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downright transparent is the script 's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating . | 0 | negative |
the performances are so overstated , the effect comes off as self-parody . | 0 | negative |
in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused . | 0 | negative |
the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard . | 1 | positive |
the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well . | 0 | negative |
it puts washington , as honest working man john q. archibald , on a pedestal , then keeps lifting the pedestal higher . | 1 | positive |
i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time . | 0 | negative |
an alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary . | 1 | positive |
a directorial tour de force by bernard rose , ivans xtc . | 1 | positive |
unfortunately , one hour photo lives down to its title . | 0 | negative |
for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over , no such thing is a big letdown . | 0 | negative |
beautifully produced . | 1 | positive |
a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother 's hold over her . | 1 | positive |
lee 's achievement extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete , a movie star , and an image of black indomitability . | 1 | positive |
it 's definitely an improvement on the first blade , since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously . | 1 | positive |
yet this one makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness . | 1 | positive |
the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration . | 0 | negative |
the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise , ... but its delivery is a complete mess . | 0 | negative |
shyamalan offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs , if you will -- that beneath the familiar , funny surface is a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes . | 1 | positive |
call me a cynic , but there 's something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message . | 0 | negative |
we started to wonder if ... some unpaid intern had just typed ` chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists ' into some univac-like script machine . | 0 | negative |
it 's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread . | 0 | negative |
the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack . | 1 | positive |
the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum . | 0 | negative |
lazy filmmaking , with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling . | 0 | negative |
like smoke signals , the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama | 1 | positive |
as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type , more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else . | 0 | negative |
the film 's images give a backbone to the company and provide an emotional edge to its ultimate demise . | 1 | positive |
stuffed to the brim with ideas , american instigator michael moore 's film is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition . | 1 | positive |
press the delete key . | 0 | negative |
... the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see . | 1 | positive |
for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters , the heart of the film rests in the relationship between sullivan and his son . | 1 | positive |
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | 1 | positive |
a grating , emaciated flick . | 0 | negative |
it 's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not entirely humorless . | 0 | negative |
with a tone as variable as the cinematography , schaeffer 's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm . | 0 | negative |
a very slow , uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel . | 0 | negative |
jackson is always watchable . | 1 | positive |
showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation . | 1 | positive |
mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and\/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything . | 0 | negative |
... bright , intelligent , and humanly funny film . | 1 | positive |
too bad kramer could n't make a guest appearance to liven things up . | 0 | negative |
300 years of russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness . | 1 | positive |
the modern remake of dumas 's story is long on narrative and -lrb- too -rrb- short on action . | 0 | negative |
seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory . | 0 | negative |
the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild , dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy . | 1 | positive |
fantastic ! | 1 | positive |
there 's not a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination . | 0 | negative |
`` red dragon '' is entertaining . | 1 | positive |
hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction , and even then his tone retains a genteel , prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound . | 0 | negative |
secretary is just too original to be ignored . | 1 | positive |
while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller , it 's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem . | 1 | positive |
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ... it 's a pity that -lrb- nelson 's -rrb- achievement does n't match his ambition . | 0 | negative |
graham greene 's novel of colonialism and empire is elevated by michael caine 's performance as a weary journalist in a changing world . | 1 | positive |
the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory . | 0 | negative |
my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year , it 's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss . | 1 | positive |
an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that is amiss in the world . | 1 | positive |
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me . | 0 | negative |
a selection of scenes in search of a movie . | 0 | negative |
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . | 1 | positive |
we do get the distinct impression that this franchise is drawing to a close . | 0 | negative |
an unholy mess , driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape , it must be labelled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic ' . | 0 | negative |
in the end , the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime 's ` red shoe diaries . ' | 0 | negative |
meticulously uncovers a trail of outrageous force and craven concealment . | 1 | positive |
even if the ring has a familiar ring , it 's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror . | 1 | positive |
time is a beautiful film to watch , an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness . | 1 | positive |
a moving and weighty depiction of one family 's attempts to heal after the death of a child . | 1 | positive |
it 's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have -lrb- and probably should have -rrb- been a lighthearted comedy . | 0 | negative |
even if you do n't understand what on earth is going on , this is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion , if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why . | 1 | positive |
... watching it was painful . | 0 | negative |
mostly honest , this somber picture reveals itself slowly , intelligently , artfully . | 1 | positive |
the story line may be 127 years old , but el crimen del padre amaro ... could n't be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption within the catholic establishment . | 1 | positive |
wait to see it then . | 0 | negative |
unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction , impostor is opening today at a theater near you . | 0 | negative |
does a good job of establishing a time and place , and of telling a fascinating character 's story . | 1 | positive |
it 's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman . | 0 | negative |
tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel . | 0 | negative |
for those who pride themselves on sophisticated , discerning taste , this might not seem like the proper cup of tea , however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their \*\*\* off for an hour-and-a-half . | 1 | positive |
a film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story . | 1 | positive |
disney again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel . | 0 | negative |
payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran 's electoral process , but the result is a film that 's about as subtle as a party political broadcast . | 0 | negative |
one of the most incoherent features in recent memory . | 0 | negative |
a wry , affectionate delight . | 1 | positive |
brosnan gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day . | 1 | positive |
the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it 's offensive , but that it 's boring . | 0 | negative |
a three-hour cinema master class . | 1 | positive |
a quirky comedy set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock . | 1 | positive |
may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking , but it is unwavering and arresting . | 1 | positive |
caruso sometimes descends into sub-tarantino cuteness ... but for the most part he makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should , keeping it tight and nasty . | 1 | positive |
the rest of the film ... is dudsville . | 0 | negative |
brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy , which makes its message resonate . | 1 | positive |
... a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department . | 1 | positive |
director uwe boll and writer robert dean klein fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out , can not overcome blah characters . | 0 | negative |
the metaphors are provocative , but too often , the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery . | 0 | negative |
works better in the conception than it does in the execution ... winds up seeming just a little too clever . | 0 | negative |
wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film . | 1 | positive |
a bold -lrb- and lovely -rrb- experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams . | 1 | positive |
a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long after viewing | 1 | positive |
if any of them list this ` credit ' on their resumes in the future , that 'll be much funnier than anything in the film ... | 0 | negative |
after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot . | 0 | negative |
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