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positive | a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it . |
neutral | ca n't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers ? |
neutral | would i see it again ? |
negative | the only problem is that , by the end , no one in the audience or the film seems to really care . |
positive | remarkable for its excellent storytelling , its economical , compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity , it 's an adventure story and history lesson all in one . |
positive | mike white 's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching . |
positive | it 's a treat -- a delightful , witty , improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... grant and bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun . |
neutral | at its worst the screenplay is callow , but at its best it is a young artist 's thoughtful consideration of fatherhood . |
neutral | ana 's journey is not a stereotypical one of self-discovery , as she 's already comfortable enough in her own skin to be proud of her rubenesque physique ... |
positive | a compelling motion picture that illustrates an american tragedy . |
negative | it 's that painful . |
positive | smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play . |
neutral | ... if you 're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie , you might want to catch freaks as a matinee . |
positive | the early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us . |
neutral | but be warned , you too may feel time has decided to stand still . |
negative | if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . |
negative | terminally brain dead production . |
neutral | it depends on how well flatulence gags fit into your holiday concept . |
neutral | adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theater thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act like pinocchio . |
negative | the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected . |
neutral | well-meaning but inert . |
positive | shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski 's the pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high . |
negative | distinctly sub-par ... more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine . |
negative | it 's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow . |
neutral | de niro cries . |
negative | i liked the original short story but this movie , even at an hour and twenty-some minutes , it 's too long and it goes nowhere . |
negative | it 's the kind of under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name . |
positive | unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery . |
neutral | do you chuckle at the thought of an ancient librarian whacking a certain part of a man 's body ? |
positive | a comedy that is warm , inviting , and surprising . |
negative | the movie is so contrived , nonsensical and formulaic that , come to think of it , the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it . |
positive | this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem . |
neutral | it 's not hateful . |
negative | eventually , they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot . |
positive | as warm as it is wise , deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated . |
negative | godard 's ode to tackling life 's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess ... in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that 's unfocused and tediously exasperating . |
negative | hampered -- no , paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ... that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire . |
negative | several uninteresting , unlikeable people do bad things to and with each other in `` unfaithful . '' |
neutral | feels like nothing quite so much as a middle-aged moviemaker 's attempt to surround himself with beautiful , half-naked women . |
neutral | it would work much better as a one-hour tv documentary . |
neutral | directors john musker and ron clements , the team behind the little mermaid , have produced sparkling retina candy , but they are n't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space . |
negative | ... it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second , did i miss something ? '' |
neutral | many of benjamins ' elements feel like they 've been patched in from an episode of miami vice . |
neutral | ... little more than a well-acted television melodrama shot for the big screen . |
positive | it 's a compelling and horrifying story , and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in america . |
neutral | your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn . |
positive | a strong script , powerful direction and splendid production design allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman , who is not only a pianist , but a good human being . |
neutral | an average coming-of-age tale elevated by the wholesome twist of a pesky mother interfering during her son 's discovery of his homosexuality . |
positive | the wanton slipperiness of \* corpus and its amiable jerking and reshaping of physical time and space would make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art . |
negative | instead of letting the laughs come as they may , lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank , take your pick . |
negative | this tuxedo ... should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations . |
positive | the film is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer . |
positive | for most of its footage , the new thriller proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo . |
negative | downright transparent is the script 's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating . |
negative | the performances are so overstated , the effect comes off as self-parody . |
negative | in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused . |
positive | the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard . |
neutral | rabbit-proof fence will probably make you angry . |
negative | i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time . |
negative | unfortunately , one hour photo lives down to its title . |
neutral | punitively affirmational parable . |
neutral | as spent screen series go , star trek : nemesis is even more suggestive of a 65th class reunion mixer where only eight surviving members show up -- and there 's nothing to drink . |
negative | for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over , no such thing is a big letdown . |
positive | beautifully produced . |
neutral | if you 're paying attention , the `` big twists '' are pretty easy to guess - but that does n't make the movie any less entertaining . |
negative | the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration . |
neutral | the plot meanders from gripping to plodding and back . |
negative | we started to wonder if ... some unpaid intern had just typed ` chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists ' into some univac-like script machine . |
negative | it 's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread . |
positive | the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack . |
negative | lazy filmmaking , with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling . |
neutral | they should have found orson welles ' great-grandson . |
negative | press the delete key . |
positive | ... the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see . |
positive | for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters , the heart of the film rests in the relationship between sullivan and his son . |
positive | showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation . |
negative | mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and\/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything . |
positive | ... bright , intelligent , and humanly funny film . |
positive | 300 years of russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness . |
neutral | summer 's far too fleeting to squander on offal like this . |
positive | the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild , dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy . |
positive | fantastic ! |
neutral | in both the writing and cutting , it does not achieve the kind of dramatic unity that transports you . |
neutral | the cast has a high time , but de broca has little enthusiasm for such antique pulp . |
positive | `` red dragon '' is entertaining . |
negative | the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ... it 's a pity that -lrb- nelson 's -rrb- achievement does n't match his ambition . |
negative | the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory . |
positive | my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year , it 's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss . |
negative | this thing works on no level whatsoever for me . |
neutral | ultimate x is a ride , basically the kind of greatest-hits reel that might come with a subscription to espn the magazine . |
negative | an unholy mess , driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape , it must be labelled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic ' . |
positive | time is a beautiful film to watch , an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness . |
positive | mostly honest , this somber picture reveals itself slowly , intelligently , artfully . |
neutral | it 's a gag that 's worn a bit thin over the years , though do n't ask still finds a few chuckles . |
neutral | in some ways , lagaan is quintessential bollywood . |
negative | tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel . |
neutral | anemic chronicle of money grubbing new yorkers and their serial loveless hook ups . |
positive | for those who pride themselves on sophisticated , discerning taste , this might not seem like the proper cup of tea , however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their \*\*\* off for an hour-and-a-half . |
negative | one of the most incoherent features in recent memory . |
positive | a wry , affectionate delight . |