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the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard , but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree . | 1 | positive |
every sequel you skip will be two hours gained . | 0 | negative |
it 's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone , but it 's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it 's started . | 1 | positive |
it gives devastating testimony to both people 's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good . | 1 | positive |
makes one thing abundantly clear . | 1 | positive |
cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . ' | 0 | negative |
too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility . | 0 | negative |
the film is full of charm . | 1 | positive |
it 's not the least of afghan tragedies that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history . | 0 | negative |
there are no special effects , and no hollywood endings . | 1 | positive |
while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs -lrb- including a knockout of a closing line -rrb- , the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity . | 0 | negative |
we admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears , our sympathies . | 1 | positive |
a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '' is given a full workout . | 1 | positive |
not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence , more chillingly effective . | 1 | positive |
this movie ... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is . | 0 | negative |
one of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt doodled steamboat willie . | 1 | positive |
after a while , hoffman 's quirks and mannerisms , particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial . | 0 | negative |
it 's not like having a real film of nijinsky , but at least it 's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered . | 1 | positive |
the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies ' underwear . | 0 | negative |
the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven . '' | 0 | negative |
... spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative . | 1 | positive |
what 's next ? | 1 | positive |
in the end , there is n't much to it . | 0 | negative |
an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing , but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message . | 0 | negative |
an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people ... manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy . | 0 | negative |
the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis . | 1 | positive |
norton is magnetic as graham . | 1 | positive |
the year 's greatest adventure , and jackson 's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate . | 1 | positive |
a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending , which is just the point . | 1 | positive |
mr. goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way . | 0 | negative |
a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures . | 1 | positive |
a wonderful , ghastly film . | 1 | positive |
the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne . | 0 | negative |
the film is flat . | 0 | negative |
stealing harvard will dip into your wallet , swipe 90 minutes of your time , and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious . | 0 | negative |
shiner can certainly go the distance , but is n't world championship material | 1 | positive |
but windtalkers does n't beat that one , either . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- lee -rrb- treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects . | 0 | negative |
the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher . | 0 | negative |
whenever you think you 've seen the end of the movie , we cut to a new scene , which also appears to be the end . | 0 | negative |
a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans -lrb- but by no means all -rrb- will have fun with . | 1 | positive |
co-writer\/director jonathan parker 's attempts to fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short . | 0 | negative |
smart and fun , but far more witty than it is wise . | 1 | positive |
o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing . | 1 | positive |
a film about female friendship that men can embrace and women will talk about for hours . | 1 | positive |
` it looks good , sonny , but you missed the point . ' | 0 | negative |
there 's nothing remotely topical or sexy here . | 0 | negative |
fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies , and he gives none to the audience . | 0 | negative |
even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene . | 0 | negative |
blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period . | 0 | negative |
the slapstick is labored , and the bigger setpieces flat . | 0 | negative |
the pool drowned me in boredom . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- sports -rrb- admirable energy , full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency . | 1 | positive |
here is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation . | 1 | positive |
it 's never dull and always looks good . | 1 | positive |
competently directed but terminally cute drama . | 1 | positive |
a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter . | 1 | positive |
loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness . | 0 | negative |
in the era of the sopranos , it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic . | 0 | negative |
i will be . | 1 | positive |
it 's tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing . | 0 | negative |
represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen . | 0 | negative |
an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle . | 0 | negative |
the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo , but it would be even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking , quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose . | 0 | negative |
it 's the element of condescension , as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch , that finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful . | 0 | negative |
a return to pure disney magic and is enjoyable family fare . | 1 | positive |
distances you by throwing out so many red herrings , so many false scares , that the genuine ones barely register . | 0 | negative |
the fact that it is n't very good is almost beside the point . | 0 | negative |
it takes you somewhere you 're not likely to have seen before , but beneath the exotic surface -lrb- and exotic dancing -rrb- it 's surprisingly old-fashioned . | 1 | positive |
bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness . | 1 | positive |
it is a happy , heady jumble of thought and storytelling , an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film . | 1 | positive |
perhaps the grossest movie ever made . | 0 | negative |
viveka seldahl and sven wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget . | 1 | positive |
... instead go rent `` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance . | 0 | negative |
the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads , etc. -- to do the subject matter justice . | 0 | negative |
an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary . | 1 | positive |
nothing sticks , really , except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams . | 0 | negative |
the film 's gamble to occasionally break up the live-action scenes with animated sequences pays off , as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter . | 1 | positive |
the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show . | 0 | negative |
wes craven 's presence is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend . ' | 0 | negative |
but tongue-in-cheek preposterousness has always been part of for the most part wilde 's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker 's creative interference ... | 1 | positive |
as the princess , sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat . | 1 | positive |
run for your lives ! | 0 | negative |
for every cheesy scene , though , there is a really cool bit -- the movie 's conception of a future-world holographic librarian -lrb- orlando jones -rrb- who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized . | 1 | positive |
an impressive hybrid . | 1 | positive |
the chateau ... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters . | 0 | negative |
highly recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it . | 1 | positive |
-lrb- macdowell -rrb- ventures beyond her abilities several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is . | 0 | negative |
pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick . | 0 | negative |
the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie 's hideous yellow ` do . | 0 | negative |
he does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role . | 1 | positive |
unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you , this film 's impressive performances and adept direction are n't likely to leave a lasting impression . | 0 | negative |
a surprisingly funny movie . | 1 | positive |
drug abuse , infidelity and death are n't usually comedy fare , but turpin 's film allows us to chuckle through the angst . | 1 | positive |
a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes . | 0 | negative |
allegiance to chekhov , which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard , is a particularly vexing handicap . | 0 | negative |
not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable , but also a perfectly rendered period piece . | 1 | positive |
sparkling , often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy ... attal looks so much like a young robert deniro that it seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ' . | 1 | positive |
a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown . | 1 | positive |
a mature , deeply felt fantasy of a director 's travel through 300 years of russian history . | 1 | positive |
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