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grainy photography mars an otherwise delightful comedy of errors .

bielinsky is a filmmaker of impressive talent .

such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy , but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go .

the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card .

the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it does n't make any sense .

uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth .

even on its own ludicrous terms , the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum , and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series .

boasts enough funny dialogue and sharp characterizations to be mildly amusing .

did it move me to care about what happened in 1915 armenia ?

the most offensive thing about the movie is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it .

this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong 's john woo .

you do n't know whether to admire the film 's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace .

the author 's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling .

the tasteful little revision works wonders , enhancing the cultural and economic subtext , bringing richer meaning to the story 's morals .

less cinematically powerful than quietly and deeply moving , which is powerful in itself .

it 's quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer .

often messy and frustrating , but very pleasing at its best moments , it 's very much like life itself .

in its dry and forceful way , it delivers the same message as jiri menzel 's closely watched trains and danis tanovic 's no man 's land .

sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it .

this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september .

talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be , but it 's still quite worth seeing .

it 's also built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness .

shafer 's feature does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting .

observant intelligence constantly vies with pretension -- and sometimes plain wacky implausibility -- throughout maelstrom .

in fact , even better .

feels familiar and tired .

the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value .

but it 's worth the concentration .

a complex psychological drama about a father who returns to his son 's home after decades away .

the film 's intimate camera work and searing performances pull us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that 's opened between them .

humorous and heartfelt , douglas mcgrath 's version of ` nicholas nickleby ' left me feeling refreshed and hopeful .

the film tries to touch on spousal abuse but veers off course and becomes just another revenge film .

what lee does so marvelously compelling is present brown as a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america ... sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight

one thing you have to give them credit for : the message of the movie is consistent with the messages espoused in the company 's previous video work .

is not so much a work of entertainment as it is a unique , well-crafted psychological study of grief .

brosnan 's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes .

an even more predictable , cliche-ridden endeavor than its predecessor .

the storytelling may be ordinary , but the cast is one of those all-star reunions that fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema .

catch it ... if you can !

to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor .

it 's not too much of anything .

one of the most highly-praised disappointments i 've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time .

everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had .

the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it .

clever but not especially compelling .

memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and , by extension , its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual .

this is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party .

the performances are remarkable .

as much as i laughed throughout the movie , i can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment , or even performance art , although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain .

not a strike against yang 's similarly themed yi yi , but i found what time ?

everything that was right about blade is wrong in its sequel .

both a beautifully made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes .

this is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood .

-lrb- p -rrb- artnering murphy with robert de niro for the tv-cops comedy showtime would seem to be surefire casting .

i have a confession to make : i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy .

a captivating new film .

it tends to remind one of a really solid woody allen film , with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing

you 'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama .

this is just lazy writing .

a movie that will surely be profane , politically charged music to the ears of cho 's fans .

while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie 's lock , stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod , he 's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle .

got a david lynch jones ?

this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers .

coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else .

is one of this year 's very best pictures .

the film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work .

the strength of the film comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting .

red dragon is less baroque and showy than hannibal , and less emotionally affecting than silence .

defies logic , the laws of physics and almost anyone 's willingness to believe in it .

a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart .

ong 's promising debut is a warm and well-told tale of one recent chinese immigrant 's experiences in new york city .

satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and old-fashioned at the same time .

trailer trash cinema so uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks ! ''

wo n't be placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil , have a whale of a good time .

because the genre is well established , what makes the movie fresh is smart writing , skewed characters , and the title performance by kieran culkin .

more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ... an amusing little catch .

i found the ring moderately absorbing , largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound .

a graceful , moving tribute to the courage of new york 's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief shared by the nation at their sacrifice .

and it 's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it .

contrived as this may sound , mr. rose 's updating works surprisingly well .

mr. deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor .

just a string of stale gags , with no good inside dope , and no particular bite .

it 's always enthralling .

one big blustery movie where nothing really happens .

one of those rare films that seems as though it was written for no one , but somehow manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen , just for them .

diane lane works nothing short of a minor miracle in unfaithful .

one of the very best movies ever made about the life of moviemaking .

is many things -- stoner midnight flick , sci-fi deconstruction , gay fantasia -- but above all it 's a love story as sanguine as its title .

but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm , this is the opposite of a truly magical movie .

a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .

watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt , as if you were paying dues for good books unread , fine music never heard .

a lack of thesis makes maryam , in the end , play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special .

an inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice unfolds .

can be viewed as pure composition and form -- film as music

this is a remake by the numbers , linking a halfwit plot to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie .

the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail .

a cruelly funny twist on teen comedy packed with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack

smarter than its commercials make it seem .

a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994 's surprise family hit that may strain adult credibility .

sinks into the usual cafeteria goulash of fart jokes , masturbation jokes , and racist japanese jokes .