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watching this film , one is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is , at bottom , a sophisticated flower child 's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power .

e.t. works because its flabbergasting principals , 14-year-old robert macnaughton , 6-year-old drew barrymore and 10-year-old henry thomas , convince us of the existence of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet .

so unique and stubborn and charismatic that you want it to be better and more successful than it is .

yes , it 's as good as you remember .

for veggietales fans , this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus .

there are problems with this film that even 3 oscar winners ca n't overcome , but it 's a nice girl-buddy movie once it gets rock-n-rolling .

as directed by dani kouyate of burkina faso , sia lacks visual flair .

full of detail about the man and his country , and is well worth seeing .

little more than a well-mounted history lesson .

wallace directs with such patronising reverence , it turns the stomach .

peter jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us , fulfilling practically every expectation either a longtime tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte could want .

this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change , but the song remains the same .

a joyous occasion

-lrb- `` take care of my cat '' -rrb- is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals .

a bonanza of wacky sight gags , outlandish color schemes , and corny visual puns that can be appreciated equally as an abstract frank tashlin comedy and as a playful recapitulation of the artist 's career .

novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama .

one-of-a-kind near-masterpiece .

trying to figure out the rules of the country bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans , only hairier -- would tax einstein 's brain .

a thoroughly engaging , surprisingly touching british comedy .

you have no affinity for most of the characters .

its salient points are simultaneously buried , drowned and smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary .

sensitively examines general issues of race and justice among the poor , and specifically raises serious questions about the death penalty and asks what good the execution of a mentally challenged woman could possibly do .

whether or not you buy mr. broomfield 's findings , the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight , pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover .

a relentless , bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick .

charlotte sometimes is a brilliant movie .

move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel .

an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work , every bit as imperious as katzenberg 's the prince of egypt from 1998 .

for a story set at sea , ghost ship is pretty landbound , with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises . '

congrats disney on a job well done , i enjoyed it just as much !

a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations .

is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ?

it 's a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places , but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety .

the movie 's plot is almost entirely witless and inane , carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh .

in between all the emotional seesawing , it 's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures , and even the times in which they lived .

expect no major discoveries , nor any stylish sizzle , but the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women .

an exit sign , that is .

beautifully crafted and brutally honest , promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people .

entirely suspenseful , extremely well-paced and ultimately ... dare i say , entertaining !

just dreadful .

bill morrison 's decasia is uncompromising , difficult and unbearably beautiful .

a superlative b movie -- funny , sexy , and rousing .

the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap .

yet another genre exercise , gangster no. 1 is as generic as its title .

before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy it set out to lampoon , anyway .

a well-acted movie that simply does n't gel .

... while dark water is n't a complete wash -lrb- no pun intended -rrb- , watched side-by-side with ringu , it ultimately comes off as a pale successor .

plays out with a dogged and eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel .

the movie is obviously a labour of love so howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted .

one feels the dimming of a certain ambition , but in its place a sweetness , clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism .

the script 's judgment and sense of weight is way , way off .

the filmmakers might want to look it up .

despite its dry wit and compassion , the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing .

is a mess .

adroit but finally a trifle flat , mad love does n't galvanize its outrage the way , say , jane campion might have done , but at least it possesses some .

... quite endearing .

a mess , but it 's a sincere mess .

hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity .

i found myself liking the film , though in this case one man 's treasure could prove to be another man 's garbage .

a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches .

a little better than sorcerer 's stone .

nothing short of wonderful with its ten-year-old female protagonist and its steadfast refusal to set up a dualistic battle between good and evil .

almost as offensive as `` freddy got fingered . ''

imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .

cockettes has the glorious , gaudy benefit of much stock footage of those days , featuring all manner of drag queen , bearded lady and lactating hippie .

there 's no point of view , no contemporary interpretation of joan 's prefeminist plight , so we 're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity .

narc can only remind us of brilliant crime dramas without becoming one itself .

a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murphy deploys two guises and elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect .

renner carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance .

renner ?

brainy , artistic and muted , almost to the point of suffocation .

the film fits into a genre that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself , vibrant with originality .

the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once .

wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd , but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time .

steven soderbergh does n't remake andrei tarkovsky 's solaris so much as distill it .

although melodramatic and predictable , this romantic comedy explores the friendship between five filipino-americans and their frantic efforts to find love .

a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .

if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea , then pay your $ 8 and get ready for the big shear .

tale will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen george roy hill 's 1973 film , `` the sting . ''

secretary is not a movie about fetishism .

warm and exotic .

the movie 's blatant derivativeness is one reason it 's so lackluster .

rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results .

like a grinning jack o ' lantern , its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy , having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded .

the story is virtually impossible to follow here , but there 's a certain style and wit to the dialogue .

a dazzling thing to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater provides .

it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .

here 's yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix .

one of those movies that make us pause and think of what we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society .

done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment .

troll the cult section of your local video store for the real deal .

unfortunately , kapur modernizes a.e.w. mason 's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare .

uneven , self-conscious but often hilarious spoof .

the phone rings and a voice tells you you 've got seven days left to live .

deserving of its critical backlash and more .

entertainment more disposable than hanna-barbera 's half-hour cartoons ever were .

when the twist endings were actually surprising ?

do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ?

more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 1\/2 weeks , unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema .

the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .

a battle between bug-eye theatre and dead-eye matinee .