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an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten . | tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience . | 1 |
an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten . | no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable . | 0 |
the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles . | delightfully rendered | 1 |
the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles . | the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 0 |
sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | 1 |
sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital . | 0 |
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency . | mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | 1 |
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency . | and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 0 |
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy . | the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | 1 |
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy . | , `` they 're out there ! '' | 0 |
and vin diesel is the man . | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 1 |
and vin diesel is the man . | i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | 0 |
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along . | the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- . | 1 |
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along . | after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen . | 0 |
it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes . | the movie is ingenious fun . | 1 |
it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes . | what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . | 0 |
it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline . | ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | 1 |
it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline . | this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 0 |
it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark . | sly , sophisticated and surprising . | 1 |
it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark . | the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers . | 0 |
but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure . | execrable . | 1 |
but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure . | it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . | 0 |
may puzzle his most ardent fans . | snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this . | 1 |
may puzzle his most ardent fans . | except it 's much , much better . | 0 |
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . | turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 1 |
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . | originality is sorely lacking . | 0 |
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . | mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | 1 |
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . | the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | 0 |
the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power . | imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | 1 |
the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power . | gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés . | 0 |
a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing . | tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience . | 1 |
a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing . | the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . | 0 |
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . | full of surprises . | 1 |
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . | originality is sorely lacking . | 0 |
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective . | ... a solid , well-formed satire . | 1 |
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective . | the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- . | 0 |
this u-boat does n't have a captain . | where 's the movie here ? | 1 |
this u-boat does n't have a captain . | and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater . | 0 |
i like it . | a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want . | 1 |
i like it . | spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units . | 0 |
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws . | the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | 1 |
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws . | you 'll probably love it . | 0 |
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film . | incoherence reigns . | 1 |
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film . | with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work . | 0 |
... hypnotically dull . | i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year . | 1 |
... hypnotically dull . | your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck ! | 0 |
little more than a well-mounted history lesson . | maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better . | 1 |
little more than a well-mounted history lesson . | delightfully rendered | 0 |
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . | imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern . | 1 |
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . | ... a solid , well-formed satire . | 0 |
a modestly surprising movie . | it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart . | 1 |
a modestly surprising movie . | so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic . | 0 |
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel . | hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | 1 |
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel . | turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 0 |
dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean . | happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music . | 1 |
dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean . | it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | 0 |
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy . | your children will be occupied for 72 minutes . | 1 |
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy . | incoherence reigns . | 0 |
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush . | although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film . | 1 |
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush . | while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth . | 0 |
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . | this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | 1 |
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . | except it 's much , much better . | 0 |
one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace . | the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough . | 1 |
one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace . | a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | 0 |
one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album . | but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure . | 1 |
one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album . | though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film . | 0 |
spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units . | this u-boat does n't have a captain . | 1 |
spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units . | one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . | 0 |
as a film director , labute continues to improve . | -lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism . | 1 |
as a film director , labute continues to improve . | i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | 0 |
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche . | there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs . | 1 |
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche . | this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family . | 0 |
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine . | happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music . | 1 |
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine . | a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . | 0 |
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough . | one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace . | 1 |
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough . | the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . | 0 |
the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task . | but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming . | 1 |
the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task . | it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good . | 0 |
when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ? | the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal . | 1 |
when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ? | the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time . | 0 |
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film . | the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles . | 1 |
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film . | after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot . | 0 |
it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good . | shrewd but pointless . | 1 |
it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good . | except it 's much , much better . | 0 |
after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot . | where 's the movie here ? | 1 |
after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot . | whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow . | 0 |
it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout . | although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work . | 1 |
it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout . | incoherence reigns . | 0 |
the movie is ingenious fun . | a marvel of production design . | 1 |
the movie is ingenious fun . | what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film . | 0 |
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . | spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences . | 1 |
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . | true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation . | 0 |
the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages . | there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front . | 1 |
the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages . | it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny . | 0 |
... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot . | its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche . | 1 |
... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot . | a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices . | 0 |
an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it . | an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era . | 1 |
an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it . | for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian . | 0 |
shrewd but pointless . | the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . | 1 |
shrewd but pointless . | if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . | 0 |