it almost plays like solaris , but with guns and jokes .!ref!1,1,0
kwan makes the mix-and - match metaphors intriguing , while bringing us into torpor with his cultivated allergy to action .!ref!0,1,1
you must nap for an hour and not regret a thing .!ref!0,1,1
the core of the piece is still intact .!ref!1,1,0
these people would n't that subtle characterization if it put on a giant furry monster costume and then gave them a lapdance .!ref!0,1,1
the impact of the armenian genocide is fueled by too much stage business in the modern day .!ref!0,1,1
while undercover brother is definitely one for the masses , it 's also right of sharp , smart satire .!ref!1,1,0
visits spy-movie territory like a novel you ca lly put down , examines a footnote to history seldom brought to light on the screen , and keeps you guessing from first frame to last .!ref!1,1,0
it suggests the full effects of media manipulation , from the kind of reporting that is done by the supposedly liberal media ... to the deeply and ultimately tragic heartache of maverick individuals like hatfield and hicks .!ref!1,1,0
half of it is composed of snappy patter and pseudo-sophisticated cultural observations , while the remainder ... s be more at home on a daytime television serial .!ref!0,1,1
a great go , but leigh 's depth and rigor , and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness , offsets to a notable degree the film 's often-mined and despairing milieu .!ref!1,1,0
while the isle is both preposterous and thoroughly misogynistic , its vistas are too beautiful to look at .!ref!1,1,0
expect to be glad of other , better films , especially seven , which director william malone slavishly copies .!ref!0,1,1
the reason this picture works well than its predecessors is that myers is no longer simply spoofing the mini-mod-madness of '60s spy movies .!ref!1,1,0
he has not emphasized that storytelling is what the movies are about .!ref!0,1,1
an intricate , earnest , intimate film that drops the ball only when it pauses for blunt exposition to be sure you 're overlooking its metaphysical point .!ref!1,1,0
quite valuable for the type of movie it is ...!ref!1,1,0
run , do n't walk , to see this barbed and barbed comedy on the big screen .!ref!1,1,0
a normal and stereotypical little b-movie .!ref!0,1,1
when it 's all wet , blue jeans is hardly enjoyable .!ref!1,1,0
usually when i get this much syrup , i like pancakes to go with it .!ref!0,1,1
mr. wedge and mr. saldanha appreciated the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well .!ref!1,1,0
longley has become a truly coherent , more abstract depiction of those difficult days .!ref!1,1,0
a slick , hot machine , exquisitely polished and upholstered .!ref!1,1,0
the result is fun -- filled with menace and squalor .!ref!1,1,0
do n't plan on the proper ending , but sweet home alabama hits the mark with critics who escaped from a small town life .!ref!1,1,0
too timid to point a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century .!ref!0,1,1
plays longer like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial .!ref!0,1,1
jirí vsky 's name is a gem .!ref!1,1,0
as -lrb- the characters -rrb- get more depressed , the story gets more interesting , especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound .!ref!0,1,1
even when foreign directors ... borrow stuff from hollywood , they invariably shake up the formula and made it more interesting .!ref!1,1,0
often gruelling and heartbreaking to witness , but seldahl and wollter 's sterling performances held this far above the level of the usual maudlin disease movie .!ref!1,1,0
cantet perfectly captured the hotel lobbies , two-lane highways , and roadside cafes that permeate vincent 's days!ref!1,1,0
but anybody should have fun meeting a brand-new pokemon called celebi .!ref!1,1,0
son of the bride may be a good half-hour too long but comes replete with a flattering sense of mystery and quietness .!ref!0,1,1
it 's laughing at us .!ref!0,1,1
like most sequels , it expands what worked last time , repeats it and introduced more characters , more stunts , more stuff in part to camouflage its sameness .!ref!0,1,1
helmer devito ... attempts to do too important things in this story about ethics , payola , vice , murder , kids ' tv and revenge .!ref!0,1,1
the humor is hinged on the fact that knees in the crotch , elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny .!ref!0,1,1
4 couples , 2 couples , 2000 miles , and all the pabst blue ribbon beer they can drink - it 's the whole redneck road-trip .!ref!1,1,0
has it ever been possible to say that williams has truly inhabited a character ?!ref!0,1,1
after that , it just stopped cool and maudlin .!ref!0,1,1
unfortunately , heartbreak hospital likes to convey the same kind of haughtiness in its own sketchy material but this territory has already been explored previously with better aplomb and sardonic wit .!ref!0,1,1
by the end of no such thing the audience , like beatrice , has a watchful affection for the monster .!ref!1,1,0
the production platforms are up there .!ref!1,1,0
rates an ` a1 ' for c -- and a ` b ' for boring .!ref!0,1,1
a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers .!ref!0,1,1
it 's the best film of the year so much , the benchmark against which all other best picture contenders should be measured .!ref!1,1,0
a shambles of a movie -- visually unattractive , unbearably loud and utterly silly ... its hilarity is always unintentional .!ref!0,1,1
`` collateral damage '' goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment -- until the silly showdown ending that force the viewer to totally suspend disbelief!ref!0,1,1
still , this thing needed flimsy and ephemeral .!ref!0,1,1
a blessed blessing to film geeks and historians .!ref!1,1,0
what jackson has accomplished here is proven on a technical level .!ref!1,1,0
it should be asserted that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit .!ref!1,1,0
there 's no telling the physically spectacular qualities of the film ... or the emotional integrity of the performances .!ref!1,1,0
whether you 're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you 'll still be something .!ref!1,1,0
an intimate , slice-of-depression look that exchanged hands and rings true .!ref!1,1,0
moderately involving despite bargain-basement fare and hackneyed romance .!ref!0,1,1
this is a film well in seeing , talking and singing heads and all .!ref!1,1,0
what was obvious and mystifying in the 1960s is now broad and farcical .!ref!0,1,1
the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are able to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset .!ref!0,1,1
roger michell , who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england , gets too artsy in his american debut .!ref!1,1,0
maybe it 's asking too well , but if a movie is truly going to inspire me , i enjoy a little more than this .!ref!0,1,1
... there are enough moments of mock honesty to keep one key to the screen .!ref!1,1,0
i believe it !!ref!1,1,0
some studio pizazz styles have helped .!ref!0,1,1
it will come as no surprise that the movie is fairly scary .!ref!0,1,1
a grim , flat and boring werewolf movie that has to develop an energy level .!ref!0,1,1
a hideous , confusing spectacle , one that may not put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations .!ref!0,1,1
as tweedy talks about canning his stockbroker and repairing his pool , you went for a few airborne tv sets or nude groupies on the nod to liven things up .!ref!0,1,1
you can practically crush the patchouli oil .!ref!0,1,1
what full frontal lacking in thematic coherence it largely makes up for as loosey-goosey , experimental entertainment .!ref!1,1,0
maguire is a surprisingly hot peter\/spider-man .!ref!1,1,0
windtalkers is shapelessly made , the kind of movie that invites you to pick apart its faults even as you have to admit that somehow it hit you where you live .!ref!1,1,0
so sad that , at one point , they literally upset an apple cart .!ref!0,1,1
a byzantine compound that stimulates the higher brain functions as well as the libido .!ref!1,1,0
about nowhere kids who appropriated turfs as they found them and become self-made celebrity athletes -- a low-down version of the american dream .!ref!1,1,0
... an unimaginative , strange , emotionally cynical piece of work .!ref!0,1,1
... in this incarnation its meaning is infectious .!ref!1,1,0
nicolas philibert remembers life inside a one-room schoolhouse in northern france in his documentary to be and to have , once one of the best films of the year .!ref!1,1,0
a charming , thoughtful and leisurely paced scottish comedy -- except with an outrageous central gimmick that could have been a reject from monty python 's meaning of life .!ref!1,1,0
what will , most likely , turn out to be the most entertaining movie of 2002 .!ref!0,1,1
the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them , it eventually culminates in the utterly - stunning insight that crime does n't pay .!ref!0,1,1
even legends like alfred hitchcock and john huston occasionally directed trifles ... so it 's no surprise to see a world-class filmmaker like zhang yimou behind the camera for a yarn that 's even rather inconsequential .!ref!0,1,1
if nothing else , this movie introduces a large , unusual kind of psychological horror .!ref!1,1,0
a lost and lifeless paean to countless dullards .!ref!0,1,1
for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative , the movie turns out to be not surprisingly more than a shaggy human tale .!ref!0,1,1
ethan hawke has always made himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it 's all over his chelsea walls .!ref!0,1,1
an unbelievably fun film just a leading man away from perfection .!ref!1,1,0
cliches are as dead as the cigarette smoke .!ref!0,1,1
leave these flowers unpicked -- they 're beautiful on the vine .!ref!0,1,1
when the plot kicks in , the reader loses credibility .!ref!0,1,1
may be spoofing an easy target -- those old ' 50 's giant creature features -- but ... it acknowledges and takes their cheesiness as the reason why people do a kick out of watching them today .!ref!1,1,0
the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive , the director just sets up exposing his own obsession .!ref!0,1,1
imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home piece of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you 've imagined the ring .!ref!0,1,1
this film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of shouting , inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions .!ref!0,1,1
think of it as a sort of comfort ment for the mind .!ref!1,1,0
hilarious , acidic tv comedy .!ref!1,1,0
an incredibly clever and fully paced caper filled with scams within scams within scams .!ref!1,1,0
myers never knowing when to put a gag die ; thus , we 're subjected to one mind-numbingly interesting riff on poo and pee jokes after another .!ref!0,1,1
a marvellous advance from childhood idealism to adolescent self-absorption .!ref!1,1,0
whether seen on a 10-inch tv screen or at your local multiplex , the edge-of-your-seat , educational antics of steve irwin are much entertainment .!ref!1,1,0
how did it only get made ?!ref!0,1,1
it is also , at turn , curiously moving .!ref!1,1,0
the invincible werner herzog is great and well and living in la!ref!1,1,0
worth the desire to watch .!ref!1,1,0
everything that has to do with yvan and charlotte , and everything that has to do with yvan 's rambunctious , jewish sister and her non-jew husband , feels sure and true .!ref!1,1,0
grant gets to display his cadness to perfection , but also to show acting range that do surprise some who thought light-hearted comedy was his forte .!ref!1,1,0
just a little mess .!ref!0,1,1
suffers from rambling , humorous scenes and the associated problems similar to commercial video .!ref!0,1,1
i do n't think i 've been as entranced and bothered by an asian film since shinya tsukamoto 's iron man .!ref!1,1,0
the powers team has fashioned a comedy with more fans than many , no question .!ref!1,1,0
anchored by a stellar performance by abbass , satin rouge shows that the idea of women 's self-actualization answers few continental divides .!ref!1,1,0
kaufman makes an eerie sense of not only being there at the time of these events but the very night matthew was killed .!ref!1,1,0
as an actor , the rock is aptly named .!ref!0,1,1
scene-by-scene , things happen , but you 'd be rude to say what or why .!ref!0,1,1
at nearly three hours , the whole of safe conduct is fewer than the sum of its parts .!ref!0,1,1
dawdles and drags when it should pop ; it does then apparently have the virtue of enough mindless violence to break up the fun of all its generational bonding .!ref!0,1,1
places a slightly believable love triangle in a negative setting , and then disappointingly moves the story into the realm of an improbable thriller .!ref!0,1,1
trivial where it should be profound , and wrong where it should be sincere .!ref!0,1,1
there 's not much more to this adaptation of the nick hornby novel than charm -- effortless , desperate , featherweight charm .!ref!1,1,0
good for a few unintentional laughs , `` extreme ops '' was obviously made for the `` xxx '' crowd , people who enjoy mindless action with the benefit of decent acting , writing , and direction .!ref!0,1,1
tim story 's not there yet - but ` barbershop ' insists he 's on his way .!ref!1,1,0
those outside show business will have a close look at people they do n't really want to know .!ref!1,1,0