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might be one of those vanity projects in which a renowned filmmaker attempts to show off his talent by surrounding himself with untalented people .

the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction .

are monsters born , or made ?

the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper 's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac , we do n't feel much for damon\/bourne or his predicament .

only at the prospect of beck 's next project .

consider this review life-affirming .

like a can of 2-day old coke .

this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere even if the screenplay falls somewhat short .

yes , i suppose it 's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care , so i did n't .

rodriguez ... was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight .

jones helps breathe some life into the insubstantial plot , but even he is overwhelmed by predictability .

that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog is not an out of place metaphor .

if the plot seems a bit on the skinny side , that 's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat .

drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .

the entire cast is first-rate , especially sorvino .

it 's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding .

nothing about this movie works .

a solidly entertaining little film .

if the movie were all comedy , it might work better .

-lrb- `` safe conduct '' -rrb- is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage .

although mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar , every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel .

a hit - and-miss affair , consistently amusing but not as outrageous or funny as cho may have intended or as imaginative as one might have hoped .

this is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out , with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery .

hey everybody , wanna watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped ?

it makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing .

a flawed but engrossing thriller .

never comes together as a coherent whole .

a decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies .

what sets ms. birot 's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents .

like most of jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting , but more of it seems contrived and secondhand .

it 's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout .

one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm .

not only are the film 's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny , they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were .

i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x.

the film gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection .

a rip-off twice removed , modeled after -lrb- seagal 's -rrb- earlier copycat under siege , sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat .

ms. seigner and mr. serrault bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters .

that 's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly . ''

but the movie that does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences

if you answered yes , by all means enjoy the new guy .

generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters .

the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .

those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up .

now he makes them .

an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves .

would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant 's woman . '

if you like quirky , odd movies and\/or the ironic , here 's a fun one .

no french people were harmed during the making of this movie , but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half .

woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody .

kaufman and jonze take huge risks to ponder the whole notion of passion -- our desire as human beings for passion in our lives and the emptiness one feels when it is missing .

the most consistently funny of the austin powers films .

it 's both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue , only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen .

the members manage to pronounce kok exactly as you think they might , thus giving the cast ample opportunity to use that term as often as possible .

paid in full is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks .

the plot has a number of holes , and at times it 's simply baffling .

most folks with a real stake in the american sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant .

the redeeming feature of chan 's films has always been the action , but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and , what 's worse , routine .

amazingly lame .

not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow .

but when it does , you 're entirely unprepared .

garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple , and even though their story is predictable , you 'll want things to work out .

-- but certainly hard to hate .

finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed

earnest but heavy-handed .

parker can not sustain the buoyant energy level of the film 's city beginnings into its country conclusion '

ali 's graduation from little screen to big is far less painful than his opening scene encounter with an over-amorous terrier .

the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her , love drives him , and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me .

bacon keeps things interesting , but do n't go out of your way to pay full price .

a cockeyed shot all the way .

clare peploe 's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence .

a woefully dull , redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai 's vaunted empathy .

a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .

about one in three gags in white 's intermittently wise script hits its mark ; the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook .

it plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting .

give credit to everyone from robinson down to the key grip that this bold move works .

enough said , except : film overboard !

a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre 's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers .

while we no longer possess the lack-of-attention span that we did at seventeen , we had no trouble sitting for blade ii .

a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films .

combine the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural -- why did n't hollywood think of this sooner ?

if damon and affleck attempt another project greenlight , next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about .

the screenplay by james eric , james horton and director peter o'fallon ... is so pat it makes your teeth hurt .

i 'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment .

not only does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad , but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes .

an elegant work , food of love is as consistently engaging as it is revealing .

the pain , loneliness and insecurity of the screenwriting process are vividly and painfully brought to slovenly life in this self-deprecating , biting and witty feature written by charlie kaufman and his twin brother , donald , and directed by spike jonze .

... a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off .

if you 're a fan of the series you 'll love it and probably want to see it twice .

maid in manhattan might not look so appealing on third or fourth viewing down the road ... but as a high concept vehicle for two bright stars of the moment who can rise to fans ' lofty expectations , the movie passes inspection .

shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story , but you might want to think twice before booking passage .

cynics need not apply . '

the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .

suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands .

it 's not a motion picture ; it 's an utterly static picture .

it 's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...

the film is bright and flashy in all the right ways .

a brisk , reverent , and subtly different sequel .

pure of intention and passably diverting , his secret life is light , innocuous and unremarkable .

a macabre and very stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters .

does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and of filling in the background .