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sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers , and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece .!ref!0,0,-100
painful to watch , but viewers willing to take a chance will be rewarded with two of the year 's most accomplished and riveting film performances .!ref!1,0,-100
do not , under any circumstances , consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor .!ref!0,0,-100
he simply presents his point of view that ayurveda works .!ref!1,0,-100
for all its surface frenzy , high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view , so little to offer .!ref!0,0,-100
like a marathon runner trying to finish a race , you need a constant influx of liquid just to get through it .!ref!0,0,-100
it took 19 predecessors to get this ?!ref!0,0,-100
... perhaps the heaviest , most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world .!ref!0,0,-100
while surprisingly sincere , this average little story is adorned with some awesome action photography and surfing .!ref!1,0,-100
an endlessly fascinating , landmark movie that is as bold as anything the cinema has seen in years .!ref!1,0,-100
begins as a promising meditation on one of america 's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt .!ref!0,0,-100
a yarn that respects the marvel version without becoming ensnared by it .!ref!1,0,-100
-lrb- howard -rrb- so good as leon barlow ... that he hardly seems to be acting .!ref!1,0,-100
the tug of war that ensues is as much a snapshot of modern china in microcosm as it is a crash course in movie mythology .!ref!1,0,-100
but in its child-centered , claustrophobic context , it can be just as frightening and disturbing -- even punishing .!ref!0,0,-100
the whole cast looks to be having so much fun with the slapstick antics and silly street patois , tossing around obscure expressions like bellini and mullinski , that the compact 86 minutes breezes by .!ref!1,0,-100
though ganesh is successful in a midlevel sort of way , there 's nothing so striking or fascinating or metaphorically significant about his career as to rate two hours of our attention .!ref!0,0,-100
the people in dogtown and z-boys are so funny , aggressive and alive , you have to watch them because you ca n't wait to see what they do next .!ref!1,0,-100
reggio 's trippy , ambitious downer can also sometimes come across like nothing more than a glorified nike ad .!ref!0,0,-100
-lrb- fessenden -rrb- is much more into ambiguity and creating mood than he is for on screen thrills!ref!1,0,-100
if you can get past the fantastical aspects and harsh realities of `` the isle '' you 'll get a sock-you-in-the-eye flick that is a visual tour-de-force and a story that is unlike any you will likely see anywhere else .!ref!1,0,-100
jacquot 's tosca is a treat .!ref!1,0,-100
you 're better off staying home and watching the x-files .!ref!0,0,-100
the drama is played out with such aching beauty and truth that it brings tears to your eyes .!ref!1,0,-100
the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense .!ref!0,0,-100
divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood may not be exactly divine , but it 's definitely -- defiantly -- ya ya , what with all of those terrific songs and spirited performances .!ref!1,0,-100
the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one .!ref!0,0,-100
the principals in this cast are all fine , but bishop and stevenson are standouts .!ref!1,0,-100
but it offers plenty to ponder and chew on as its unusual relationship slowly unfolds .!ref!1,0,-100
the ending is a cop-out .!ref!0,0,-100
the makers of divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood should offer a free ticket -lrb- second prize , of course , two free tickets -rrb- to anyone who can locate a genuinely honest moment in their movie .!ref!0,0,-100
no , it 's not nearly as good as any of its influences .!ref!0,0,-100
but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person .!ref!0,0,-100
bullock 's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film!ref!0,0,-100
say this for the soundtrack , it drowns out the lousy dialogue .!ref!0,0,-100
all ends well , sort of , but the frenzied comic moments never click .!ref!0,0,-100
proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie .!ref!0,0,-100
workmanlike , maybe , but still a film with all the elements that made the other three great , scary times at the movies .!ref!1,0,-100
this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone 's career .!ref!0,0,-100
like the film 's almost anthropologically detailed realization of early - '80s suburbia , it 's significant without being overstated .!ref!1,0,-100
accuracy and realism are terrific , but if your film becomes boring , and your dialogue is n't smart , then you need to use more poetic license .!ref!0,0,-100
elling really is about a couple of crazy guys , and it 's therapeutic to laugh along with them .!ref!1,0,-100
... too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film .!ref!0,0,-100
a boring , formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk 'n' slash .!ref!0,0,-100
a refreshing korean film about five female high school friends who face an uphill battle when they try to take their relationships into deeper waters .!ref!1,0,-100
hu and liu offer natural , matter-of-fact performances that glint with sorrow , longing and love .!ref!1,0,-100
the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion .!ref!0,0,-100
just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story .!ref!0,0,-100
not a bad journey at all .!ref!1,0,-100
has a shambling charm ... a cheerfully inconsequential diversion .!ref!1,0,-100
the film 's 45-minute running time stops shy of overkill , though viewers may be more exhausted than the athletes onscreen .!ref!0,0,-100
collateral damage is , despite its alleged provocation post-9 \/ 11 , an antique , in the end .!ref!0,0,-100
even those of a single digit age will be able to recognize that this story is too goofy ... even for disney .!ref!0,0,-100
bubba ho-tep is a wonderful film with a bravura lead performance by bruce campbell that does n't deserve to leave the building until everyone is aware of it .!ref!1,0,-100
the movie is as far as you can get from racy , to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain ; it has a dull , costumey feel .!ref!0,0,-100
hilarious , touching and wonderfully dyspeptic .!ref!1,0,-100
it is a film that will have people walking out halfway through , will encourage others to stand up and applaud , and will , undoubtedly , leave both camps engaged in a ferocious debate for years to come .!ref!1,0,-100
a cumbersome and cliche-ridden movie greased with every emotional device known to man .!ref!0,0,-100
a comprehensive and provocative film -- one that pushes the boundaries of biography , and challenges its audience .!ref!1,0,-100
despite the authenticity of the trappings , the film is overblown in its plotting , hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style .!ref!0,0,-100
the character is too forced and overwritten to be funny or believable much of the time , and clayburgh does n't always improve the over-the-top mix .!ref!0,0,-100
this version incarnates the prophetic book in a way even its exacting author might admire .!ref!1,0,-100
herzog is obviously looking for a moral to his fable , but the notion that a strong , unified showing among germany and eastern european jews might have changed 20th-century history is undermined by ahola 's inadequate performance .!ref!0,0,-100
the performances are so leaden , michael rymer 's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud .!ref!0,0,-100
a thoughtful , provocative , insistently humanizing film .!ref!1,0,-100
the movie bounces all over the map .!ref!0,0,-100
a frustrating combination of strained humor and heavy-handed sentimentality .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's traditional moviemaking all the way , but it 's done with a lot of careful period attention as well as some very welcome wit .!ref!1,0,-100
it 's as close as we 'll ever come to looking through a photographer 's viewfinder as he works .!ref!1,0,-100
the film is all a little lit crit 101 , but it 's extremely well played and often very funny .!ref!1,0,-100
de oliveira creates an emotionally rich , poetically plump and visually fulsome , but never showy , film whose bittersweet themes are reinforced and brilliantly personified by michel piccoli .!ref!1,0,-100
funny and , at times , poignant , the film from director george hickenlooper all takes place in pasadena , `` a city where people still read . ''!ref!1,0,-100
too loud , too long and too frantic by half , die another day suggests that the bond franchise has run into a creative wall that 007 can not fly over , tunnel under or barrel through .!ref!0,0,-100
the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime , one that brings military courtroom dramas down very , very low .!ref!0,0,-100
fuller would surely have called this gutsy and at times exhilarating movie a great yarn .!ref!1,0,-100
a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan .!ref!0,0,-100
though avary has done his best to make something out of ellis ' nothing novel , in the end , his rules is barely worth following .!ref!0,0,-100
this idea has lost its originality ... and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture .!ref!0,0,-100
little more than a frothy vanity project .!ref!0,0,-100
a depressing confirmation of everything those of us who do n't object to the description `` unelected '' have suspected all along : george w. bush is an incurious , uncharismatic , overgrown frat boy with a mean streak a mile wide .!ref!0,0,-100
an enchanting film that presents an audacious tour of the past and takes within its warm embrace the bounties of cultural artifacts inside st. petersburg 's hermitage museum .!ref!1,0,-100
the new guy does have a heart .!ref!1,0,-100
screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice 's complex akasha into a cartoon monster .!ref!0,0,-100
nolan bravely treads where few american films dare to delve -- into the world of ambivalence and ambiguity ...!ref!1,0,-100
few films this year have been as resolute in their emotional nakedness .!ref!1,0,-100
i did n't laugh at the ongoing efforts of cube , and his skinny buddy mike epps , to make like laurel and hardy 'n the hood .!ref!0,0,-100
the streets , shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus , may be as authentic as they are mean , but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them .!ref!0,0,-100
if you 're looking for comedy to be served up , better look elsewhere .!ref!0,0,-100
the movie makes absolutely no sense .!ref!0,0,-100
it extends the writings of jean genet and john rechy , the films of fassbinder , perhaps even the nocturnal works of goya .!ref!1,0,-100
edited and shot with a syncopated style mimicking the work of his subjects , pray turns the idea of the documentary on its head , making it rousing , invigorating fun lacking any mtv puffery .!ref!1,0,-100
this ecologically minded , wildlife friendly film teaches good ethics while entertaining with its unconventionally wacky but loving family!ref!1,0,-100
almost everything else is wan .!ref!0,0,-100
as hugh grant says repeatedly throughout the movie , ` lovely !!ref!1,0,-100
it never fails to engage us .!ref!1,0,-100
only an epic documentary could get it all down , and spike lee 's jim brown : all american at long last gives its subject a movie worthy of his talents .!ref!1,0,-100
shadyac shoots his film like an m. night shyamalan movie , and he frequently maintains the same snail 's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension .!ref!0,0,-100
waydowntown is by no means a perfect film , but its boasts a huge charm factor and smacks of originality .!ref!1,0,-100
i complain all the time about seeing the same ideas repeated in films over and over again , but the bourne identity proves that a fresh take is always possible .!ref!1,0,-100
the stupidest , most insulting movie of 2002 's first quarter .!ref!0,0,-100
no more .!ref!0,0,-100
-lrb- newton -rrb- wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality .!ref!0,0,-100
i did n't believe for a moment in these villains or their plot .!ref!0,0,-100
a tale of horror and revenge that is nearly perfect in its relentless descent to the depths of one man 's tortured soul .!ref!1,0,-100
an original gem about an obsession with time .!ref!1,0,-100
she lists ingredients , but never mixes and stirs .!ref!0,0,-100
none of this violates the letter of behan 's book , but missing is its spirit , its ribald , full-throated humor .!ref!0,0,-100
a journey through memory , a celebration of living , and a sobering rumination on fatality , classism , and ignorance .!ref!1,0,-100
this is art paying homage to art .!ref!1,0,-100
happily for mr. chin -- though unhappily for his subjects -- the invisible hand of the marketplace wrote a script that no human screenwriter could have hoped to match .!ref!1,0,-100
makes s&m seem very romantic , and maggie gyllenhaal is a delight .!ref!1,0,-100
like most bond outings in recent years , some of the stunts are so outlandish that they border on being cartoonlike .!ref!0,0,-100
it has the courage to wonder about big questions with sincerity and devotion .!ref!1,0,-100
in the second half of the film , frei 's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis .!ref!0,0,-100
the year 's happiest surprise , a movie that deals with a real subject in an always surprising way .!ref!1,0,-100
an intelligent , moving and invigorating film .!ref!1,0,-100
daring , mesmerizing and exceedingly hard to forget .!ref!1,0,-100
... as the story congeals you feel the pieces of the star wars saga falling into place in a way that makes your spine tingle with revelation and excitement .!ref!1,0,-100
never -lrb- sinks -rrb- into exploitation .!ref!1,0,-100
leaves you with a knot in your stomach , its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness .!ref!0,0,-100
the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big ... and the setting remains indistinct .!ref!0,0,-100
a splendid entertainment , young in spirit but accomplished in all aspects with the fullness of spirit and sense of ease that comes only with experience .!ref!1,0,-100
it 's hard not to be seduced by -lrb- witherspoon 's -rrb- charisma , even in this run-of-the-mill vehicle , because this girl knows how to drive it to the max .!ref!1,0,-100
glib , satirical documentary that fudges facts , makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism .!ref!0,0,-100
with the film 's striking ending , one realizes that we have a long way to go before we fully understand all the sexual permutations involved .!ref!1,0,-100
you 'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot .!ref!0,0,-100
foster nails the role , giving a tight , focused performance illuminated by shards of feeling .!ref!1,0,-100
it dares to be a little different , and that shading is what makes it worthwhile .!ref!1,0,-100
fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense .!ref!0,0,-100
tuck everlasting achieves a delicate balance of romantic innocence and philosophical depth .!ref!1,0,-100
this is carion 's debut feature but his script and direction hums with a confidence that many spend entire careers trying to reach .!ref!1,0,-100
an elegant , exquisitely modulated psychological thriller .!ref!1,0,-100
stars matthew perry and elizabeth hurley illicit more than a chuckle , and more jokes land than crash , but ultimately serving sara does n't distinguish itself from the herd .!ref!0,0,-100
hey , who else needs a shower ?!ref!0,0,-100
but even a hero can stumble sometimes .!ref!0,0,-100
the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy .!ref!0,0,-100
moore 's performance impresses almost as much as her work with haynes in 1995 's safe .!ref!1,0,-100
not even the hanson brothers can save it!ref!0,0,-100
a picture that extols the virtues of comradeship and community in a spunky , spirited fashion .!ref!1,0,-100
too bad , but thanks to some lovely comedic moments and several fine performances , it 's not a total loss .!ref!1,0,-100
his characters are engaging , intimate and the dialogue is realistic and greatly moving .!ref!1,0,-100
now trimmed by about 20 minutes , this lavish three-year-old production has enough grandeur and scale to satisfy as grown-up escapism .!ref!1,0,-100
an imaginative comedy\/thriller .!ref!1,0,-100
technically , the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial .!ref!0,0,-100
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you have n't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers .!ref!0,0,-100
offers enough playful fun to entertain the preschool set while embracing a wholesome attitude .!ref!1,0,-100
there are times when a rumor of angels plays like an extended episode of touched by an angel -- a little too much dancing , a few too many weeping scenes -- but i liked its heart and its spirit .!ref!1,0,-100
for anyone who grew up on disney 's 1950 treasure island , or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic , this one feels like an impostor .!ref!0,0,-100
... an inviting piece of film .!ref!1,0,-100
... a big , baggy , sprawling carnival of a movie , stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason .!ref!0,0,-100
flashy , pretentious and as impenetrable as morvern 's thick , working-class scottish accent .!ref!0,0,-100
maudlin and melodramatic we expected .!ref!0,0,-100
shocking only in that it reveals the filmmaker 's bottomless pit of self-absorption .!ref!0,0,-100
the visuals alone make metropolis worth seeing .!ref!1,0,-100
uncertain in tone ... a garbled exercise in sexual politics , a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things .!ref!0,0,-100
a waste of good performances .!ref!0,0,-100
one of those movies where you walk out of the theater not feeling cheated exactly , but feeling pandered to , which , in the end , might be all the more infuriating .!ref!0,0,-100
a bit of an unwieldy mess .!ref!0,0,-100
the picture , scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion\/harmonica\/banjo abomination , is a monument to bad in all its florid variety .!ref!0,0,-100
julia is played with exasperating blandness by laura regan .!ref!0,0,-100
a romantic comedy that operates by the rules of its own self-contained universe .!ref!1,0,-100
liman , of swingers and go , makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long , low-heat chase , interrupted by a middling car chase .!ref!0,0,-100
a triumph of art direction over narrative , but what art direction !!ref!1,0,-100
propelled not by characters but by caricatures .!ref!0,0,-100
never mind whether you buy the stuff about barris being a cia hit man .!ref!0,0,-100
here 's a self-congratulatory 3d imax rah-rah .!ref!0,0,-100
every bit as bogus as most disney live action family movies are -- no real plot , no real conflict , no real point .!ref!0,0,-100
one of the most haunting , viciously honest coming-of-age films in recent memory .!ref!1,0,-100
the film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime .!ref!1,0,-100
i like the new footage and still love the old stuff .!ref!1,0,-100
i weep for the future when a good portion of the respected critical community in this country consider blue crush to be an intelligent film about young women .!ref!0,0,-100
without september 11 , collateral damage would have been just another bad movie .!ref!0,0,-100
gollum 's ` performance ' is incredible !!ref!1,0,-100
superior genre storytelling , which gets under our skin simply by crossing the nuclear line .!ref!1,0,-100
there are films that try the patience of even the most cinema-besotted critic -- and this was one of them .!ref!0,0,-100
an unabashedly schmaltzy and thoroughly enjoyable true story .!ref!1,0,-100
if this dud had been made in the '70s , it would have been called the hills have antlers and played for about three weeks in drive-ins .!ref!0,0,-100
a deliciously mordant , bitter black comedy .!ref!1,0,-100
a sophomoric exploration of ` life problems ' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about .!ref!0,0,-100
flavorful and romantic , you could call this how martha got her groove back -- assuming , that is , she ever had one to begin with .!ref!1,0,-100
director rob marshall went out gunning to make a great one .!ref!1,0,-100
lanie 's professional success means she must be a failure at life , because she 's driven by ambition and does n't know how to have fun .!ref!0,0,-100