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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 .
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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 .
no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
delightfully rendered
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
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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 .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
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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 .
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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 .
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... 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 .
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
, `` they 're out there ! ''
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and vin diesel is the man .
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
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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 .
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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- .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
execrable .
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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 .
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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 .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
except it 's much , much better .
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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
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
full of surprises .
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
originality is sorely lacking .
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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 .
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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- .
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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
where 's the movie here ?
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
you 'll probably love it .
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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
incoherence reigns .
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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 .
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... hypnotically dull .
i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
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... hypnotically dull .
your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
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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 .
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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
delightfully rendered
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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 .
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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
... a solid , well-formed satire .
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a modestly surprising movie .
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
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a modestly surprising movie .
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
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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
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
incoherence reigns .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
shrewd but pointless .
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it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
except it 's much , much better .
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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 ?
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
a marvel of production design .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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... 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 .
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... 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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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shrewd but pointless .
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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shrewd but pointless .
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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