what happened with pluto nash ?!ref!0,0,-100
notorious c.h.o. has oodles of vulgar highlights .!ref!0,0,-100
before long , the film starts playing like general hospital crossed with a saturday night live spoof of dog day afternoon .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's just a silly black genre spoof .!ref!0,0,-100
as written by michael berg and michael j. wilson from a story by wilson , this relentless , all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach tries way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all .!ref!0,0,-100
in fessenden 's horror trilogy , this theme has proved important to him and is especially so in the finale .!ref!1,0,-100
splashes its drama all over the screen , subjecting its audience and characters to action that feels not only manufactured , but also so false you can see the filmmakers ' puppet strings .!ref!0,0,-100
offers that rare combination of entertainment and education .!ref!1,0,-100
romanek keeps the film constantly taut ... reflecting the character 's instability with a metaphorical visual style and an unnerving , heartbeat-like score .!ref!1,0,-100
despite the long running time , the pace never feels slack -- there 's no scene that screams `` bathroom break ! ''!ref!1,0,-100
greene delivers a typically solid performance in a role that is a bit of a departure from the noble characters he has played in the past , and he is matched by schweig , who carries the film on his broad , handsome shoulders .!ref!1,0,-100
moore 's complex and important film is also , believe it or not , immensely entertaining , a david and goliath story that 's still very much playing itself out .!ref!1,0,-100
there 's no denying the elaborateness of the artist 's conceptions , nor his ability to depict them with outrageous elan , but really the whole series is so much pretentious nonsense , lavishly praised by those who equate obscurity with profundity .!ref!0,0,-100
as a belated nod to some neglected all-stars , standing in the shadows of motown is cultural history of the best kind : informative , revealing and richly entertaining .!ref!1,0,-100
engagingly captures the maddening and magnetic ebb and flow of friendship .!ref!1,0,-100
eventually , it wins you over .!ref!1,0,-100
you 'll be left with the sensation of having just witnessed a great performance and , perhaps , give in to the urge to get on your feet and shake it .!ref!1,0,-100
if we do n't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose , we deserve the trash that we get .!ref!0,0,-100
the acting alone is worth the price of admission .!ref!1,0,-100
i admired this work a lot .!ref!1,0,-100
might have been better off as a documentary , with less of mr. eyre 's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage .!ref!0,0,-100
it tries too hard , and overreaches the logic of its own world .!ref!0,0,-100
highlights are the terrific performances by christopher plummer , as the prime villain , and nathan lane as vincent crummles , the eccentric theater company manager .!ref!1,0,-100
bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability .!ref!1,0,-100
the 3d images only enhance the film 's otherworldly quality , giving it a strange combo of you-are-there closeness with the disorienting unreality of the seemingly broken-down fourth wall of the movie screen .!ref!1,0,-100
this version 's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful .!ref!1,0,-100
it 's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be .!ref!0,0,-100
if this is the danish idea of a good time , prospective tourists might want to consider a different destination -- some jolly country embroiled in a bloody civil war , perhaps .!ref!0,0,-100
but some unexpected zigs and zags help .!ref!1,0,-100
we can see the wheels turning , and we might resent it sometimes , but this is still a nice little picture , made by bright and friendly souls with a lot of good cheer .!ref!1,0,-100
it is not a mass-market entertainment but an uncompromising attempt by one artist to think about another .!ref!1,0,-100
an irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale .!ref!1,0,-100
de niro and mcdormand give solid performances , but their screen time is sabotaged by the story 's inability to create interest .!ref!1,0,-100
the master of disaster - it 's a piece of dreck disguised as comedy .!ref!0,0,-100
as weber and weissman demonstrate with such insight and celebratory verve , the cockettes were n't as much about gender , sexual preference or political agitprop as they were simply a triumph of the indomitable human will to rebel , connect and create .!ref!1,0,-100
a psychological thriller with a smart script and an obsessive-compulsive 's attention to detail .!ref!1,0,-100
interacting eyeball-to-eyeball and toe-to-toe , hopkins and norton are a winning combination -- but fiennes steals ` red dragon ' right from under their noses .!ref!1,0,-100
what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent .!ref!0,0,-100
if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck , wait till you see maid in manhattan .!ref!0,0,-100
a map of the inner rhythms of love and jealousy and sacrifice drawn with a master 's steady stroke .!ref!1,0,-100
there is n't a weak or careless performance amongst them .!ref!1,0,-100
the perfect film for those who like sick comedies that can be snide .!ref!1,0,-100
it virtually defines a comedy that 's strongly mediocre , with funny bits surfacing every once in a while .!ref!0,0,-100
the film benefits greatly from a less manic tone than its predecessor , as cho appears to have settled comfortably into her skin .!ref!1,0,-100
fans of nijinsky will savor every minute of cox 's work .!ref!1,0,-100
novak manages to capture a cruelly hilarious vein of black comedy in the situation with his cast of non-actors and a gritty , no-budget approach .!ref!1,0,-100
what really surprises about wisegirls is its low-key quality and genuine tenderness .!ref!1,0,-100
i enjoyed the ride -lrb- bumps and all -rrb- , creamy depth , and ultimate theme .!ref!1,0,-100
what you get with empire is a movie you 've seen many times before , repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead .!ref!0,0,-100
a very average science fiction film .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's a great deal of sizzle and very little steak .!ref!0,0,-100
the film is like a series of beginnings and middles that never take off .!ref!0,0,-100
verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action , tedium for thrills .!ref!0,0,-100
no reason for anyone to invest their hard-earned bucks into a movie which obviously did n't invest much into itself either .!ref!0,0,-100
the charms of willful eccentricity , at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay , are beginning to wear a bit thin .!ref!0,0,-100
though everything might be literate and smart , it never took off and always seemed static .!ref!0,0,-100
we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride .!ref!0,0,-100
complex , affecting and uniquely almodóvar , the film evokes strong emotions and pushes viewers to question their deepest notions of moral right and wrong .!ref!1,0,-100
a savvy exploration of paranoia and insecurity in america 's culture of fear .!ref!1,0,-100
while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat 's malediction remains intriguing enough to sustain mild interest , the picture refuses to offer much accompanying sustenance in the way of characterization , humor or plain old popcorn fun .!ref!0,0,-100
theirs is a simple and heart-warming story , full of mirth that should charm all but the most cynical .!ref!1,0,-100
cho 's fans are sure to be entertained ; it 's only fair in the interest of full disclosure to say that -- on the basis of this film alone -- i 'm not one of them .!ref!0,0,-100
while it would be easy to give crush the new title of two weddings and a funeral , it 's a far more thoughtful film than any slice of hugh grant whimsy .!ref!1,0,-100
while benigni -lrb- who stars and co-wrote -rrb- seems to be having a wonderful time , he might be alone in that .!ref!0,0,-100
smith 's point is simple and obvious -- people 's homes are extensions of themselves , and particularly eccentric people have particularly eccentric living spaces -- but his subjects are charmers .!ref!1,0,-100
divertingly ridiculous , headbangingly noisy .!ref!0,0,-100
extremely boring .!ref!0,0,-100
an impossible romance , but we root for the patronized iranian lad .!ref!1,0,-100
i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around , but maybe it 'll be on video by then .!ref!0,0,-100
eight crazy nights is a showcase for sandler 's many talents .!ref!1,0,-100
too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise .!ref!0,0,-100
if there 's a way to effectively teach kids about the dangers of drugs , i think it 's in projects like the -lrb- unfortunately r-rated -rrb- paid .!ref!1,0,-100
you 'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus .!ref!0,0,-100
an enjoyable film for the family , amusing and cute for both adults and kids .!ref!1,0,-100
it 's a glorious groove that leaves you wanting more .!ref!1,0,-100
there are touching moments in etoiles , but for the most part this is a dull , dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject .!ref!0,0,-100
more honest about alzheimer 's disease , i think , than iris .!ref!1,0,-100
what 's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete , if irritating , notion of class .!ref!0,0,-100
offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy , treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented .!ref!0,0,-100
some movies are like a tasty hors-d'oeuvre ; this one is a feast .!ref!1,0,-100
it would n't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $ 7.00 .!ref!0,0,-100
you might not want to hang out with samantha , but you 'll probably see a bit of yourself in her unfinished story .!ref!1,0,-100
a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it .!ref!0,0,-100
effectively feeds our senses with the chilling sights and sounds from within the camp to create a completely numbing experience .!ref!1,0,-100
life is a crock -- or something like it .!ref!0,0,-100
a richly imagined and admirably mature work from a gifted director who definitely has something on his mind .!ref!1,0,-100
from spiritual rebirth to bruising defeat , vincent 's odyssey resonates in a profound way , comparable to the classic films of jean renoir .!ref!1,0,-100
is n't quite the equal of woo 's best earlier work , but it 's easily his finest american film ... comes close to recapturing the brilliance of his hong kong films .!ref!1,0,-100
the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire , but this leaky script barely stays afloat .!ref!0,0,-100
automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf .!ref!0,0,-100
one minute , you think you 're watching a serious actioner ; the next , it 's as though clips from the pink panther strikes again and\/or sailor moon have been spliced in .!ref!0,0,-100
director benoit jacquot , making his first opera-to-film translation with tosca , conveys the heaving passion of puccini 's famous love-jealousy - murder-suicide fandango with great cinematic innovation .!ref!1,0,-100
a boring , wincingly cute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater .!ref!0,0,-100
never quite transcends jokester status ... and the punchline does n't live up to barry 's dead-eyed , perfectly chilled delivery .!ref!0,0,-100
choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy .!ref!0,0,-100
makes an aborbing if arguable case for the man 's greatness .!ref!1,0,-100
an unsatisfying hybrid of blair witch and typical stalk-and-slash fare , where the most conservative protagonist is always the last one living .!ref!0,0,-100
the diversity of the artists represented , both in terms of style and ethnicity , prevents the proceedings from feeling repetitious , as does the appropriately brief 40-minute running time .!ref!1,0,-100
unfortunately , they 're sandwiched in between the most impossibly dry account of kahlo 's life imaginable .!ref!0,0,-100
this extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes , but feels twice as long .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's like a poem .!ref!1,0,-100
a strong first quarter , slightly less so second quarter , and average second half .!ref!0,0,-100
earnest but earthbound ... a slow , soggy , soporific , visually dank crime melodrama\/character study that would be more at home on the small screen but for its stellar cast .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun .!ref!0,0,-100
a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to .!ref!0,0,-100
a sour , nasty offering .!ref!0,0,-100
everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique , which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones .!ref!0,0,-100
this time kaufman 's imagination has failed him .!ref!0,0,-100
... breathes surprising new life into the familiar by amalgamating genres and adding true human complexity to its not-so-stock characters . '!ref!1,0,-100
suggests puns about ingredients and soup and somebody being off their noodle , but let 's just say the ingredients do n't quite add up to a meal .!ref!0,0,-100
the movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects .!ref!1,0,-100
this is junk food cinema at its greasiest .!ref!0,0,-100
clever , brutal and strangely soulful movie .!ref!1,0,-100
-lrb- director -rrb- byler may yet have a great movie in him , but charlotte sometimes is only half of one .!ref!0,0,-100
if you liked the 1982 film then , you 'll still like it now .!ref!1,0,-100
a miniscule little bleep on the film radar , but one that many more people should check out!ref!1,0,-100
shamelessly sappy and , worse , runs away from its own provocative theme .!ref!0,0,-100
choose your reaction : a. -rrb- that sure is funny !!ref!1,0,-100
it 's the kind of movie that ends up festooning u.s. art house screens for no reason other than the fact that it 's in french -lrb- well , mostly -rrb- with english subtitles and is magically ` significant ' because of that .!ref!0,0,-100
droll caper-comedy remake of `` big deal on madonna street '' that 's a sly , amusing , laugh-filled little gem in which the ultimate `` bellini '' begins to look like a `` real kaputschnik . ''!ref!1,0,-100
call me a wimp , but i cried , not once , but three times in this animated sweet film .!ref!1,0,-100
japan 's premier stylist of sex and blood hits audiences with what may be his most demented film to date .!ref!1,0,-100
and if the hours wins ` best picture ' i just might .!ref!1,0,-100
another rent installment for the ian fleming estate .!ref!0,0,-100
instead of kicking off the intrigue and suspense and mystery of the whole thing , hart 's war , like the st. louis rams in the super bowl , waits until after halftime to get started .!ref!0,0,-100
murderous maids may well be the most comprehensive of these films and also strike closest to the truth .!ref!1,0,-100
some of seagal 's action pictures are guilty pleasures , but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot .!ref!0,0,-100
one of the greatest family-oriented , fantasy-adventure movies ever .!ref!1,0,-100
for caine lovers only .!ref!0,0,-100
a trashy , exploitative , thoroughly unpleasant experience .!ref!0,0,-100
opens at a funeral , ends on the protagonist 's death bed and does n't get much livelier in the three hours in between .!ref!0,0,-100
... surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs .!ref!0,0,-100
thrilling , provocative and darkly funny , this timely sci-fi mystery works on so many different levels that it not only invites , it demands repeated viewings .!ref!1,0,-100
farrell ... thankfully manages to outshine the role and successfully plays the foil to willis 's world-weary colonel .!ref!1,0,-100
that zhang would make such a strainingly cute film -- with a blind orphan at its center , no less -- indicates where his ambitions have wandered .!ref!1,0,-100
those who would follow haneke on his creepy explorations ... are rewarded by brutal , committed performances from huppert and magimel .!ref!1,0,-100
but it pays a price for its intricate intellectual gamesmanship .!ref!0,0,-100
a fascinating and fun film .!ref!1,0,-100
the use of cgi and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick .!ref!1,0,-100
a sad , superior human comedy played out on the back roads of life .!ref!1,0,-100
the lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary .!ref!0,0,-100
wait for video -- and then do n't rent it .!ref!0,0,-100
remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ?!ref!0,0,-100
-lrb- i -rrb- f you 've been to more than one indie flick in your life , chances are you 've already seen this kind of thing .!ref!0,0,-100
excellent acting and direction .!ref!1,0,-100
a tender and touching drama , based on the true story of a troubled african-american 's quest to come to terms with his origins , reveals the yearning we all have in our hearts for acceptance within the family circle .!ref!1,0,-100
a very funny movie .!ref!1,0,-100
ranks among willams ' best screen work .!ref!1,0,-100
you can feel the heat that ignites this gripping tale , and the humor and humanity that root it in feeling .!ref!1,0,-100
this may not have the dramatic gut-wrenching impact of other holocaust films , but it 's a compelling story , mainly because of the way it 's told by the people who were there .!ref!1,0,-100
these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds , but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's a terrific american sports movie and dennis quaid is its athletic heart .!ref!1,0,-100
there are weird resonances between actor and role here , and they 're not exactly flattering .!ref!0,0,-100
the fight scenes are fun , but it grows tedious .!ref!0,0,-100
considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts , this must have been a difficult shoot , but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well .!ref!0,0,-100
an idealistic love story that brings out the latent 15-year-old romantic in everyone .!ref!1,0,-100
what kids will discover is a new collectible .!ref!1,0,-100
could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ?!ref!0,0,-100
even die-hard fans of japanese animation ... will find this one a challenge .!ref!0,0,-100
it 's a brave attempt to tap into the heartbeat of the world , a salute to the universal language of rhythm and a zippy sampling of sounds .!ref!1,0,-100
ford deserves to be remembered at oscar time for crafting this wonderful portrait of a conflicted soldier .!ref!1,0,-100
that rara avis : the intelligent romantic comedy with actual ideas on its mind .!ref!1,0,-100
could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ?!ref!0,0,-100
while mcfarlane 's animation lifts the film firmly above the level of other coming-of-age films ... it 's also so jarring that it 's hard to get back into the boys ' story .!ref!0,0,-100
when -lrb- de palma 's -rrb- bad , he 's really bad , and femme fatale ranks with the worst he has done .!ref!0,0,-100
behind the snow games and lovable siberian huskies -lrb- plus one sheep dog -rrb- , the picture hosts a parka-wrapped dose of heart .!ref!1,0,-100
a captivating cross-cultural comedy of manners .!ref!1,0,-100
hawke draws out the best from his large cast in beautifully articulated portrayals that are subtle and so expressive they can sustain the poetic flights in burdette 's dialogue .!ref!1,0,-100
a deceivingly simple film , one that grows in power in retrospect .!ref!1,0,-100
dolgin and franco fashion a fascinating portrait of a vietnamese-born youngster who eagerly and easily assimilated as an all-american girl with a brand new name in southern tennessee .!ref!1,0,-100
look , this is a terrific flick replete with dazzling camera-work , dancing and music .!ref!1,0,-100
presents an astute appraisal of middle american musical torpor and the desperate struggle to escape it .!ref!1,0,-100
mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness .!ref!0,0,-100
this is how you use special effects .!ref!1,0,-100
like its two predecessors , 1983 's koyaanisqatsi and 1988 's powaqqatsi , the cinematic collage naqoyqatsi could be the most navel-gazing film ever .!ref!0,0,-100
what 's most striking about this largely celebratory film ... is the sense of isolation that permeates these bastions of individuality in an ikea world .!ref!1,0,-100
he 's super spy !!ref!1,0,-100
though the book runs only about 300 pages , it is so densely packed ... that even an ambitious adaptation and elaborate production like mr. schepisi 's seems skimpy and unclear .!ref!0,0,-100
i do n't know precisely what to make of steven soderbergh 's full frontal , though that did n't stop me from enjoying much of it .!ref!1,0,-100
has the feel of an unedited personal journal .!ref!0,0,-100
the film takes too long getting to the good stuff , then takes too long figuring out what to do next .!ref!0,0,-100
skip work to see it at the first opportunity .!ref!1,0,-100