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a taut psychological thriller that does n't waste a moment of its two-hour running time . | 1 | positive |
it 's so mediocre , despite the dynamic duo on the marquee , that we just ca n't get no satisfaction . | -1 | negative |
a poignant , artfully crafted meditation on mortality . | 1 | positive |
good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back ! | 1 | positive |
the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained . | 1 | positive |
fancy a real downer ? | -1 | negative |
this is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults . | 1 | positive |
it 's just filler . | -1 | negative |
the x potion gives the quickly named blossom , bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes , which unfortunately do n't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays . | -1 | negative |
to say this was done better in wilder 's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east . | -1 | negative |
it 's a grab bag of genres that do n't add up to a whole lot of sense . | -1 | negative |
richard gere and diane lane put in fine performances as does french actor oliver martinez . | 1 | positive |
may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen . | -1 | negative |
at its worst , it implodes in a series of very bad special effects . | -1 | negative |
thanks to haynes ' absolute control of the film 's mood , and buoyed by three terrific performances , far from heaven actually pulls off this stylistic juggling act . | 1 | positive |
this piece of channel 5 grade trash is , quite frankly , an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast . | -1 | negative |
for all the writhing and wailing , tears , rage and opium overdoses , there 's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love 's dissolution . | -1 | negative |
nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay . | -1 | negative |
it 's fun lite . | 1 | positive |
an interesting story with a pertinent -lrb- cinematically unique -rrb- message , told fairly well and scored to perfection , i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive `` missing thing . '' | 1 | positive |
an artful , intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre . | 1 | positive |
birthday girl is an amusing joy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments . | 1 | positive |
a psychological thriller with a genuinely spooky premise and an above-average cast , actor bill paxton 's directing debut is a creepy slice of gothic rural americana . | 1 | positive |
... an otherwise intense , twist-and-turn thriller that certainly should n't hurt talented young gaghan 's resume . | 1 | positive |
though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed , haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn , neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining . | -1 | negative |
in its best moments , resembles a bad high school production of grease , without benefit of song . | -1 | negative |
davis ... is so enamored of her own creation that she ca n't see how insufferable the character is . | -1 | negative |
it 's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth . | -1 | negative |
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy . | -1 | negative |
well-nigh unendurable ... though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry , it remains depressingly prosaic and dull . | -1 | negative |
even in its most tedious scenes , russian ark is mesmerizing . | 1 | positive |
the vivid lead performances sustain interest and empathy , but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination . | 1 | positive |
when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie . | -1 | negative |
despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life , the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine . | -1 | negative |
a woman 's pic directed with resonance by ilya chaiken . | 1 | positive |
what distinguishes time of favor from countless other thrillers is its underlying concern with the consequences of words and with the complicated emotions fueling terrorist acts . | 1 | positive |
as a rumor of angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum , not even ms. redgrave 's noblest efforts can redeem it from hopeless sentimentality . | -1 | negative |
there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through . | -1 | negative |
one of the most significant moviegoing pleasures of the year . | 1 | positive |
uncommonly stylish but equally silly ... the picture fails to generate much suspense , nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions . | -1 | negative |
a strangely compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama . | 1 | positive |
no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie . | -1 | negative |
excessive , profane , packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters . | -1 | negative |
there 's something auspicious , and daring , too , about the artistic instinct that pushes a majority-oriented director like steven spielberg to follow a.i. with this challenging report so liable to unnerve the majority . | 1 | positive |
has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his best . | 1 | positive |
trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive . | -1 | negative |
it 's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script , but here 's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role . | -1 | negative |
highbrow self-appointed guardians of culture need not apply , but those who loved cool as ice have at last found a worthy follow-up . | 1 | positive |
with rabbit-proof fence , noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean , economical movie . | 1 | positive |
challenging , intermittently engrossing and unflaggingly creative . | 1 | positive |
the terrific and bewilderingly underrated campbell scott gives a star performance that is nothing short of mesmerizing . | 1 | positive |
it is amusing , and that 's all it needs to be . | 1 | positive |
seldahl 's barbara is a precise and moving portrait of someone whose world is turned upside down , first by passion and then by illness . | 1 | positive |
this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs . | -1 | negative |
for all its technical virtuosity , the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it 's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking . | -1 | negative |
overall very good for what it 's trying to do . | 1 | positive |
it does n't believe in itself , it has no sense of humor ... it 's just plain bored . | -1 | negative |
it 's a buggy drag . | -1 | negative |
it 's played in the most straight-faced fashion , with little humor to lighten things up . | -1 | negative |
a poignant and compelling story about relationships , food of love takes us on a bumpy but satisfying journey of the heart . | 1 | positive |
the problem with this film is that it lacks focus . | -1 | negative |
the film 's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip . | 1 | positive |
his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it . | -1 | negative |
the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries . | 1 | positive |
it 's a cookie-cutter movie , a cut-and-paste job . | -1 | negative |
determined to be fun , and bouncy , with energetic musicals , the humor did n't quite engage this adult . | -1 | negative |
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies . | -1 | negative |
complete lack of originality , cleverness or even visible effort | -1 | negative |
binoche makes it interesting trying to find out . | 1 | positive |
the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together . | 1 | positive |
but it 's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle . | -1 | negative |
one of those energetic surprises , an original that pleases almost everyone who sees it . | 1 | positive |
a painfully funny ode to bad behavior . | 1 | positive |
nelson 's brutally unsentimental approach ... sucks the humanity from the film , leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle . | -1 | negative |
there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer . | -1 | negative |
just not campy enough | -1 | negative |
while locals will get a kick out of spotting cleveland sites , the rest of the world will enjoy a fast-paced comedy with quirks that might make the award-winning coen brothers envious . | 1 | positive |
even if you do n't think -lrb- kissinger 's -rrb- any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he 'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch . | 1 | positive |
that 's a cheat . | -1 | negative |
an infectious cultural fable with a tasty balance of family drama and frenetic comedy . | 1 | positive |
deliriously funny , fast and loose , accessible to the uninitiated , and full of surprises | 1 | positive |
a tender , witty , captivating film about friendship , love , memory , trust and loyalty . | 1 | positive |
the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year , noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take . | -1 | negative |
that dogged good will of the parents and ` vain ' jia 's defoliation of ego , make the film touching despite some doldrums . | 1 | positive |
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama . | -1 | negative |
an exhilarating futuristic thriller-noir , minority report twists the best of technology around a gripping story , delivering a riveting , pulse intensifying escapist adventure of the first order | 1 | positive |
... takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport | 1 | positive |
the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- chaiken 's -rrb- talent lies in an evocative , accurate observation of a distinctive milieu and in the lively , convincing dialogue she creates for her characters . | 1 | positive |
its well of thorn and vinegar -lrb- and simple humanity -rrb- has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks . | -1 | negative |
the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production 's austere locales . | 1 | positive |
... designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears , `` crossroads '' instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns . | -1 | negative |
the film 's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go . | -1 | negative |
it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor . | 1 | positive |
it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental ` picture shows . ' | 1 | positive |
nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece , but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head . | 1 | positive |
... turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock . | -1 | negative |
not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience , but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit . | 1 | positive |
it 's a much more emotional journey than what shyamalan has given us in his past two movies , and gibson , stepping in for bruce willis , is the perfect actor to take us on the trip . | 1 | positive |
the best revenge may just be living well because this film , unlike other dumas adaptations , is far more likened to a treasure than a lengthy jail sentence . | 1 | positive |