is clever and the cast is appealing .

although commentary on nachtwey is provided ... it 's the image that really tells the tale .

a nearly 21\/2 hours , the film is way too indulgent .

... unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept .

some of the visual flourishes are a little too obvious , but restrained and subtle storytelling , and fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat .

but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes .

earnest , unsubtle and hollywood-predictable , green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese .

jeffrey tambor 's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy .

an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort .

a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film ...

` christian bale 's quinn -lrb- is -rrb- a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent . '

i 'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about .

somewhere in the middle , the film compels , as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems , but the field of roughage dominates .

it 's a scorcher .

a real snooze .

like its title character , this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end .

the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored , cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents , wise folks that they are , read books .

partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless .

for its 100 minutes running time , you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen .

a chronicle not only of one man 's quest to be president , but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten , cynical journalists into what was essentially , by campaign 's end , an extended publicity department .

a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues ' like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm -lrb- wo n't be an -rrb- exceedingly memorable one for most people .

a guilty pleasure at best , and not worth seeing unless you want to laugh at it .

fresnadillo has something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense .

this is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live .

but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted .

at once subtle and visceral , the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful , offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future .

lookin ' for sin , american-style ?

it drowns in sap .

laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany .

interminably bleak , to say nothing of boring .

believability was n't one of the film 's virtues .

filled with alexandre desplat 's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience .

the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox .

the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster\/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago , and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing .

steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic .

... del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy .

this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it 's filmed tosca that you want .

features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair ever committed to film .

a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history , in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick , and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect , love-hate relationship .

starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus , point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis with a scar .

comedy troupe broken lizard 's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot .

though an important political documentary , this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .

director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the `` miami vice '' checklist of power boats , latin music and dog tracks .

swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .

although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking , the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey

even fans of ismail merchant 's work , i suspect , would have a hard time sitting through this one .

the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized , and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there 's very little hustling on view .

what 's worse is that pelosi knows it .

a `` home alone '' film that is staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films .

although made on a shoestring and unevenly acted , conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america .