he 's full of ideas on how to change brazilian public health , which is being threatened by yellow fever .


henrik meets the mysterious bag lady , who gives him a pair of magic shoes that make him dance like a dream .


but grace has a secret and it is a dangerous one .


after a month , dante comes to see lucy to find out what she has decided .


its story about a young chinese woman , ah na , who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling .


the movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects .


though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .


horace seeks the repair of his masculine identity damaged by a partner who wo n't make love to him .


ricky rides her motorcycle among real and imagined dangers , to arrive unscathed , but unalterably changed , at the end of summer .


it 's like an all-star salute to disney 's cheesy commercialism .


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 .


not a film to rival to live , but a fine little amuse-bouche to keep your appetite whetted .


thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big , colorful characters . mom and dad can catch some quality naptime along the way .


the end is n't just being yourself all it takes to find your niche ?


she has to work in an other run down bar , with no chance to perform her songs .


carol miller is a psychologist with a dark secret .


at the height of his tv career , chuck barris was recruited by the cia and trained to become a covert operative .


but when charlie sees mallory with her new boyfriend , curtis , charlie realizes he 's been replaced .


this test does not measure a persons aptitude at reading writing or arithmetic .


on the day of the trial someone intends to blow up the courthouse and kill harper in the process .


a retired american emerald smuggler must go to rio to find and save his daughter , unknown to him from an affair 15 years earlier , and finish off a smuggling deal with a ruthless child-torturing drug lord .


a special kind of movie , this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento . . .


because he is in debt , dewey poses as his roommate , a substitute teacher , and gets a job teaching a 4th grade class .


birot creates a drama with such a well-defined sense of place and age -- as in , 15 years old -- that the torments and angst become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters .


and the date of his life turns out to be more than tony bargained for .


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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .


also henry coville , an inscrutable professional whiskey-runner , and rat kinneson , quebec bill 's perpetually disconsolate hired man .


the movie 's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish .


first good , then bothersome . excellent acting and direction .


eddie is a `` normal `` dad , who loves life , his job and most of all family .


this dreadfully earnest inversion of the concubine love triangle eschews the previous film 's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension .


astonishingly skillful and moving . . . it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one .


[ reno ] delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion .


as each wait for a bus to new york city it is soon clear they are both hiding dark secrets while running from the past .


transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring , at times sublime , visuals and offer a fascinating glimpse into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games .


the only problem is that `` the tooth fairy `` is getting inside information about graham and his family from none other than dr . lecter .


the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme 's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects .


a delicate balance of nostalgia and contemporary themes win out over scripting pregnant with cinematic schmaltz .


as a young teenager , he finds out who his father is .


the film is a poignant story about a unique relationship between a grandfather and his grandson before the boys bar mitzvah .


the story of mitchell , a ten-year-old african american who lives with his mom in a crack-infested hotel in downtown l . a . mitchell misses the school bus one day and quickly becomes the property of chris ; a suicidal drug dealer who might be losing his mind .


an art whose medium is one of flesh and bone .


here , they return stateside on a hospital ship , each with their own wounds , and the movie follows their intertwined and separate destinies .


but it seems they are brought back as one for more than just solving a case .


it 's unfortunate that wallace , who wrote gibson 's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor , has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue .


these efforts lead inez to concoct a desperate scheme involving murder , betrayal , and escape .


recoing 's fantastic performance does n't exactly reveal what makes vincent tick , but perhaps any definitive explanation for it would have felt like a cheat .


you might not buy the ideas . but you 'll definitely want the t-shirt .


the terrorist must destroy any genetic remains on the junkie to keep the key to her code a secret .


it 's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest .


a well-made and often lovely depiction of the mysteries of friendship .


one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals . . . a psychological masterpiece .


'rare birds ' tries to force its quirkiness upon the audience .


the script , like the character danny , is complex and needs your attention . . .


not only is his business booming , he is also hired by the governor to kill another inmate in return for an early release .


if i have to choose between gorgeous animation and a lame story ( like , say , treasure planet ) or so-so animation and an exciting , clever story with a batch of appealing characters , i 'll take the latter every time .


what he does n't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian , world class boxing champion kelly robinson ( eddie murphy ) , on a dangerous top secret espionage mission .


a skillfully made example of your typical schwarzenegger action film .


the colorful cast of characters includes the addlepated cafe owner , freddy , picasso 's sexy young femme dujour , his pompous art dealer , and a mysterious visitor from the future .


this is riveting stuff , especially in its account of how refugee culture and community spring up almost overnight .


the combination of lightness and strictness in this instance gives italian for beginners an amiable aimlessness that keeps it from seeming predictably formulaic .


things begin to go wrong when they are given a handgun to reward their success in the new job .


the viewer takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers .


the film follows the story of duncan , a fourteen-year old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother 's passing .


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 .


works as another uncompromisingly adult movie that assumes its audience is intelligent and does n't have to cut narrative corners to make viewers feel safe .


it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame , with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television .


after making an incredible career in the international narcotics world during 1984-1992 , bettien was arrested at piazza navona in rome as one of the targets of the international police operation `` green ice `` .


its juxtaposition of overwrought existentialism and stomach-churning gore will have you forever on the verge of either cracking up or throwing up .


but career pressure , burned toast and dirty laundry erode any feelings of tenderness , and they never seem to find enough time for their six-year-old son , benny .


the pianist is the film roman polanski may have been born to make .


based on the 1997 john king novel of the same name with a rather odd synopsis : `` a first novel about a seasoned chelsea football club hooligan who represents a disaffected society operating by brutal rules .


the performances are amiable and committed , and the comedy more often than not hits the bullseye .


but roger 's seemingly foolproof world of smooth talk and casual sex begins to unravel when he is paid a surprise visit by his teenager nephew , nick .


it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker 's motherland .


her building 's doorman ( newhart ) quickly shows her the ways and workings of our nation 's capital .


joe hickley thinks he 's got a great scheme : kidnap the child of rich parents , hold it for 24 hours , keeping the mother under his control while an accomplice gets the ransom from the father , who is on a trip .


the story follows mirabelle , a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at neiman marcus .


pretension , in its own way , is a form of bravery . for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast , hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal .


often demented in a good way , but it is an uneven film for the most part .


after john anderton lost his son to a crime a six years ago , he took up drugs , and works the precog division like nobody else .


christian taylor , a writer on hit tv series six feet under , is being profiled by a british documentary crew when he 's sacked , though he does n't know they 've overheard the firing .


an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere .


kat and shaun are both bandleaders struggling to make a name for themselves in the contemporary music industry .


he returns with his wife , mercedes , an argentinean he met in spain , and his two adolescent children , mateo and cayetana , born in the same country and forced into a land they know only throught the biased tales of their parents .


if the very concept makes you nervous . . . you 'll have an idea of the film 's creepy , scary effectiveness .


watching les destinM-ies , whose pace may not be for everyone , is to be virtually part of the creative process .


dizzy then gets noticed by the head cheerleader , danielle , and helps the school football team gain self-respect to win games .


with a completely predictable plot , you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard .


unfortunately , the insurance would not cover his son 's transplant .


franco agonizaba y el pr & # 237 ; ncipe , jefe de estado en funciones , se encontraba en una posici & # 243 ; n dif & # 237 ; cil para afrontar un problema fundamental .


when warren secretly discovers a wedding dress hidden in toni 's closet , he realizes he has some serious decisions to make .


as a film director , labute continues to improve .


watching the so-called powerful falling on their own petards is a venal pleasure , yet it also serves as a life lesson .


the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark , decadent truffle .


ryan plays a lonely new york woman who discovers the darker side of passion after becoming involved with a tough homicide detective who is investigating a series of murders in her neighborhood .


though a capable thriller , somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama .


the task of stopping them falls to young detective danny berdan , a man not afraid of bending rules to apprehend his prey .


ranging from funny to shattering and featuring some of the year 's best acting , personal velocity gathers plenty of dramatic momentum .


deserves high marks for political courage but barely gets by on its artistic merits .


likely to give up their first born before they give up their lodge , the crowd puts their heads together and come up with not one , but three methods of raising the money .


the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure .


human nature initially succeeds by allowing itself to go crazy , but ultimately fails by spinning out of control .


waydowntown just like most large cities , is n't somewhere you 'll want to spend the rest of your life , but it sure is a fun place to visit for a while .


faced with the obstacle of needing `` ten large `` to finance a studio recording session , the bros .


nikola , the director , and his friends have to make the choice - whether to compromise with their consciences and their art , ( as normally happens here in the balkans ) , or whether to preserve katerina 's message .


the movie is loaded with good intentions , but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality .


looking for a short cut to fame , glass concocted sources , quotes and even entire stories , but his deception did not go unnoticed forever , and eventually , his world came crumbling down . . .


ki-duk kim has created a provocatively violent and sexual film with an oddly idyllic sensibility . it 's a mysterious but ultimately rewarding experience .


however , the job his army buddy promised does n't materialize , and he ca n't escape his past .


witty and often surprising , a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy .


but later that year she was gunned down by assasins hired by the same criminal drug lords she exposed .


it 's not a bad plot ; but , unfortunately , the movie is nowhere near as refined as all the classic dramas it borrows from .


has all the poignancy of a hallmark card and all the comedy of a gallagher stand-up act .


during the course of the story we follow our hero as he attempts to single-handedly save the country from falling into the hands of a despot .


forced with the ultimatum , keith launches himself on a day of reclamation .


`` auto focus `` works as an unusual biopic and document of male swingers in the playboy era


adaptation is intricately constructed and in a strange way nails all of orlean 's themes without being a true adaptation of her book .


kissing jessica stein is your standard romantic comedy , only better : twice the chicks and half the guys .


their only resources , tenacity , determination , ingenuity and each other .


the story is about a woman who works in some sort of facility and one night while she is on late shift the computers go crazy because they have been possesed by a spirit .


steve quickly discovers that burt can not even provide temporary lodging , but an administrator at his new high school directs him to a shelter for runaway kids where he soon learns to navigate his way .


but as the roles get bigger , the competition gets stronger , the stakes get higher , and now with an undercover thespian cop on his trail , max must struggle with his ongoing road to success and the choices he 's made .


jaunty fun , with its celeb-strewn backdrop well used .


set during the cull of the stray dogs in the city of bucharest , the wild dogs weaves together a week in the lives of several citizens of and visitors to the hauntingly beautiful city .


the faithful will enjoy this sometimes wry adaptation of v . s . naipaul 's novel , but newcomers may find themselves stifling a yawn or two during the first hour .


a heartening tale of small victories and enduring hope .


death to smoochy is often very funny , but what 's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito 's misanthropic vision .


manages in two minutes what malcolm lee 's cousin spike 's bamboozled could n't in over two hours .


this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states .


as well , another priest in the diocese , father natalio , is suspected of assisting guerilla troops in the highlands .


however , there just might be more to him than meets the eye .


the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves .


solid , lump-in-the-throat family entertainment that derives its power by sticking to the facts .


keith discovers a new man and a new attitude .


the sequel drops the adult aspects of the story in favor of talking reindeer and a life-size , plastic santa replacement ( also played by allen ) that is strongly reminiscent of that creepy family from the duracell commercials .


ca n't kick about the assembled talent and the russos show genuine promise as comic filmmakers . still , this thing feels flimsy and ephemeral .


a greek film maker ( the narrator ) has his film banned by the military government in his own country .


as expected , sayles ' smart wordplay and clever plot contrivances are as sharp as ever , though they may be overshadowed by some strong performances .


due to intense family pressure , they try everything they can but eventually learn that maryam is infertile .


the will factor vertically splits the gang in two .


by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion , you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around .


director oliver parker labors so hard to whip life into the importance of being earnest that he probably pulled a muscle or two .


things got out of hand and led to a tragic ending .


sound the trumpets : for the first time since desperately seeking susan , madonna does n't suck as an actress .


guy gets girl , guy loses girl , audience falls asleep .


father benito has been receiving financial help from the region 's drug lord for the construction of a new health clinic .


payne constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey , featuring a pathetic , endearing hero who is all too human .


using surveillance , bribery and conspiracy , han 's blonde and busty investigative reporter , fallopia wigglesworth spins a bizarre web of deceit to net her young and vulnerable prey .


as night falls , the terrified group of young athletes must fight their own fears and prejudices and come together in a seemingly hopeless struggle asainst a winged nightmare , hellbent on stockpiling as many victims as it can on the ultimate night of its grizzly , ritual feast .


though the material sounds complex and potentially sleep-inducing , director robert j . siegel paints his portrait of boredom and discontent with deft strokes .


the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected .


the animation merely serves up a predictable , maudlin story that swipes heavily from bambi and the lion king , yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies .


but billy still has memories of a wife who cheated on him .


irish eyes are crying explores the relationship between two irish-american brothers in boston born to immigrant parents and raised in a rough , working class irish neighborhood .


this is as respectful a film as byatt fans could hope for , though lovers of the book may wonder why it 's necessary .


soon , annie 's condition helps leoncio 's children realize the essence of a family .


the movie is so contrived , nonsensical and formulaic that , come to think of it , the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it .


the girl 's lover thinks she 's been kidnapped , and goes looking for her .


giving birth to her first child should be a time of happiness for rachel ( emily woof ) , but the dream is shattered when she learns that her newborn baby has died during the night .


as a young writer , her fun loving , witty and kind personality represent everything that rio is not .


behind every suicide bombing there is at least one human story that ends , the story of the suicide bomber .


kitchen scenes playing as obvious and light-hearted metaphors for states of mind and relationships , mostly martha leaves a few elements hanging that it probably should have tidied .


faced with cold , hunger and death , afghan children still try to learn , play and enjoy whatever life offers them .


the film serves as a valuable time capsule to remind us of the devastating horror suffered by an entire people .


surprisingly , considering that baird is a former film editor , the movie is rather choppy .


the movie introduces us to frankie ( played by david eigenberg ) a would-be romeo who will put himself though great pains to find his juliet .


when a harvard-educated cia agent is killed during an operation , the secret agency recruits his twin brother ( chris rock ) , an african-american street-wise hustler with no idea what 's coming for him .


an affectionately goofy satire that 's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary . . .


stitch as the new family member brings quite some action into all their lifes , and after a while , not even pleakley and dr . jookiba can recognize their former target .


a retired emerald smuggler , robert , is convinced by his contact in brazil to come to rio and assist him with a lucrative deal .


fate deals young orphan matt murdock a strange hand when he is doused with hazardous waste .


scorsese does n't give us a character worth giving a damn about .


boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .


yet ridiculed on his views toward aids testing by fellow actors and actresses .


one thing you have to give them credit for : the message of the movie is consistent with the messages espoused in the company 's previous video work .


a movie that amply delivers on the epic promise of its title , entertaining , enlightening , and emboldening viewers with its deceptively simple premise and execution .


the film is complex , intricate , interesting and almost hypnotizing , till charlie gets stuck ( the screenplay he 's writing is the one you 're watching ) . glad he had the gonads to do what he did then , but it subtracts from the overall entertainment value .


it 's simply delightful to watch an actor like michel serrault do his stuff .


stripped almost entirely of such tools as nudity , profanity and violence , labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection .


it is unclear on how he contracted the virus .


there 's a bit of thematic meat on the bones of queen of the damned , as its origins in an anne rice novel dictate , but generally , it 's a movie that emphasizes style over character and substance .


captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity , overnight , is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other . ``


the boy 's obsessive compulsive parents are played by wendie malick and stephen root .


77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever , it just seems like it does . my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it .


filippo , the official translator , believes in her innocence , and conceives a plan for her escape .


journeying from the vietnam war to pulaski , tennessee and back to vietnam , daughter from danang tensely unfolds as cultural differences and the years of separation take their toll in a riveting film about longing and the personal legacy of war .


joanna , a young wife and mother , moves from manhattan to the upper-class suburb of stepford , connecticut .


this movie is more fun than many of those tall tales that hollywood calls feature films .


skip work to see it at the first opportunity .


it comes off as so silly that you would n't be surprised if ba , murdock and rest of the a-team were seen giving chase in a black and red van .


they try real deal get rich quick schemes but nothing pans out .


denied political-prisoner-of-war status , he initiates a hunger strike .


and that 's what you get when sampling the wonderful idiosyncrasies in this love story on espresso .


victor ( leguizamo ) , is trying to escape his life as a drug dealer in the south bronx .


high crimes works to keep us involved and make us care .


he gives t-mon the gun , while t-mon tries to get the trick right .


the contents of which will decide the fate of a nation .


has no reason to exist , other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents .


secretary `` is owned by its costars , spader and gyllenhaal . maggie g . makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and eats up the screen .


a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving , is funny and looks professional .


second in a three-part anthology on relationships between humans and aliens .


it is best appreciated as an immersion in a three-dimensional toyland outfitted with enough whimsical gadgetry to fill a thousand playrooms .


a distinctly mixed bag , the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness and the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze .


somewhere short of tremors on the modern b-scene : neither as funny nor as clever , though an agreeably unpretentious way to spend ninety minutes .


as their adopted identity grows , the gang tumbles into a downward spiral of excitement , excess and fun .


the movie is beautiful to behold and engages one in a sense of epic struggle -- inner and outer -- that 's all too rare in hollywood 's hastier productions .


it 's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish .


in the end , ted bundy 's only justification is the director 's common but unexplored fascination with the frustrated maniac ; there 's no larger point , and little social context .


she is married to henry bauford ( linus roache ) son of a wealthy british industrialist , when she encounters nick callahan ( clive owen ) a renegade doctor , whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn africa moves her deeply .


it 's dumb fun slapped silly , a new franchise inspired by the bond films that 's not far from the porn its title promises ; the film is a veritable orgy of outrageous stunts .


discovering the hard way that their involved in witchcraft .


danny is antagonized by undercover narcotics agents ( anthony lapaglia and doug hutchison ) and sadistic dealer pooh bear ( vincent d'onfronio ) .


evergon is ultimately a compelling story about the human condition , exploring a young man 's search for love , steady employment and self-respect .


with `` ichi the killer `` , takashi miike , japan 's wildest filmmaker gives us a crime fighter carrying more emotional baggage than batman . . .


a handsome and talented college student , david morales , is devastated when a bum knee causes him to lose his scholarship to the university of san diego .


stir in some language barriers , cultural faux pas and a bright , young japanese female undergrad , and the intensity of the experience heightens to comical proportions .


a vile , incoherent mess . . . a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg 's brilliant 'videodrome . '


a number of new allies join with aragorn , gimli , legolas , pippin and merry .


a documentary , this film , co-produced by several countries finally became reality .


when possum lodge is taken to court by big-shot executive robert stiles ( richard fitzpatrick ) , whose limousine was damaged while parking at the lodge , the boys are ordered to pay $ 10 , 000 in damages within ten days - or their beloved lodge will become property of the town .


the lead character of bruce is a tribute to the late great martial arts legend and portrays many of the stereotypical characteristics and ideosyncrasies that distinguished his illustrious career .


`` the ring `` is pretty much an english-language copy of the film that inspired it , and it carries the same strengths and flaws .


nair does n't treat the issues lightly . she allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly .


told in five parts to represent each of the five senses , the sheltered 25-year-old learns to understand his own senses and those around him .


but this is 1960 's england , and when the neighbours start to make life difficult for the new arrivals , david 's family are caught in the middle , and he has to choose between fitting in and standing up for the new friends who have turned his world upside down .


it helps that lil bow wow . . . tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid .


the planet however is populated by murderous psychopaths who kill two of the astronauts right away .


cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy 's idea of a good time .


the script , the gags , the characters are all direct-to-video stuff , and that 's where this film should have remained .


if you love the music , and i do , its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary . . .


the script is a disaster , with cloying messages and irksome characters .


fresh out of a long-term relationship in which she lost custody of a dog , janey passes the end of day on her stoop .


just a kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people . but it is set in a world that is very , very far from the one most of us inhabit .


part travelogue , part road picture , part meditation on class , mortality and intimacy , this extraordinary little movie might be the perfect harbinger of summer , as astute as it is steamy .


a woman who has recently discovered that she is the daughter of angelo , a major mafia boss , decides to wreak vengeance when he is killed by a hitman .


the two jedi are then sent on two different missions , anakin is sent to naboo with padme and obi-wan is sent to the planet of kamino where he will investigate the assassination attempts .


one day , his own name arrives in the `` perpetrator `` chute , and the precogs predict that he will kill a man he never knew in less than 36 hours .


. . . unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept .


a young african american man , quickly closing in on the much sought after american dream , comes to terms with the fact that no amount of success can shield him from the ills that face our society .


when perry fists a bull at the moore farm , it 's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart .


the clues are few and time is running out for the students of rogers high school .


few films this year have been as resolute in their emotional nakedness .


for his drug is not dope or crack or smack . . .


i do n't even care that there 's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff . it 's still terrible !


lynn tells sue she wants to stop their criminal life and get married ^ & # 214 ; she wo n't accept chow nunn 's order for the second killing .


to define 'family ' , guy must seek beyond what he can see , touch , taste , smell or hear .


tian emphasizes the isolation of these characters by confining color to liyan 's backyard .


meanwhile the kids find a stray dog who needs a home .


in fact a blueprint : a blueprint of her mother .


clara has gone wild after her mother runs off with another man .


his songs are no longer seen as top grade .


retired nfl linebacker , `` terrible `` terry tate enforces the office rules at the felcher and sons ' headquarters the only way he knows how : with bone-crushing tackles and hard-core trash-talk .


a strong first quarter , slightly less so second quarter , and average second half .


'the war of the roses , ' trailer-trash style . entertaining but like shooting fish in a barrel .


as a kind of colorful , dramatized pbs program , frida gets the job done . but , for that , why not watch a documentary ?


all in all , it 's a pretty good execution of a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own .


a loyal british drummer , one of the thousands of british soldiers stationed in america , accidently drops his canteen into a stream while trying to fill it with water .


can the three dons outwit them and not get bluffed by their obvious charms ?


as a result of one of his liaisons , he meets marcus , an odd 12-year-old boy with problems at school .


fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor .


vile and tacky are the two best adjectives to describe ghost ship .


. . . very funny , very enjoyable . . .


it understands , in a way that speaks forcefully enough about the mechanisms of poverty to transcend the rather simplistic filmmaking .


spanning from post world war ii during the late 1950 's through the irish mob wars of the 1970 's and culminating in their adulthood in the 1990 's , the story is set to the backdrop of backroom politics and the realities of the irish mob and it 's gang wars .


in the vein of raiders of the lost ark , this action packed thriller takes us on a roller coaster ride from the bone chilling cold of moscow to the mystical beauty of india .


he comes back , calling himself the master , and becomes a charismatic spiritual leader , running a teen shelter in hollywood .


not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers .


the beatle fan is a drama about albert , a psychotic prisoner who is a devoted fan of john lennon and the beatles .


scherfig 's light-hearted profile of emotional desperation is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky .


accompanied by his assistant bough ( ben miller ) , johnny bungles his way through one scrape after another .


all ms . jovovich , as the sanctified heroine , has to do is look radiant , grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors , wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters .


by the end of the day , everybody is nervous and tensions gets high .


it is a story about finding yourself when you did n't even know you were looking .


if you can keep your eyes open amid all the blood and gore , you 'll see del toro has brought unexpected gravity to blade ii .


it was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo .


juwanna mann follows the story of jamal jeffries ( miguel a . nunez , jr . ) , the reigning 'bad boy ' of basketball , whose undisciplined on-court antics land him out of the league and without any prospects .


in india , with ben 's help , the couple intends to retrieve their ailing sick daughter , who is stuck in a buddhist monastery in a far off and remote village .


'stages ' is the story of a day in the life of brad and scott , two actors who starred in a tv series twenty years ago .


[ n ] o matter how much good will the actors generate , showtime eventually folds under its own thinness .


being author wells ' great-grandson , you 'd think filmmaker simon wells would have more reverence for the material . but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film .


this is a poster movie , a mediocre tribute to films like them !


to his surprise , he makes it , but now the real challenge begins - to cease being jamal and start new life as juwanna .


watching the chemistry between freeman and judd , however , almost makes this movie worth seeing . almost .


dale desperately tries everything to try and calm him down , until the horrors in the dark make him realize brian had good reason to be so afraid !


the obligatory break-ups and hook-ups do n't seem to have much emotional impact on the characters .


the entire movie is so formulaic and forgettable that it 's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory .


peter and martin - the two chefs - want to get him out and soon father and son meet for the first time in their lives .


an intelligent and sobering look at a person 's self worth , and the measures he or she will take to restore it .


accompanying them is jon 's `` soulmate , `` todd , a 35-year old businessman recklessly reliving his adolescence , plus other `` circuit friends `` the boys make along the way .


fred , daphne , velma , shaggy and scooby soon realize that they can not solve this mystery without help from each other .


miller tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise , expertly plucking tension from quiet .


will raja be able to convince the doctor and munnabhai about his love ?


in order get loan sharks off his back , he must finish his novel in 30 days or wind up dead .


but his yearning for expression , love and devotion stays unsatisfied .


not one to be left behind , munnabhai also follows them and all beans are spilled when the doctor comes to know about raja and komal 's affair and munnabhai 's intentions .


perfectly enjoyable , instantly forgettable , nothing to write home about .


the story is set in a place called attic town , where the great syndicate robs and kills anyone who stands in their way .


she may not be real , but the laughs are .


an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular .


i have two words to say about reign of fire . great dragons !


this film puts wang at the forefront of china 's sixth generation of film makers .


a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime .


kilo decides to learn how to prosper in the drug world and his new life as a dealer begins .


these four robbed a bank and hijacked an entire town for 3 days .


to show these characters in the act and give them no feelings of remorse -- and to cut repeatedly to the flashback of the original rape -- is overkill to the highest degree .


five screenwriters are credited with the clichM-i-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before .


a team of professional thieves are hired to rob a jewelry exchange .


at the end a 50-foot high , neon-lit , wooden effigy is burned , igniting a wild , tribal , all-night celebration .


when petty thief cosimo ( luis guzman ) is given the plan for the perfect heist from a lifer in prison - the kind of job you dream about - he has to get out of jail , fast .


as with too many studio pics , plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure .


while there prove to be a lot of pitches to be thrown before he makes it off the mound , big-league dreams are revived , and there 's no telling where he could go .


great trash , one of those mediocre movies that in its own crass way is more enjoyable than most things that get nominated for oscars .


makes an aborbing if arguable case for the man 's greatness .


anything anyone tells her to do , she must obey .


familiar stranger chronicles stacy krebbs , a 19-year-old college student : who is viciously attacked one night in her home by a mysterious stalker .


he 's got the rap , the charm and his little black book weighs several pounds .


one of the best films that showcase a romance within the context of an artistic movement


the story follows a university of texas professor , dr . david gale , an advocate for the abolishment of capital punishment , who is falsly convicted of rape and murder of another activist .


it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment .


in the end family , good friends , and a supportive community rally to help him once again find joy .


you 're not merely watching history , you 're engulfed by it .


as the story unfolds , the real intentions of the little devil become clear .


spencer meets paula in a hairsalon where he is getting his hair cut .


john , a computer whiz on the rebound from a disastrous break-up , starts an adult internet site with his roommate , moe .


colt seeks the repair of a femininity damaged by an earlier incest .


it 's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man clichM-i atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of [ woo 's ] best work .


winds up being both revelatory and narcissistic , achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines , precious circumstances and beautiful stars .


far from a bad film , and at least two of its central trio of performances provide moments of disarming grace , but do n't be surprised if a whiff of self-congratulation emanates from the screen .


as the day unfolds , the decisions become clearer and yet more difficult to make as the characters question what the true meaning of their lives are .


dead bodies are being found in the new york harbor .


the man 's life is thrown into jeopardy when a teenage boy escapes with the only key to the dealer 's merchandise , leaving him little time to finish the deal , find his daughter and make it out of the country alive .


during quinn 's surveillance of tasha , planning for the perfect moment to make his kill , he becomes infatuated with her beauty and pure innocence .


enlisted for a dangerous covert mission , he must combat a clever , organized , and ruthless enemy far beyond the scope of his experience .


. . . with `` the bourne identity `` we return to the more traditional action genre .


she and her daughter flee to find sylvie 's first love in the countryside .


exhausted and physically drained , they slowly pack up their equipment as the dawn light gradually builds and the emotional impact of the night 's events deepens .


interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots .


nicklas lives a pretty normal teenage life , until one day , not far from graduation , when a gangster from his school beats him up .


the movie does n't think much of its characters , its protagonist , or of us .


chon lin follows rathbone to london to kill him , while sending chon a letter telling him of the murder .


it 's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over , but it 's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest .


neighbor 's dog operates at a consistent chuckle pitch that frequently gives way to guffaws .


it 's a terrible movie in every regard , and utterly painful to watch .


a mysterious video tape is killing off anyone who watches it .


to help him complete his manuscript he hires stenographer emma .


clarissa vaughn , a modern woman living in present times is throwing a party for her friend richard , a famous author dying of aids .


for all its failed connections , divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood is nurturing , in a gauzy , dithering way .


you 'd think by now america would have had enough of plucky british eccentrics with hearts of gold . yet the act is still charming here .


by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it , and , of course , feeling guilty for it . . . . then , miracle of miracles , the movie does a flip-flop .


as this sacrifice draws to its close , our story begins .


returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters , sandler , who also executive produces , has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy .


you 'll laugh at either the obviousness of it all or its stupidity or maybe even its inventiveness , but the point is , you 'll laugh .


just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence . . . lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm .


about nowhere kids who appropriated turfs as they found them and become self-made celebrity athletes -- a low-down version of the american dream .


as he struggles to achieve social success , he discovers his darker side .


faced with endless dead-end gigs and his own loss of passion for the music he once thought was his life , he finds himself returning home to the three generations of women that he left behind .


unfortunately , it 's also not very good . especially compared with the television series that inspired the movie .


watching `` ending `` is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor 's garage sale . you ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff .


as long as vincent lives in the protection of the present , he does n't have to deal with the pain of his past -- or his sorrow over his broken relationship with joey .


deep in the blue ridge mountains , just outside of a small , quiet town , lives willy , an animalistic , southern rebel .


the touch is generally light enough and the performances , for the most part , credible .


lynn runs into yan , the cousin of an old friend who died .


in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising , but in practice it 's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life .


set in present-day hollywood , the story concerns a script which does not exist , but nonetheless draws praise and bids from the creative community .


as it stands , there 's some fine sex onscreen , and some tense arguing , but not a whole lot more .


secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie .


those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one .


while they think they are driving out the rojas , a local gang that runs the meth trade for bosses in cabo san lucas , rikki is running an elaborate double-cross on his own family .


it 's like a rap rashomon . there 's a million different stories here .


4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly .


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen , the fabulous stains . . . crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential .


cameroon and its peoples are the lark , its feathers plucked first by colonialism and then by native strong-men : `` alouette , je te plumerai . ``


he then goes to paris where he prepares to make a political film criticizing the state of repression in his native land .


like a documentary version of fight club , shorn of social insight , intellectual pretension and cinematic interest .


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 .


true to its animatronic roots : . . . as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus . . . 'the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .


frei assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic , and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him .


the crossing , even after a hard year of hiding , was to be a hardship : three months in a makeshift vessel with two thousand other fugitives , the victims not only of disease , hunger , and death , but primarily of the british navy and intelligence services .


the circles cause a media frenzy and test hess 's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles .


this is , not to put too fine a point on it , a swashbuckler , a costume drama . if you love that old story form , you will be in old-fogy heaven , as it is nearly a perfect example of a genre that died out years ago .


director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great .


arrests of his posse are piling up and profits are plummeting .


in the not-too-distant future , movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds . right now , they 're merely signposts marking the slow , lingering death of imagination .


a ragbag of promising ideas and failed narrative , of good acting and plain old bad filmmaking .


who , exactly , is fighting whom here ? ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .


you need n't be steeped in '50s sociology , pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work . though haynes ' style apes films from the period . . . its message is not rooted in that decade .


an action comedy prequel to spang olsen 's box office hit in china they eat dogs .


but as each retreats into their private worlds of fantasy , a much more lively story unfolds - a story of confrontations that should have happened , of secrets that need to be revealed .


emory , a former governor of his tribe , is reunited with his son larry , via the help of a friend , sky montgomery , who invites larry to travel from the old pueblo to the new `` big city `` to join his father at a photo-art exhibition hosted by sky .


a much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title would have you believe .


it 's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies .


this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff , demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent , well-made b movie is long gone .


the overall effect is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude .


toledo ( daniel hendler ) , 25 years old , future architect , suffers from an acute jealousy .


then after rumers spread that he was a communist he was blacklisted from hollywood forever .


'cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola 's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about


hawn and sarandon hit the ground running , and are so funny and goofy that they distract and delight us .


the title not only describes its main characters , but the lazy people behind the camera as well .


at dinner , his father asks him about his new telescope .


it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects , and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes .


jordan must decide if simon 's answers are good or evil as the paths become intertwined into each other and the lives of the four friends are eopardized as one falls victim to society 's views and the other three bond together to carry out a friends promise .


has a shambling charm . . . a cheerfully inconsequential diversion .


when they get there , strange happenings invade the school .


brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy , which makes its message resonate .


this is the story of `` johnny `` , a struggling blues musician estranged from both his family and the country roots he left behind .


this is christmas future for a lot of baby boomers .


soon after , his wife passes away and he must come to terms with his daughter 's marriage to a man he does not care for and the failure that his life has become .


. . . an agreeable time-wasting device -- but george pal 's low-tech 1960 version still rules the epochs .


manages to be wholesome and subversive at the same time .


secret ballot is too contemplative to be really funny .


the man from elysian fields is a cold , bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves .


irene is about to experience all new ways of romance .


less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is .


this nickleby thing might have more homosexual undertones than an eddie murphy film . and just when you think it ca n't get any more gay , in pops nathan lane .


it 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but notorious c . h . o . still feels like a promising work-in-progress .


what is unique about his secret life is that an assumption of intelligence , tolerance , and acceptance is already made , and thus the movie can focus on telling a compelling story .


as of then , bettien became a `` pentita `` and now is a guest of the `` witness protection program `` .


perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie .


the rookie feels like baseball itself : sort of boring , sort of stately , yet possessed of an ineffable poetry that speaks to the young heart of old men and their sons .


at the same time , there are rumors that the romulans are ready to begin peace talks with the federation .


the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip . the end result is a film that 's neither .


some of his most popular work was when he played `` johnny wadd `` private detective .


the only way around this is using illegal simulated identity implants ( sims ) .


a pretty funny movie , with most of the humor coming , as before , from the incongruous but chemically perfect teaming of crystal and de niro .


john , completely devastated , soon finds some sketches his wife made after the accident .


a great ensemble cast ca n't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar .


after their relationship falters , shane begins to think he might be unlucky and turns to gambling as an outlet for his obsession .


it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one .


not a cozy or ingratiating work , but it 's challenging , sometimes clever , and always interesting , and those are reasons enough to see it .


adroit but finally a trifle flat , mad love does n't galvanize its outrage the way , say , jane campion might have done , but at least it possesses some .


she 'll just have to remember everything for the both of them .


this film is full of rabbits . brimful . but like most rabbits , it seems to lack substance .


this is presumably a somewhat true story , as charlie kaufman is the real life screenwriter of adaptation .


there are only three u . s . states left .


[ janey ] forgets about her other obligations , leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies .


those who are n't put off by the film 's austerity will find it more than capable of rewarding them .


their one song rarely - if ever - gets played on the radio .


in event of death of any of the inheritors ' death , a death certificate has to be produced to the bank .


an excellent date movie , because you and your date will likely be clinging on to each other within 10 minutes .


rarely does such high-profile talent serve such literate material .


at the right time of day , in the right frame of mind , baran can and should be appreciated as a work of delicate and unmistakable beauty .


meanwhile , more people end up dead . . .


rio danisworo ( marcellius siahaan ) is a rigid `` all about business `` young profesional .


maggie 's father , yayo , runs a successful bakery , steve is a politician , elena is a fashion designer , ms . al seeks love , conrado is a bashful deliveryman , and mateo is looking for a chance in life .


after an uncertain start , murder hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock 's memorable first interrogation of gosling .


seven-year-old sang-woo is left with his grandmother in a remote village while his mother looks for work .


a witty coming-of-middle-age comedy with hilarious performances by first-time director tony shalhoub and wife brooke adams .


not a stereotype is omitted nor a clichM-i left unsaid .


a directorial tour de force by bernard rose , ivans xtc . is one of this year 's very best pictures .


a profoundly moving document . . . the filmmakers ' refusal to downplay the situation 's intractability makes the glimmer of hope the film offers that much more powerful .


seducing ben is only beginning ; she becomes his biggest `` fan `` and most unexpected nightmare , as her obsessions quickly spiral out of control into betrayal , madness and , ultimately , murder .


a haunting , rich film . . . [ fraser ] and caine blend beautifully with their sweet-and-sour mix of acting .


it says a lot about a filmmaker when he can be wacky without clobbering the audience over the head and still maintain a sense of urgency and suspense .


after the short encounter , they separated and go their on ways .


the film is delicately narrated by martin landau and directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann .


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 .


refusing at first to open up , the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood .


features nonsensical and laughable plotting , wooden performances , ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory .


definitely a crowd-pleaser , but then , so was the roman colosseum .


essentially , the film is weak on detail and strong on personality


the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail .


there is a knock at the door and mitchell hears his mother asking for t-mon .


tins is a glamour doll who is the one person who can help arjun get what he wants .


if hill is n't quite his generation 's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) , it 's because there 's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it 's all bluster and clichM-i .


has not so much been written as assembled , frankenstein-like , out of other , marginally better shoot-em-ups .


at 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth .


i wish i could say `` thank god it 's friday `` , but the truth of the matter is i was glad when it was over .


he stands at the window and struggles to understand why his mother will not stop smoking , even after being diagnosed with emphysema .


this is the true story of molly craig , a young black australian girl who leads her younger sister and cousin in an escape from an official government camp , set up as part of an official government policy to train them as domestic workers and integrate them into white society .


the couch - considered holy because certain hasidic rabbis had slept on it - survived wwii and is in the filmmaker 's great grandfather 's house in rohod , a northeast hungarian town .


the film sometimes flags . . . but there is enough secondary action to keep things moving along at a brisk , amusing pace .


the film is exhilarating to watch because sandler , liberated from the constraints of formula , reveals unexpected depths as an actor .


a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare , but mira nair 's film is an absolute delight for all audiences .


jonah is sunday school lite . but it 's told with a comic edge usually associated with the devilish act of laughter .


everyone is wishing for a miracle to happen this summer .


one of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but . . . also one of the most curiously depressing .


this time out , [ sade ] is an unsettlingly familiar figure -- in turns loyal and deceitful , responsible and reckless , idealistically selfless and coldly self-interested .


it 's a sci-fi , time travel , action adventure , comedy , drama mystery all rolled into one as mark twain on the way home from one of his last speaking tours in 1906 , is jostled on a train by 2 men , one in pursuit of the other , twain picks up a newspaper that one of them drops and the headline reads `` manned mars mission . . . .


this time , the hype is quieter , and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first , it 's still a rollicking good time for the most part .


turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film 's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters


where this was lazy but enjoyable , a formula comedy redeemed by its stars , that is even lazier and far less enjoyable .


problem is , 18-year-old christina lombardo does n't want her help .


it gets old quickly . watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix -- this is n't worth sitting through .


the film is based on the story of a drug lord barrillo , who pretends to overthrow the mexican president .


mazel tov to a film about a family 's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage .


has just enough charm ( not to mention a sense of its own ridiculousness ) to stay afloat .


amazing ? not quite . but this film sure is lovely .


in the aftermath of the fall of the talibans , the film explores the city of herat where it captures the reactions of the city dwellers expressing their memories and their hopes .


to do so , he decides to ape her behaviors , right down to wearing her fur coat to bed .


he is again shocked to see the wife , she is deeksha .


the paradiso 's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film 's final ( restored ) thirdM-^Eemotionally belittle a cinema classic . sometimes shorter is better .


boy , has this franchise ever run out of gas .


it 's not life-affirming M-^W its vulgar and mean , but i liked it .


by the miserable standards to which the slasher genre has sunk , . . . actually pretty good . of course , by more objective measurements it 's still quite bad .


on the other side of town a woman named jill valentine tries to escape from the city while battling zombies and matt adison , now transformed into a monster called `` the nemesis `` who is bent on destroying all who live .


told as if reading the pages of a diary , along with a stunning visual style , quiet illustrates that beyond the brink of madness lies one man 's sanity .


holmes < /a > was the worlds best known male actor in the adult industry .


in the process , quinn discovers secrets from his past and battles with the inner demons that made him the man he is today .


directed by rob bowman ( `` the x-files `` ) , `` reign of fire `` fuses a medieval past with a post-apocalyptic future in this exciting tale of adventure and survival .


[ o ] ften a capable documentary on an interesting subject , even if it does n't probe as deeply as it could .


regulus : the first nuclear missile submarine is a documentary about the navy 's struggle , in the era immediately following wwii , to develop and deploy a submarine-launched nuclear missile .


however , price discovers a life lesson he never thought possible in the mistaken identity comedy from raw dawg films .


'arroz con mango ' is a spanish phrase which means 'what a mess ! '


now he is out , to finally get his cut of the money and reunite with his family , or at least avenge the damage done .


all analyze that proves is that there is really only one movie 's worth of decent gags to be gleaned from the premise .


the first half bursts with a goofy energy previous disney films only used for a few minutes here and there .


wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd , but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time .


testud is the burning center of a clinically dispassionate film .


passion , melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly . . .


an epic journey across an unforgiving landscape that will test their very will to survive .


all hell breaks loose when otis tries to help mark outwit his sleazy bookie , setting into play a strange turn of events .


red dragon makes one appreciate silence of the lambs .


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 .


outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time . we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride .


`` die another day `` is a worthy entry in the pantheon of james bond movies .


this is n't a good movie ; this is n't a bad movie . this is a movie that dispenses with the whole good/bad paradigm and exists on its own plane of reality .


you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy 's holes , and the scripters do n't deserve any oscars . but the nerve-raked acting , the crackle of lines , the impressive stagings of hardware , make for some robust and scary entertainment .


shot on location in the williamsburgh and flatbush neighborhoods of brooklyn , hung-up is a 35mm short story in the tradition of happy gilmore and taxi driver .


she went on to be in brazil 's first-ever fashion parade/show .


arjun ( akshay kumar ) is a high profile vigilante who soon encounters a problem when his mother ( raakhee ) becomes terribly ill .


a full experience , a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence .


an unpredictable blend of gal-pal smart talk , romantic comedy and dark tragedy that bites off considerably more than writer/director john mckay can swallow .


a virus has scaped in a secret facility called `` the hive `` turning all researchers into hungry zombies and releasing their mutated lab `` animals `` that they were studying .


it may sound like a mere disease-of- the-week tv movie , but a song for martin is made infinitely more wrenching by the performances of real-life spouses seldahl and wollter .


his peace is shattered in august 1947 , however , when india is granted independence .


in those short time , rio learn about the things he missed all this time .


paul does n't see any other way but to commit suicide .


both will fight to the death not to give it to each other .


people often will blame the world for keeping them from being able to live their dreams .


so this race to reach the diamonds becomes deadlier and all three powers - vikrant , guru and anna clash .


leviticus , a navy veteran returns home after serving his country to find the war at home is harder than anything he 's ever encountered , but exactly what & # 38 ; who is he fighting for ?


mariachi is recruited by sands to take out gen . marquez ( has a huge score to settle with the mariachi ) , who has major beef with mariachi to begin with .


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 . ``


william winslow `` ( ron perlman ) , the chief psychiatrist at brookdale .


their task is now cut out for them : plan a - get into the fashion extortion business plan b - stage india 's biggest bank robbery to get the diamonds back plan c - decamp with the loot .


look , this is a terrific flick replete with dazzling camera-work , dancing and music .


rayne johnson is a shrewd investment company assistant who turns a mob slaying into a golden opportunity for a new improved lifestyle , managing to outsmart the crooked cops who are very eager to see her disappear .


an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they rarely make anymore .


the movie sticks much closer to hornby 's drop-dead confessional tone than the film version of high fidelity did .


wilco fans will have a great time , and the movie should win the band a few new converts , too .


he tries other legal approaches , which also fail .


knowing that the legend of the temple describes ancient mystical music as the key to unlock its secrets , jake enlists the help of samantha `` sam `` kincaid , an expert musicologist .


the film is just a big , gorgeous , mind-blowing , breath-taking mess .


an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding .


many years have passed since the secret knight avenged his family by slaying the evil knight .


he does n't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression .


provided with a blurry picture of william the media turns his ministry into a human interest story that spans the country in a massive media hunt for this `` miracle man `` .


bad . very bad . stultifyingly , dumbfoundingly , mind-numbingly bad .


max finally decides to help the fbi by describing his constant dreams about the kidnapping .


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard .


after he 's dumped on valentine 's day by mallory , his girlfriend of three years , charlie finds himself obsessed and unable to live a normal life without her .


many a parent and their teen ( or preteen ) kid could bond while watching a walk to remember . so could young romantics out on a date .


amongst these , ruth , a girl of 17 , writes a diary on the journey they are to undertake on the atlantic .


it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen .


collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence .


it all drags on so interminably it 's like watching a miserable relationship unfold in real time .


jacobi , the most fluent of actors , is given relatively dry material from nijinsky 's writings to perform , and the visuals , even erotically frank ones , become dullingly repetitive .


as [ the characters ] get more depressed , the story gets more tiresome , especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound .


but this murder investigation is drawing vincent home to long beach , the self-proclaimed city by the sea , where the past has been waiting for him to return .


a story about a troubled genius who attempts to build a magnetic engine in hopes of greatly reducing the worlds consumption of fossil fuels and electricity .


the dons have their own hierarchal manipulations - chotte baba ( jackie shroff ) , medium baba ( gulshan grover ) and bade baba ( amitabh bachchan ) .


one of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself , namely , an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then .


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 .


[ grant 's ] bumbling magic takes over the film , and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle .


the doctor also finds he has an attraction to her , despite their age difference .


an exciting debut from promising , and fairly disturbed , young director/screenwriter dylan kidd .


the editing is chaotic , the photography grainy and badly focused , the writing unintentionally hilarious , the direction unfocused , the performances as wooden .


in this age of soulless , fx-driven action franchises raimi anachronistically emphasizes character development .


the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater .


nothing makes this woman happy , including her wealthy but passive husband ( tony ) , a pharmaceutical kingpin .


in the bank vault the young man discovers his name , jason bourne .


ultimately , the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks , if you 're up for that sort of thing .


she 's aided by her sister sue ( zhao wei ) , who operates the pair 's world panorama surveillance system , which allows them to tap into any video security system in the world .


just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole .


a lot can happen when an honest , young , naive japanese man visits a foreign country for the first time .


eva dandridge is a very uptight young woman who constantly meddles in the affairs of her sisters and their husbands .


suddenly , fields realizes that he has more in common with the migrants and their search for home , family and freedom than he thought .


. . . in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes .


lilli black , battling her painful memories and the secrets surrounding her dying father , collides into the complicated and obsessive life of morrison wiley on the streets of new york city .


the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones , guns , and the internal combustion engine , but the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow .


after being trapped in hell for quite some time , freddy krueger meets up with jason voorhees after jason is sent to hell by creighton duke ( forget part x ; rewind to friday the 13th part ix ) .


rajani plans to offer her daughter to an older man , a rich husband and protector to her daughter .


sunshine state is sayles at his most robert altman-ish , purposefully juggling about a dozen narrative balls in the air , and letting the mundanity and smallish drama of everyday life tell a larger story .


the story revolves around a dying father and his son , who is trying to learn more about his dad by piecing together the stories he has gathered over the years .


'all in all , reign of fire will be a good ( successful ) rental . '


an unusual family and a staff of two are preparing a party on their cosy mansion .


cac & # 225 ; , a vj who works for s & # 227 ; o paulo mtv , comes to rio de janeiro to make a report about a new band , whose members are poor and live in a slum called morro do alem & # 227 ; o .


the filmmaker ascends , literally , to the olympus of the art world , but he would have done well to end this flawed , dazzling series with the raising of something other than his own cremaster .


maybe it 's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages , but something aboul `` full frontal `` seems , well , contrived .


charlotte contacts the perfect life saver to thank him , but everything is n't what it seems .


impostor does n't do much with its template , despite a remarkably strong cast .


works better in the conception than it does in the execution . . . winds up seeming just a little too clever .


based on euripides ' immortal drama of the same name , the bacchae ( bahk-ai ' ) is an intense and contemporary retelling of the classic myth in which dionysus , son of zeus , seeks vengeance on thebes , the city of his birth and site of his mortal mother semele 's cruel and horrible death .


blade then tenuously enters into an alliance with the bloodpack , an elite team of vampires trained in all modes of combat to defeat the reaper threat .


as they encounter ranger megan it turns out that werewolves are active in the region .


it is bad , but certainly not without merit as entertainment .


but he meets cac & # 225 ; 's brother , nando , who tries to convince him to take part in a scam .


documentary about robert mcnamara , secretary of defense in the kennedy and johnson administrations , who subsequently became president of the world bank .


`` pink-loving , blonde-haired harvard law school graduate elle woods ( witherspoon ) returns in this sequel , as she turns her legal and fashion-savvy know-how towards getting a bill passed through congress , relocating a second time , after adapting her beverly hills ways to harvard , and now . . .


when gene returns , lillian finds herself caught in the middle of a triangle .


the lord of the vampires is about some 20 something kids getting into trouble and then stepping into even bigger trouble when they happen upon a peculiar home .


even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs . sever is a dumb action movie .


in the end , the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters M-^W damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide .


one tragic night , john rescues angela from a wicked act of betrayal .


kung pow is oedekerk 's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick , and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that .


avary 's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis ' book .


the movie is too cute to take itself too seriously , but it still feels like it was made by some very stoned college students .


hayek is stunning as frida and . . . a star-making project .


like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop , comedian runs out of steam after a half hour .


a film with almost as many delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers .


in order to continue giving therapy without leaving his home he gives it over the internet .


not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving texas husband , she makes an offer to her process server , joe ( matthew perry ) that sets them off on a wild trip across the country .


mary gilbert , head of the fbi internet investigations division , her team and her maladroit nephew are on the case .


the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance , which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile , and in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react .


a blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again .


an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .


deep intelligence and a warm , enveloping affection breathe out of every frame .


following the gruesome murder of a young woman in her neighborhood , a self-determined woman living in new york city -- as if to test the limits of her own safety -- propels herself into an impossibly risky sexual liaison .


ford is now on the run trying to clear his name from the murder with trey and his gang looking for his blood .


manages to accomplish what few sequels can -- it equals the original and in some ways even betters it .


desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats .


writer/director burr steers emphasizes the q in quirky , with mixed results .


helpless and powerless in malaysia , munnabhai plays a smart one on them and all are deported back to mumbai where the don is the uncrowned king .


provide [ s ] nail-biting suspense and credible characters without relying on technology-of-the-moment technique or pretentious dialogue .


i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material , but they 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort .


no way i can believe this load of junk .


a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground


feardotcom 's thrills are all cheap , but they mostly work .


needless to say , the dramatics that follow are utter hooey .


exciting and direct , with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes .


monte cristo smartly emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds .


one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out .


susie resorts to these to become the most beautiful woman in the world .


aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom . com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea , the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand .


now he is messing with forces from beyond the grave .


the movie does n't generate a lot of energy . it is dark , brooding and slow , and takes its central idea way too seriously .


bollywood/hollywood is a happy , carefree trifle of a movie that is easy to savour because it is so undemanding yet so rewarding .


it is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental , and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients .


he meets god and is given all the powers of god .


poignant if familiar story of a young person suspended between two cultures .


'sophisticated ' viewers who refuse to admit that they do n't like it will likely call it 'challenging ' to their fellow sophisticates .


`` i blame all men for war , `` [ the warden 's daughter ] tells her father . the movie is about as deep as that sentiment .


to what sweet end is the story of a reunion between mary and david , who were once passionate lovers - for two weeks , thirty-five years ago and have n't seen each other since .


he 's not happy just to run this fratricidal con , he also wants to cash in as much as he can of one hundred kilos of crystal meth that he stole from the rojas ( and the mexicans ) , seduce the girlfriend of one of his victims , and stay ahead of a cop who was a childhood friend .


one by one , his friends are deserting his annual pilgrimage to the wisconsin state high school hockey tournament , forcing him to confront some harsh truths about his bizarre obsession .


using two separate filmmaking teams ( an all-white crew filming white residents and an all-black camera crew filming black residents ) , two towns of jasper captures very different racial views by townsfolk in jasper , texas , the location for a racially motivated murder of an african american in 1998 .


a whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness .


cold , pretentious , thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy .


he has yet to break out from under his mentor 's shadow until he finds a pair of love letters in the textbook that once belonged to one of his idols , a famous long dead victorian poet .


do n't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action .


centers on an american ex-soldier ( washington ) living out his days in naples , italy .


'ejemplo de una cinta en que no importa el talento de su reparto o lo interesante que pudo haber resultado su premisa , pues el resultado es francamente aburrido y , por momentos , deplorable . '


nair does capture the complexity of a big family and its trials and tribulations . . .


if director michael dowse only superficially understands his characters , he does n't hold them in contempt .


nete 's father does not die , his appetite comes back , the doctors begin to have doubts as to the prognosis , and nete has a problem .


this follow-up boasts most of the felicities of the original .


unspools like a highbrow , low-key , 102-minute infomercial , blending entrepreneurial zeal with the testimony of satisfied customers .


attal 's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and , dare i say , outdated , it 's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident .


soon , the entire team is self-destructing , and bret could n't be happier .


jarecki and gibney do find enough material to bring kissinger 's record into question and explain how the diplomat 's tweaked version of statecraft may have cost thousands and possibly millions of lives .


fearing also for the safety of her daughter , she decides that there 's only one way out of the marriage : kill him .


t & # 252 ; rlich accidentally stumbles across some information about his origin and decides to go to klein ischgl in austria .


behind the glitz , hollywood is sordid and disgusting . quelle surprise !


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 .


rudy yellowshirt is an investigator with the police department and witnesses firsthand the painful legacy of indian existence .


the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity , incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter .


anton jackson is an african-american man who seems harmless enough on the surface , but is a secret agent in the all-black brotherhood , an entity that levels the playing field against the all-white establishment .


piccoli 's performance is amazing , yes , but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's-length in the film seem irritatingly transparent .


a love triangle forms , with rachael , the least interested and keen to leave , but clues to her mothers whereabouts appear , as do her own problems which both rafe and matt wish to help with .


hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless .


ploddy and his policeman rikhard set out to find the thieves - but it turns out to be both difficult and challenging !


but too late or otherwise , love at first sight is exactly what happens .


the plan goes awry when trasha and her psychosis find themselves a paying gig and tables are turned , trashed and burned .


for every inspired bit of absurdity , there 's a lame piece of improvisational noodling .


asia authors herself as anna battista , an italian superstar and aspiring directress who just happens to be her own worst enemy .


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 .


some movies were made for the big screen , some for the small screen , and some , like ballistic : ecks vs . sever , were made for the palm screen .


berling and bM-iart . . . continue to impress , and isabelle huppert . . . again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters .


without family and all on her own , she only can confide her troubles to simon ( ray walston ) .


its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock ( since sept . 11 ) .


this breezy caper movie becomes a soulful , incisive meditation on the way we were , and the way we are .


somewhat blurred , but kinnear 's performance is razor sharp .


the journey takes them from the inner city to a satanic black mass ceremony , and into the depths of their own souls , as they search for johann christoph haizmann , the antichrist .


this seventh feature by chicago director covert uses the freedom of access afforded by the digital camera to emphasize the visceral quality of the story .


'dragonfly ' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue .


his loving wife maya vows to help get him out of jail .


fedot the shooter is sent by the czar to find some special food for the foreighn ambassador 's visit .


after a failed marriage to ali macgraw , a cocaine bust and rumored involvement with the cotton club murder , he disappeared into near-obscurity .


the scientist is sentenced to jail by the grand council of the galactic federation .


when the head of the order dies , alex is sent to rome to investigate mysterious circumstances surrounding the death .


it 's an exhilarating place to visit , this laboratory of laughter .


mo is beautiful but bald , mei has excessive body hair ( that somehow resulted from a sexual assault ) , hung has a large red birthmark on her face , and pao has abnormally small eyes .


though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor 's preposterous titus , the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .


when a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago , jim morris resorted to the next best thing : coaching .


in the meantime , a grifter breaks into their apartments and rummages their personal belongings , thus unfolding hidden secrets .


zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style , text , and subtext that 's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance , but against all odds , nothing does .


still rapturous after all these years , cinema paradiso stands as one of the great films about movie love .


it 's been 10 years since the events of the second film .


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 .


in the 1870s , jacobina , daughter of german immigrants to southern brazil , starts to break with both the catholic and lutheran churches to preach body healing through soul cleansing .


i found the ring moderately absorbing , largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound .


her family doctor is baffled ; his examination reveals her story to be true !


a beautiful , entertaining two hours . you get the idea , though , that kapur intended the film to be more than that .


soon , against his own expectations and the scorn of his friends , landon finds himself falling in love with this outwardly plain girl who possesses a passion for life he never imagined possible .


the making of the dragon emphasizes and exaggerates all the overly dramatic moments , simplistic storylines and farcical elements that make up the films of the kung-fu genre .


johann christoph haizmann , who lived in the 1650s , was a painter and a deeply disturbed individual .


it 's slow -- very , very slow . it 's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie . that 's pure pr hype .


a modest and acerbically clever escapade that relies more on wit than excitement .


depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived . only masochistic moviegoers need apply .


it 's a weepy , nail-biting story line that 's all too familiar , although abbass portrays her character with strong conviction and carries the film gracefully .


a magnificent throwback to an almost vanished era of epic filmmaking by great filmmakers in thrall to their own passions , rather than to the studio bookkeepers .


a strong first act and absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man .


together , they must battle a band of the world 's most treacherous pirates , led by the cursed captain barbossa , in order to save elizabeth , the love of will 's life , as well as recover the lost treasure that jack seeks .


this unlikely pairing proves the rule that in love , there are no rules and the couple meet and fall deeply in love at first sight .


separated from his wife , louis will be given the opportunity to find out what is most important . . .


toledo awaits on the street for the exit of ana 's lover ( gustavo garz & # 243 ; n ) and begins a one-of-a-kind persecution-investigation that will last the whole night , to find out , before confronting him , who is that man and where did he meet ana .


most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and , no matter how broomfield dresses it up , it tends to speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best , circumstantial evidence .


life on the rez is no picnic : this picture shows you why .


in the cutthroat world of children 's television , rainbow randolph , the corrupt , costumed star of a popular children 's tv show , is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean smoochy , a puffy fuscia rhinoceros .


initially reluctant to help , daniel 's conscience eventually gets the better of him .


she further finds out her sister was working as a dominatrix at an unusual underground adult establishment in detroit called the playground .


calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the nba .


petra and karl must work together in order to thwart petrov , a cold-blooded gangster , who will kill anyone who gets in his way .


with grit and determination molly guides the girls on an epic journey , one step ahead of the authorities , over 1 , 500 miles of australia 's outback in search of the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the continent and will lead them home .


a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story .


five hours ago the `` t virus `` was `` accidentally `` released .


the french are rather good at this kind of thing , unlike the americans , who have a passion for musketeers , only to spoof them .


her scholarship and her dreams are on the line and jenny takes an emotional roller coaster ride on the path to work it out .


nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray , and this movie wo n't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career .


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 .


between bedroom scenes , viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap .


as a hybrid teen thriller and murder mystery , murder by numbers fits the profile too closely .


both , ghisu and rupi are in a situation ; where on one side is their love for kanna and on the other side is the conviction to fight for justice .


hawke 's film , a boring , pretentious waste of nearly two hours , does n't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes .


and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller is n't kidding .


there is the one where tourists come to test their luck in the casinos and there is the one where all the losers end up .


yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye .


she 's an artist , but has n't picked up a brush in a year .


in 1650 , capt . jameson macaulay has decided to remarry and returns to his castle to take down his deceased wife 's portrait .


`` catch me `` feels capable of charming the masses with star power , a pop-induced score and sentimental moments that have become a spielberg trademark .


still , it might come true , if she would handle her life more genuinely .


fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night .


how do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ? on the evidence before us , the answer is clear : not easily and , in the end , not well enough .


tom green and an ivy league college should never appear together on a marquee , especially when the payoff is an unschooled comedy like stealing harvard , which fails to keep 80 minutes from seeming like 800 .


does n't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films .


fascinated , she pursues him , bent on learning who he is and where he comes from .


used to living in poverty , it seemed impossible for cass and cary to have a comfortable and bountiful life until doqa gracia comes to bring them into her home .


the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .


can he kill repeatedly and still come out the winner ?


a stormy french adolescent drama about friendship , family , and sexual politics .


on its own , it 's not very interesting . as a remake , it 's a pale imitation .


by occasion , the family plays a bizarre game : when someone rings a bell , everyone has to undress as quikly as possible , dive in the swimming pool , and grab the wooden fish in the pool .


a compelling and thought-provoking drama on the armenian genocide after world war i and its toxic impact on the spirits and lives of some contemporary canadians .


what the movie lacks in action it more than makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance .


ever have one of those lifetimes where nothing seems to go right ?


the paid-off local police and school security guards were supposed to make sure the school was empty after hours .


a poetic drama about a young military driven boy named sean who recieves a video tape of a murder , only to discover that it 's a government operation that he has interfered with .


nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay .


showing this beautiful city as seen through the eyes of it 's favorite son in his most frantic moments .


with a `` spy kids `` sequel opening next week , why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a `` snl `` has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?


a small house stands on a hill overlooking the inland sea .


yes , ballistic is silly . unfortunately , it 's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies .


schaefer 's . . . determination to inject farcical raunch . . . drowns out the promise of the romantic angle .


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 .


at some point , all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill .


uncompromising in his work , sullivan is just as devoted to his private life as an upstanding husband and father of two young boys .


skillfully weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise .


this harrowing journey into combat hell vividly captures the chaotic insanity and personal tragedies that are all too abundant when human hatred spews forth unchecked .


woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director , but how long will filmmakers copy the `` saving private ryan `` battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time ?


but this time , they 're gon na have to face both the police - and the mafia !


when she arrives , mademoiselle c , with her never ending imagination , will accomplish a true revolution in the elementary school and especially in the group 6d .


but things unknowingly begin to turn sour when danielle 's disgruntled boyfriend begins investigating into `` gil harris ' `` past to uncover any dirt on him .


a biopic about crane 's life in the classic tradition but evolves into what has become of us all in the era of video .


much as we might be interested in gratuitous sexualization , haneke has a different objective in mind -- namely the implications of our craving for fake stimulation .