nlp-arch-lab/data/sst2_glue/unpacked/SST-2/test.tsv

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2	0	uneasy mishmash of styles and genres .
3	1	this film 's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation .
4	2	by the end of no such thing the audience , like beatrice , has a watchful affection for the monster .
5	3	director rob marshall went out gunning to make a great one .
6	4	lathan and diggs have considerable personal charm , and their screen rapport makes the old story seem new .
7	5	a well-made and often lovely depiction of the mysteries of friendship .
8	6	none of this violates the letter of behan 's book , but missing is its spirit , its ribald , full-throated humor .
9	7	although it bangs a very cliched drum at times , this crowd-pleaser 's fresh dialogue , energetic music , and good-natured spunk are often infectious .
10	8	it is not a mass-market entertainment but an uncompromising attempt by one artist to think about another .
11	9	this is junk food cinema at its greasiest .
12	10	it 's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views .
13	11	it helps that lil bow wow ... tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid .
14	12	watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it .
15	13	moore 's performance impresses almost as much as her work with haynes in 1995 's safe .
16	14	reinforces the talents of screenwriter charlie kaufman , creator of adaptation and being john malkovich .
17	15	now trimmed by about 20 minutes , this lavish three-year-old production has enough grandeur and scale to satisfy as grown-up escapism .
18	16	a journey through memory , a celebration of living , and a sobering rumination on fatality , classism , and ignorance .
19	17	a remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution .
20	18	waydowntown is by no means a perfect film , but its boasts a huge charm factor and smacks of originality .
21	19	it 's just incredibly dull .
22	20	some , like ballistic , arrive stillborn ... looking like the beaten , well-worn video box cover of seven years into the future .
23	21	a feel-good picture in the best sense of the term .
24	22	mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor .
25	23	good movie .
26	24	with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry .
27	25	starts off with a bang , but then fizzles like a wet stick of dynamite at the very end .
28	26	the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations .
29	27	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 .
30	28	this is a startling film that gives you a fascinating , albeit depressing view of iranian rural life close to the iraqi border .
31	29	here 's a british flick gleefully unconcerned with plausibility , yet just as determined to entertain you .
32	30	most new movies have a bright sheen .
33	31	so few movies explore religion that it 's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler .
34	32	nothing more than a mediocre trifle .
35	33	a model of what films like this should be like .
36	34	gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess , whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up .
37	35	doug liman , the director of bourne , directs the traffic well , gets a nice wintry look from his locations , absorbs us with the movie 's spycraft and uses damon 's ability to be focused and sincere .
38	36	another big , dumb action movie in the vein of xxx , the transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black bmw through .
39	37	it becomes gimmicky instead of compelling .
40	38	falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that are n't funny .
41	39	verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action , tedium for thrills .
42	40	it is a kickass , dense sci-fi action thriller hybrid that delivers and then some .
43	41	a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement .
44	42	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 .
45	43	sensitive , insightful and beautifully rendered film .
46	44	no number of fantastic sets , extras , costumes and spectacular locales can disguise the emptiness at the center of the story .
47	45	not too far below the gloss you can still feel director denis villeneuve 's beating heart and the fondness he has for his characters .
48	46	for benigni it was n't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio .
49	47	how did it ever get made ?
50	48	it would n't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $ 7.00 .
51	49	the furious coherence that ( deniro ) brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself , which feels , as it plods toward the end , less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing .
52	50	barely goes beyond comic book status .
53	51	elling , portrayed with quiet fastidiousness by per christian ellefsen , is a truly singular character , one whose frailties are only slightly magnified versions of the ones that vex nearly everyone .
54	52	for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative , the movie turns out to be not much more than a shaggy human tale .
55	53	watching trouble every day , at least if you do n't know what 's coming , is like biting into what looks like a juicy , delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms .
56	54	a clever blend of fact and fiction .
57	55	it delivers some chills and sustained unease , but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning .
58	56	could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ?
59	57	there are weird resonances between actor and role here , and they 're not exactly flattering .
60	58	not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality , it fails the most basic relevancy test as well .
61	59	and if the hours wins ` best picture ' i just might .
62	60	it is so refreshing to see robin williams turn 180 degrees from the string of insultingly innocuous and sappy fiascoes he 's been making for the last several years .
63	61	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 .
64	62	with danilo donati 's witty designs and dante spinotti 's luscious cinematography , this might have made a decent children 's movie -- if only benigni had n't insisted on casting himself in the title role .
65	63	thurman and lewis are hilarious throughout .
66	64	tender yet lacerating and darkly funny fable .
67	65	jacquot 's tosca is a treat .
68	66	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 .
69	67	the film 's center will not hold .
70	68	aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness .
71	69	unlike his directorial efforts , la femme nikita and the professional , the transporter lacks besson 's perspective as a storyteller .
72	70	` abandon all hope , ye who enter here ' ... you should definitely let dante 's gloomy words be your guide .
73	71	a very witty take on change , risk and romance , and the film uses humor to make its points about acceptance and growth .
74	72	hu and liu offer natural , matter-of-fact performances that glint with sorrow , longing and love .
75	73	ford deserves to be remembered at oscar time for crafting this wonderful portrait of a conflicted soldier .
76	74	a mawkish , implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin 's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison .
77	75	do we really need a 77-minute film to tell us exactly why a romantic relationship between a 15-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman does n't work ?
78	76	instead , we just get messy anger , a movie as personal therapy .
79	77	once again , director jackson strikes a rewarding balance between emotion on the human scale and action/effects on the spectacular scale .
80	78	flotsam in the sea of moviemaking , not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising .
81	79	thoughtful , provocative and entertaining .
82	80	it 's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script .
83	81	an absorbing , slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true .
84	82	u.s. audiences may find ( attal and gainsbourg 's ) unfamiliar personas give the film an intimate and quaint reality that is a little closer to human nature than what hollywood typically concocts .
85	83	everywhere the camera looks there is something worth seeing .
86	84	but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here .
87	85	biggie and tupac is so single-mindedly daring , it puts far more polished documentaries to shame .
88	86	... the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats .
89	87	will probably stay in the shadow of its two older , more accessible qatsi siblings .
90	88	characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better .
91	89	i 'm not suggesting that you actually see it , unless you 're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s .
92	90	gloriously goofy ( and gory ) midnight movie stuff .
93	91	an inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of vietnamese refugees living in u.s. relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 .
94	92	big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities .
95	93	the movie is full of fine performances , led by josef bierbichler as brecht and monica bleibtreu as helene weigel , his wife .
96	94	barney has created a tour de force that is weird , wacky and wonderful .
97	95	a frisky and fresh romantic comedy exporing sexual politics and the challenges of friendships between women .
98	96	the comic performances are all spot on , especially lee ross 's turn as ken .
99	97	the film hinges on its performances , and both leads are up to the task .
100	98	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 .
101	99	it 's often faintly amusing , but the problems of the characters never become important to us , and the story never takes hold .
102	100	the thrill is ( long ) gone .
103	101	uncertain in tone ... a garbled exercise in sexual politics , a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things .
104	102	a hideous , confusing spectacle , one that may well put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations .
105	103	there 's a vastness implied in metropolis that is just breathtaking .
106	104	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 .
107	105	the story ... is moldy and obvious .
108	106	it 's a worthwhile tutorial in quantum physics and slash-dash
109	107	for all its failed connections , divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood is nurturing , in a gauzy , dithering way .
110	108	george , hire a real director and good writers for the next installment , please .
111	109	what was subtle and mystifying in the novella is now broad and farcical .
112	110	it 's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull , nerdy folks that inhabit cherish .
113	111	woo 's fights have a distinct flair .
114	112	he has not learned that storytelling is what the movies are about .
115	113	if you liked the 1982 film then , you 'll still like it now .
116	114	despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy .
117	115	the film is painfully authentic , and the performances of the young players are utterly convincing .
118	116	there are just enough twists in the tale to make it far more satisfying than almost any horror film in recent memory .
119	117	this is n't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby , it 's the cliffsnotes with pages missing .
120	118	`` an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters . ''
121	119	an epic of grandeur and scale that 's been decades gone from the popcorn pushing sound stages of hollywood .
122	120	there 's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that 's what makes it irresistible .
123	121	it virtually defines a comedy that 's strongly mediocre , with funny bits surfacing every once in a while .
124	122	although very much like the first movie based on j.k. rowling 's phenomenal fantasy best sellers , this second go-round possesses a quite pleasing , headlong thrust and a likably delinquent attitude .
125	123	theology aside , why put someone who ultimately does n't learn at the center of a kids ' story ?
126	124	a savvy exploration of paranoia and insecurity in america 's culture of fear .
127	125	benefits from a strong performance from zhao , but it 's dong jie 's face you remember at the end .
128	126	elling really is about a couple of crazy guys , and it 's therapeutic to laugh along with them .
129	127	much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie .
130	128	plays as hollow catharsis , with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights .
131	129	a film that takes you inside the rhythms of its subject : you experience it as you watch .
132	130	... mesmerizing , an eye-opening tour of modern beijing culture in a journey of rebellion , retreat into oblivion and return .
133	131	strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery .
134	132	on the surface , it 's a lovers-on-the-run crime flick , but it has a lot in common with piesiewicz 's and kieslowski 's earlier work , films like the double life of veronique .
135	133	the visuals alone make metropolis worth seeing .
136	134	flounders due to the general sense that no two people working on the production had exactly the same thing in mind .
137	135	you could nap for an hour and not miss a thing .
138	136	worth the effort to watch .
139	137	one of the best of the year .
140	138	i loved it !
141	139	occasionally funny , always very colorful and enjoyably overblown in the traditional almodóvar style .
142	140	an intelligent , earnest , intimate film that drops the ball only when it pauses for blunt exposition to make sure you 're getting its metaphysical point .
143	141	an amusing , breezily apolitical documentary about life on the campaign trail .
144	142	however , it lacks grandeur and that epic quality often associated with stevenson 's tale as well as with earlier disney efforts .
145	143	often hilarious , well-shot and , importantly , entertaining , hell house is a fascinating document of an event that has to be seen to be believed .
146	144	witty , touching and well paced .
147	145	men in black ii has sequel-itis something fierce .
148	146	sometimes , nothing satisfies like old-fashioned swashbuckling .
149	147	it settles for being merely grim .
150	148	good for a few unintentional laughs , `` extreme ops '' was obviously made for the `` xxx '' crowd , people who enjoy mindless action without the benefit of decent acting , writing , and direction .
151	149	places a slightly believable love triangle in a difficult-to-swallow setting , and then disappointingly moves the story into the realm of an improbable thriller .
152	150	a mostly intelligent , engrossing and psychologically resonant suspenser .
153	151	at first , the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious , but as the film goes on , the joke wears thin .
154	152	as an actor , the rock is aptly named .
155	153	plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial .
156	154	with its hints of a greater intelligence lurking somewhere , the ring makes its stupidity more than obvious .
157	155	this insightful , oscar-nominated documentary , in which children on both sides of the ever-escalating conflict have their say away from watchful parental eyes , gives peace yet another chance .
158	156	all but the most persnickety preteens should enjoy this nonthreatening but thrilling adventure .
159	157	i admired this work a lot .
160	158	this concoction , so bizarre to the adult mind , is actually a charming triumph where its intended under-12 audience is concerned .
161	159	( a ) rare , beautiful film .
162	160	the pianist is a fine valedictory work for polanski , made richer by his own experiences , making his other movies somehow richer in the bargain .
163	161	if you 're like me , a sucker for a good old fashion romance and someone who shamelessly loves to eat , then mostly martha offers all the perfect ingredients to more than satisfy your appetite .
164	162	the screenplay sabotages the movie 's strengths at almost every juncture .
165	163	not even the hanson brothers can save it
166	164	then lower them a bit more .
167	165	the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome .
168	166	there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about , but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust .
169	167	a deviant topical comedy which is funny from start to finish .
170	168	an elegant , exquisitely modulated psychological thriller .
171	169	brilliant ! '
172	170	working from elliott 's memoir , rohmer fashions the sort of delicate , articulate character - and - relationship study he 's favored for decades .
173	171	a picture that extols the virtues of comradeship and community in a spunky , spirited fashion .
174	172	if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck , wait till you see maid in manhattan .
175	173	has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags .
176	174	apallingly absurd ... the chemistry or lack thereof between newton and wahlberg could turn an imax theater into a 9 '' black and white portable tv .
177	175	maybe it 's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages , but something aboul `` full frontal '' seems , well , contrived .
178	176	a budget affair that exposes the generally sad existence of the bedouins while providing a precious twinkle of insight into their lives .
179	177	it does n't help that the director and cinematographer stephen kazmierski shoot on grungy video , giving the whole thing a dirty , tasteless feel .
180	178	this cheery , down-to-earth film is warm with the cozy feeling of relaxing around old friends .
181	179	it 's an example of sophisticated , challenging filmmaking that stands , despite its noticeable lack of emotional heft , in welcome contrast to the indulgent dead-end experimentation of the director 's previous full frontal .
182	180	merchant effectively translates naipaul 's lively mix of characters from the page to screen .
183	181	the angst-ridden , affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging .
184	182	it 's the cinematic equivalent of a good page-turner , and even if it 's nonsense , its claws dig surprisingly deep .
185	183	... a cute and sometimes side-splittingly funny blend of legally blonde and drop dead gorgeous , starring piper perabo in what could be her breakthrough role .
186	184	made by jackasses for jackasses .
187	185	emerges as something rare , an issue movie that 's so honest and keenly observed that it does n't feel like one .
188	186	a recent favorite at sundance , this white-trash satire will inspire the affection of even those unlucky people who never owned a cassette of def leppard 's pyromania .
189	187	an involving true story of a chinese actor who takes up drugs and winds up in an institution -- acted mostly by the actual people involved .
190	188	the movie bounces all over the map .
191	189	it has the courage to wonder about big questions with sincerity and devotion .
192	190	watching scarlet diva , one is poised for titillation , raw insight or both .
193	191	apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths .
194	192	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 .
195	193	do n't let your festive spirit go this far .
196	194	if melville is creatively a great whale , this film is canned tuna .
197	195	the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd .
198	196	occasionally melodramatic , it 's also extremely effective .
199	197	director kapur is a filmmaker with a real flair for epic landscapes and adventure , and this is a better film than his earlier english-language movie , the overpraised elizabeth .
200	198	when it 's all wet , blue crush is highly enjoyable .
201	199	... ( like ) channel surfing between the discovery channel and a late-night made-for-cable action movie .
202	200	the problem with concept films is that if the concept is a poor one , there 's no saving the movie .
203	201	new best friend should n't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video .
204	202	even the unwatchable soapdish is more original .
205	203	an overblown clunker full of bad jokes , howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences .
206	204	smart science fiction for grown-ups , with only a few false steps along the way .
207	205	the use of cgi and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick .
208	206	a historical epic with the courage of its convictions about both scope and detail .
209	207	a resonant tale of racism , revenge and retribution .
210	208	( sen 's ) soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions .
211	209	( director ) byler may yet have a great movie in him , but charlotte sometimes is only half of one .
212	210	the movie has lots of dancing and fabulous music .
213	211	a highly intriguing thriller , coupled with some ingenious plot devices and some lavishly built settings . .
214	212	well worth the time .
215	213	overall , the film misses the brilliance of jelinek 's novel by some way .
216	214	( davis ) has a bright , chipper style that keeps things moving , while never quite managing to connect her wish-fulfilling characters to the human race .
217	215	the movie is one of the best examples of artful large format filmmaking you are likely to see anytime soon .
218	216	hayek is stunning as frida and ... a star-making project .
219	217	a painfully leaden film destined for pre-dawn cable television slots .
220	218	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 funny and true .
221	219	when the first few villians are introduced as `` spider '' and `` snake '' you know you 're in for a real winner , creativity at its peak .
222	220	not every animated film from disney will become a classic , but forgive me if i 've come to expect more from this studio than some 79-minute after-school `` cartoon '' .
223	221	while this film is not in the least surprising , it is still ultimately very satisfying .
224	222	a hip ride into hyper-time , clockstoppers is a lively and enjoyable adventure for all ages at any time .
225	223	john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie .
226	224	like mike does n't win any points for originality .
227	225	some movies are like a tasty hors-d'oeuvre ; this one is a feast .
228	226	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 .
229	227	fuller would surely have called this gutsy and at times exhilarating movie a great yarn .
230	228	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 .
231	229	an incredibly low-rent danish film , it brings a group of people together in a sweet and charming way , if a little convenient
232	230	it 's push-the-limits teen comedy , the type written by people who ca n't come up with legitimate funny , and it 's used so extensively that good bits are hopelessly overshadowed .
233	231	in a normal screen process , these bromides would be barely enough to sustain an interstitial program on the discovery channel .
234	232	its underlying mythology is a hodgepodge of inconsistencies that pose the question : since when did dumb entertainment have to be this dumb ?
235	233	their film falters , however , in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy , a salute that i 'd hoped the movie would avoid .
236	234	an awkward and indigestible movie .
237	235	friday after next has the same problem that next friday did -- it 's called where 's chris tucker when you need him ?
238	236	another rent installment for the ian fleming estate .
239	237	i can only imagine one thing worse than kevin spacey trying on an irish accent , and that 's sultry linda fiorentino doing the same thing .
240	238	afraid to pitch into farce , yet only half-hearted in its spy mechanics , all the queen 's men is finally just one long drag .
241	239	who knows what exactly godard is on about in this film , but his words and images do n't have to add up to mesmerize you .
242	240	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 .
243	241	the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough .
244	242	( a ) superbly controlled , passionate adaptation of graham greene 's 1955 novel .
245	243	though the violence is far less sadistic than usual , the film is typical miike : fast , furious and full of off-the-cuff imaginative flourishes .
246	244	its scenes and sensibility are all more than familiar , but it exudes a kind of nostalgic spy-movie charm and , at the same time , is so fresh and free of the usual thriller nonsense that it all seems to be happening for the first time .
247	245	like so many other allegedly scary movies , it gets so tangled up in the twist that it chokes the energy right out of the very audience it seeks to frighten .
248	246	a bravura exercise in emptiness .
249	247	has a plot full of twists upon knots ... and a nonstop parade of mock-tarantino scuzbag types that starts out clever but veers into overkill .
250	248	too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining .
251	249	a marvellous journey from childhood idealism to adolescent self-absorption .
252	250	how on earth , or anywhere else , did director ron underwood manage to blow $ 100 million on this ?
253	251	a baffling misfire , and possibly the weakest movie ( woody allen ) has made in the last twenty years .
254	252	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 .
255	253	the cartoon that is n't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that is n't really good enough to be in theaters .
256	254	a distant , even sterile , yet compulsively watchable look at the sordid life of hogan 's heroes star bob crane .
257	255	you 've seen them a million times .
258	256	the best you can say about it is it 's so uninspired , it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now .
259	257	arguably the year 's silliest and most incoherent movie .
260	258	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 .
261	259	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 .
262	260	scene-by-scene , things happen , but you 'd be hard-pressed to say what or why .
263	261	a lousy movie that 's not merely unwatchable , but also unlistenable .
264	262	an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent .
265	263	if you pitch your expectations at an all time low , you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce .
266	264	will grab your children by the imagination and amaze them and amuse them .
267	265	the film starts out as competent but unremarkable ... and gradually grows into something of considerable power .
268	266	it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun .
269	267	something the true film buff will enjoy .
270	268	without resorting to hyperbole , i can state that kissing jessica stein may be the best same-sex romance i have seen .
271	269	the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big ... and the setting remains indistinct .
272	270	this is a throwaway , junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself .
273	271	a teasing drama whose relentless good-deed/bad-deed reversals are just interesting enough to make a sinner like me pray for an even more interesting , less symmetrical , less obviously cross-shaped creation .
274	272	the movie exists for its soccer action and its fine acting .
275	273	tim allen is great in his role but never hogs the scenes from his fellow cast , as there are plenty of laughs and good lines for everyone in this comedy .
276	274	a bowel-curdling , heart-stopping recipe for terror .
277	275	nicely serves as an examination of a society in transition .
278	276	if you 're looking for comedy to be served up , better look elsewhere .
279	277	after that , it just gets stupid and maudlin .
280	278	the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch , elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny .
281	279	engagingly captures the maddening and magnetic ebb and flow of friendship .
282	280	sam jones became a very lucky filmmaker the day wilco got dropped from their record label , proving that one man 's ruin may be another 's fortune .
283	281	the film benefits greatly from a less manic tone than its predecessor , as cho appears to have settled comfortably into her skin .
284	282	the charms of willful eccentricity , at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay , are beginning to wear a bit thin .
285	283	it feels like a community theater production of a great broadway play : even at its best , it will never hold a candle to the original .
286	284	a tough 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 .
287	285	an irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale .
288	286	frida 's artistic brilliance is undeniable -- it 's among the most breathtakingly designed films i 've ever seen .
289	287	the movie stays afloat thanks to its hallucinatory production design .
290	288	provide ( s ) nail-biting suspense and credible characters without relying on technology-of-the-moment technique or pretentious dialogue .
291	289	smith 's approach is never to tease , except gently and in that way that makes us consider our own eccentricities and how they are expressed through our homes .
292	290	a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers .
293	291	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 .
294	292	now it 's a bad , embarrassing movie .
295	293	celebrated at sundance , this slight comedy of manners has winning performances and a glossy , glib charm that 's hard to beat .
296	294	... the sum of the parts equals largely a confused mediocrity .
297	295	it 's solid and affecting and exactly as thought-provoking as it should be .
298	296	enough trivializes an important crisis , reduces it to an almost comic embarrassment .
299	297	between bedroom scenes , viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap .
300	298	genuinely touching because it 's realistic about all kinds of love .
301	299	a lighthearted , feel-good film that embraces the time-honored truth that the most powerful thing in life is love .
302	300	( two ) fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada , and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now .
303	301	a quietly reflective and melancholy new zealand film about an eventful summer in a 13-year-old girl 's life .
304	302	reign of fire may be little more than another platter of reheated aliens , but it 's still pretty tasty .
305	303	provides an intriguing window into the imagination and hermetic analysis of todd solondz .
306	304	dull , if not devoid of wit , this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history , but scarcely manages more than a modest , snoozy charm .
307	305	the movie 's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries .
308	306	a predictable and stereotypical little b-movie .
309	307	it 's astonishing .
310	308	this is such a high-energy movie where the drumming and the marching are so excellent , who cares if the story 's a little weak .
311	309	claude miller airs out a tight plot with an easy pace and a focus on character drama over crime-film complications .
312	310	myers never knows when to let a gag die ; thus , we 're subjected to one mind-numbingly lengthy riff on poo and pee jokes after another .
313	311	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 .
314	312	enormously likable , partly because it is aware of its own grasp of the absurd .
315	313	i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind .
316	314	a mostly tired retread of several other mob tales .
317	315	but it pays a price for its intricate intellectual gamesmanship .
318	316	the stunning , dreamlike visuals will impress even those viewers who have little patience for euro-film pretension .
319	317	a movie that will touch the hearts of both children and adults , as well as bring audiences to the edge of their seats .
320	318	a film that is a portrait of grace in an imperfect world .
321	319	i do n't have an i am sam clue .
322	320	the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film .
323	321	the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes .
324	322	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 .
325	323	the film is really not so much bad as bland .
326	324	cho 's fearless in picking apart human foibles , not afraid to lay her life bare in front of an audience .
327	325	noyce 's film is contemplative and mournfully reflective .
328	326	i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around , but maybe it 'll be on video by then .
329	327	merely as a technical , logistical feat , russian ark marks a cinematic milestone .
330	328	more than makes up for its mawkish posing by offering rousing spates of genuine feeling .
331	329	a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elderly , mentally handicapped family member .
332	330	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 .
333	331	the laser-projected paintings provide a spell-casting beauty , while russell and dreyfus are a romantic pairing of hearts , preciously exposed as history corners them .
334	332	`` men in black ii , '' has all the earmarks of a sequel .
335	333	any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment .
336	334	let 's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home .
337	335	the long-range appeal of `` minority report '' should transcend any awards it bags .
338	336	... perhaps the heaviest , most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world .
339	337	workmanlike , maybe , but still a film with all the elements that made the other three great , scary times at the movies .
340	338	there are moments in this account of the life of artist frida kahlo that are among cinema 's finest this year .
341	339	does n't amount to much of anything .
342	340	while the isle is both preposterous and thoroughly misogynistic , its vistas are incredibly beautiful to look at .
343	341	an instant candidate for worst movie of the year .
344	342	so what is the point ?
345	343	longley has constructed a remarkably coherent , horrifically vivid snapshot of those turbulent days .
346	344	the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll .
347	345	it may be an easy swipe to take , but this barbershop just does n't make the cut .
348	346	yeah , these flicks are just that damn good .
349	347	but what spectacular sizzle it is !
350	348	an enjoyably half-wit remake of the venerable italian comedy big deal on madonna street .
351	349	ritchie 's treatment of the class reversal is majorly ham-fisted , from the repetitive manifestos that keep getting thrown in people 's faces to the fact amber is such a joke .
352	350	earns its laughs from stock redneck ` types ' and from the many , many moments when we recognize even without the elizabethan prose , the play behind the thing .
353	351	if myers decides to make another austin powers movie , maybe he should just stick with austin and dr evil .
354	352	it takes this never-ending confusion and hatred , puts a human face on it , evokes shame among all who are party to it and even promotes understanding .
355	353	a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it .
356	354	a sensitive and expertly acted crowd-pleaser that is n't above a little broad comedy and a few unabashedly sentimental tears .
357	355	kinnear gives a tremendous performance .
358	356	if you love motown music , you 'll love this documentary .
359	357	as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance .
360	358	the writers , director wally wolodarsky , and all the actors should start their own coeducational fraternity : kappa rho alpha phi .
361	359	has the feel of an unedited personal journal .
362	360	the voices are fine as well .
363	361	this is carion 's debut feature but his script and direction hums with a confidence that many spend entire careers trying to reach .
364	362	has it ever been possible to say that williams has truly inhabited a character ?
365	363	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 .
366	364	greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill
367	365	but as a movie , it 's a humorless , disjointed mess .
368	366	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 .
369	367	usually when i get this much syrup , i like pancakes to go with it .
370	368	if you sometimes like to go to the movies to have fun , wasabi is a good place to start .
371	369	philip k. dick must be turning in his grave , along with my stomach .
372	370	demands too much of most viewers .
373	371	a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion .
374	372	showtime is closer to slowtime .
375	373	a charming yet poignant tale of the irrevocable ties that bind .
376	374	a boring , formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk 'n' slash .
377	375	any movie this boring should be required to have ushers in the theater that hand you a cup of coffee every few minutes .
378	376	at times funny and at other times candidly revealing , it 's an intriguing look at two performers who put themselves out there because they love what they do .
379	377	ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power , even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic , dysfunctional and destructive .
380	378	preposterous and tedious , sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that , unfortunately , occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure .
381	379	the inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth .
382	380	i just did n't care as much for the story .
383	381	it 's an awfully derivative story .
384	382	the film makes a tragic error by going on for too long , trying to mirror every subsequent event in chinese history : war , revolution , communism , etc. .
385	383	4 friends , 2 couples , 2000 miles , and all the pabst blue ribbon beer they can drink - it 's the ultimate redneck road-trip .
386	384	nervy and sensitive , it taps into genuine artistic befuddlement , and at the same time presents a scathing indictment of what drives hollywood .
387	385	the low-budget full frontal was one of the year 's murkiest , intentionally obscure and self-indulgent pictures , and solaris is its big-budget brother .
388	386	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 .
389	387	chaotic , self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at , it 's ... like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror .
390	388	those outside show business will enjoy a close look at people they do n't really want to know .
391	389	it 's the kind of movie you ca n't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch , yet you ca n't bring yourself to dislike it .
392	390	whether you 're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you 'll still feel something .
393	391	but he somehow pulls it off .
394	392	an incredibly clever and superbly paced caper filled with scams within scams within scams .
395	393	the spark of special anime magic here is unmistakable and hard to resist .
396	394	... one of the most ingenious and entertaining thrillers i 've seen in quite a long time .
397	395	too silly to be frightening , too stolid to be funny , it projects the same lazy affability as its nominal star , david arquette .
398	396	all that ( powerpuff girls ) charm is present in the movie , but it 's spread too thin .
399	397	culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character .
400	398	sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers , and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece .
401	399	a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards .
402	400	it 's hard not to be seduced by ( witherspoon 's ) charisma , even in this run-of-the-mill vehicle , because this girl knows how to drive it to the max .
403	401	nair does capture the complexity of a big family and its trials and tribulations ...
404	402	the drama is played out with such aching beauty and truth that it brings tears to your eyes .
405	403	an engaging overview of johnson 's eccentric career .
406	404	will only satisfy those who ca n't tell the difference between the good , the bad and the ugly .
407	405	on the right track to something that 's creepy and effective ... it 's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there .
408	406	a richly imagined and admirably mature work from a gifted director who definitely has something on his mind .
409	407	the smartest bonehead comedy of the summer .
410	408	the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in , but the film must have been written ... in the thrall of a vicious hangover .
411	409	writhing under dialogue like ` you 're from two different worlds ' and ` tonight the maid is a lie and this , this is who you are , ' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability .
412	410	matthew mcconaughey tries , and fails , to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy .
413	411	borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu .
414	412	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 .
415	413	a taut , intelligent psychological drama .
416	414	godawful boring slug of a movie .
417	415	mckay deflates his piece of puffery with a sour cliche and heavy doses of mean-spiritedness
418	416	digital-video documentary about stand-up comedians is a great glimpse into a very different world .
419	417	grant gets to display his cadness to perfection , but also to show acting range that may surprise some who thought light-hearted comedy was his forte .
420	418	the level of maturity displayed by this 33-year-old first-time feature director is astonishing , considering her inexperience and her subject matter .
421	419	thoughtful , even stinging at times , and lots of fun .
422	420	alas , it 's neither .
423	421	this is n't a narrative film -- i do n't know if it 's possible to make a narrative film about september 11th , though i 'm sure some will try -- but it 's as close as anyone has dared to come .
424	422	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 .
425	423	the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion .
426	424	disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material .
427	425	we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride .
428	426	a refreshingly honest and ultimately touching tale of the sort of people usually ignored in contemporary american film .
429	427	george clooney proves he 's quite a talented director and sam rockwell shows us he 's a world-class actor with confessions of a dangerous mind .
430	428	solid , lump-in-the-throat family entertainment that derives its power by sticking to the facts .
431	429	do n't plan on the perfect ending , but sweet home alabama hits the mark with critics who escaped from a small town life .
432	430	with generic sets and b-grade special effects , jason is about as convincing on the sci-fi front as tv 's defunct cleopatra 2525 .
433	431	i enjoyed the ride ( bumps and all ) , creamy depth , and ultimate theme .
434	432	somewhere short of tremors on the modern b-scene : neither as funny nor as clever , though an agreeably unpretentious way to spend ninety minutes .
435	433	undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay , the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters .
436	434	though the film 's scenario is certainly not earthshaking , this depiction of fluctuating female sexuality has two winning lead performances and charm to spare .
437	435	pretentious editing ruins a potentially terrific flick .
438	436	so clichéd that , at one point , they literally upset an apple cart .
439	437	like a south-of-the-border melrose place .
440	438	what could have been a neat little story about believing in yourself is swamped by heavy-handed melodrama .
441	439	oedekerk wrote patch adams , for which he should not be forgiven .
442	440	after making several adaptations of other writers ' work , armenian-canadian director atom egoyan broached an original treatment of a deeply personal subject .
443	441	it is intensely personal and yet -- unlike quills -- deftly shows us the temper of the times .
444	442	a pleasant enough comedy that should have found a summer place .
445	443	this is how you use special effects .
446	444	tadpole is a sophisticated , funny and good-natured treat , slight but a pleasure .
447	445	to imagine the life of harry potter as a martial arts adventure told by a lobotomized woody allen is to have some idea of the fate that lies in store for moviegoers lured to the mediocrity that is kung pow : enter the fist .
448	446	you would be better off investing in the worthy emi recording that serves as the soundtrack , or the home video of the 1992 malfitano-domingo production .
449	447	but even a hero can stumble sometimes .
450	448	writer-director burger imaginatively fans the embers of a dormant national grief and curiosity that has calcified into chronic cynicism and fear .
451	449	makes an aborbing if arguable case for the man 's greatness .
452	450	nicolas philibert observes life inside a one-room schoolhouse in northern france in his documentary to be and to have , easily one of the best films of the year .
453	451	ecks this one off your must-see list .
454	452	very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan
455	453	lame , haphazard teen comedy .
456	454	full of profound , real-life moments that anyone can relate to , it deserves a wide audience .
457	455	consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g
458	456	ms. fulford-wierzbicki is almost spooky in her sulky , calculating lolita turn .
459	457	egoyan 's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement , and , if you 'll excuse a little critical heresy , too intellectually ambitious .
460	458	in the process , they demonstrate that there 's still a lot of life in hong kong cinema .
461	459	de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork .
462	460	too much of this well-acted but dangerously slow thriller feels like a preamble to a bigger , more complicated story , one that never materializes .
463	461	director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group , who live in the same apartment building .
464	462	now , if it only had a brain .
465	463	i watched the brainless insanity of no such thing with mounting disbelief .
466	464	it 's the best film of the year so far , the benchmark against which all other best picture contenders should be measured .
467	465	the essential problem in orange county is that , having created an unusually vivid set of characters worthy of its strong cast , the film flounders when it comes to giving them something to do .
468	466	some studio pizazz might have helped .
469	467	the film 's greatest asset is how much it 's not just another connect-the-dots , spy-on-the-run picture .
470	468	opens as promising as any war/adventure film you 'll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama , better suited for a movie titled `` glory : a soldier 's story . ''
471	469	the movie is well shot and very tragic , and one to ponder after the credits roll .
472	470	on its own cinematic terms , it successfully showcases the passions of both the director and novelist byatt .
473	471	as conceived by mr. schaeffer , christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter 's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell .
474	472	wait for video -- and then do n't rent it .
475	473	but watching huppert , a great actress tearing into a landmark role , is riveting .
476	474	never ( sinks ) into exploitation .
477	475	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 .
478	476	a gob of drivel so sickly sweet , even the eager consumers of moore 's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée .
479	477	a startling and fresh examination of how the bike still remains an ambiguous icon in chinese society .
480	478	an unsatisfying hybrid of blair witch and typical stalk-and-slash fare , where the most conservative protagonist is always the last one living .
481	479	a thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 .
482	480	a real movie , about real people , that gives us a rare glimpse into a culture most of us do n't know .
483	481	when your leading ladies are a couple of screen-eating dominatrixes like goldie hawn and susan sarandon at their raunchy best , even hokum goes down easily .
484	482	the situations and jokes are as predictable and as lowbrow as the endless pratfalls the boys take in their high heels .
485	483	a harmless and mildly amusing family comedy .
486	484	fine acting but there is no sense of connecting the dots , just dots .
487	485	rambles on in a disjointed , substandard fashion from one poorly executed action sequence to the next .
488	486	no , it 's the repetition of said behavior , and so children of the century is more mindless love than mad , more grating and boring than anything else .
489	487	if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape , in his latest , he 'd have them mate .
490	488	( fessenden ) is much more into ambiguity and creating mood than he is for on screen thrills
491	489	dark , resonant , inventively detailed and packed with fleet turns of plot and a feast of visual amazement .
492	490	lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland , basically .
493	491	a very funny movie .
494	492	suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum .
495	493	a vivid cinematic portrait .
496	494	but it offers plenty to ponder and chew on as its unusual relationship slowly unfolds .
497	495	a provocative movie about loss , anger , greed , jealousy , sickness and love .
498	496	by the end , i was looking for something hard with which to bludgeon myself unconscious .
499	497	majidi 's poetic love story is a ravishing consciousness-raiser , if a bit draggy at times .
500	498	this is the best american movie about troubled teens since 1998 's whatever .
501	499	if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith , why did n't he just do it , instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ?
502	500	others may find it migraine-inducing , despite moore 's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding .
503	501	the creaking , rusty ship makes a fine backdrop , but the ghosts ' haunting is routine .
504	502	first good , then bothersome .
505	503	fails to bring as much to the table .
506	504	without heavy-handedness , dong provides perspective with his intelligent grasp of human foibles and contradictions .
507	505	a clutchy , indulgent and pretentious travelogue and diatribe against ... well , just stuff .
508	506	even with all those rough edges safely sanded down , the american insomnia is still pretty darned good .
509	507	a charming , quirky and leisurely paced scottish comedy -- except with an outrageous central gimmick that could have been a reject from monty python 's meaning of life .
510	508	bow 's best moments are when he 's getting busy on the basketball court because that 's when he really scores .
511	509	the enormous comic potential of an oafish idiot impersonating an aristocrat remains sadly unrealized .
512	510	at nearly three hours , the whole of safe conduct is less than the sum of its parts .
513	511	just another fish-out-of-water story that barely stays afloat .
514	512	an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions .
515	513	without september 11 , collateral damage would have been just another bad movie .
516	514	like a marathon runner trying to finish a race , you need a constant influx of liquid just to get through it .
517	515	zhang yimou delivers warm , genuine characters who lie not through dishonesty , but because they genuinely believe it 's the only way to bring happiness to their loved ones .
518	516	well-written , nicely acted and beautifully shot and scored , the film works on several levels , openly questioning social mores while ensnaring the audience with its emotional pull .
519	517	for the first two-thirds of this sparklingly inventive and artful , always fast and furious tale , kids will go happily along for the ride .
520	518	a classy item by a legend who may have nothing left to prove but still has the chops and drive to show how its done .
521	519	if this holiday movie is supposed to be a gift , somebody unwrapped it early , took out all the good stuff , and left behind the crap ( literally ) .
522	520	feels less like it 's about teenagers , than it was written by teenagers .
523	521	a well-made thriller with a certain level of intelligence and non-reactionary morality .
524	522	no movement , no yuks , not much of anything .
525	523	most of the action setups are incoherent .
526	524	somehow we 're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids , travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world , don fatigues and become g.i. jane .
527	525	good ol' urban legend stuff .
528	526	the thriller side of this movie is falling flat , as the stalker does n't do much stalking , and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investigating the case .
529	527	an amazing and incendiary movie that dives straight into the rough waters of contradiction .
530	528	a great ending does n't make up for a weak movie , and crazy as hell does n't even have a great ending .
531	529	the episodic film makes valid points about the depersonalization of modern life .
532	530	a gimmick in search of a movie : how to get carvey into as many silly costumes and deliver as many silly voices as possible , plot mechanics be damned .
533	531	i regret to report that these ops are just not extreme enough .
534	532	so stupid , so ill-conceived , so badly drawn , it created whole new levels of ugly .
535	533	at about 95 minutes , treasure planet maintains a brisk pace as it races through the familiar story .
536	534	intriguing and beautiful film , but those of you who read the book are likely to be disappointed .
537	535	the film is often filled with a sense of pure wonderment and excitement not often seen in today 's cinema du sarcasm
538	536	this is what imax was made for : strap on a pair of 3-d goggles , shut out the real world , and take a vicarious voyage to the last frontier -- space .
539	537	effectively feeds our senses with the chilling sights and sounds from within the camp to create a completely numbing experience .
540	538	these people would n't know subtle characterization if it put on a giant furry monster costume and then gave them a lapdance .
541	539	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 .
542	540	a candid and often fascinating documentary about a pentecostal church in dallas that assembles an elaborate haunted house each year to scare teenagers into attending services .
543	541	warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard .
544	542	the film is an enjoyable family film -- pretty much aimed at any youngster who loves horses .
545	543	the hours makes you examine your own life in much the same way its characters do , and the experience is profound .
546	544	but that 's just the problem with it - the director has n't added enough of his own ingredients .
547	545	home alone goes hollywood , a funny premise until the kids start pulling off stunts not even steven spielberg would know how to do .
548	546	based on a david leavitt story , the film shares that writer 's usual blend of observant cleverness , too-facile coincidence and slightly noxious preciousness .
549	547	automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf .
550	548	sits uneasily as a horror picture ... but finds surprising depth in its look at the binds of a small family .
551	549	the issue of faith is not explored very deeply
552	550	the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense .
553	551	lacks heart , depth and , most of all , purpose .
554	552	moot point .
555	553	the film makes a strong case for the importance of the musicians in creating the motown sound .
556	554	the film runs on equal parts of innocence and wisdom -- wisdom that comes with experience .
557	555	the passions aroused by the discord between old and new cultures are set against the strange , stark beauty of the mideast desert , so lovingly and perceptively filmed that you can almost taste the desiccated air .
558	556	pryor lite , with half the demons , half the daring , much less talent , many fewer laughs .
559	557	if you liked such movies as notting hill , four weddings and a funeral , bridget jones ' diary or high fidelity , then you wo n't want to miss about a boy .
560	558	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 ultimately rather inconsequential .
561	559	it will come as no surprise that the movie is n't scary .
562	560	often gruelling and heartbreaking to witness , but seldahl and wollter 's sterling performances raise this far above the level of the usual maudlin disease movie .
563	561	even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs. sever is a dumb action movie .
564	562	one hour photo is an intriguing snapshot of one man and his delusions ; it 's just too bad it does n't have more flashes of insight .
565	563	john mctiernan 's botched remake may be subtler than norman jewison 's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga .
566	564	if there 's a way to effectively teach kids about the dangers of drugs , i think it 's in projects like the ( unfortunately r-rated ) paid .
567	565	the only thing worse than your substandard , run-of-the-mill hollywood picture is an angst-ridden attempt to be profound .
568	566	proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot , expertly cast , paced with crisp professionalism ... and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday 's weather report .
569	567	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 .
570	568	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 .
571	569	a comprehensive and provocative film -- one that pushes the boundaries of biography , and challenges its audience .
572	570	few films this year have been as resolute in their emotional nakedness .
573	571	this extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes , but feels twice as long .
574	572	you can feel the heat that ignites this gripping tale , and the humor and humanity that root it in feeling .
575	573	theirs is a simple and heart-warming story , full of mirth that should charm all but the most cynical .
576	574	if this is an example of the type of project that robert redford 's lab is willing to lend its imprimatur to , then perhaps it 's time to rethink independent films .
577	575	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 .
578	576	like dickens with his passages , mcgrath crafts quite moving scenes throughout his resolutely dramatic variation on the novel .
579	577	not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute , it 's full of throwaway one-liners , not-quite jokes , and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies .
580	578	ultimately the project comes across as clinical , detached , uninvolving , possibly prompting audience members to wonder , ` what 's the point ? '
581	579	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 .
582	580	a soggy , shapeless mess ... just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie .
583	581	achieves a sort of filmic epiphany that revels in the true potential of the medium .
584	582	there 's no denying the physically spectacular qualities of the film ... or the emotional integrity of the performances .
585	583	it 's difficult to say whether the tuxedo is more boring or embarrassing -- i 'm prepared to call it a draw .
586	584	an endearingly offbeat romantic comedy with a great meet-cute gimmick .
587	585	a work of the utmost subtlety and perception , it marks the outstanding feature debut of writer-director eric byler , who understands the power of the implicit and the virtues of simplicity and economy .
588	586	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 .
589	587	this overproduced and generally disappointing effort is n't likely to rouse the rush hour crowd .
590	588	the film 's sharp , often mischievous sense of humor will catch some off guard ...
591	589	a cockamamie tone poem pitched precipitously between swoony lyricism and violent catastrophe ... the most aggressively nerve-wracking and screamingly neurotic romantic comedy in cinema history .
592	590	not a movie but a live-action agitprop cartoon so shameless and coarse , it 's almost funny .
593	591	this delicately observed story , deeply felt and masterfully stylized , is a triumph for its maverick director .
594	592	oft-described as the antidote to american pie-type sex comedies , it actually has a bundle in common with them , as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough
595	593	the irwins emerge unscathed , but the fictional footage is unconvincing and criminally badly acted .
596	594	winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults .
597	595	vile and tacky are the two best adjectives to describe ghost ship .
598	596	though mama takes a bit too long to find its rhythm and a third-act plot development is somewhat melodramatic , its ribald humor and touching nostalgia are sure to please anyone in search of a jules and jim for the new millennium .
599	597	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 .
600	598	it is far from the worst , thanks to the topical issues it raises , the performances of stewart and hardy , and that essential feature -- a decent full-on space battle .
601	599	a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments .
602	600	propelled not by characters but by caricatures .
603	601	never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and , along the way , expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds .
604	602	a well acted and well intentioned snoozer .
605	603	goyer 's screenplay and direction are thankfully understated , and he has drawn excellent performances from his cast .
606	604	aside from being the funniest movie of the year , simone , andrew niccol 's brilliant anti-hollywood satire , has a wickedly eccentric enchantment to it .
607	605	eventually , it wins you over .
608	606	a boring , wincingly cute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater .
609	607	( t ) hose same extremes prevent us from taking its message seriously , and the stepford wives mentality does n't work in a modern context .
610	608	there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and unaffected ( and gentle ) way .
611	609	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 .
612	610	what 's most striking about this largely celebratory film ... is the sense of isolation that permeates these bastions of individuality in an ikea world .
613	611	the two leads are almost good enough to camouflage the dopey plot , but so much naturalistic small talk , delivered in almost muffled exchanges , eventually has a lulling effect .
614	612	but fans should have fun meeting a brand-new pokemon called celebi .
615	613	this is art paying homage to art .
616	614	a pleasurably jacked-up piece of action moviemaking .
617	615	like most bond outings in recent years , some of the stunts are so outlandish that they border on being cartoonlike .
618	616	god help the poor woman if attal is this insecure in real life : his fictional yvan 's neuroses are aggravating enough to exhaust the patience of even the most understanding spouse .
619	617	wasabi is slight fare indeed , with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly ( like one of hubert 's punches ) , but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn .
620	618	the film 's 45-minute running time stops shy of overkill , though viewers may be more exhausted than the athletes onscreen .
621	619	a loving little film of considerable appeal .
622	620	demme 's loose approach kills the suspense .
623	621	`` antwone fisher '' is an earnest , by-the-numbers effort by washington .
624	622	he simply presents his point of view that ayurveda works .
625	623	you 're better off staying home and watching the x-files .
626	624	with youthful high spirits , tautou remains captivating throughout michele 's religious and romantic quests , and she is backed by a likable cast .
627	625	but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film .
628	626	majidi gets uniformly engaging performances from his largely amateur cast .
629	627	stephen earnhart 's homespun documentary mule skinner blues has nothing but love for its posse of trailer park denizens .
630	628	haneke challenges us to confront the reality of sexual aberration .
631	629	an offbeat , sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animated film about the true meaning of the holidays .
632	630	the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset .
633	631	( it 's ) difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai , despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view .
634	632	once the audience figure out what 's being said , the filmmaker 's relative passivity will make it tough for them to really care .
635	633	watstein handily directs and edits around his screenplay 's sappier elements ... and sustains off the hook 's buildup with remarkable assuredness for a first-timer .
636	634	this is n't my favorite in the series , still i enjoyed it enough to recommend .
637	635	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 .
638	636	as with too many studio pics , plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure .
639	637	has a shambling charm ... a cheerfully inconsequential diversion .
640	638	look , this is a terrific flick replete with dazzling camera-work , dancing and music .
641	639	... both hokey and super-cool , and definitely not in a hurry , so sit back , relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat . '
642	640	what will , most likely , turn out to be the most repellent movie of 2002 .
643	641	this is one for the ages .
644	642	eastwood is an icon of moviemaking , one of the best actors , directors and producers around , responsible for some excellent work .
645	643	from spiritual rebirth to bruising defeat , vincent 's odyssey resonates in a profound way , comparable to the classic films of jean renoir .
646	644	the central story lacks punch .
647	645	... fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nonsense .
648	646	though of particular interest to students and enthusiast of international dance and world music , the film is designed to make viewers of all ages , cultural backgrounds and rhythmic ability want to get up and dance .
649	647	why come up with something even quasi-original , when you can pillage from shirley jackson , richard matheson ... and puke up something like rose red ?
650	648	parker holds true to wilde 's own vision of a pure comedy with absolutely no meaning , and no desire to be anything but a polished , sophisticated entertainment that is in love with its own cleverness .
651	649	jason x has cheesy effects and a hoary plot , but its macabre , self-deprecating sense of humor makes up for a lot .
652	650	flashy , pretentious and as impenetrable as morvern 's thick , working-class scottish accent .
653	651	the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army men were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense .
654	652	invincible is a wonderful movie .
655	653	this pep-talk for faith , hope and charity does little to offend , but if saccharine earnestness were a crime , the film 's producers would be in the clink for life .
656	654	japan 's premier stylist of sex and blood hits audiences with what may be his most demented film to date .
657	655	it is interesting and fun to see goodall and her chimpanzees on the bigger-than-life screen .
658	656	finally , a genre movie that delivers -- in a couple of genres , no less .
659	657	a broadly played , lowbrow comedy in which the cast delivers mildly amusing performances and no farm animals were injured by any of the gags .
660	658	you 'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus .
661	659	if it tried to do anything more , it would fail and perhaps explode , but at this level of manic whimsy , it is just about right .
662	660	a sad , superior human comedy played out on the back roads of life .
663	661	a shambles of a movie -- visually unattractive , unbearably loud and utterly silly ... its hilarity is completely unintentional .
664	662	the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and , instead , rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep .
665	663	for anyone who grew up on disney 's 1950 treasure island , or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic , this one feels like an impostor .
666	664	` enigma ' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable .
667	665	star wars is back in a major way .
668	666	bullock 's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film
669	667	it 's endearing to hear madame d. refer to her husband as ` jackie ' -- and he does make for excellent company , not least as a self-conscious performer .
670	668	though a bit of a patchwork in script and production , a glossy , rich green , environment almost makes the picture work .
671	669	this is a particularly toxic little bonbon , palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few .
672	670	the movie feels like it 's going to be great , and it carries on feeling that way for a long time , but takeoff just never happens .
673	671	a pro-fat farce that overcomes much of its excessive moral baggage thanks to two appealing lead performances .
674	672	an impressive if flawed effort that indicates real talent .
675	673	do n't waste your money .
676	674	it 's a bittersweet and lyrical mix of elements .
677	675	the movie 's quiet affirmation of neighborhood values gives it an honest , lived-in glow .
678	676	too stupid to be satire , too obviously hateful to be classified otherwise , frank novak 's irritating slice of lumpen life is as reliably soul-killing as its title is nearly meaningless .
679	677	marvelous , merry and , yes , melancholy film .
680	678	i tried to read the time on my watch .
681	679	but based on cq , i 'll certainly be keeping an eye out for his next project .
682	680	i spy is an embarrassment , a monotonous , disjointed jumble of borrowed plot points and situations .
683	681	occasionally , in the course of reviewing art-house obscurities and slam-bam action flicks , a jaded critic smacks into something truly new .
684	682	her delivery and timing are flawless .
685	683	but buying into sham truths and routine `` indie '' filmmaking , freundlich has made just another safe movie .
686	684	gee , a second assassin shot kennedy ?
687	685	a charming romantic comedy that is by far the lightest dogme film and among the most enjoyable .
688	686	every bit as bogus as most disney live action family movies are -- no real plot , no real conflict , no real point .
689	687	a whole lot foul , freaky and funny .
690	688	could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ?
691	689	the cast is uniformly excellent and relaxed .
692	690	the film is just a big , gorgeous , mind-blowing , breath-taking mess .
693	691	reggio 's trippy , ambitious downer can also sometimes come across like nothing more than a glorified nike ad .
694	692	the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels , the public is , regrettably , going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them .
695	693	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 .
696	694	it 's a film that hinges on its casting , and glover really does n't fit the part .
697	695	the film often achieves a mesmerizing poetry .
698	696	i love the way that it took chances and really asks you to take these great leaps of faith and pays off .
699	697	imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you 've imagined the ring .
700	698	if we do n't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose , we deserve the trash that we get .
701	699	a generation x artifact , capturing a brief era of insanity in the sports arena that surely can not last .
702	700	bad company leaves a bad taste , not only because of its bad-luck timing , but also the staleness of its script .
703	701	when a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer , better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film , that 's a bad sign .
704	702	as green-guts monster movies go , it 's a beaut .
705	703	still , i thought it could have been more .
706	704	it 's a nicely detailed world of pawns , bishops and kings , of wagers in dingy backrooms or pristine forests .
707	705	good actress .
708	706	evokes a little of the fear that parents have for the possible futures of their children -- and the sometimes bad choices mothers and fathers make in the interests of doing them good .
709	707	still , this thing feels flimsy and ephemeral .
710	708	renner 's performance as dahmer is unforgettable , deeply absorbing .
711	709	marisa tomei is good , but just a kiss is just a mess .
712	710	complex , affecting and uniquely almodóvar , the film evokes strong emotions and pushes viewers to question their deepest notions of moral right and wrong .
713	711	it 's almost impossible not to be moved by the movie 's depiction of sacrifice and its stirring epilogue in post-soviet russia .
714	712	a compendium of solondz 's own worst instincts in under 90 minutes .
715	713	presents an astute appraisal of middle american musical torpor and the desperate struggle to escape it .
716	714	about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through .
717	715	dreary , highly annoying ... ` some body ' will appeal to no one .
718	716	sharp , lively , funny and ultimately sobering film .
719	717	the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences .
720	718	one of those rare , exhilarating cinematic delights that gets even better in hindsight , as you mull over its every nuance in your mind .
721	719	i like frank the pug , though .
722	720	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 .
723	721	if it 's possible for a sequel to outshine the original , then sl2 does just that .
724	722	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 .
725	723	tsai ming-liang has taken his trademark style and refined it to a crystalline point .
726	724	those who would follow haneke on his creepy explorations ... are rewarded by brutal , committed performances from huppert and magimel .
727	725	what could have become just another cautionary fable is allowed to play out as a clever , charming tale -- as pleasantly in its own way as its self-dramatizing characters .
728	726	( schweiger is ) talented and terribly charismatic , qualities essential to both movie stars and social anarchists .
729	727	dialogue-heavy and too cerebral for its own good -- or , at any rate , too cerebral for its racy subject matter .
730	728	for all its surface frenzy , high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view , so little to offer .
731	729	credibility sinks into a mire of sentiment .
732	730	a frantic search for laughs , with a hit-to-miss ratio that does n't exactly favor the audience .
733	731	in its ragged , cheap and unassuming way , the movie works .
734	732	this is a great subject for a movie , but hollywood has squandered the opportunity , using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on .
735	733	a compelling journey ... and `` his best friend remembers '' is up there with the finest of specials .
736	734	this film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of inane , inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions .
737	735	meandering , sub-aquatic mess : it 's so bad it 's good , but only if you slide in on a freebie .
738	736	an often-deadly boring , strange reading of a classic whose witty dialogue is treated with a baffling casual approach
739	737	watching haneke 's film is , aptly enough , a challenge and a punishment .
740	738	an ungainly , comedy-deficient , b-movie rush job ...
741	739	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 .
742	740	there is a kind of attentive concern that hoffman brings to his characters , as if he has been giving them private lessons , and now it is time for their first public recital .
743	741	this cuddly sequel to the 1999 hit is a little more visually polished , a little funnier , and a little more madcap .
744	742	the story is naturally poignant , but first-time screenwriter paul pender overloads it with sugary bits of business .
745	743	the tenderness of the piece is still intact .
746	744	a simmering psychological drama in which the bursts of sudden violence are all the more startling for the slow buildup that has preceded them .
747	745	it has fun being grown up .
748	746	( newton ) wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality .
749	747	an exceedingly clever piece of cinema .
750	748	a psychological thriller with a smart script and an obsessive-compulsive 's attention to detail .
751	749	a great comedy filmmaker knows great comedy need n't always make us laugh .
752	750	i do n't think i 've been as entranced and appalled by an asian film since shinya tsukamoto 's iron man .
753	751	too close to phantom menace for comfort .
754	752	this film looks like it was produced in 1954 , shelved for 48 years , and repackaged for a 2002 audience .
755	753	he 's super spy !
756	754	the lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary .
757	755	choose your reaction : a. ) that sure is funny !
758	756	not ` terrible filmmaking ' bad , but more like , ' i once had a nightmare like this , and it 's now coming true ' bad .
759	757	we never really feel involved with the story , as all of its ideas remain just that : abstract ideas .
760	758	a byzantine melodrama that stimulates the higher brain functions as well as the libido .
761	759	the film overcomes the regular minefield of coming-of-age cliches with potent doses of honesty and sensitivity .
762	760	its mysteries are transparently obvious , and it 's too slowly paced to be a thriller .
763	761	like its two predecessors , 1983 's koyaanisqatsi and 1988 's powaqqatsi , the cinematic collage naqoyqatsi could be the most navel-gazing film ever .
764	762	the story itself is uninteresting , and the songs are painfully undistinguished : they might be giants ' so to be one of us may be the most tuneless tune ever composed .
765	763	a masterful film from a master filmmaker , unique in its deceptive grimness , compelling in its fatalist worldview .
766	764	a truly moving experience , and a perfect example of how art -- when done right -- can help heal , clarify , and comfort .
767	765	it 's all very cute , though not terribly funny if you 're more than six years old .
768	766	just a bloody mess .
769	767	schmaltzy and unfunny , adam sandler 's cartoon about hanukkah is numbingly bad , little nicky bad , 10 worst list bad .
770	768	offers a breath of the fresh air of true sophistication .
771	769	fans of behan 's work and of irish movies in general will be rewarded by borstal boy .
772	770	... a poignant and powerful narrative that reveals that reading writing and arithmetic are not the only subjects to learn in life .
773	771	i found it slow , drab , and bordering on melodramatic .
774	772	the film 's real appeal wo n't be to clooney fans or adventure buffs , but to moviegoers who enjoy thinking about compelling questions with no easy answers .
775	773	( wendigo is ) why we go to the cinema : to be fed through the eye , the heart , the mind .
776	774	it is risky , intelligent , romantic and rapturous from start to finish .
777	775	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 .
778	776	she must have a very strong back .
779	777	compelling as it is exotic , fast runner has a plot that rivals shakespeare for intrigue , treachery and murder .
780	778	better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine .
781	779	this is a raw and disturbing tale that took five years to make , and the trio 's absorbing narrative is a heart-wrenching showcase indeed .
782	780	jirí hubac 's script is a gem .
783	781	this is n't a `` friday '' worth waiting for .
784	782	de niro looks bored , murphy recycles murphy , and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal .
785	783	the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable .
786	784	still pretentious and filled with subtext , but entertaining enough at ` face value ' to recommend to anyone looking for something different .
787	785	almost everything else is wan .
788	786	just because it really happened to you , honey , does n't mean that it 's interesting to anyone else .
789	787	there has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes .
790	788	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 .
791	789	choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy .
792	790	it 's the kind of pigeonhole-resisting romp that hollywood too rarely provides .
793	791	much of the way , though , this is a refreshingly novel ride .
794	792	the acting by the over-25s lacks spark , with csokas particularly unconnected .
795	793	nair stuffs the film with dancing , henna , ornamentation , and group song , but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera .
796	794	any one episode of the sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes .
797	795	needless to say , the dramatics that follow are utter hooey .
798	796	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 .
799	797	if this movie were a book , it would be a page-turner , you ca n't wait to see what happens next .
800	798	watching it is rather like viewing a long soap opera in which only the first episode was any good .
801	799	most of crush is a clever and captivating romantic comedy with a welcome pinch of tartness .
802	800	there 's nothing provocative about this film save for the ways in which it studiously avoids provoking thought .
803	801	what full frontal lacks in thematic coherence it largely makes up for as loosey-goosey , experimental entertainment .
804	802	so routine , familiar and predictable , it raises the possibility that it wrote itself as a newly automated final draft computer program .
805	803	denis and co-writer michele petin 's impeccable screenplay penetrates with a rawness that that is both unflinching and tantalizing .
806	804	a deceivingly simple film , one that grows in power in retrospect .
807	805	as it abruptly crosscuts among the five friends , it fails to lend the characters ' individual stories enough dramatic resonance to make us care about them .
808	806	if no one singles out any of these performances as award-worthy , it 's only because we would expect nothing less from this bunch .
809	807	i hated every minute of it .
810	808	even if you ca n't pronounce `` gyro '' correctly , you 'll appreciate much of vardalos ' humor , which transcends ethnic boundaries .
811	809	... always remains movingly genuine .
812	810	creepy but ultimately unsatisfying thriller .
813	811	there is not an ounce of honesty in the entire production .
814	812	( broomfield ) uncovers a story powerful enough to leave the screen sizzling with intrigue .
815	813	at times , however , dogtown and z-boys lapses into an insider 's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow , or care about .
816	814	what happened with pluto nash ?
817	815	there is n't a weak or careless performance amongst them .
818	816	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 .
819	817	( howard ) so good as leon barlow ... that he hardly seems to be acting .
820	818	another great ` what you do n't see ' is much more terrifying than what you do see thriller , coupled with some arresting effects , incandescent tones and stupendous performances
821	819	a modest pleasure that accomplishes its goals with ease and confidence .
822	820	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 .
823	821	it 's frustrating to see these guys -- who are obviously pretty clever -- waste their talent on parodies of things they probably thought were funniest when they were high .
824	822	this miserable excuse of a movie runs on empty , believing flatbush machismo will get it through .
825	823	you might not want to hang out with samantha , but you 'll probably see a bit of yourself in her unfinished story .
826	824	hilarious , touching and wonderfully dyspeptic .
827	825	rather , you 'll have to wrestle disbelief to the ground and then apply the chloroform-soaked handkerchief .
828	826	this examination of aquatic life off the shores of the baja california peninsula of mexico offers an engrossing way to demonstrate the virtues of the imax format .
829	827	the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys , whose makers apparently believe that women 's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting , writing or direction .
830	828	when it comes to entertainment , children deserve better than pokemon 4ever .
831	829	the sad thing about knockaround guys is its lame aspiration for grasping the coolness vibes when in fact the film is n't as flippant or slick as it thinks it is .
832	830	the stories here suffer from the chosen format .
833	831	a graceless , witless attempt at mating some like it hot with the wwii espionage thriller .
834	832	without a strong script and energetic acting , dogma films can produce the same sleep-inducing effects as watching your neighbor 's home videos .
835	833	its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs , the man in the iron mask and the musketeer .
836	834	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 .
837	835	ridiculous .
838	836	the vampire thriller blade ii starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun -- toward the end , you can feel your veins cringing from the workout .
839	837	most impressive , though , is the film 's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters ' emotional wounds .
840	838	succumbs to the same kind of maudlin , sentimental mysticism that mars the touched by an angel school of non-god spiritual-uplift movies .
841	839	this goofy gangster yarn never really elevates itself from being yet another earnestly generic crime-busting comic vehicle -- a well-intentioned remake that shows some spunk and promise but fails to register as anything distinctive or daring
842	840	call me a wimp , but i cried , not once , but three times in this animated sweet film .
843	841	eight crazy nights is a showcase for sandler 's many talents .
844	842	both deeply weird and charmingly dear .
845	843	tom green just gives them a bad odor .
846	844	despite apparent motives to the contrary , it ends up being , like ( seinfeld 's ) revered tv show , about pretty much nothing .
847	845	the year 's happiest surprise , a movie that deals with a real subject in an always surprising way .
848	846	as if to prove a female director can make a movie with no soft edges , kathryn bigelow offers no sugar-coating or interludes of lightness .
849	847	if i spy were funny ( enough ) or exciting ( enough ) then it would be fairly simple to forgive the financial extortion it 's trying to reap from the moviegoing public .
850	848	nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas , and showtime is crammed full of them .
851	849	this is simply the most fun you 'll ever have with a documentary !
852	850	it 's rather like a lifetime special -- pleasant , sweet and forgettable .
853	851	i like the new footage and still love the old stuff .
854	852	collateral damage is , despite its alleged provocation post-9 / 11 , an antique , in the end .
855	853	it sounds sick and twisted , but the miracle of shainberg 's film is that it truly is romance
856	854	while not as aggressively impressive as its american counterpart , `` in the bedroom , '' moretti 's film makes its own , quieter observations
857	855	gosling provides an amazing performance that dwarfs everything else in the film .
858	856	a great idea becomes a not-great movie .
859	857	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 .
860	858	farrell ... thankfully manages to outshine the role and successfully plays the foil to willis 's world-weary colonel .
861	859	the film would work much better as a video installation in a museum , where viewers would be free to leave .
862	860	the invincible werner herzog is alive and well and living in la
863	861	this time kaufman 's imagination has failed him .
864	862	... this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core .
865	863	arnold 's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces .
866	864	the film is all a little lit crit 101 , but it 's extremely well played and often very funny .
867	865	... a haunting vision , with images that seem more like disturbing hallucinations .
868	866	even when foreign directors ... borrow stuff from hollywood , they invariably shake up the formula and make it more interesting .
869	867	though the controversial korean filmmaker 's latest effort is not for all tastes , it offers gorgeous imagery , effective performances , and an increasingly unsettling sense of foreboding .
870	868	even die-hard fans of japanese animation ... will find this one a challenge .
871	869	the story loses its bite in a last-minute happy ending that 's even less plausible than the rest of the picture .
872	870	the reason this picture works better than its predecessors is that myers is no longer simply spoofing the mini-mod-madness of '60s spy movies .
873	871	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 .
874	872	i would have preferred a transfer down the hall to mr. holland 's class for the music , or to robin williams 's lecture so i could listen to a teacher with humor , passion , and verve .
875	873	fairly successful at faking some pretty cool stunts but a complete failure at trying to create some pretty cool characters .
876	874	the result is something quite fresh and delightful .
877	875	birot is a competent enough filmmaker , but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it .
878	876	it might be tempting to regard mr. andrew and his collaborators as oddballs , but mr. earnhart 's quizzical , charming movie allows us to see them , finally , as artists .
879	877	although it 's a bit smug and repetitive , this documentary engages your brain in a way few current films do .
880	878	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 .
881	879	focuses on joan 's raging hormones and sledgehammers the audience with spanish inquisitions about her `` madness '' so much that i became mad that i wasted 123 minutes and $ 9.50 on this 21st century torture device .
882	880	although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor , the result does n't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke .
883	881	as elegantly crafted as it often is , anderson 's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that , hampered by an undeveloped script , ultimately pulls up lame .
884	882	the story 's so preposterous that i did n't believe it for a second , despite the best efforts of everyone involved .
885	883	it 's absolutely spooky how lillard channels the shagster right down to the original casey kasem-furnished voice .
886	884	it almost plays like solaris , but with guns and jokes .
887	885	an intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort .
888	886	the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them , it eventually culminates in the not-exactly - stunning insight that crime does n't pay .
889	887	no reason for anyone to invest their hard-earned bucks into a movie which obviously did n't invest much into itself either .
890	888	all ends well , sort of , but the frenzied comic moments never click .
891	889	leave it to rohmer , now 82 , to find a way to bend current technique to the service of a vision of the past that is faithful to both architectural glories and commanding open spaces of the city as it was more than two centuries ago .
892	890	calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it 's more like entertainment for trolls .
893	891	it 's a movie -- and an album -- you wo n't want to miss .
894	892	fisher has bared his soul and confronted his own shortcomings here in a way ... that feels very human and very true to life .
895	893	never engaging , utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful .
896	894	to the film 's credit , the acting is fresh and unselfconscious , and munch is a marvel of reality versus sappy sentiment .
897	895	a compelling portrait of moral emptiness
898	896	beyond a handful of mildly amusing lines ... there just is n't much to laugh at .
899	897	the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive , the director just ends up exposing his own obsession .
900	898	a thinly veiled excuse for wilson to play his self-deprecating act against murphy 's well-honed prima donna shtick .
901	899	lee jeong-hyang tells it so lovingly and films it so beautifully that i could n't help being captivated by it .
902	900	a frustrating combination of strained humor and heavy-handed sentimentality .
903	901	do n't expect any surprises in this checklist of teamwork cliches ...
904	902	ranks among willams ' best screen work .
905	903	despite the authenticity of the trappings , the film is overblown in its plotting , hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style .
906	904	it 's both a necessary political work and a fascinating documentary ...
907	905	well-intentioned though it may be , its soap-opera morality tales have the antiseptic , preprogrammed feel of an after-school special .
908	906	for caine lovers only .
909	907	maybe i found the proceedings a little bit too conventional .
910	908	as lo-fi as the special effects are , the folks who cobbled nemesis together indulge the force of humanity over hardware in a way that george lucas has long forgotten .
911	909	frenetic but not really funny .
912	910	as your relatives swap one mundane story after another , you begin to wonder if they are ever going to depart .
913	911	a psychologically rich and suspenseful moral thriller with a stellar performance by al pacino .
914	912	at its best early on as it plays the culture clashes between the brothers .
915	913	sturdy , entertaining period drama ... both caine and fraser have their moments .
916	914	rain is a small treasure , enveloping the viewer in a literal and spiritual torpor that is anything but cathartic .
917	915	... hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves .
918	916	an idealistic love story that brings out the latent 15-year-old romantic in everyone .
919	917	... in this incarnation its fizz is infectious .
920	918	a hysterical yet humorless disquisition on the thin line between sucking face and literally sucking face .
921	919	watching beanie and his gang put together his slasher video from spare parts and borrowed materials is as much fun as it must have been for them to make it .
922	920	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 .
923	921	a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age tale .
924	922	whether seen on a 10-inch television screen or at your local multiplex , the edge-of-your-seat , educational antics of steve irwin are priceless entertainment .
925	923	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 .
926	924	too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise .
927	925	a wildly funny prison caper .
928	926	the story feels more like a serious read , filled with heavy doses of always enticing sayles dialogue .
929	927	a cop story that understands the medium amazingly well .
930	928	andy garcia enjoys one of his richest roles in years and mick jagger gives his best movie performance since , well , performance .
931	929	abandons all pretense of creating historical context and waltzes off into a hectic soap about the ups and downs of the heavy breathing between the two artists .
932	930	bad beyond belief and ridiculous beyond description .
933	931	the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than , say , ten ... make that three minutes .
934	932	this is a film brimming with detail and nuance and one that speaks volumes about the ability of the human spirit to find solace in events that could easily crush it forever .
935	933	the premise is in extremely bad taste , and the film 's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them .
936	934	where last time jokes flowed out of cho 's life story , which provided an engrossing dramatic through line , here the comedian hides behind obviously constructed routines .
937	935	it uses an old-time formula , it 's not terribly original and it 's rather messy -- but you just have to love the big , dumb , happy movie my big fat greek wedding .
938	936	as ( the characters ) get more depressed , the story gets more tiresome , especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound .
939	937	it 's laughing at us .
940	938	intended to be a comedy about relationships , this wretched work falls flat in just about every conceivable area .
941	939	in his debut as a film director , denzel washington delivers a lean and engaging work .
942	940	mr. wedge and mr. saldanha handle the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well .
943	941	an intriguing and entertaining introduction to johnson .
944	942	i did n't believe for a moment in these villains or their plot .
945	943	what makes the movie a comedy is the way it avoids the more serious emotions involved .
946	944	... ambition is in short supply in the cinema , and egoyan tackles his themes and explores his characters ' crises with seriousness and compassion .
947	945	my response to the film is best described as lukewarm .
948	946	not for everyone , but for those with whom it will connect , it 's a nice departure from standard moviegoing fare .
949	947	denzel washington 's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony .
950	948	i wish i could say `` thank god it 's friday '' , but the truth of the matter is i was glad when it was over .
951	949	the pleasures of super troopers may be fleeting , but they 'll register strongly with anybody who still retains a soft spot for precollegiate humor .
952	950	what jackson has accomplished here is amazing on a technical level .
953	951	everything you loved about it in 1982 is still there , for everybody who wants to be a kid again , or show it to their own kids .
954	952	it 's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood is n't laughing with us , folks .
955	953	ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it 's all over his chelsea walls .
956	954	the film is like a series of beginnings and middles that never take off .
957	955	a very average science fiction film .
958	956	if you 're not into the pokemon franchise , this fourth animated movie in four years wo n't convert you -- or even keep your eyes open .
959	957	... watching this film nearly provoked me to take my own life .
960	958	foster nails the role , giving a tight , focused performance illuminated by shards of feeling .
961	959	they felt like the same movie to me .
962	960	it 's just a silly black genre spoof .
963	961	kaufman creates an eerie sense of not only being there at the time of these events but the very night matthew was killed .
964	962	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 .
965	963	still , i 'm not quite sure what the point is ...
966	964	it tries too hard , and overreaches the logic of its own world .
967	965	we need ( moore 's ) noisy , cocky energy , his passion and class consciousness ; we need his shticks , we need his stones .
968	966	for anyone who remembers the '60s or is interested in one man 's response to stroke , ram dass : fierce grace is worth seeking out .
969	967	neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn .
970	968	ranging from funny to shattering and featuring some of the year 's best acting , personal velocity gathers plenty of dramatic momentum .
971	969	a dreary rip-off of goodfellas that serves as a muddled and offensive cautionary tale for hispanic americans .
972	970	a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series , with all of the pitfalls of such you 'd expect .
973	971	the movie takes itself too seriously and , as a result , it makes for only intermittent fun .
974	972	it 's painful .
975	973	flavorful and romantic , you could call this how martha got her groove back -- assuming , that is , she ever had one to begin with .
976	974	for a good chunk of its running time , trapped is an effective and claustrophobic thriller .
977	975	it 's not horrible , just horribly mediocre .
978	976	the kooky yet shadowy vision clooney sustains throughout is daring , inventive and impressive .
979	977	this is a happy throwback to the time when cartoons were cinema 's most idiosyncratic form instead of one of its most predictable .
980	978	it suggests the wide-ranging effects of media manipulation , from the kind of reporting that is done by the supposedly liberal media ... to the intimate and ultimately tragic heartache of maverick individuals like hatfield and hicks .
981	979	but this time there 's some mold on the gold .
982	980	this ecologically minded , wildlife friendly film teaches good ethics while entertaining with its unconventionally wacky but loving family
983	981	fans of nijinsky will savor every minute of cox 's work .
984	982	the powers team has fashioned a comedy with more laughs than many , no question .
985	983	clever , brutal and strangely soulful movie .
986	984	if you collected all the moments of coherent dialogue , they still would n't add up to the time required to boil a four - minute egg .
987	985	somewhat blurred , but kinnear 's performance is razor sharp .
988	986	what 's next ?
989	987	attal mixes comedy with a serious exploration of ego and jealousy within a seemingly serene marriage .
990	988	all these developments and challenges facing santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility .
991	989	the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic .
992	990	... too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film .
993	991	this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another .
994	992	it 's an old story , but a lively script , sharp acting and partially animated interludes make just a kiss seem minty fresh .
995	993	for the first time in several years , mr. allen has surpassed himself with the magic he 's spun with the hollywood empress of ms. leoni 's ellie .
996	994	fans of the animated wildlife adventure show will be in warthog heaven ; others need not necessarily apply .
997	995	what it lacks in originality it makes up for in intelligence and b-grade stylishness .
998	996	the acting alone is worth the price of admission .
999	997	it 's one of the saddest films i have ever seen that still manages to be uplifting but not overly sentimental .
1000	998	the only thing that could possibly make them less interesting than they already are is for them to get full montied into a scrappy , jovial team .
1001	999	... a big , baggy , sprawling carnival of a movie , stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason .
1002	1000	there are as many misses as hits , but ultimately , it finds humor in the foibles of human behavior , and it 's a welcome return to the roots of a genre that should depend on surprises .
1003	1001	a grim , flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level .
1004	1002	it could change america , not only because it is full of necessary discussion points , but because it is so accessible that it makes complex politics understandable to viewers looking for nothing but energetic entertainment .
1005	1003	a sour , nasty offering .
1006	1004	it never fails to engage us .
1007	1005	for all its alleged youthful fire , xxx is no less subservient to bond 's tired formula of guns , girls and gadgets while brandishing a new action hero .
1008	1006	the filmmakers skillfully evoke the sense of menace that nature holds for many urban dwellers .
1009	1007	mr. parker has brilliantly updated his source and grasped its essence , composing a sorrowful and hilarious tone poem about alienated labor , or an absurdist workplace sitcom .
1010	1008	an intelligent , moving and invigorating film .
1011	1009	( but it 's ) worth recommending because of two marvelous performances by michael caine and brendan fraser .
1012	1010	a turgid little history lesson , humourless and dull .
1013	1011	a cumbersome and cliche-ridden movie greased with every emotional device known to man .
1014	1012	succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the police academy series .
1015	1013	as bundy , michael reilly burke ( octopus 2 : river of fear ) has just the right amount of charisma and menace .
1016	1014	adam sandler is to gary cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse .
1017	1015	a tale of horror and revenge that is nearly perfect in its relentless descent to the depths of one man 's tortured soul .
1018	1016	looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter 's imagination .
1019	1017	an unabashedly schmaltzy and thoroughly enjoyable true story .
1020	1018	this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982 's tootsie , forgetting only to retain a single laugh .
1021	1019	this is a terrific character study , a probe into the life of a complex man .
1022	1020	... ( a ) strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense .
1023	1021	the picture , scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination , is a monument to bad in all its florid variety .
1024	1022	( gai ) comes closer to any actress i can remember to personifying independence in its purest and , yes , most intimidating form .
1025	1023	daring , mesmerizing and exceedingly hard to forget .
1026	1024	a solidly seaworthy chiller .
1027	1025	a somewhat crudely constructed but gripping , questing look at a person so racked with self-loathing , he becomes an enemy to his own race .
1028	1026	rich in detail , gorgeously shot and beautifully acted , les destinees is , in its quiet , epic way , daring , inventive and refreshingly unusual .
1029	1027	with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this , you do n't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door .
1030	1028	reinforces the often forgotten fact of the world 's remarkably varying human population and mindset , and its capacity to heal using creative , natural and ancient antidotes .
1031	1029	i hate this movie
1032	1030	you might not buy the ideas .
1033	1031	it 's not exactly a gourmet meal but the fare is fair , even coming from the drive-thru .
1034	1032	but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored .
1035	1033	cantet perfectly captures the hotel lobbies , two-lane highways , and roadside cafes that permeate vincent 's days
1036	1034	kwan makes the mix-and - match metaphors intriguing , while lulling us into torpor with his cultivated allergy to action .
1037	1035	... surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs .
1038	1036	it 's a decent glimpse into a time period , and an outcast , that is no longer accessible , but it does n't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor .
1039	1037	the overall feel of the film is pretty cheesy , but there 's still a real sense that the star trek tradition has been honored as best it can , given the embarrassing script and weak direction .
1040	1038	despite a story predictable enough to make the sound of music play like a nail-biting thriller , its heart is so much in the right place it is difficult to get really peeved at it .
1041	1039	one of the most haunting , viciously honest coming-of-age films in recent memory .
1042	1040	finds a way to tell a simple story , perhaps the simplest story of all , in a way that seems compelling and even original .
1043	1041	a moody horror/thriller elevated by deft staging and the director 's well-known narrative gamesmanship .
1044	1042	a map of the inner rhythms of love and jealousy and sacrifice drawn with a master 's steady stroke .
1045	1043	the plot is very clever , but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events , all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of .
1046	1044	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 .
1047	1045	city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it 's careful , conscientious and makes no major mistakes .
1048	1046	it 's ( ricci 's ) best work yet , this girl-woman who sincerely believes she can thwart the world 's misery with blind good will .
1049	1047	you 'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot .
1050	1048	a very stylish but ultimately extremely silly tale ... a slick piece of nonsense but nothing more .
1051	1049	escapism in its purest form .
1052	1050	gets under the skin of a man who has just lost his wife .
1053	1051	an endlessly fascinating , landmark movie that is as bold as anything the cinema has seen in years .
1054	1052	cliches are as thick as the cigarette smoke .
1055	1053	an uneven but intriguing drama that is part homage and part remake of the italian masterpiece .
1056	1054	it 's like a poem .
1057	1055	bartleby is a one-joke movie , and a bad joke at that .
1058	1056	as a witness to several greek-american weddings -- but , happily , a victim of none -- i can testify to the comparative accuracy of ms. vardalos ' memories and insights .
1059	1057	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 .
1060	1058	there 's more scatological action in 8 crazy nights than a proctologist is apt to encounter in an entire career .
1061	1059	schindler 's list it ai n't .
1062	1060	like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert , john q. is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause .
1063	1061	serry does a fine job of capturing the climate of the times and , perhaps unwittingly , relating it to what is happening in america in 2002 .
1064	1062	a carefully structured scream of consciousness that is tortured and unsettling -- but unquestionably alive .
1065	1063	de niro and mcdormand give solid performances , but their screen time is sabotaged by the story 's inability to create interest .
1066	1064	a breezy , diverting , conventional , well-acted tale of two men locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-cat .
1067	1065	the movie gets muted and routine .
1068	1066	desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats .
1069	1067	for its seriousness , high literary aspirations and stunning acting , the film can only be applauded .
1070	1068	one of the greatest romantic comedies of the past decade .
1071	1069	obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold !
1072	1070	lead provocatuers testud and parmentier give superlative performances
1073	1071	watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives .
1074	1072	murderous maids may well be the most comprehensive of these films and also strike closest to the truth .
1075	1073	... the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex , outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs .
1076	1074	it further declares its director , zhang yang of shower , as a boldly experimental , contemporary stylist with a bright future .
1077	1075	there 's enough science to make it count as educational , and enough beauty to make it unforgettable .
1078	1076	the talents of the actors helps `` moonlight mile '' rise above its heart-on-its-sleeve writing .
1079	1077	murder by numbers is like a couple of mediocre tv-movie - of-the-week films clumsily stuck together .
1080	1078	glib , satirical documentary that fudges facts , makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism .
1081	1079	as an entertainment , the movie keeps you diverted and best of all , it lightens your wallet without leaving a sting .
1082	1080	for a film about two mismatched buddies , crystal and de niro share little screen time and even less chemistry .
1083	1081	a woozy , roisterous , exhausting mess , and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect .
1084	1082	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 .
1085	1083	pumpkin sits in a patch somewhere between mirthless todd solondzian satire and callow student film .
1086	1084	westfeldt and juergensen exude a chemistry and comfort level that 's both saucy and endearing .
1087	1085	windtalkers is shapelessly gratifying , 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 .
1088	1086	there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility , not an event that is believable , not a confrontation that is not staged , not a moment that is not false .
1089	1087	marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie .
1090	1088	if somebody was bored and ... decided to make a dull , pretentious version of jesus ' son , they 'd come up with something like bart freundlich 's world traveler .
1091	1089	( villeneuve ) seems to realize intuitively that even morality is reduced to an option by the ultimate mysteries of life and death .
1092	1090	madonna still ca n't act a lick .
1093	1091	little more than a frothy vanity project .
1094	1092	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 .
1095	1093	involving at times , but lapses quite casually into the absurd .
1096	1094	a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been .
1097	1095	an eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality .
1098	1096	the title 's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is .
1099	1097	hugh grant and sandra bullock are two such likeable actors .
1100	1098	( drumline ) is entertaining for what it does , and admirable for what it does n't do .
1101	1099	it 's still worth a look .
1102	1100	an utterly compelling ` who wrote it ' in which the reputation of the most famous author who ever lived comes into question .
1103	1101	a thoughtful , provocative , insistently humanizing film .
1104	1102	ana is a vivid , vibrant individual and the movie 's focus upon her makes it successful and accessible .
1105	1103	credit must be given to harland williams , michael rosenbaum and barry watson , who inject far more good-natured spirit and talent into this project than it deserves
1106	1104	if this is satire , it 's the smug and self-congratulatory kind that lets the audience completely off the hook .
1107	1105	the stupidest , most insulting movie of 2002 's first quarter .
1108	1106	like most sequels , it takes what worked last time , repeats it and adds more characters , more stunts , more stuff in attempt to camouflage its sameness .
1109	1107	the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off .
1110	1108	high crimes miscasts nearly every leading character .
1111	1109	must be seen to be believed .
1112	1110	a recipe for cinematic disaster ... part quentin tarantino , part guy ritchie , and part 1960s spy spoof , it 's all bad .
1113	1111	zany , exuberantly irreverent animated space adventure .
1114	1112	though it is by no means his best work , laissez-passer is a distinguished and distinctive effort by a bona-fide master , a fascinating film replete with rewards to be had by all willing to make the effort to reap them .
1115	1113	a love for films shines through each frame and the era is recreated with obvious affection , scored to perfection with some tasty boogaloo beats .
1116	1114	the director 's twitchy sketchbook style and adroit perspective shifts grow wearisome amid leaden pacing and indifferent craftsmanship ( most notably wretched sound design ) .
1117	1115	and forget about any attempt at a plot !
1118	1116	showtime is one of the hapless victims of the arrogant `` if we put together a wry white man and a chatty black man and give them guns , the movie will be funny '' syndrome .
1119	1117	sandra nettelbeck beautifully orchestrates the transformation of the chilly , neurotic , and self-absorbed martha as her heart begins to open .
1120	1118	spousal abuse is a major problem in contemporary society , but the film reduces this domestic tragedy to florid melodrama .
1121	1119	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 .
1122	1120	despite a blue-chip cast and a provocative title , writer-director peter mattei 's first feature microwaves dull leftover romantic motifs basted in faux-contemporary gravy .
1123	1121	it 's as close as we 'll ever come to looking through a photographer 's viewfinder as he works .
1124	1122	while surprisingly sincere , this average little story is adorned with some awesome action photography and surfing .
1125	1123	a sophomoric exploration of ` life problems ' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about .
1126	1124	but i was n't .
1127	1125	throwing caution to the wind with an invitation to the hedonist in us all , nair has constructed this motion picture in such a way that even the most cynical curmudgeon with find himself or herself smiling at one time or another .
1128	1126	a pleasant enough movie , held together by skilled ensemble actors .
1129	1127	as a randy film about sexy people in gorgeous places being pushed and pulled ( literally and figuratively ) by desire ... ( sex and lucía ) makes for an arousing good time .
1130	1128	the movie has a soft , percolating magic , a deadpan suspense .
1131	1129	an enthralling , playful film that constantly frustrates our desire to know the ` truth ' about this man , while deconstructing the very format of the biography in a manner that derrida would doubtless give his blessing to .
1132	1130	quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ?
1133	1131	maguire is a surprisingly effective peter/spider-man .
1134	1132	what might have been a predictably heartwarming tale is suffused with complexity .
1135	1133	this road movie gives you emotional whiplash , and you 'll be glad you went along for the ride .
1136	1134	scores a few points for doing what it does with a dedicated and good-hearted professionalism .
1137	1135	makes s&m seem very romantic , and maggie gyllenhaal is a delight .
1138	1136	sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies , but fails loudly in execution .
1139	1137	the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously .
1140	1138	a bit of an unwieldy mess .
1141	1139	mixes likeable personalities , inventive photography and cutting , and wall-to-wall toe-tapping music to paint a picture of a subculture that is at once exhilarating , silly , perverse , hopeful and always fun .
1142	1140	extremely confusing .
1143	1141	it 's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be .
1144	1142	hilarious , acidic brit comedy .
1145	1143	a worthwhile way to spend two hours .
1146	1144	culkin , who 's in virtually every scene , shines as a young man who uses sarcastic lies like a shield .
1147	1145	tuck everlasting achieves a delicate balance of romantic innocence and philosophical depth .
1148	1146	a droll , well-acted , character-driven comedy with unexpected deposits of feeling .
1149	1147	shot perhaps ` artistically ' with handheld cameras and apparently no movie lights by joaquin baca-asay , the low-budget production swings annoyingly between vertigo and opacity .
1150	1148	( director peter ) jackson and his crew have so steeped themselves in the majesty of tolkien 's writing that every frame produces new joys , whether you 're a fan of the books or not .
1151	1149	one scarcely needs the subtitles to enjoy this colorful action farce .
1152	1150	does what a fine documentary does best : it extends a warm invitation into an unfamiliar world , then illuminates it fully and allows the larger implications of the journey to sink in unobtrusively .
1153	1151	offers enough playful fun to entertain the preschool set while embracing a wholesome attitude .
1154	1152	the hours is what movies are supposed to be ...
1155	1153	it 's a good film -- not a classic , but odd , entertaining and authentic .
1156	1154	an impossible romance , but we root for the patronized iranian lad .
1157	1155	as expected , sayles ' smart wordplay and clever plot contrivances are as sharp as ever , though they may be overshadowed by some strong performances .
1158	1156	dark and disturbing , but also surprisingly funny .
1159	1157	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 .
1160	1158	if it seems like a minor miracle that its septuagenarian star is young enough to be the nonagenarian filmmaker 's son , more incredible still are the clear-eyed boldness and quiet irony with which actor and director take on life 's urgent questions .
1161	1159	the picture is a primer on what happens when lack of know-how mixes with lack of give-a-damn .
1162	1160	chicago is sophisticated , brash , sardonic , completely joyful in its execution .
1163	1161	a fascinating and fun film .
1164	1162	some actors have so much charisma that you 'd be happy to listen to them reading the phone book .
1165	1163	if high crimes were any more generic it would have a universal product code instead of a title .
1166	1164	a chaotic panorama that 's too busy flying a lot of metaphoric flags .
1167	1165	a mix of velocity and idiocy , this ruinous remake lacks the brawn -- and the brains -- of the 1970s original .
1168	1166	the film is surprisingly well-directed by brett ratner , who keeps things moving well -- at least until the problematic third act .
1169	1167	ice cube holds the film together with an engaging and warm performance ...
1170	1168	a pleasant ramble through the sort of idoosyncratic terrain that errol morris has often dealt with ... it does possess a loose , lackadaisical charm .
1171	1169	so many documentaries like this presuppose religious bigotry or zealous nuttiness of its antagonists , but family fundamentals displays a rare gift for unflinching impartiality .
1172	1170	bears is bad .
1173	1171	consider the title 's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept .
1174	1172	cedar takes a very open-minded approach to this sensitive material , showing impressive control , both visually and in the writing .
1175	1173	a very funny look at how another culture handles the process of courting and marriage .
1176	1174	romanek keeps the film constantly taut ... reflecting the character 's instability with a metaphorical visual style and an unnerving , heartbeat-like score .
1177	1175	let your silly childhood nostalgia slumber unmolested .
1178	1176	as tweedy talks about canning his stockbroker and repairing his pool , you yearn for a few airborne tv sets or nude groupies on the nod to liven things up .
1179	1177	well-shot but badly written tale set in a future ravaged by dragons .
1180	1178	murder and mayhem of this sort quickly becomes monotonous .
1181	1179	this is one of polanski 's best films .
1182	1180	like those to rome , all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn 's breasts , which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them .
1183	1181	the director , steven shainberg , has succeeded by focusing intently on his characters , making them quirky individuals rather than figures of fun .
1184	1182	... an unimaginative , nasty , glibly cynical piece of work .
1185	1183	the movie succumbs to being nothing more than a formulaic chase in the dark .
1186	1184	this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone 's career .
1187	1185	its over-reliance on genre conventions , character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops .
1188	1186	some decent actors inflict big damage upon their reputations .
1189	1187	it 's a movie forged in the fires of chick flick hell .
1190	1188	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 . ''
1191	1189	he 'd create a movie better than this .
1192	1190	it smacks of purely commercial motivation , with no great love for the original .
1193	1191	notorious c.h.o. has oodles of vulgar highlights .
1194	1192	`` collateral damage '' goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment -- until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief
1195	1193	even the imaginative gore ca n't hide the musty scent of todd farmer 's screenplay , which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien , with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship .
1196	1194	rather quickly , the film falls into a soothing formula of brotherly conflict and reconciliation .
1197	1195	i was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness .
1198	1196	... just a big mess of a movie , full of images and events , but no tension or surprise .
1199	1197	as shaky as the plot is , kaufman 's script is still memorable for some great one-liners .
1200	1198	at its best , the good girl is a refreshingly adult take on adultery ...
1201	1199	this is cool , slick stuff , ready to quench the thirst of an audience that misses the summer blockbusters .
1202	1200	there 's not much more to this adaptation of the nick hornby novel than charm -- effortless , pleasurable , featherweight charm .
1203	1201	highlights are the terrific performances by christopher plummer , as the prime villain , and nathan lane as vincent crummles , the eccentric theater company manager .
1204	1202	it 's badly acted , blandly directed , and could have been scripted by someone who just graduated from elementary school .
1205	1203	no , it 's not nearly as good as any of its influences .
1206	1204	scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug , but all in all it 's a lot less sensational than it wants to be .
1207	1205	just when the movie seems confident enough to handle subtlety , it dives into soapy bathos .
1208	1206	sushi for the connoisseurs of the macabre .
1209	1207	the problem with this film is that it 's forced to make its characters idiots in order to advance the plot .
1210	1208	director nalin pan does n't do much to weigh any arguments one way or the other .
1211	1209	a work of intricate elegance , literary lyricism and profound common sense .
1212	1210	all the characters are stereotypes , and their interaction is numbingly predictable .
1213	1211	the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one .
1214	1212	occasionally funny and consistently odd , and it works reasonably well as a star vehicle for zhao .
1215	1213	the best thing the film does is to show us not only what that mind looks like , but how the creative process itself operates .
1216	1214	the ending is a cop-out .
1217	1215	one groan-inducing familiarity begets another .
1218	1216	it 's a sly wink to the others without becoming a postmodern joke , made creepy by its `` men in a sardine can '' warped logic .
1219	1217	being author wells ' great-grandson , you 'd think filmmaker simon wells would have more reverence for the material .
1220	1218	the values that have held the enterprise crew together through previous adventures and perils do so again-courage , self-sacrifice and patience under pressure .
1221	1219	it is a comedy that 's not very funny and an action movie that is not very thrilling ( and an uneasy alliance , at that ) .
1222	1220	a gentle blend of present day testimonials , surviving footage of burstein and his family performing , historical archives , and telling stills .
1223	1221	... a weak , manipulative , pencil-thin story that is miraculously able to entertain anyway .
1224	1222	while undercover brother is definitely one for the masses , it 's also full of sharp , smart satire .
1225	1223	this self-infatuated goofball is far from the only thing wrong with the clumsy comedy stealing harvard , but he 's the most obvious one .
1226	1224	leaves you with a knot in your stomach , its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness .
1227	1225	a simple , sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting , but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within .
1228	1226	not so much a movie as a picture book for the big screen .
1229	1227	a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan .
1230	1228	earnest falls short of its ideal predecessor largely due to parker 's ill-advised meddling with the timeless source material .
1231	1229	an excellent romp that boasts both a heart and a mind .
1232	1230	after seeing swept away , i feel sorry for madonna .
1233	1231	there 's something fundamental missing from this story : something or someone to care about .
1234	1232	a compelling , moving film that respects its audience and its source material .
1235	1233	... if you 're in a mind set for goofy comedy , the troopers will entertain with their gross outs , bawdy comedy and head games .
1236	1234	it 's predictable , but it jumps through the expected hoops with style and even some depth .
1237	1235	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 .
1238	1236	while not all transitions to adulthood are so fraught , there 's much truth and no small amount of poetry in girls ca n't swim .
1239	1237	nothing denis has made before , like beau travil and nenette et boni , could prepare us for this gory , perverted , sex-soaked riff on the cannibal genre .
1240	1238	credibility levels are low and character development a non-starter .
1241	1239	it 's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic oliver parker intends to mangle next time .
1242	1240	the result is mesmerizing -- filled with menace and squalor .
1243	1241	i kept wishing i was watching a documentary about the wartime navajos and what they accomplished instead of all this specious hollywood hoo-ha .
1244	1242	still , it gets the job done -- a sleepy afternoon rental .
1245	1243	shainberg weaves a carefully balanced scenario that is controlled by neither character , is weirdly sympathetic to both and manages to be tender and darkly comic .
1246	1244	it should be mentioned that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit .
1247	1245	flaunts its quirky excesses like a new year 's eve drunk sporting a paper party hat .
1248	1246	there 's an audience for it , but it could have been funnier and more innocent .
1249	1247	there is a refreshing absence of cynicism in stuart little 2 -- quite a rarity , even in the family film market .
1250	1248	sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick , it 's a sitcom without the snap-crackle .
1251	1249	it 's so underwritten that you ca n't figure out just where the other characters , including ana 's father and grandfather , come down on the issue of ana 's future .
1252	1250	it 's fairly self-aware in its dumbness .
1253	1251	remarkably accessible and affecting .
1254	1252	a smart , sweet and playful romantic comedy .
1255	1253	as adapted by kevin molony from simon leys ' novel `` the death of napoleon '' and directed by alan taylor , napoleon 's journey is interesting but his parisian rebirth is stillborn
1256	1254	though avary has done his best to make something out of ellis ' nothing novel , in the end , his rules is barely worth following .
1257	1255	topkapi this is not .
1258	1256	no . .
1259	1257	the second chapter of the harry potter series is even more magical than the first and simply the best family film of the year .
1260	1258	it wo n't be long before you 'll spy i spy at a video store near you .
1261	1259	it 's a terrific american sports movie and dennis quaid is its athletic heart .
1262	1260	a potent allegorical love story .
1263	1261	if you 're not a prepubescent girl , you 'll be laughing at britney spears ' movie-starring debut whenever it does n't have you impatiently squinting at your watch .
1264	1262	not sweet enough to liven up its predictable story and will leave even fans of hip-hop sorely disappointed .
1265	1263	blessed with immense physical prowess he may well be , but ahola is simply not an actor .
1266	1264	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 ( well , mostly ) with english subtitles and is magically ` significant ' because of that .
1267	1265	tailored to entertain !
1268	1266	at the bottom rung of the series ' entries .
1269	1267	as a singular character study , it 's perfect .
1270	1268	gollum 's ` performance ' is incredible !
1271	1269	tim story 's not there yet - but ` barbershop ' shows he 's on his way .
1272	1270	my goodness , queen latifah has a lot to offer and she seemed to have no problem flaunting her natural gifts .
1273	1271	all in all , there 's only one thing to root for : expulsion for everyone .
1274	1272	but hard-to-believe plot twists force the movie off track in its final half hour .
1275	1273	but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person .
1276	1274	as teen movies go , `` orange county '' is a refreshing change
1277	1275	shocking only in that it reveals the filmmaker 's bottomless pit of self-absorption .
1278	1276	its gross-out gags and colorful set pieces ... are of course stultifyingly contrived and too stylized by half .
1279	1277	the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there 's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment .
1280	1278	the master of disaster - it 's a piece of dreck disguised as comedy .
1281	1279	nothing about it fits .
1282	1280	it 's a beautifully accomplished lyrical meditation on a bunch of despondent and vulnerable characters living in the renown chelsea hotel ...
1283	1281	it does n't do the original any particular dishonor , but neither does it exude any charm or personality .
1284	1282	acting , particularly by tambor , almost makes `` never again '' worthwhile , but ( writer/director ) schaeffer should follow his titular advice
1285	1283	daughter from danang is a film that should be seen by all , especially those who are n't aware of , or have forgotten about the unmentioned victims of war .
1286	1284	a deliciously mordant , bitter black comedy .
1287	1285	more a load of enjoyable , conan-esque claptrap than the punishing , special-effects soul assaults the mummy pictures represent .
1288	1286	the only way this supernatural snore-fest could give anyone a case of the frights is if they were put to sleep by the movie and had a nightmare .
1289	1287	the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no. 1 , but falls apart long before the end .
1290	1288	it 's a pleasure to see seinfeld griping about the biz with buddies chris rock , garry shandling and colin quinn .
1291	1289	sound the trumpets : for the first time since desperately seeking susan , madonna does n't suck as an actress .
1292	1290	the film has a few cute ideas and several modest chuckles but it is n't exactly kiddie-friendly ... alas , santa is more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho and the snowman ( who never gets to play that flute ) has all the charm of a meltdown .
1293	1291	although based on a real-life person , john , in the movie , is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours .
1294	1292	superior genre storytelling , which gets under our skin simply by crossing the nuclear line .
1295	1293	a romantic comedy that operates by the rules of its own self-contained universe .
1296	1294	it 's one of the most honest films ever made about hollywood .
1297	1295	diane lane shines in unfaithful .
1298	1296	a perverse little truffle , dainty psychological terror on the outside with a creamy filling of familial jealousy and unrepentant domestic psychopathy .
1299	1297	narc may not get an ` a ' for originality , but it wears its b-movie heritage like a badge of honor .
1300	1298	scotland , pa. is a strangely drab romp .
1301	1299	the film is exhilarating to watch because sandler , liberated from the constraints of formula , reveals unexpected depths as an actor .
1302	1300	when the painted backdrops in a movie are more alive than its characters , you know you 're in trouble .
1303	1301	the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable .
1304	1302	in scope , ambition and accomplishment , children of the century ... takes kurys ' career to a whole new level .
1305	1303	the story bogs down in a mess of purposeless violence .
1306	1304	feels like one of those contrived , only-in - hollywood productions where name actors deliver big performances created for the sole purpose of generating oscar talk .
1307	1305	( an ) hilarious romantic comedy .
1308	1306	its direction , its script , and weaver 's performance as a vaguely discontented woman of substance make for a mildly entertaining 77 minutes , if that 's what you 're in the mood for .
1309	1307	a trashy , exploitative , thoroughly unpleasant experience .
1310	1308	an incendiary , deeply thought-provoking look at one of the most peculiar ( and peculiarly venomous ) bigotries in our increasingly frightening theocracy
1311	1309	the principals in this cast are all fine , but bishop and stevenson are standouts .
1312	1310	unfortunately , the picture failed to capture me .
1313	1311	if this is the resurrection of the halloween franchise , it would have been better off dead .
1314	1312	a mixed bag of a comedy that ca n't really be described as out of this world .
1315	1313	given that both movies expect us to root for convicted violent felons over those assigned to protect us from same , we need every bit of sympathy the cons can muster ; this time , there is n't much .
1316	1314	as the story moves inexorably through its seven day timeframe , the picture becomes increasingly mesmerizing .
1317	1315	even as lame horror flicks go , this is lame .
1318	1316	the two leads chomp considerably more scenery with their acting than fire-breathing monsters barbecue with their breath ...
1319	1317	screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice 's complex akasha into a cartoon monster .
1320	1318	all the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure .
1321	1319	funny and , at times , poignant , the film from director george hickenlooper all takes place in pasadena , `` a city where people still read . ''
1322	1320	though everything might be literate and smart , it never took off and always seemed static .
1323	1321	( plays ) in broad outline as pandering middle-age buddy-comedy .
1324	1322	francophiles will snicker knowingly and you 'll want to slap them .
1325	1323	resourceful and ingenious entertainment .
1326	1324	... blade ii is more enjoyable than the original .
1327	1325	but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing .
1328	1326	a wonderful character-based comedy .
1329	1327	or some damn thing .
1330	1328	a thoughtful , moving piece that faces difficult issues with honesty and beauty .
1331	1329	unfortunately , heartbreak hospital wants 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 .
1332	1330	works because , for the most part , it avoids the stupid cliches and formulaic potholes that befall its brethren .
1333	1331	flat , but with a revelatory performance by michelle williams .
1334	1332	the movie 's biggest offense is its complete and utter lack of tension .
1335	1333	when a film is created solely because it 's a marketable product , soulless and ugly movies like this are the result .
1336	1334	while the film misfires at every level , the biggest downside is the paucity of laughter in what 's supposed to be a comedy .
1337	1335	the film takes too long getting to the good stuff , then takes too long figuring out what to do next .
1338	1336	this romantic thriller is steeped in the atmosphere of wartime england , and ably captures the speech patterns , moral codes and ideals of the 1940s .
1339	1337	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 .
1340	1338	the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy .
1341	1339	can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going .
1342	1340	b. ) that sure is pathetic !
1343	1341	impresses you with its open-endedness and surprises .
1344	1342	a film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not .
1345	1343	it is inspirational in characterizing how people from such diverse cultures share the same human and spiritual needs .
1346	1344	despite what anyone believes about the goal of its makers , the show ... represents a spectacular piece of theater , and there 's no denying the talent of the creative forces behind it .
1347	1345	helmer devito ... attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics , payola , vice , murder , kids ' tv and revenge .
1348	1346	a dreadful live-action movie .
1349	1347	day is not a great bond movie , but it is a good bond movie , which still makes it much better than your typical bond knock-offs .
1350	1348	even those of a single digit age will be able to recognize that this story is too goofy ... even for disney .
1351	1349	... too dull to enjoy .
1352	1350	a waste of good performances .
1353	1351	rates an ` e ' for effort -- and a ` b ' for boring .
1354	1352	the fight scenes are fun , but it grows tedious .
1355	1353	what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent .
1356	1354	disturbing and brilliant documentary .
1357	1355	it 's a great deal of sizzle and very little steak .
1358	1356	there is no entry portal in the rules of attraction , and i spent most of the movie feeling depressed by the shallow , selfish , greedy characters .
1359	1357	dawdles and drags when it should pop ; it does n't even have the virtue of enough mindless violence to break up the tedium of all its generational bonding .
1360	1358	... an inviting piece of film .
1361	1359	it 's a humble effort , but spiced with wry humor and genuine pathos , especially between morgan and redgrave .
1362	1360	it turns out to be a cut above the norm , thanks to some clever writing and sprightly acting .
1363	1361	exquisitely acted and masterfully if preciously interwoven ... ( the film ) addresses in a fascinating , intelligent manner the intermingling of race , politics and local commerce .
1364	1362	harsh , effective documentary on life in the israeli-occupied palestinian territories .
1365	1363	it 's hard not to feel you 've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story .
1366	1364	a long-winded , predictable scenario .
1367	1365	a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still ca n't save itself from being unoriginal , unfunny and unrecommendable .
1368	1366	from the big giant titles of the opening credits to elmer bernstein 's perfectly melodic score , haynes gets just about everything right .
1369	1367	taken individually or collectively , the stories never add up to as much as they promise .
1370	1368	huppert gives erika a persona that is so intriguing that you find yourself staring hypnotically at her , trying to understand her and wondering if she 'll crack .
1371	1369	this one 's weaker than most .
1372	1370	most of the supporting characters in eastwood films are weak , as are most of the subplots .
1373	1371	everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique , which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones .
1374	1372	enough similarities to gymkata and howie long 's firestorm that my fingernails instinctively crawled towards my long-suffering eyeballs .
1375	1373	compelling revenge thriller , though somewhat weakened by a miscast leading lady .
1376	1374	a very bad sign .
1377	1375	in adobo , ethnicity is not just the spice , but at the heart of more universal concerns .
1378	1376	the reason we keep seeing the same movie with roughly the same people every year is because so many of us keep going and then , out of embarrassment or stupidity , not warning anyone .
1379	1377	the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap .
1380	1378	punish the vehicle to adore the star .
1381	1379	instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story , the film 's more determined to become the next texas chainsaw massacre .
1382	1380	steve irwin 's method is ernest hemmingway at accelerated speed and volume .
1383	1381	far from perfect , but its heart is in the right place ... innocent and well-meaning .
1384	1382	much of what is meant to be ` inspirational ' and ` uplifting ' is simply distasteful to audiences not already sharing ( the movie 's ) mindset .
1385	1383	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 .
1386	1384	there are a few stabs at absurdist comedy ... but mostly the humor is of the sweet , gentle and occasionally cloying kind that has become an iranian specialty .
1387	1385	so young , so smart , such talent , such a wise *** .
1388	1386	soul is what 's lacking in every character in this movie and , subsequently , the movie itself .
1389	1387	it helps that the central performers are experienced actors , and that they know their roles so well .
1390	1388	energetic and boldly provocative .
1391	1389	trivial where it should be profound , and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere .
1392	1390	had anyone here done anything remotely intelligent , we all could have stopped watching long ago .
1393	1391	having never been a huge fan of dickens ' 800-page novel , it surprised me how much pleasure i had watching mcgrath 's version .
1394	1392	go see it and enjoy .
1395	1393	the film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime .
1396	1394	a didactic and dull documentary glorifying software anarchy .
1397	1395	... too slow , too boring , and occasionally annoying .
1398	1396	message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ?
1399	1397	together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death .
1400	1398	is this progress ?
1401	1399	pretty darn good , despite its smarty-pants aura .
1402	1400	this is a film well worth seeing , talking and singing heads and all .
1403	1401	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 .
1404	1402	it 's a glorious groove that leaves you wanting more .
1405	1403	an enchanting spectacular for potter fans anxious to ride the hogwarts express toward a new year of magic and mischief .
1406	1404	the film seems a dead weight .
1407	1405	( i ) f you 've been to more than one indie flick in your life , chances are you 've already seen this kind of thing .
1408	1406	an overstuffed compendium of teen-catholic-movie dogma .
1409	1407	the movie makes absolutely no sense .
1410	1408	when it 's on dry land , though , this surfer-girl melodrama starts gasping like a beached grouper .
1411	1409	her film is unrelentingly claustrophobic and unpleasant .
1412	1410	the scope of the silberstein family is large and we grow attached to their lives , full of strength , warmth and vitality . .
1413	1411	guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rolled .
1414	1412	those who managed to avoid the deconstructionist theorizing of french philosopher jacques derrida in college can now take an 85-minute brush-up course with the documentary derrida .
1415	1413	whatever eyre 's failings as a dramatist , he deserves credit for bringing audiences into this hard and bitter place .
1416	1414	stay clear of reminding yourself that it 's a `` true story '' and you 're likely to have one helluva time at the movies .
1417	1415	he just wants them to be part of the action , the wallpaper of his chosen reality .
1418	1416	jolie 's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips .
1419	1417	a strong first quarter , slightly less so second quarter , and average second half .
1420	1418	once you get into its rhythm ... the movie becomes a heady experience .
1421	1419	but in imax 3-d , the clichés disappear into the vertiginous perspectives opened up by the photography .
1422	1420	a sweet-natured reconsideration of one of san francisco 's most vital , if least widely recognized , creative fountainheads .
1423	1421	a little too pat for its own good .
1424	1422	even if britney spears is really cute , her movie is really bad .
1425	1423	while benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time , he might be alone in that .
1426	1424	the new guy does have a heart .
1427	1425	led by griffin 's smartly nuanced performance and enthusiasm , the cast has a lot of fun with the material .
1428	1426	this is as powerful a set of evidence as you 'll ever find of why art matters , and how it can resonate far beyond museum walls and through to the most painfully marginal lives .
1429	1427	guided more by intellect than heart , his story flattens instead of sharpens .
1430	1428	about as cutting-edge as pet rock : the movie .
1431	1429	this idea has lost its originality ... and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture .
1432	1430	a miniscule little bleep on the film radar , but one that many more people should check out
1433	1431	the wwii drama is well plotted , visually striking and filled with enjoyably complex characters who are never what they first appear .
1434	1432	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 .
1435	1433	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 .
1436	1434	here 's a self-congratulatory 3d imax rah-rah .
1437	1435	this is pretty dicey material .
1438	1436	it will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days .
1439	1437	a blessed gift to film geeks and historians .
1440	1438	that rara avis : the intelligent romantic comedy with actual ideas on its mind .
1441	1439	never quite transcends jokester status ... and the punchline does n't live up to barry 's dead-eyed , perfectly chilled delivery .
1442	1440	remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ?
1443	1441	an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously .
1444	1442	leave these flowers unpicked -- they 're dead on the vine .
1445	1443	my oh my , is this an invigorating , electric movie .
1446	1444	audiences conditioned to getting weepy over saucer-eyed , downy-cheeked moppets and their empathetic caretakers will probably feel emotionally cheated by the film 's tart , sugar-free wit .
1447	1445	almost every scene in this film is a gem that could stand alone , a perfectly realized observation of mood , behavior and intent .
1448	1446	the story may not be new , but australian director john polson , making his american feature debut , jazzes it up adroitly .
1449	1447	k-19 may not hold a lot of water as a submarine epic , but it holds even less when it turns into an elegiacally soggy saving private ryanovich .
1450	1448	the whole thing plays out with the drowsy heaviness of synchronized swimmer wearing a wool wetsuit .
1451	1449	so lazy and slipshod it confuses the mere flashing of kinky soft-core imagery with naughty fun .
1452	1450	unlike the nauseating fictions peddled by such ` have-yourself-a-happy-little-holocaust ' movies as life is beautiful and jakob the liar , the grey zone is honest enough to deny the possibility of hope in auschwitz .
1453	1451	drags along in a dazed and enervated , drenched-in-the - past numbness .
1454	1452	britney has been delivered to the big screen safe and sound , the way we like our 20-year-old superstar girls to travel on the fame freeway .
1455	1453	this may be the dumbest , sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer 's coming-of-age .
1456	1454	steers turns in a snappy screenplay that curls at the edges ; it 's so clever you want to hate it .
1457	1455	it extends the writings of jean genet and john rechy , the films of fassbinder , perhaps even the nocturnal works of goya .
1458	1456	julia is played with exasperating blandness by laura regan .
1459	1457	extremely dumb .
1460	1458	the production values are up there .
1461	1459	perhaps no picture ever made has more literally showed that the road to hell is paved with good intentions .
1462	1460	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 .
1463	1461	a movie that , rather than skip along the seine , more or less slogs its way through soggy paris , tongue uncomfortably in cheek .
1464	1462	an absorbing trip into the minds and motivations of people under stress as well as a keen , unsentimental look at variations on the theme of motherhood .
1465	1463	it 's also the year 's sweetest movie .
1466	1464	jagger the actor is someone you want to see again .
1467	1465	the ill-conceived modern-day ending falls flat where it should deliver a moral punch .
1468	1466	when the plot kicks in , the film loses credibility .
1469	1467	ray liotta and jason patric do some of their best work in their underwritten roles , but do n't be fooled : nobody deserves any prizes here .
1470	1468	for a shoot - 'em - up , ballistic is oddly lifeless .
1471	1469	all i can say is fuhgeddaboutit .
1472	1470	the film might have been more satisfying if it had , in fact , been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles .
1473	1471	a bold and subversive film that cuts across the grain of what is popular and powerful in this high-tech age , speaking its truths with spellbinding imagery and the entrancing music of philip glass .
1474	1472	although life or something like it is very much in the mold of feel-good movies , the cast and director stephen herek 's polished direction pour delightfully piquant wine from aged bottles .
1475	1473	( anderson ) uses a hit-or-miss aesthetic that hits often enough to keep the film entertaining even if none of it makes a lick of sense .
1476	1474	anyone who can count to five ( the film 's target market ? )
1477	1475	an impressive debut for first-time writer-director mark romanek , especially considering his background is in music video .
1478	1476	sadly , hewitt 's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns , not making snappy comebacks .
1479	1477	this version incarnates the prophetic book in a way even its exacting author might admire .
1480	1478	the tug-of-war at the core of beijing bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances , overheated pathos and long , wistful gazes .
1481	1479	but in its child-centered , claustrophobic context , it can be just as frightening and disturbing -- even punishing .
1482	1480	some of seagal 's action pictures are guilty pleasures , but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot .
1483	1481	time changer may not be the most memorable cinema session but its profound self-evaluation message about our fragile existence and the absence of spiritual guidance should at least invade an abundance of mindsets
1484	1482	a triumph of art direction over narrative , but what art direction !
1485	1483	the movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects .
1486	1484	not everything works , but the average is higher than in mary and most other recent comedies .
1487	1485	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 .
1488	1486	a sports movie with action that 's exciting on the field and a story you care about off it .
1489	1487	the result is solemn and horrifying , yet strangely detached .
1490	1488	not a cozy or ingratiating work , but it 's challenging , sometimes clever , and always interesting , and those are reasons enough to see it .
1491	1489	for me , this opera is n't a favorite , so it 's a long time before the fat lady sings .
1492	1490	chicago is , in many ways , an admirable achievement .
1493	1491	this is such a dazzlingly self-assured directorial debut that it 's hard to know what to praise first .
1494	1492	excellent acting and direction .
1495	1493	say this for the soundtrack , it drowns out the lousy dialogue .
1496	1494	we get some truly unique character studies and a cross-section of americana that hollywood could n't possibly fictionalize and be believed .
1497	1495	if your senses have n't been dulled by slasher films and gorefests , if you 're a connoisseur of psychological horror , this is your ticket .
1498	1496	( a ) hollywood sheen bedevils the film from the very beginning ... ( but ) lohman 's moist , deeply emotional eyes shine through this bogus veneer ...
1499	1497	a sensual performance from abbass buoys the flimsy story , but her inner journey is largely unexplored and we 're left wondering about this exotic-looking woman whose emotional depths are only hinted at .
1500	1498	when ( de palma 's ) bad , he 's really bad , and femme fatale ranks with the worst he has done .
1501	1499	as are its star , its attitude and its obliviousness .
1502	1500	it is also , at times , curiously moving .
1503	1501	an exciting and involving rock music doc , a smart and satisfying look inside that tumultuous world .
1504	1502	is n't it great ?
1505	1503	think of it as a sort of comfort food for the mind .
1506	1504	a worthy entry into a very difficult genre .
1507	1505	subversive , meditative , clinical and poetic , the piano teacher is a daring work of genius .
1508	1506	flaccid drama and exasperatingly slow journey .
1509	1507	and in truth , cruel as it may sound , he makes arnold schwarzenegger look like spencer tracy .
1510	1508	i 'd give real money to see the perpetrators of chicago torn apart by dingoes .
1511	1509	a stunning piece of visual poetry that will , hopefully , be remembered as one of the most important stories to be told in australia 's film history .
1512	1510	truth to tell , if you 've seen more than half-a-dozen horror films , there 's nothing here you have n't seen before .
1513	1511	branagh , in his most forceful non-shakespeare screen performance , grounds even the softest moments in the angry revolt of his wit .
1514	1512	all this turns out to be neither funny nor provocative - only dull .
1515	1513	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 .
1516	1514	an intelligent fiction about learning through cultural clash .
1517	1515	may be spoofing an easy target -- those old ' 50 's giant creature features -- but ... it acknowledges and celebrates their cheesiness as the reason why people get a kick out of watching them today .
1518	1516	this is the kind of movie that used to be right at home at the saturday matinee , and it still is .
1519	1517	this series should have died long ago , but they keep bringing it back another day as punishment for paying money to see the last james bond movie .
1520	1518	an original gem about an obsession with time .
1521	1519	obstacles are too easily overcome and there is n't much in the way of character development in the script .
1522	1520	suffers from rambling , repetitive dialogue and the visual drabness endemic to digital video .
1523	1521	we are left with a superficial snapshot that , however engaging , is insufficiently enlightening and inviting .
1524	1522	katz uses archival footage , horrifying documents of lynchings , still photographs and charming old reel-to-reel recordings of meeropol entertaining his children to create his song history , but most powerful of all is the song itself
1525	1523	much monkeyfun for all .
1526	1524	there 's suspension of disbelief and then there 's bad screenwriting ... this film packs a wallop of the latter .
1527	1525	all the well-meaningness in the world ca n't erase the fact that the believer feels like a 12-step program for the jewish nazi .
1528	1526	in fessenden 's horror trilogy , this theme has proved important to him and is especially so in the finale .
1529	1527	if you 're not the target demographic ... this movie is one long chick-flick slog .
1530	1528	this is a very fine movie -- go see it .
1531	1529	half of it is composed of snappy patter and pseudo-sophisticated cultural observations , while the remainder ... would be more at home on a daytime television serial .
1532	1530	filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low .
1533	1531	like the film 's almost anthropologically detailed realization of early - '80s suburbia , it 's significant without being overstated .
1534	1532	i loved looking at this movie .
1535	1533	the cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself , which contains few laughs and not much drama .
1536	1534	as hugh grant says repeatedly throughout the movie , ` lovely !
1537	1535	a spunky , original take on a theme that will resonate with singles of many ages .
1538	1536	the plot is straight off the shelf , the performances are television - caliber and the message of providing solace through deception is a little creepy .
1539	1537	this bold and lyrical first feature from raja amari expands the pat notion that middle-aged women just wan na have fun into a rousing treatise of sensual empowerment .
1540	1538	fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense .
1541	1539	it 's a hoot and a half , and a great way for the american people to see what a candidate is like when he 's not giving the same 15-cent stump speech .
1542	1540	this film is so slick , superficial and trend-hoppy , that it 's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay .
1543	1541	nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about .
1544	1542	the problem is n't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball .
1545	1543	it 's all pretty cynical and condescending , too .
1546	1544	writer/director john mckay ignites some charming chemistry between kate and jed but , when he veers into sodden melodrama , punctuated by violins , it 's disastrous and kate 's jealous female friends become downright despicable .
1547	1545	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 .
1548	1546	newton draws our attention like a magnet , and acts circles around her better known co-star , mark wahlberg .
1549	1547	i whole-heartedly recommend that everyone see this movie -- for its historical significance alone .
1550	1548	but like most rabbits , it seems to lack substance .
1551	1549	birot 's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with christophe honoré ) is n't so much bad as it is bland .
1552	1550	this warm and gentle romantic comedy has enough interesting characters to fill several movies , and its ample charms should win over the most hard-hearted cynics .
1553	1551	in the end , punch-drunk love is one of those films that i wanted to like much more than i actually did .
1554	1552	despite the premise of a good story ... it wastes all its star power on cliched or meaningless roles .
1555	1553	boring we did n't .
1556	1554	children may not understand everything that happens -- i 'm not sure even miyazaki himself does -- but they will almost certainly be fascinated , and undoubtedly delighted .
1557	1555	a captivating cross-cultural comedy of manners .
1558	1556	director brian levant , who never strays far from his sitcom roots , skates blithely from one implausible situation to another , pausing only to tie up loose ends with more bows than you 'll find on a french poodle .
1559	1557	the movie has very little to offer besides unintentional laughs .
1560	1558	the smug , oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive .
1561	1559	absorbing and disturbing -- perhaps more disturbing than originally intended -- but a little clarity would have gone a long way .
1562	1560	sorry , charlie
1563	1561	the lack of pace kills it , although , in a movie about cancer , this might be apt .
1564	1562	while super troopers is above academy standards , its quintet of writers could still use some more schooling .
1565	1563	cute , funny , heartwarming digitally animated feature film with plenty of slapstick humor for the kids , lots of in-jokes for the adults and heart enough for everyone .
1566	1564	with a cast that includes some of the top actors working in independent film , lovely & amazing involves us because it is so incisive , so bleakly amusing about how we go about our lives .
1567	1565	a film of precious increments artfully camouflaged as everyday activities .
1568	1566	feel bad for king , who 's honestly trying , and schwartzman , who 's shot himself in the foot .
1569	1567	this clever caper movie has twists worthy of david mamet and is enormous fun for thinking audiences .
1570	1568	a dream cast of solid female talent who build a seamless ensemble .
1571	1569	quite funny for the type of movie it is ...
1572	1570	despite its flaws , secretary stays in your head and makes you question your own firmly held positions .
1573	1571	before long , the film starts playing like general hospital crossed with a saturday night live spoof of dog day afternoon .
1574	1572	münch 's genuine insight makes the film 's occasional overindulgence forgivable .
1575	1573	this is one of the most visually stunning and thematically moving epics in recent memory , and in spite of numerous minor flaws , scorsese 's best in more than a decade .
1576	1574	undercover brother does n't go far enough .
1577	1575	maudlin and melodramatic we expected .
1578	1576	everytime you think undercover brother has run out of steam , it finds a new way to surprise and amuse .
1579	1577	lacking gravitas , macdowell is a placeholder for grief , and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel .
1580	1578	this time out , ( sade ) is an unsettlingly familiar figure -- in turns loyal and deceitful , responsible and reckless , idealistically selfless and coldly self-interested .
1581	1579	too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century .
1582	1580	a triumph , relentless and beautiful in its downbeat darkness .
1583	1581	the experience of watching blobby old-school cgi animation in this superlarge format is just surreal enough to be diverting .
1584	1582	the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day .
1585	1583	the film delivers not just the full assault of reno 's immense wit and insight , but a time travel back to what it felt like during those unforgettably uncertain days .
1586	1584	do not , under any circumstances , consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor .
1587	1585	human nature talks the talk , but it fails to walk the silly walk that distinguishes the merely quirky from the surreal .
1588	1586	you have to pay attention to follow all the stories , but they 're each interesting .
1589	1587	what 's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete , if irritating , notion of class .
1590	1588	anchored by a terrific performance by abbass , satin rouge shows that the idea of women 's self-actualization knows few continental divides .
1591	1589	awkward but sincere and , ultimately , it wins you over .
1592	1590	though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director , this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit , with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter .
1593	1591	a worthy tribute to a great humanitarian and her vibrant ` co-stars . '
1594	1592	a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it 's sort of true and it 's sort of bogus and it 's ho-hum all the way through .
1595	1593	just like hearst 's enormous yacht , it 's slow and unwieldy and takes a long time to reach its destination .
1596	1594	lauren ambrose comes alive under the attention from two strangers in town - with honest performances and realistic interaction between the characters , this is a coming-of-age story with a twist .
1597	1595	the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear .
1598	1596	sucking all the ` classic ' out of robert louis stevenson 's treasure island and filling the void with sci-fi video game graphics and disney-fied adolescent angst ...
1599	1597	an experience so engrossing it is like being buried in a new environment .
1600	1598	it 's never a good sign when a film 's star spends the entirety of the film in a coma .
1601	1599	an imaginative comedy/thriller .
1602	1600	audiences can be expected to suspend their disbelief only so far -- and that does not include the 5 o'clock shadow on the tall wooden kid as he skips off to school .
1603	1601	this version 's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful .
1604	1602	outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time .
1605	1603	bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability .
1606	1604	it 's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun .
1607	1605	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 .
1608	1606	s personal revelations regarding what the shop means in the big picture , iconic characters gambol fluidly through the story , with charming results .
1609	1607	the bourne identity is what summer screen escapism used to be in the decades when it was geared more to grownups .
1610	1608	thirty years ago , it would have been groundbreaking .
1611	1609	run , do n't walk , to see this barbed and bracing comedy on the big screen .
1612	1610	it 's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie , trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness .
1613	1611	opens at a funeral , ends on the protagonist 's death bed and does n't get much livelier in the three hours in between .
1614	1612	nolan bravely treads where few american films dare to delve -- into the world of ambivalence and ambiguity ...
1615	1613	no more .
1616	1614	one of the greatest family-oriented , fantasy-adventure movies ever .
1617	1615	the acting is stiff , the story lacks all trace of wit , the sets look like they were borrowed from gilligan 's island -- and the cgi scooby might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year .
1618	1616	the filmmakers juggle and juxtapose three story lines but fail to come up with one cogent point , unless it 's that life stinks , especially for sensitive married women who really love other women .
1619	1617	it 's a minor comedy that tries to balance sweetness with coarseness , while it paints a sad picture of the singles scene .
1620	1618	the makers of divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood should offer a free ticket ( second prize , of course , two free tickets ) to anyone who can locate a genuinely honest moment in their movie .
1621	1619	moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance .
1622	1620	static , repetitive , muddy and blurry , hey arnold !
1623	1621	it 's a refreshing change from the self-interest and paranoia that shape most american representations of castro .
1624	1622	what parents will suspect is that they 're watching a 76-minute commercial .
1625	1623	an enjoyable film for the family , amusing and cute for both adults and kids .
1626	1624	a film made with as little wit , interest , and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick .
1627	1625	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 .
1628	1626	she lists ingredients , but never mixes and stirs .
1629	1627	what really surprises about wisegirls is its low-key quality and genuine tenderness .
1630	1628	too bad the former murphy brown does n't pop reese back .
1631	1629	you can practically smell the patchouli oil .
1632	1630	shamelessly sappy and , worse , runs away from its own provocative theme .
1633	1631	it dares to be a little different , and that shading is what makes it worthwhile .
1634	1632	a slick , skillful little horror film .
1635	1633	would seem to have a lock on the title of ugliest movie of the year .
1636	1634	about nowhere kids who appropriated turfs as they found them and become self-made celebrity athletes -- a low-down version of the american dream .
1637	1635	hey , who else needs a shower ?
1638	1636	never mind whether you buy the stuff about barris being a cia hit man .
1639	1637	expect to be reminded of other , better films , especially seven , which director william malone slavishly copies .
1640	1638	nearly surreal , dabbling in french , this is no simple movie , and you 'll be taking a risk if you choose to see it .
1641	1639	the fact that the rookie is a nearly impeccable cinematic experience -- and a wonderful all-ages triumph besides -- is a miracle akin to the story the film portrays .
1642	1640	what you would end up with if you took orwell , bradbury , kafka , george lucas and the wachowski brothers and threw them into a blender .
1643	1641	windtalkers celebrates the human spirit and packs an emotional wallop .
1644	1642	smith profiles five extraordinary american homes , and because the owners seem fully aware of the uses and abuses of fame , it 's a pleasure to enjoy their eccentricities .
1645	1643	proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie .
1646	1644	imagine a really bad community theater production of west side story without the songs .
1647	1645	guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things .
1648	1646	despite the long running time , the pace never feels slack -- there 's no scene that screams `` bathroom break ! ''
1649	1647	pray 's film works well and will appeal even to those who are n't too familiar with turntablism .
1650	1648	the best movie of its kind since ` brazil . '
1651	1649	roger michell , who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england , gets too artsy in his american debut .
1652	1650	makmalbaf follows a resolutely realistic path in this uncompromising insight into the harsh existence of the kurdish refugees of iran 's borderlands .
1653	1651	... a roller-coaster ride of a movie
1654	1652	the film is faithful to what one presumes are the book 's twin premises -- that we become who we are on the backs of our parents , but we have no idea who they were at our age ; and that time is a fleeting and precious commodity no matter how old you are .
1655	1653	began life as a computer game , then morphed into a movie -- a bad one , of course .
1656	1654	disney 's live-action division has a history of releasing cinematic flotsam , but this is one occasion when they have unearthed a rare gem .
1657	1655	audiences will find no mention of political prisoners or persecutions that might paint the castro regime in less than saintly tones .
1658	1656	looks like a high school film project completed the day before it was due .
1659	1657	it 's obviously struck a responsive chord with many south koreans , and should work its magic in other parts of the world .
1660	1658	rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down .
1661	1659	... breathes surprising new life into the familiar by amalgamating genres and adding true human complexity to its not-so-stock characters . '
1662	1660	it is ridiculous , of course ... but it is also refreshing , disarming , and just outright enjoyable despite its ridiculousness .
1663	1661	for the most part , i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy 's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies .
1664	1662	it 's not so much enjoyable to watch as it is enlightening to listen to new sides of a previous reality , and to visit with some of the people who were able to make an impact in the theater world .
1665	1663	a yarn that respects the marvel version without becoming ensnared by it .
1666	1664	an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding .
1667	1665	the actors do n't inhabit their roles -- they 're trapped by them , forced to change behavior in bizarre unjustified fashion and spout dialog that consists mostly of platitudes .
1668	1666	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 .
1669	1667	extremely boring .
1670	1668	but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck 's film from coming together .
1671	1669	a masterpiece four years in the making .
1672	1670	visits spy-movie territory like a novel you ca n't put down , examines a footnote to history seldom brought to light on the screen , and keeps you guessing from first frame to last .
1673	1671	a silly , self-indulgent film about a silly , self-indulgent filmmaker .
1674	1672	rarely do films come along that are as intelligent , exuberant , and moving as monsoon wedding .
1675	1673	its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing .
1676	1674	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 .
1677	1675	for all its serious sense of purpose ... ( it ) finds a way to lay bare the tragedies of its setting with a good deal of warmth and humor .
1678	1676	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 .
1679	1677	divertingly ridiculous , headbangingly noisy .
1680	1678	the title trapped turns out to be a pretty fair description of how you feel while you 're watching this ultra-manipulative thriller .
1681	1679	as a revenge thriller , the movie is serviceable , but it does n't really deliver the delicious guilty pleasure of the better film versions .
1682	1680	frustratingly , dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music .
1683	1681	the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness .
1684	1682	the animated subplot keenly depicts the inner struggles of our adolescent heroes - insecure , uncontrolled , and intense .
1685	1683	the editing is chaotic , the photography grainy and badly focused , the writing unintentionally hilarious , the direction unfocused , the performances as wooden .
1686	1684	i admired it , particularly that unexpected downer of an ending .
1687	1685	the performances are so leaden , michael rymer 's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud .
1688	1686	a comic gem with some serious sparkles .
1689	1687	not a bad journey at all .
1690	1688	unfortunately , they 're sandwiched in between the most impossibly dry account of kahlo 's life imaginable .
1691	1689	extreme oops - oops , ops , no matter how you spell it , it 's still a mistake to go see it .
1692	1690	unfortunately , as a writer , mr. montias is n't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor .
1693	1691	must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry .
1694	1692	like old myths and wonder tales spun afresh .
1695	1693	a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world .
1696	1694	life is a crock -- or something like it .
1697	1695	imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno .
1698	1696	it 's rare to find a film that dazzles the eye , challenges the brain , and satisfies our lust for fast-paced action , but minority report delivers all that and a whole lot more .
1699	1697	it 's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational , and yet it 's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff .
1700	1698	... there are enough moments of heartbreaking honesty to keep one glued to the screen .
1701	1699	it 's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins .
1702	1700	now it 's just tired .
1703	1701	( u ) nrelentingly stupid .
1704	1702	a work of astonishing delicacy and force .
1705	1703	... 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 .
1706	1704	a fast-moving and remarkable film that appears destined to become a landmark in japanese animation .
1707	1705	the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime , one that brings military courtroom dramas down very , very low .
1708	1706	the film meant well in its horse tale about freedom , but was n't able to reach the heart because it was too overbearing .
1709	1707	offers that rare combination of entertainment and education .
1710	1708	one of the best examples of how to treat a subject , you 're not fully aware is being examined , much like a photo of yourself you did n't know was being taken .
1711	1709	an unbelievably fun film just a leading man away from perfection .
1712	1710	if nothing else , this movie introduces a promising , unusual kind of psychological horror .
1713	1711	it does succeed by following a feel-good formula with a winning style , and by offering its target audience of urban kids some welcome role models and optimism .
1714	1712	going to the website may be just as fun ( and scary ) as going to the film .
1715	1713	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 .
1716	1714	morton is , as usual , brilliant .
1717	1715	an earnest , heartrending look at the divide between religious fundamentalists and their gay relatives .
1718	1716	christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr. feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists , who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic .
1719	1717	but like bruce springsteen 's gone-to-pot asbury park , new jersey , this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins .
1720	1718	with a story inspired by the tumultuous surroundings of los angeles , where feelings of marginalization loom for every dreamer with a burst bubble , the dogwalker has a few characters and ideas , but it never manages to put them on the same path .
1721	1719	more honest about alzheimer 's disease , i think , than iris .
1722	1720	maybe it 's asking too much , but if a movie is truly going to inspire me , i want a little more than this .
1723	1721	none of these characters resembles anyone you 've ever met in real life , unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter .
1724	1722	just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story .
1725	1723	but some unexpected zigs and zags help .
1726	1724	by presenting an impossible romance in an impossible world , pumpkin dares us to say why either is impossible -- which forces us to confront what 's possible and what we might do to make it so .
1727	1725	but it 's emotionally engrossing , too , thanks to strong , credible performances from the whole cast .
1728	1726	a movie for 11-year-old boys with sports dreams of their own and the preteen girls who worship lil ' bow wow .
1729	1727	skip work to see it at the first opportunity .
1730	1728	there are slow and repetitive parts , but it has just enough spice to keep it interesting .
1731	1729	safe conduct , however ambitious and well-intentioned , fails to hit the entertainment bull 's - eye .
1732	1730	the way coppola professes his love for movies -- both colorful pop junk and the classics that unequivocally qualify as art -- is giddily entertaining .
1733	1731	the latest installment in the pokemon canon , pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two , likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace .
1734	1732	a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to .
1735	1733	these are names to remember , in order to avoid them in the future .
1736	1734	... with the candy-like taste of it fading faster than 25-cent bubble gum , i realized this is a throwaway movie that wo n't stand the test of time .
1737	1735	it might as well have been problem child iv .
1738	1736	all the performances are top notch and , once you get through the accents , all or nothing becomes an emotional , though still positive , wrench of a sit .
1739	1737	his characters are engaging , intimate and the dialogue is realistic and greatly moving .
1740	1738	national lampoon 's van wilder could be the worst thing to come out of national lampoon since class reunion
1741	1739	( it 's ) a prison soccer movie starring charismatic tough guy vinnie jones , but it had too much spitting for me to enjoy .
1742	1740	an intimate , good-humored ethnic comedy like numerous others but cuts deeper than expected .
1743	1741	mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness .
1744	1742	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 .
1745	1743	two generations within one family test boundaries in this intelligent and restrained coming-of-age drama .
1746	1744	hands down the year 's most thought-provoking film .
1747	1745	and in this regard , on guard delivers .
1748	1746	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 .
1749	1747	these are lives worth watching , paths worth following .
1750	1748	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 .
1751	1749	a slick , well-oiled machine , exquisitely polished and upholstered .
1752	1750	a fairly by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy .
1753	1751	but here 's the real damn : it is n't funny , either .
1754	1752	its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper .
1755	1753	... has virtually no script at all ...
1756	1754	behind the snow games and lovable siberian huskies ( plus one sheep dog ) , the picture hosts a parka-wrapped dose of heart .
1757	1755	roman coppola may never become the filmmaker his dad was , but heck -- few filmmakers will .
1758	1756	the movie 's eventual success should be credited to dennis quaid , in fighting trim shape as an athlete as well as an actor
1759	1757	the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured ( and torturing ) artists and consuming but impossible love that you ca n't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on .
1760	1758	a gentle , compassionate drama about grief and healing .
1761	1759	here , adrian lyne comes as close to profundity as he is likely to get .
1762	1760	a tv episode inflated past its natural length .
1763	1761	why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote , directed , starred and produced -- is beyond me .
1764	1762	begins as a promising meditation on one of america 's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt .
1765	1763	it took 19 predecessors to get this ?
1766	1764	binoche and magimel are perfect in these roles .
1767	1765	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 .
1768	1766	a romantic comedy , yes , but one with characters who think and talk about their goals , and are working on hard decisions .
1769	1767	at heart the movie is a deftly wrought suspense yarn whose richer shadings work as coloring rather than substance .
1770	1768	feels like six different movies fighting each other for attention .
1771	1769	director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama .
1772	1770	a movie that tries to fuse the two ` woods ' but winds up a bolly-holly masala mess .
1773	1771	too bad , but thanks to some lovely comedic moments and several fine performances , it 's not a total loss .
1774	1772	ordinary melodrama that is heavy on religious symbols but wafer-thin on dramatic substance
1775	1773	fortunately for all involved , this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water .
1776	1774	the movie is a blast of educational energy , as bouncy animation and catchy songs escort you through the entire 85 minutes .
1777	1775	rare is the ` urban comedy ' that even attempts the insight and honesty of this disarming indie .
1778	1776	it 's also stupider .
1779	1777	that zhang would make such a strainingly cute film -- with a blind orphan at its center , no less -- indicates where his ambitions have wandered .
1780	1778	reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns , creating a meandering , inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film .
1781	1779	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 .
1782	1780	the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire , but this leaky script barely stays afloat .
1783	1781	a pleasant romantic comedy .
1784	1782	the perfect film for those who like sick comedies that can be snide .
1785	1783	a dreary , incoherent , self-indulgent mess of a movie in which a bunch of pompous windbags drone on inanely for two hours ... a cacophony of pretentious , meaningless prattle .
1786	1784	full frontal is the antidote for soderbergh fans who think he 's gone too commercial since his two oscar nominated films in 2000
1787	1785	son of the bride may be a good half-hour too long but comes replete with a flattering sense of mystery and quietness .
1788	1786	technically , the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial .
1789	1787	well , it does go on forever .
1790	1788	a graceful , contemplative film that gradually and artfully draws us into a world where the personal and the political get fatally intertwined .
1791	1789	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 .
1792	1790	` dragonfly ' is a movie about a bus wreck that turns into a film wreck .
1793	1791	there are films that try the patience of even the most cinema-besotted critic -- and this was one of them .
1794	1792	the actors are forced to grapple with hazy motivations that never come into focus .
1795	1793	when she speaks , her creepy egyptian demigod voice is as computer processed and overproduced as it was in her music .
1796	1794	a soggy , cliche-bound epic-horror yarn that ends up being even dumber than its title .
1797	1795	i saw knockaround guys yesterday , and already the details have faded like photographs from the spanish-american war ... it 's so unmemorable that it turned my ballpoint notes to invisible ink .
1798	1796	there 's plenty of style in guillermo del toro 's sequel to the 1998 hit but why do we need 117 minutes to tell a tale that simply ca n't sustain more than 90 minutes .
1799	1797	the unique tug-of-war with viewer expectations is undeniable , if not a pleasure in its own right .
1800	1798	vividly conveys both the pitfalls and the pleasures of over-the-top love .
1801	1799	ihops do n't pile on this much syrup .
1802	1800	what kids will discover is a new collectible .
1803	1801	when it really counts ... bloody sunday connects on a visceral level that transcends language .
1804	1802	windtalkers blows this way and that , but there 's no mistaking the filmmaker in the tall grass , true to himself .
1805	1803	... a polished and relatively sincere piece of escapism .
1806	1804	the saturation bombing of reggio 's images and glass ' evocative music ... ultimately leaves viewers with the task of divining meaning .
1807	1805	there 's not enough to sustain the comedy .
1808	1806	formula 51 is so trite that even yu 's high-energy action stylings ca n't break through the stupor .
1809	1807	despite a powerful portrayal by binoche , it 's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum .
1810	1808	unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix , there is no real reason to see it .
1811	1809	i kept thinking over and over again , ' i should be enjoying this . '
1812	1810	the transporter is as lively and as fun as it is unapologetically dumb
1813	1811	a real clunker .
1814	1812	the pivotal narrative point is so ripe the film ca n't help but go soft and stinky .
1815	1813	it 's amazingly perceptive in its subtle , supportive but unsentimental look at the marks family .
1816	1814	legendary irish writer brendan behan 's memoir , borstal boy , has been given a loving screen transferral .
1817	1815	the problem , it is with most of these things , is the script .
1818	1816	it risks seeming slow and pretentious , because it thinks the gamble is worth the promise .
1819	1817	take care of my cat offers a refreshingly different slice of asian cinema .
1820	1818	davis has filled out his cast with appealing fresh faces .
1821	1819	it represents better-than-average movie-making that does n't demand a dumb , distracted audience .
1822	1820	dazzling and sugar-sweet , a blast of shallow magnificence that only sex , scandal , and a chorus line of dangerous damsels can deliver .