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the thrill is ( long ) gone . | -1no label
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uncertain in tone ... a garbled exercise in sexual politics , a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things . | -1no label
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a hideous , confusing spectacle , one that may well put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations . | -1no label
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there 's a vastness implied in metropolis that is just breathtaking . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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the story ... is moldy and obvious . | -1no label
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it 's a worthwhile tutorial in quantum physics and slash-dash | -1no label
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for all its failed connections , divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood is nurturing , in a gauzy , dithering way . | -1no label
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george , hire a real director and good writers for the next installment , please . | -1no label
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what was subtle and mystifying in the novella is now broad and farcical . | -1no label
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it 's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull , nerdy folks that inhabit cherish . | -1no label
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woo 's fights have a distinct flair . | -1no label
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he has not learned that storytelling is what the movies are about . | -1no label
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if you liked the 1982 film then , you 'll still like it now . | -1no label
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despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy . | -1no label
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the film is painfully authentic , and the performances of the young players are utterly convincing . | -1no label
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there are just enough twists in the tale to make it far more satisfying than almost any horror film in recent memory . | -1no label
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this is n't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby , it 's the cliffsnotes with pages missing . | -1no label
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`` an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters . '' | -1no label
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an epic of grandeur and scale that 's been decades gone from the popcorn pushing sound stages of hollywood . | -1no label
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there 's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that 's what makes it irresistible . | -1no label
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it virtually defines a comedy that 's strongly mediocre , with funny bits surfacing every once in a while . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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theology aside , why put someone who ultimately does n't learn at the center of a kids ' story ? | -1no label
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a savvy exploration of paranoia and insecurity in america 's culture of fear . | -1no label
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benefits from a strong performance from zhao , but it 's dong jie 's face you remember at the end . | -1no label
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elling really is about a couple of crazy guys , and it 's therapeutic to laugh along with them . | -1no label
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much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie . | -1no label
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plays as hollow catharsis , with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights . | -1no label
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a film that takes you inside the rhythms of its subject : you experience it as you watch . | -1no label
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... mesmerizing , an eye-opening tour of modern beijing culture in a journey of rebellion , retreat into oblivion and return . | -1no label
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strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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the visuals alone make metropolis worth seeing . | -1no label
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flounders due to the general sense that no two people working on the production had exactly the same thing in mind . | -1no label
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you could nap for an hour and not miss a thing . | -1no label
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worth the effort to watch . | -1no label
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one of the best of the year . | -1no label
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i loved it ! | -1no label
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occasionally funny , always very colorful and enjoyably overblown in the traditional almodóvar style . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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an amusing , breezily apolitical documentary about life on the campaign trail . | -1no label
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however , it lacks grandeur and that epic quality often associated with stevenson 's tale as well as with earlier disney efforts . | -1no label
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often hilarious , well-shot and , importantly , entertaining , hell house is a fascinating document of an event that has to be seen to be believed . | -1no label
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witty , touching and well paced . | -1no label
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men in black ii has sequel-itis something fierce . | -1no label
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sometimes , nothing satisfies like old-fashioned swashbuckling . | -1no label
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it settles for being merely grim . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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a mostly intelligent , engrossing and psychologically resonant suspenser . | -1no label
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at first , the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious , but as the film goes on , the joke wears thin . | -1no label
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as an actor , the rock is aptly named . | -1no label
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plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial . | -1no label
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with its hints of a greater intelligence lurking somewhere , the ring makes its stupidity more than obvious . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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all but the most persnickety preteens should enjoy this nonthreatening but thrilling adventure . | -1no label
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i admired this work a lot . | -1no label
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this concoction , so bizarre to the adult mind , is actually a charming triumph where its intended under-12 audience is concerned . | -1no label
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( a ) rare , beautiful film . | -1no label
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the pianist is a fine valedictory work for polanski , made richer by his own experiences , making his other movies somehow richer in the bargain . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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the screenplay sabotages the movie 's strengths at almost every juncture . | -1no label
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not even the hanson brothers can save it | -1no label
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then lower them a bit more . | -1no label
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the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome . | -1no label
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there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about , but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust . | -1no label
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a deviant topical comedy which is funny from start to finish . | -1no label
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an elegant , exquisitely modulated psychological thriller . | -1no label
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brilliant ! ' | -1no label
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working from elliott 's memoir , rohmer fashions the sort of delicate , articulate character - and - relationship study he 's favored for decades . | -1no label
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a picture that extols the virtues of comradeship and community in a spunky , spirited fashion . | -1no label
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if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck , wait till you see maid in manhattan . | -1no label
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has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags . | -1no label
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apallingly absurd ... the chemistry or lack thereof between newton and wahlberg could turn an imax theater into a 9 '' black and white portable tv . | -1no label
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maybe it 's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages , but something aboul `` full frontal '' seems , well , contrived . | -1no label
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a budget affair that exposes the generally sad existence of the bedouins while providing a precious twinkle of insight into their lives . | -1no label
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it does n't help that the director and cinematographer stephen kazmierski shoot on grungy video , giving the whole thing a dirty , tasteless feel . | -1no label
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this cheery , down-to-earth film is warm with the cozy feeling of relaxing around old friends . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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merchant effectively translates naipaul 's lively mix of characters from the page to screen . | -1no label
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the angst-ridden , affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging . | -1no label
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it 's the cinematic equivalent of a good page-turner , and even if it 's nonsense , its claws dig surprisingly deep . | -1no label
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... 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 . | -1no label
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made by jackasses for jackasses . | -1no label
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emerges as something rare , an issue movie that 's so honest and keenly observed that it does n't feel like one . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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the movie bounces all over the map . | -1no label
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it has the courage to wonder about big questions with sincerity and devotion . | -1no label
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watching scarlet diva , one is poised for titillation , raw insight or both . | -1no label
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apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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do n't let your festive spirit go this far . | -1no label
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if melville is creatively a great whale , this film is canned tuna . | -1no label
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the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd . | -1no label
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occasionally melodramatic , it 's also extremely effective . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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when it 's all wet , blue crush is highly enjoyable . | -1no label
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... ( like ) channel surfing between the discovery channel and a late-night made-for-cable action movie . | -1no label
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