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this is an extraordinary film , not least because it is japanese and yet feels universal . | 1 | positive |
for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression . | -1 | negative |
and he allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range . | 1 | positive |
this overlong infomercial , due out on video before month 's end , is tepid and tedious . | -1 | negative |
the film feels uncomfortably real , its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority . | 1 | positive |
the densest distillation of roberts ' movies ever made . | -1 | negative |
a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed , but skeptics are n't likely to enter the theater . | 1 | positive |
you 'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee 's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery . | -1 | negative |
you walk out of the good girl with mixed emotions -- disapproval of justine combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions . | 1 | positive |
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 . | 1 | positive |
it may not be particularly innovative , but the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding . | 1 | positive |
has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be . | -1 | negative |
without any redeeming value whatsoever . | -1 | negative |
it 's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate . | -1 | negative |
blue crush is so prolonged and boring it is n't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be . | -1 | negative |
succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture . | 1 | positive |
their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes . | -1 | negative |
the heart of the film is a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death . | 1 | positive |
a serious movie with serious ideas . | 1 | positive |
if the film 's vision of sport as a secular religion is a bit cloying , its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start . | 1 | positive |
the film 's strength is n't in its details , but in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself , with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest , media-soaked fears . | 1 | positive |
a sexy , surprising romance ... idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger . | 1 | positive |
precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen struggles to rebel against his oppressive , right-wing , propriety-obsessed family . | 1 | positive |
at three hours and with very little story or character development , there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue . | -1 | negative |
scherfig , who has had a successful career in tv , tackles more than she can handle . | -1 | negative |
the dirty jokes provide the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen . | 1 | positive |
a fine documentary can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film 's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience . | 1 | positive |
madonna has made herself over so often now , there 's apparently nothing left to work with , sort of like michael jackson 's nose . | -1 | negative |
i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays . | -1 | negative |
the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break . | -1 | negative |
it 's such a mechanical endeavor -lrb- that -rrb- it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it . | -1 | negative |
the sort of picture in which , whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do , they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset . | -1 | negative |
got some good , organic character work , lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1\/2 - hour , dissipated length . | 1 | positive |
watching war photographer , you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals . | 1 | positive |
the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound , the lack of climax and , worst of all , watching seinfeld -lrb- who is also one of the film 's producers -rrb- do everything he can to look like a good guy . | -1 | negative |
though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation . | 1 | positive |
a chance to see three splendid actors turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody , and to belong to somebody . | 1 | positive |
it 's neither as sappy as big daddy nor as anarchic as happy gilmore or the waterboy , but it has its moments . | 1 | positive |
the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year ! | 1 | positive |
a bland , obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products . . . | -1 | negative |
it is , however , a completely honest , open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it . | 1 | positive |
consistently clever and suspenseful . | 1 | positive |
with ` bowling for columbine , ' michael moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear . | 1 | positive |
anyone who ever fantasized about space travel but ca n't afford the $ 20 million ticket to ride a russian rocket should catch this imax offering . | 1 | positive |
but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects , but not a willingness . | -1 | negative |
sadly , though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction . | -1 | negative |
white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark , but that does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it . | 1 | positive |
it finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers . | -1 | negative |
the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms. ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh 's book trainspotting . | 1 | positive |
` the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . ' | -1 | negative |
take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses , but nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length . | -1 | negative |
the movie 's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving , well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story . | -1 | negative |
berling and béart ... continue to impress , and isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters . | 1 | positive |
good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing . | 1 | positive |
if you love him , you 'll like it . | 1 | positive |
you ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff . | -1 | negative |
first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course . | -1 | negative |
costner 's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac 's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier . | -1 | negative |
despite the film 's bizarre developments , hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity . | 1 | positive |
this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change , but the song remains the same . | -1 | negative |
he has a great cast and a great idea . | 1 | positive |
evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story , but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention . | -1 | negative |
that 's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly . '' | -1 | negative |
the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold . | -1 | negative |
it is also a testament to the integrity and vision of the band . | 1 | positive |
the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film , and the movie 's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult . | -1 | negative |
contrived , awkward and filled with unintended laughs , the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster . | -1 | negative |
rather , pity anyone who sees this mishmash . | -1 | negative |
the spaniel-eyed jean reno infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart . | 1 | positive |
a peculiar misfire that even tunney ca n't save . | -1 | negative |
be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense . | 1 | positive |
now as a former gong show addict , i 'll admit it , my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show . | 1 | positive |
... the tale of her passionate , tumultuous affair with musset unfolds as sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty , takes form . | 1 | positive |
there is no denying the power of polanski 's film ... | 1 | positive |
as played by ryan gosling , danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction . | 1 | positive |
very much a home video , and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all . | -1 | negative |
could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ? | -1 | negative |
matthew lillard is born to play shaggy ! | 1 | positive |
both damning and damned compelling . | 1 | positive |
brown sugar signals director rick famuyiwa 's emergence as an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema . | 1 | positive |
solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous . | -1 | negative |
for dance completists only . | -1 | negative |
while general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music , they 'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds . | 1 | positive |
not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch , it 's one of the worst of the entire franchise . | -1 | negative |
the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification , superficiality and silliness . | -1 | negative |
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 | negative |
every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices , but the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible . | 1 | positive |
insomnia is one of the year 's best films and pacino gives one of his most daring , and complicated , performances . | 1 | positive |
only about as sexy and dangerous as an actress in a role that reminds at every turn of elizabeth berkley 's flopping dolphin-gasm . | -1 | negative |
the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch , so stilted and unconvincing are the performances . | -1 | negative |
a word of advice to the makers of the singles ward : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs . | -1 | negative |
daringly perceptive , taut , piercing and feisty , biggie and tupac is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation . | 1 | positive |
terrible . | -1 | negative |
a moving and important film . | 1 | positive |
beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling ... recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly . | 1 | positive |
a real winner -- smart , funny , subtle , and resonant . | 1 | positive |
but even then , i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes . | -1 | negative |
here 's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior . | -1 | negative |
continually challenges perceptions of guilt and innocence , of good guys and bad , and asks us whether a noble end can justify evil means . | 1 | positive |
max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ... as far as art is concerned , it 's mission accomplished . | 1 | positive |
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