so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous . . . that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened .


what 's next ? the porky 's revenge : ultimate edition ?


it is compelling to be exposed to a film as bluntly honest and yet as paradoxically ordinary as last orders .


a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks .


he meets sunny , an afghan immigrant hot dog vendor , whose son is a would-be rapper , among others , and falls for laila , a fashion designer who still carries the expectations of her traditional parents .


multiple , intersecting planes of experience , often mired in a sordid backstory of the american dream/empire ( featured voices include florida death row inmates , palestinian poets , and novelist kathy acker ) seek to produce new areas of resolution .


bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability .


a work of the utmost subtlety and perception , it marks the outstanding feature debut of writer-director eric byler , who understands the power of the implicit and the virtues of simplicity and economy .


and francis promises , that after the casino is built , he will have time for children .


`` in life , we first organize large stones ( piedras ) such as love , friendship , family , and a career . ``


paravasu 's young brother arvasu ( milind soman ) is in love with a tribal girl , nittilai ( sonali kulkarni ) .


should be seen and absorbed , if only to recall that hollywood horror does , occasionally , get it more or less right .


the story of ussr 's first nuclear ballistic submarine , which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the north atlantic in 1961 .


morvern callar confirms lynne ramsay as an important , original talent in international cinema .


he is the captain of a dysfunctional bowling team , he is a momma 's boy , but more importantly , he loves aida .


as the end of times approaches , an angel and a demon must team up to sort out the whole mess . . .


there are two distinct paths in life good vs . evil .


this movie centers around the new pok & # 233 ; mon celebi , a one-of-a-kind veggie-like bug whose only kin are celebi from other points in time .


then the unthinkable happens : a nuclear bomb explodes in a u . s . city , and america is quick to blame the russians .


but the latter is currently in a swedish prison cell .


swimming is n't a major film . nor does it try to be . but what , in the end , is a major film ? if it 's one that accomplishes what it sets out to do , then we ought to correct ourselves .


things turn nasty when the casino director ( alec baldwin ) tries to break up the romance .


he decides that he must think of a plan that will hit the bank where it hurts the most - in its safe where all the money is kept .


son of the bride manages to be affectionate without drawing too deeply from a well of sugar and schmaltz .


takes a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright , poet and drinker .


a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film .


harvard man is a semi-throwback , a reminiscence without nostalgia or sentimentality .


the script feels as if it started to explore the obvious voyeuristic potential of 'hypertime ' but then backed off when the producers saw the grosses for spy kids .


meanwhile , a farmer and his son set out on a personal mission to hunt the creeper down .


director andrew niccol . . . demonstrates a wry understanding of the quirks of fame . his healthy sense of satire is light and fun . . . .


day in , day out , the same routine is repeated .


the first involves a band of five teens that escape from a drug rehabilitation center to cash in on a questionable promise of salvation from the psychopathic reverend salo jr . ( vincent lamberti ) .


in the outback and through the bush with his wife terri 's ever-present commentary ringing out over the countryside ( `` that was a close one , steve ! `` ) , the crocodile hunter is out to save the gorgeous croc and relocate him .


however , the cold british guard ( bale ) is quick to end this visit , throwing bobby 's mother out !


with edgaar 's faithful servant , elmendorf , george sets out .


an abused woman ( lopez ) discovers that the dream man ( campbell ) she married was n't whom she thought he was .


the master preaches his self proclaimed spiritual wisdom and eventually selects the most dependable ( i . e .


[ diaz ] can blunder into the crudest situations with such sweet innocence as to inspire giggles rather than groans .


despite cramming in numerous clichM-is , mehta still manages to put a fresh and funny spin on the proceedings .


a simple tale of an unlikely friendship , but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances , it has considerable charm .


any film that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners , poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss .


like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film .


dr . cleave , who long wanted to possess stella is left to tell her story : 'one of the saddest i know ' .


the amazing film work is so convincing that by movies ' end you 'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others .


for those of an indulgent , slightly sunbaked and summery mind , sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough .


without september 11 , collateral damage would have been just another bad movie . now it 's a bad , embarrassing movie .


the next day , cac & # 225 ; is attacked by two street kids who wanted some money , and thinks pqd is somehow involved .


together , they cross the border into vast reaches of canadian wilderness for an unforgettable four days `` full of terror , full of wonder . ``


there 's a fine chemistry of contrasts between lau 's exuberance and the quiet , slow-burning intensity takashi sorimachi brings to his role .


less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession .


jim , stifler and finch return in the last american pie movie .


in the spirit of the season , i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni 's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it .


arteta directs one of the best ensemble casts of the year


jamie lee curtis ( true lies ) and lindsay lohan ( the parent trap ) star in the remake of the 1976 disney classic freaky friday .


this temporary city is the 6th largest in nevada .


an observation and reflection on contemporary life in the uk from a director with unique eclectic vision , a poetical attempt at defining what it is to live in this country .


others , more attuned to the anarchist maxim that 'the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ' , or more willing to see with their own eyes , will find morrison 's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating .


for those willing to risk being made very uncomfortable , this instant cult classic announces the arrival of a distinctive new talent behind the camera .


in the end , will extreme dating lead to true love ?


tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here .


the actors are simply too good , and the story too intriguing , for technical flaws to get in the way .


as patients mysteriously disappear , and the body count mounts , even the exterminators , ratmaster general `` hans `` ( john paul young ) and his assistant , `` jim `` ( adam redmond ) are no contest for the awesome force of this hybrid rodent strain .


this movie . . . does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is .


the director knows how to apply textural gloss , but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom .


director hoffman , his writer and kline 's agent should serve detention


as he experiences each aberration , the artist enters an almost trance-like state , during which he paints what he sees .


like lisa gossels ' children of chabannes ( 2000 ) , which tells another little-known story about french villagers who saved 400 jewish children , shanghai ghetto is a celebration of humanity .


bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies . this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer .


it 's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic .


panic room fits nicely within the trajectory of the elegant career arc fincher has already plotted .


the script covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people .


chance is a black comedy about how hard it is to find `` the one `` .


cancelling a trip to disney world with his son , he decides to bring the boy along .


for devotees of french cinema , safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven .


set in the summer of 1942 during wwii , the film traces the trajectory of simple people thrown into extraordinary lives , revealing the heart-warming flame of hope and humanity that endures , even in times of war and dispair .


one afternoon they discover the corpse of a young woman floating in the water .


it uses an old-time formula , it 's not terribly original and it 's rather messy -- but you just have to love the big , dumb , happy movie my big fat greek wedding .


a dutch girl is getting sick of always losing her boyfriends , so when she loses her newest `` gain `` she decides to follow max ( her friend ) to new york where he 's starting a carreer as an actor .


however , finch also has a dilemma when , after wise words from stifler , stifler 's mom and stifler 's dad ( played by tim allen ) decide to renew their vows , and get married again .


when a group of teens win a contest to spend a night in michael myers ' childhood home to be broadcast live on the internet , they believe they are in for a little fun and some free publicity .


she spends the night with pqd , one of the musicians .


old people will love this movie , and i mean that in the nicest possible way : last orders will touch the heart of anyone old enough to have earned a 50-year friendship .


when so many hollywood films actively discourage higher brain functions , you have to give changing lanes credit for giving you food for thought .


there 's enough here to keep the sequel rocking , providing you can leave the adult in you at the door .


merchant effectively translates naipaul 's lively mix of characters from the page to screen .


it 's a compelling and horrifying story , and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does , in fact , still happen in america .


gainey ) - would unearth a seedy world of drugs and violence , ultimately revealing a motley crew from la 's underbelly including ex-con david lind ( dylan mcdermott ) , nightclub impresario eddie nash ( eric bogosian ) , the most unlikely of american heroes - porn legend john holmes ( val kilmer ) - holmes ' estranged wife sharon ( lisa kudrow ) and his teenage lover dawn schiller ( kate bosworth ) . ``


wallowing in self-pity for years , he decides to commit suicide .


a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life .


when two thirteen-year-old boys fall deeply in love with her , they find themselves on a collision course with one another that could not only destroy their friendship , but take the tiny town of medda , alabama with them .


the main story involves an innocent teenage boy and a conniving teenage girl who meet on a beach one summer in southern brazil .


lucy walks away from him , deciding to take time to make this decision for herself .


the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises .


as his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the nazi labor camps , he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of warsaw .


it would seem that nothing is capable of distracting scotty johns from working on his much-anticipated second book .


though shiri 's eruptions of violence , mayhem and gunplay are every bit as kinetic and dazzling as anything generated in hong kong or hollywood , the film 's primary focus is always on its characters .


however , they must ge the migt baby product done before they can settle their personal affairs .


i liked the movie , but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further . i 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't .


secretary is not a movie about fetishism . it is a movie about passion .


set in the early 1970 's , this is the tale of a young man whose fiancee has been killed , but who finds himself falling for another woman even while he is still living with his fiancee 's grieving parents and being drawn into the legal battle to bring her killer to justice .


proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books , they ca n't go wrong . better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh . an excellent sequel .


an intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery , the event centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in new york 's fashionable chelsea district .


the plot grows thin soon , and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution .


shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of los angeles .


feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum .


the huskies are beautiful , the border collie is funny and the overall feeling is genial and decent .


what 's so striking about jolie 's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair .


as reality bleeds into hallucination , rothko decides to take the man for a walk . . .


despite hoffman 's best efforts , wilson remains a silent , lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before .


a triumph , relentless and beautiful in its downbeat darkness .


one ( logue ) does it for the love of comics , while the other shop , run by a husband-and-wife team ( rapaport and lyonne ) are in it strictly for the money .


the people want to lynch him and blueberry can only just prevent that .


the film stars jim caviezel as dantes , a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend fernand ( guy pearce ) , who wants dantes ' girlfriend mercedes ( dagmara dominczyk ) for himself .


dr . evil and mini-me have somehow escaped from a maximum security prison and the duo team up with goldmember .


the film 's snags and stumblings are more than compensated for by its wryly subversive tone .


in the end , both come to new understanding of what is important and appear to be set in new ethical and moral directions .


a geo-political thriller where gerry anderson finds that sometimes , everybody really is out to get you .


turns out to be a nifty swashbuckler whose plot easily could have been lifted from a number of douglas fairbanks silent pictures .


although the dogs seemingly have it in for ted , he decides to keep the dogs and race them in the local race , the arctic challenge , spiting a mountain man ( played by james coburn ) who wants the dogs .


this insightful , oscar-nominated documentary , in which children on both sides of the ever-escalating conflict have their say away from watchful parental eyes , gives peace yet another chance .


watch as superfag rescues anthony , a naive , adorably cute guy whom superfag falls head over heals in love with . . . watch


it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color .


this daring film challenges most widely held notions about religious conviction while providing a complex portrait of an identity crisis that 's run amok and a good mind that 's jumped the tracks .


when not wallowing in its characters ' frustrations , the movie is busy contriving false , sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems .


after witnessing a horrific and traumatic event , julia lund ( laura regan ) , a graduate student in psychology , gradually comes to the realization that everything which scared her as a child could be real .


a keep-'em-guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters .


her hard fought for goal of a harmonic family life seems achieved .


facing her past , culturally and emotionally , eve finds herself caught up in the independent movement of armenia , and the crisis of commitment with the man whom she falls in love .


ami , having dropped out of college with twelve credits left , works at a flower shop , biding her time till she can get eric to understand what she knows deep down what she wants to do - be a mother .


alarms for duvall 's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks .


a serial killer named shin-hyun gives himself up to police .


the issue at hand is animal testing , which elle becomes concerned about when the parents of her dog ca n't attend the pet 's wedding because of it .


bob dobalina is an award-winning copywriter who really wants to be a screenwriter .


but there is a political dilemma : if someone is arrested before he commits a murder , can the person be accused of the murder , which - because of the arrest - never took place ?


as the main character , the chosen one , oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend master pain .


perky , perfect carolyn and her alpha omega pi sisters plan to win sorority of the year by impressing the greek council with a killer charity : coaching mentally challenged athletes for the regional challenged games .


an unpleasant though sometimes effective psychological thriller that is noteworthy for being the film in which actress sandra bullock has gotten her act back together .


while lying in the middle of those flowers he devotes to his yearning for love .


this is the story of some of those who left .


brings a rare , clinically specific sense of moral complexity and humanistic sympathy to the usual regimen of finger-pointing and exposure .


this amiable picture talks tough , but it 's all bluster -- in the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers . . .


so beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses .


imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . it may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made .


a sailor ( derek luke ) prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist ( washington ) for help .


and some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly .


after realizing what had happened and unsure what else to do he began capturing the events unfolding around him .


using only a phone , a polaroid camera and his wits , he reclaims control over his life , transforming himself from pawn to puppet master in a wicked tale of revenge .


when the machine 's serviceman is particularly rude to him , he gets revenge by having his double-parked truck ticketed ; the serviceman runs out and leaves his cart behind .


a world in small , subtly acknowledging larger economic and cultural forces one moment , and in the next patiently observing the way a bowl of medicinal tea , seen turning in a microwave carousel , begins to describe its own slow epicycles .


it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .


a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise .


attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama . he seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither .


'the chM-bteau is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . '


the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters .


an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed .


magneto , having escaped from his plastic prison , forms an unlikely alliance with professor xavier to stop stryker .


sanjana and aditya retreat to ooty to give a last chance to their crumbling marriage .


what blood work lacks in speed and surprise it almost makes up for in doughty professionalism .


their original calendars showed lovely scenes of the yorkshire dales .


with utter certainty that druden is the one from butcher 's vision , inez plans their escape to richmond .


with the help of his trusty sidekick cousin anthony , the two venture on a wild adventure to discover the true meaning of christmas .


in the course of the investigation , he discovers that his own unresolved pain and failures as a father have deeply influenced joey 's life , and now his 18-month-old grandson may be fated to follow their self-destructive paths .


the splendid ensemble cast inhabits these unglamorous roles with quiet gusto .


we 're introduced to the duo 's lyrical and melodic craft when , for example , well-known actors recite giants lyrics , underscoring the dark words often coupled with bright tunes .


greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill


a young man named owen , who ca n't get over his would-be fiancee and now ex-girlfriend , chloe , who moved to los angeles to become a tv star , finally falls in love with nadine , the girl who would 've been their maid of honor .


has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags .


[ breheny 's ] lensing of the new zealand and cook island locations captures both the beauty of the land and the people .


the movie has generic virtues , and despite a lot of involved talent , seems done by the numbers .


what emerges is not only a portrait of some of the more colorful denizens of mayport , florida , but also a moving examination of the power of art to transform lives .


slow and ponderous , but rohmer 's drama builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion , sacrifice , and christian love in the face of political corruption .


it tells of his life as a bushranger in north-west victoria , where he lived all his life .


not all the fights , just enough to keep the audience , and the money coming back .


biography of brazilian actress odete lara , a sex symbol in theater , television , music , and cinema .


beautifully crafted and brutally honest , promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of prejudice .


theirs is a simple and heart-warming story , full of mirth that should charm all but the most cynical .


this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience .


whether you 're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you 'll still feel something .


ricki , a `` lesbian assassin `` , is sent to oversee gigli 's job and make sure he does n't screw it up .


it does n't make for great cinema , but it is interesting to see where one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity .


beginning with the fundamental principle that the exercise of violence against civilian populations is terror , regardless of whether the perpetrator is a well-organized band of muslim extremists , or the most powerful state in the world .


the they also find themselves in a battle to hold on to their discovery before it falls into the hands of their rival , fergus wolfe .


jimmy wayne garrick is bitten by a stray dog one night on his way home and becomes obsessed with the idea that he is becoming a werewolf .


yes , it 's as good as you remember . in fact , even better .


this chicago has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare .


all the well-meaningness in the world ca n't erase the fact that the believer feels like a 12-step program for the jewish nazi .


in the summer of 1947 , a mysterious thirteen-year-old girl , accompanied by her mute mother , seemingly appears from nowhere .


he asks for the help of his arch-nemesis , dr . hannibal `` the cannibal `` lecter , so that he can be able to catch `` the tooth fairy `` and bring him to justice .


francis , an exceptional artist whose imaginative forays into a fictional universe of good and evil fill his notebooks with comic-book imagery , creates a netherworld of superhero alter egos for the two boys .


the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced . . . it 's a pity that [ nelson 's ] achievement does n't match his ambition .


the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn . the results are far more alienating than involving .


along the way , the two meet a male fugitive and bond with each other .


the quirky and recessive charms of co-stars martin donovan and mary-louise parker help overcome the problematic script .


what began as an audio-visual recording of the nine months of director jacqueline liebman 's pregnancy as she and her boyfriend dealt with the fact that they were totally unprepared as parents .


the actors do n't inhabit their roles -- they 're trapped by them , forced to change behavior in bizarre unjustified fashion and spout dialog that consists mostly of platitudes .


it 's very thoughtful and it 's the kind of movie you have to discuss afterwards .


like the excruciating end of days , collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure , but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions .


just a string of stale gags , with no good inside dope , and no particular bite .


led by the brilliant and sadistic chester lamb , the invaders are surprised to discover sam and the kids from the detention room are still inside the school .


a haunted , bountiful film that demands patience -- and rewards it .


scott was on his way to work shooting a documentary in midtown manhattan on september 11th .


till the end of time , they will stay that way .


it is a dark time for the resistance and skynet is on the verge of going online , the events of the last movie has changed nothing and john must now battle a new terminator called the t-x .


dr singh 's son ( anil kapoor ) stands by his father helping him raise funds for his fathers dream , with the sudden death of dr singh his son falls into a dilemma mainly because of the two ladies involved ( preity zinta & # 38 ; gracy singh ) and his father 's dream that is yet to be fulfilled .


they are the only men who are allowed to kill .


after waking up in hell to find out that his mask has been stolen by a dream devil by the name of freddy kruger , he must take revenge .


[ allen 's ] best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america diversions could ever be .


thankfully , the film , which skirts that rapidly deteriorating line between fantasy and reality . . . takes a tongue-in-cheek attitude even as it pushes the croc hunter agenda .


[ the digital effects ] reminded me of terry gilliam 's rudimentary old monty python cartoons , in which he would cut out figures from drawings and photographs and paste them together .


while the script starts promisingly , it loses steam towards the middle and never really develops beyond attacking obvious target .


stuffed to the brim with ideas , american instigator michael moore 's film is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition .


making use of homemade steel helmets and chest plates to stop bullets , they committed a series of robberies from 1878-80 , when kelly was captured and hanged in melbourne .


. . . pray does n't have a passion for the material . he nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race .


the last kiss , a crowd-pleaser in the deepest sense , mixes heartbreak and happiness together until you do n't even want to see them apart .


then there 's nicole , who gets her orgasmic intimacy watching chan every night .


an attorney ( ben affleck ) in a rush to make a court appointment to file legal papers involving a multi-million dollar trust accidentally collides with an alcoholic insurance salesman ( samuel jackson ) , who also is a rush for a court appointment involving the custody of his children .


those outside show business will enjoy a close look at people they do n't really want to know .


everyone should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting .


originality ai n't on the menu , but there 's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller .


unbeknownst to her , the real scoop is much more awesome then even she could write about , should she live to tell .


jude law co stars as a hit man hired to kill sullivan .


each brush stroke brings him inexorably closer to an unknown fate , a fate that is perhaps foretold in the very visions that fuel his work .


a filmmaker , fascinated by the power of the camera and obsessed with the theories of russian film pioneer dziga vertov , decides to get a camera eye to replace the real eye he lost as a child .


she soon finds out it 's hard to get to know him , or even to get nearby him !


a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world .


it can become even more complicated when the visit is a most unusual homestay with three single , american men with extremely diverse and . . . unique personalities .


the film 's almost unbearable portrait of sadness and grief transcends its specific story to speak to the ways in which need , history and presumption tangle , and sometimes destroy , blood ties .


her all-star cast including nina hartley , kylie ireland , brooke hunter and more , peek at their highest performance levels .


sean , an all go no quit , military driven high school student recieves a video tape of a brutal murder .


a retired army colonel and veteran of three wars , rescorla was killed in the september 11 , 2001 attack on the world trade center , during which he saved the lives of thousands of wtc employees at the cost of his own life .


the screenplay is hugely overwritten , with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children .


an unremarkable , modern action/comedy buddy movie whose only nod to nostalgia is in the title .


despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot , empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining .


its adult themes of familial separation and societal betrayal are head and shoulders above much of the director 's previous popcorn work .


the movie is obviously a labour of love so howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted .


he has had no formal education , but on his own , he systematically studies western theories of industrial management and such classical chinese philosophies as confucianism , taoism , and suntzu .


the three leads produce adequate performances , but what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling .


straight up : helicopters in action will take audiences on a series of aerial adventures .


shankman . . . and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story .


visually imaginative , thematically instructive and thoroughly delightful , it takes us on a roller-coaster ride from innocence to experience without even a hint of that typical kiddie-flick sentimentality .


brilliantly captures the brightness of the light , the intensity of the colors and the omnipresence of mexican motifs that informed kahlo 's art .


after taking a look at the people around her and examining her life 's choices , lucy decides that it would be unfair to give up this baby just because she did n't do what she wanted to with her own life .


director and co-writer hilary birmingham 's maiden featureM-^E is a strong , polished , professional indie effort that bodes well for bigger success .


like most of godard 's films , in praise of love makes you stay awake and lean forward .


she 's aided by his faithful bodyguard , with whom she soon falls in love .


in this playful and rollicking swashbuckler , drag king pirates take to the high seas on a quest to restore stolen treasures .


it follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of shepherd 's visit to a local bar , his kidnap and beating , the discovery of him tied to a fence , the vigil at the hospital , his death and funeral , and the trial of his killers .


taylor williams iii , a wealthy seventeen year old meets his dream `` lavender `` girl ( mandi carson , who comes from a lower-middle class ) for the very first time at mr . dodson 's business education class at seaport-greene high school .


a heady , biting , be-bop ride through nighttime manhattan , a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego .


it looks good , but it is essentially empty .


this includes never-before-seen images of tests of modified v-1s at point mugu naval air station , and the flight test program for regulus at edwards air force base in 1950 .


as dex prepares to do battle with herb , he must also deal with all the intricacies it takes to make a relationship work .


as shaky as the plot is , kaufman 's script is still memorable for some great one-liners .


in the end , the movie bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy 's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate .


one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called 'comedy ' and not laugh once .


the cousins work nights at a local mall as security guards .


armed with a bag of money and mysterious martial arts skills , with marie by his side , bourne scours paris for clues about his identity and past life . . .


with only a few weapons and time running out , they take shelter in an ancient house , inside which they will uncover the secrets of the `` house of the dead . ``


although the editing might have been tighter , hush ! sympathetically captures the often futile lifestyle of young people in modern japan .


chicago glorifies murder , glamorizes sex & death -- in other words it is just right for today 's unsunny times .


at no point during k-19 : the widowmaker did this viewer feel enveloped in a story that , though meant to be universal in its themes of loyalty , courage and dedication to a common goal , never seems to leave the lot .


i was hoping that it would be sleazy and fun , but it was neither .


the egyptian queen cleopatra bets against the roman emperor , julius caesar , that her people are still great , even if the times of the pharaohs has long passed .


it works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film 's length becomes a part of its fun .


series of 12 short movies from the start of the twentieth century , compiled by michel reilhac .


this bold and lyrical first feature from raja amari expands the pat notion that middle-aged women just wan na have fun into a rousing treatise of sensual empowerment .


atanarjuat , unfolding on a cold-blasted primeval arctic plain , has the quality of totem .


. it 's a brilliant revision of the book and it offers a motivation for the invention that 's lacking in the first film version .


the country bears has no scenes that will upset or frighten young viewers . unfortunately , there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either .


austin powers in goldmember is a cinematic car wreck , a catastrophic collision of tastelessness and gall that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride .


as the strange thefts escalate , detective phil barbara ( gale harold ) is assigned to the case and is soon on chep and fran 's trail .


let 's hope -- shall we ? -- that the 'true story ' by which all the queen 's men is allegedly `` inspired `` was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what 's been cobbled together onscreen .


when they come through , will is left with a decision .


imagine the cleanflicks version of 'love story , ' with ali macgraw 's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes .


at first , it seems like a great place to hideout but soon they find themselves smack dab in the center of a family that gives a whole new definition to the word crazy and makes them think that maybe they 'd be better off with the mob .


tom , a spaniard , is married to sylvie and lives a quiet but a bit boring life in the britanny countryside ( west of france ) .


as jake and sam bicker throughout their trek across majestic india , they find kabir , a museum curator who possesses an artifact which he claims can produce the musical tone required to open the door to the temple .


yet , one rare pok & # 233 ; mon is n't safe without help from another - thus enters suicune , a . k . a . the north wind .


its plot and animation offer daytime tv serviceability , but little more .


throughout the rest of the movie , the two never got along , whereas mitch is trying to investigate the whereabouts of a criminal who possesses a mythical `` big gun `` that has enough firepower to collapse a house , while trey just wants to be famous .


under the queen 's wrathful gaze , tops are bottomed , tranny sailors seduce pirate captains , kings are mothers and cross-dressing femmes pack a wallop .


heidi , now living in tennessee - a married woman with kids - had always dreamt of a joyful reunion .


the importance of being earnest , so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations


mayhem and comedy explode as several members find price attractive while price struggles for his sanity .


as commander-in-chief of this film , bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world .


the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production 's austere locales .


meanwhile , wolverine heads north to investigate his past .


the daughter mary yearns for a home where the books do n't always get sold .


although rampant unemployment , alcoholism and domestic violence are the norm for many reservation inhabitants , rudy has largely escaped this cycle of despair .


this is n't a terrible film by any means , but it 's also far from being a realized work .


jordan is a mom who is on a life long search for true faith as she tries to protect her only child from what she believes is injustice .


a flawed film but an admirable one that tries to immerse us in a world of artistic abandon and political madness and very nearly succeeds .


`` cold mountain `` tells the story of a wounded confederate soldier named inman ( jude law ) who struggles on a perilous journey to get back home to cold mountain , n . c . as well as to ada ( nicole kidman ) , the woman he left behind before going off to fight in the civil war .


finally paula , who ran away from home and got pregnant , is now in a relationship she does n't want .


but all is not smooth in the rockies , as their relationship accelerates - cultural differences , family issues , former loves and life-altering challenges threaten to shake things up .


some of the most inventive silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theatre for some time .


on the very day lizzy finds out she 's pregnant , she also finds herself the unwitting subject of a twisted television expos & # 233 ; perpetrated by the new world standard of unethical journalism : hardcore action news .


the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that 's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads .


harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research .


`` ox `` anderson , much greener , is also getting the same new task : protect the navajo codetalkers ( ben yahzee and charles whitehorse , respectively ) .


but despite his looks of francis , he indeed is henry ( timothy bottoms ) , a man with a much better character than patricia ever could have dreamt of .


holy mad maniac in a mask , splat-man ! good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back !


a weaving trail of twists and turns that left people unsettled for two generations until investigative persistence aided by modern technology brings justice for a young mother and her family some 28 years later .


clerick john preston ( bale ) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules .


then one night when he 's up in his mom 's loft , a dead famous comedian appears who tells pauly to kill himself cause he 'll go down as a comedic genius who died before his time .


dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of chateau d'lf for 13 years , where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him .


a woman who is again able to reach out for love .


they have fallen on hard times and are now working jobs outside of show business to make ends meet .


dejected , schmitz discovers robert stephens , a young , gay britney impersonator .


where as many films of this nature linger on the hard , the ugly , the blood , or just the stylistic ; empire focuses on the thinking , the love , and even the light-heartedness , as well as the violence .


she gets quite curious about this man , who is not like anyone she 's ever met before .


all kinds of animals begin immigrating to the south , seeking more warm climates .


there are many things that solid acting can do for a movie , but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them .


it will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster .


the hand that eluded him his entire life , the one that held the cigarettes , and the hand he will never hold again .


shortly after the arrival of the rehab escapees , luck shoots and kills salo jr . and his wife .


a reasonably efficient mechanism , but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided .


in dogville trier works extensively with light , sound , score and music to obtain and heighten dramatic atmosphere .


by embracing the original series ' tacky elements and inserting just enough self-mockery to avoid smugness , the movie manages to fulfill basic expectations .


a young man ( keanu reeves ) plays a doctor caring for a man ( nicholson ) , who suffers a heart attack at the house of his young girlfriend 's mother ( keaton ) .


if you have an uneasy tummy , this movie is not for you !


it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .


a diverse and astonishingly articulate cast of palestinian and israeli children .


but , disaster strikes , when val goes temporarily blind , due to paranoia .


after a number of failed attempts , they finally arrive by boat and stumble across a german radar station .


patricia gets increasingly unhappy within the materialistic las vegas scene .


mr . deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor .


the more he digs , the more evidence he finds that the overdose may have been attempted murder .


in prospect bay , a remote outpost on the south australian coast , two communities , the goonyas ( whites ) and the nungas ( blacks ) , come together on the one field they have in common , the football field .


[ toback 's ] fondness for fancy split-screen , stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard . . . blends uneasily with the titillating material .


this is human comedy at its most amusing , interesting and confirming .


based on a true story , sergeant peter king ( kenneth cranham ) of the army dental corps , too old to fight , and private leslie cuthbertson ( leo bill ) , a trainee dental mechanic in the corps , are thrown together by their passionate desire to see active service .


. . . tara reid plays a college journalist , but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant , so i do n't know what she 's doing in here . . .


what he does n't know , however , is that syd has a tragic secret .


the fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that broomfield 's interviewees , or even himself , will not be for much longer .


mike sullivan ( tom hanks ) works as a hit man for crime boss john rooney ( paul newman ) sullivan views rooney as a father figure .


well cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin .


dogville is shot exclusively in studio with a minimum of props once again allowing the actors ' maximum freedom and full exposure inspired by televised theatre of the 70s .


both got stuck in a broken elevator , 17 level above ground .


in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row , the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry .


daphne then must struggle with a snobby half-sister and with following the social obligations expected of her while maintaining her own identity .


a picture that extols the virtues of comradeship and community in a spunky , spirited fashion .


godard has never made a more sheerly beautiful film than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love , history , memory , resistance and artistic transcendence .


set in 1986 when best friends harry ( olsen ) and lloyd ( richardson ) were teenagers , this is the madcap comic tale of their attempt to get out of the `` special needs `` department and into regular high school life .


this is snappy , frothy screwball comedy awash in french understatement .


cuts right through the b . s . giving a big middle-fingered `` shut up `` to those who talk up what is nothing more than two guys beating the hell outta one another .


their life , though unusual , is satisfying until one day , a man named barry kolker ( that her mother refers to at first as `` the goat man `` ) comes into their lives , and ingrid falls madly in love with him , only to have her heart broken , and her life ruined .


romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows , but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here .


all in all , the count of monte cristo is okay , but it is surely no classic , like the novel upon which it is based .


now he must battle the courts to get his children back .


an enjoyably half-wit remake of the venerable italian comedy big deal on madonna street .


slim , otis , frank and alex ( three boys and a girl ) form a group of snowboard and skate young bank robbers .


'christian bale 's quinn [ is ] a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent . '


this dramatically shaky contest of wills only reiterates the old hollywood saw : evil is interesting and good is boring .


a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they 've rarely been given .


shot independently over a 24-hour period , the film is first a witness to the fall of the twin towers , as a line of fire and a buckle in the armature signal imminent collapse .


one minute , you think you 're watching a serious actioner ; the next , it 's as though clips from the pink panther strikes again and/or sailor moon have been spliced in .


how would you feel if when you woke , the nightmare had just begun ?


oh come on . like you could n't smell this turkey rotting from miles away .


despite a well-placed sense of historical outrage , fence is n't one-sided .


as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle , sex with strangers is a success .


for 7 years he has watched over the holy fire , forsaking his wife , family and every earthly pleasure .


the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative .


the story takes place over the course of a day , when the couples get together for an afternoon of dining , drinking , and hot tubbing .


the author 's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling .


like the best war movies -- and like martial literature going back to the iliad -- it balances the dreadful , unassuageable cruelty of warfare and the valor and decency of those who fight .


a little girl 's search for her biological mother who had abandoned her as a new born baby is brought out poignantly in 'kannathil muthamittal ' .


he also meets yuki , a 9-year-old guitar prodigy , who could help dewey win a `` battle of the bands `` competition , which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight .


ethan fernier is obsessed with the horror movies of b-movie director , winston korman .


finnur , a 9 year old boy , finds his way to j & # 243 ; hanns world and they develop a special friendship .


his father eventually becomes very ill and passes away , the future of rammoth lays in ancanar 's hands .


eastwood is an icon of moviemaking , one of the best actors , directors and producers around , responsible for some excellent work . but even a hero can stumble sometimes .


imprisoned and depressed pete 's letter gives eagle rekindled spirit .


in this film , aussie david caesar channels the not-quite-dead career of guy ritchie .


[ demme ] creates a film that is both traditional , in keeping with its source material , and new millennium hip .


a sweet film about two gentle souls - there is a genuine caring between them that feels like watching old friends .


. . . either you 're willing to go with this claustrophobic concept or you 're not .


the film starts in 1846 and ends in 1863 with the draft riots .


a solid , psychological action film from hong kong .


birthday girl is an amusing joy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments .


considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts , this must have been a difficult shoot , but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well .


parts of the film feel a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass 's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic . but mostly it 's a work that , with humor , warmth , and intelligence , captures a life interestingly lived .


final report : good , yes ; great , no .


leggy zeta-jones is so hot in the 'all that jazz ' number , she 's flammable . and zellweger defines delicious .


despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy .


filmed in a california maximum security prison , the series is a look into the world of street and prison gangs , which ask is there a way out for these men who have dedicated their lives to gangs .


this is a film brimming with detail and nuance and one that speaks volumes about the ability of the human spirit to find solace in events that could easily crush it forever .


what separates miyazaki 's animation from everyone else 's is the way he imagines his worlds .


a movie that will surely be profane , politically charged music to the ears of cho 's fans .


nicks , seemingly uncertain what 's going to make people laugh , runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy .


the backyard follows several backyard wrestlers in different countries as they pursue their dream to become professional wrestlers .


serious and conservative , jamie ( moore ) was as far from cool as she could possibly be , and did n't care .


this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage .


feels like six different movies fighting each other for attention .


after pulling off an amazing gold bullion heist from a heavily guarded palazzo in venice , italy , charlie and his gang -- inside man steve ( norton ) , computer genius lyle ( green ) , wheelman handsome rob ( statham ) , explosives expert left-ear ( mos def ) and veteran safecracker john bridger ( sutherland ) - ca n't believe when one of them turns out to be a double-crosser .


chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson 's dahmer .


soon jonah embarks on an adventure that leads him into the belly of a whale , and to the heart of nineveh for a hilarious showdown .


this documentary by stacy peralta makes a convincing case on behalf of skateboarding , of all things , as a catalyst for this change , and for some delinquent youths in a derelict los angeles neighborhood as its agents .


scotland looks wonderful , the fans are often funny fanatics , the showdown sure beats a bad day of golf .


the face of the serpent is an action-thriller with strong political undertones of local government corruption .


nayomi and lisa go to do the hit but everything goes terribly wrong .


a pointed , often tender , examination of the pros and cons of unconditional love and familial duties .


a movie that 's full of deft , off-center observations about the world of filmmaking .


so purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it 's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride .


they all died 48 hours after logging on to a site named feardotcom . com .


during his tenure , he was responsible for such revolutionary films as the godfather , rosemary 's baby , love story , the odd couple , harold and maude and chinatown .


an impressively coordinated enterprise that lasts three hours , manages a large cast , and covers a period of 30-odd years while successfully unfolding as a series of scenes from the life of a single character .


a comic tale about the end of the summer in ireland , 2001 , where 5 boys and 5 girls are out to end the summer with a bang before heading back to school to sit the final exams , only to be thwarted by comic mishappenings .


a summary of the plot does n't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie , for that comes through all too painfully in the execution .


secrets of robert 's past start to emerge as he unleashes his awesome martial arts fighting abilities to defend himself and his wife .


trouble comes when tom ex girlfriend reappears , asking for help , announcing him that she had a girl from him 9 years ago .


they nevertherless feel responsible to protect the flag until monday 's ceremony .


when an older woman , mutt , an eccentric hustler with a heart , and her dog fort pass by , janey `` s solitude is forever changed .


we become complicit in our own seduction : we willingly let bielinsky manipulate us .


but freddy 's plans do n't go according to schedule when jason discovers that he has been manipulated , which really sends him over the egde .


the film is probably worth seeing for the sheer spectacle of it all , for the sake of obtaining valuable information , and for finding more closure on a story that has always been missing several pieces .


instead he hides out in a cave on goose creek , waging guerilla warfare against expansionism and the destruction of historic property with the help of his family , friends , and neighbors . . .


this movie shows the intense life of this character ; not only focusing in the robberies , but also in the reasons that pushed him into acting the way he did .


before the gang returns , jack and erin 's connection intensifies and who ends up with the money is anyone 's guess .


polanski has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style .


his religious devotion to the work is challenged however , when his best friend and personal mentor is run down by an irate motorist and knocked into a deep coma .


while dutifully pulling on heartstrings , directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix .


it 's the extra layer that makes this one , the movie 's understanding of how disillusion and inner compromise can gradually separate a young artist from his divine spark .


the plants are the only break in the grey monotony around her .


with the fbi and press in hot pursuit , she must make the hardest decision in her life .


the film truly does rescue [ the funk brothers ] from motown 's shadows . it 's about time .


briar patch is a modern , southern gothic tale of true love and murder .


a must for fans of british cinema , if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride .


lazy , miserable and smug . this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year .


a supernatural mystery that does n't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama . it ends up being neither , and fails at both endeavors .


my wife is an actress has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy . in the end , though , it is only mildly amusing when it could have been so much more .


she faces exams , completion of her thesis , and a competitive interview process , all of which is compounded when a police detective , wade handler ( bratt ) , begins investigating the two year-old disappearance of her boyfriend , embry langan ( hunnam ) , a young man whose memory haunts and obsesses her .


the very definition of the 'small ' movie , but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher .


this movie in a single breath goes to the very heart of the russian experience .


even if it pushes its agenda too forcefully , this remains a film about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern .


hoping to settle , once and for all , the issue of his virginity , nick begs roger to school him in the art of seducing women .


the film follows fictional movie star gray evans through the disintegration of his marriage , his gradual mental breakdown , and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds gray of his own life before becoming famous .


like edward norton in american history x , ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) delivers a magnetic performance .


a series of mysterious and bizarre death threats soon ushers in symptoms of paranoia , unwelcome fame , and eventually a severe case of writer 's block .


definitely not the knee-slapper that i was told it would be , but enough hahas for me to grade as passable .


after letting his screenwriting software sit on his shelf for three years , he finally has the big idea that inspires him to load screenwriter 4 . 0 and get writing .


entwined with maggie 's search for hope , the film explores her interaction with her family and friends .


best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events . those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein 's life would do better elsewhere .


there 's only one thing his cousin did n't tell him . . .


the behind the scenes series is more interesting than the resulting movie , but it 's still worth taking a look .


the story focuses on an ambitious young executive , amanda , who inherits a lovely b & # 38 ; b on a remote island in maine when her grandmother dies .


beautifully shot against the frozen winter landscapes of grenoble and geneva , the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller , until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself .


`` mr . deeds `` is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought .


things get a little awkward when harry suffers a heart attack at the home of marin 's mother erica ( keaton ) .


they marry because that 's what you are supposed to do .


. . . skirts the edges of snide condescension only to then abruptly catch the viewer off-guard with lightning strikes of genuine emotion .


fresh from a series of emotional traumas , allison is distrustful and not so easily rescued , though over a period of two days she comes to regard her idealization of dylan as a last opportunity for security and happiness .


sam decker ( dolph lundgren ) is giving up .


now a full time tattoo artist , he meets a young student named sienna ( de rossi ) who secretly works as a bar stripper .


williams has now proven that he can play creepy with the best of them .


kudos to director doug liman for injecting textbook spy fare with slick intelligence and a truckload of tension .


full of bland hotels , highways , parking lots , with some glimpses of nature and family warmth , time out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life .


leigh is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema . he allows his cast members to make creative contributions to the story and dialogue . this method almost never fails him , and it works superbly here .


the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly executed it takes your breath away .


it 's a fractured story about a naive , impulsive , but above all else passionate man , one who will do anything for his family , who will stop at nothing to live his dream .


for all its random chaos , divine secrets works because of the power of its convictions -- and its cast .


a boy named frank ( pidgeon ) and his sister caroline ( podbielska ) find themselves in attic town after investigating strange noises coming from the house top .


it may . . . work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns .


she manages to test patricia in one of the biggest hotel-casinos , the caesars palace .


each spring in the little port town of beaufort , north carolina , landon carter remembers his senior year at beaufort high and jamie sullivan , the girl who changed his life .


frank and steve came to atlantic city twenty years ago to make a big score .


miyazaki is one of world cinema 's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers .


he sabotages evan and gets the job of anchorman .


she is a wealthy and arrogant girl who is used to getting things done her way .


more prophetic words have never been spoken in a world where love , sex , race , and betrayal are more than skin deep .


at times the guys taps into some powerful emotions , but this kind of material is more effective on stage . it 's not a motion picture ; it 's an utterly static picture .


when his daughter is kidnapped and held in exchange for priceless diamonds , the leader of a crew of highly skilled urban thieves ( dmx ) forges an unlikely alliance with a taiwanese intelligence officer ( jet li ) to rescue her .


there 's also a local detective ( swank ) who is conducting her own personal investigation . . .


never again does n't quite rise above the conventions it attempts to deconstruct , but at its center are two gifted actors who are more than willing to take chances .


hollywood comedian/actor pauly shore loses everything : his house , nobody in hollywood wants to represent him , he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the comedy store .


the sound of ma 's cello alone is reason not to miss naqoyqatsi .


the master of disguise falls under the category of 'should have been a sketch on saturday night live . '


muccino is honest in the emotional damage left by his immature men and passionate in his portraits of twentysomething commitment-phobes struggling against growing up .


so unassuming and pure of heart , you ca n't help but warmly extend your arms and yell 'safe ! '


in 1968 poland expelled the last remaining jews from what once used to be the largest jewish settlement in the world , effectively ending over thousand year long history .


this is a true documentry of art versus money-driven media conglomerates .


whether seen on a 10-inch television screen or at your local multiplex , the edge-of-your-seat , educational antics of steve irwin are priceless entertainment .


but there is one major problem -- oscar 's true love is his stepmother eve .


mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty . mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness .


in flashbacks that parallel his investigation , we see alicia , a scholarship girl worried about her grades , gradually pulled into the social life of three rich and amoral young women , led by the blond hadley , a femme fatale .


an experience so engrossing it is like being buried in a new environment .


long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .


now even that joy will be stripped away as his son prepares to place him in a nursing home .


this is darkest drama reminiscent of antonin artaud 's literary experiments in psychoanalysis .


an 83 minute document of a project which started in a muddle , seesawed back and forth between controlling interests multiple times , then found its sweet spot


while grieving along with her parents and drawn into legal issues presented by a district attorney seeking justice for the family , he finds himself falling in love with another woman , against his own best intentions .


with salvage crews ordered to clear the crash zone for the busy easter traffic , the locals undertook their own salvage operation , making it their best easter ever .


trivial where it should be profound , and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere .


watching living actors interact against the lush , studied inertia of the backdrops gives us the impression of history come to life , or statues magically transformed into living creatures .


unable to remember his name or anything from his past life , he can not get a job or an apartment , so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting his life back on track .


it 's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey .


this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering . instead , it 'll only put you to sleep .


i basically went in expecting garbage , but color me surprised when it actually turned out to be quite funny !


hoffman 's performance is authentic to the core of his being .


they , the teen learns , have discovered a spring that makes them immortal .


nair and writer laura cahill dare to build a movie around some flawed but rather unexceptional women , emerging with a fine character study that 's short on plot but rich in the tiny revelations of real life .


with its young cast and an appealing balance of uplifting attitude and irreverent humor , drumline has the potential to be a sleeper hit .


largely , this is a movie that also does it by the numbers .


seduction strikes steve and tracy , and steve and sean 's lives may never be the same again .


it has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you . . .


. . . a trashy little bit of fluff stuffed with enjoyable performances and a bewildering sense of self-importance


in his flight he encounters sonya , a young bosnian mother desperately trying to return home to see her son .


the movie is essentially a series of fleetingly interesting actors ' moments .


she 's saving herself for her very shallow boyfriend , victor johnson ( kip pardue ) , who 's left the states to backpack across europe .


set from his college student years , to his first victims , his capture , escape from prison ( twice ) , his final killing spree to his trial , conviction and execution .


if you want a movie time trip , the 1960 version is a far smoother ride .


with a story inspired by the tumultuous surroundings of los angeles , where feelings of marginalization loom for every dreamer with a burst bubble , the dogwalker has a few characters and ideas , but it never manages to put them on the same path .


starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches .


if you are into splatter movies , then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea .


high in the mountains of macedonia a team of young film makers are making a documentary about katerina vandeva - a descendant of an ancient and very famous family .


by the end of the girl 's journey there is only one question to be answered : what is real and what is her imagination ?


it comes the closest to any movie experience i 've had in re-creating the aftermath of unexplained suicide .


laugh-out-loud lines , adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances , and sparkling , bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl 's dilemma .


see clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes . but be warned , you too may feel time has decided to stand still . or that the battery on your watch has died .


twenty years later , e . t . is still a cinematic touchstone .


the girls have unwittingly botched up a diamond delivery to the middle east .


( wendigo is ) why we go to the cinema : to be fed through the eye , the heart , the mind .


alternative medicine obviously has its merits . . . but ayurveda does the field no favors .


he goes to a small room downtown , where he finds some rich asian teenager punks who are slumming it in their own little kick pad .


an eloquent , reflective and beautifully acted meditation on both the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow , painful healing process that has followed in their wake .


anna changes her mind : when some rich , ignorant american couple wondering about if they should buy the house asks for the swimming pool ( while the mediterranean is half a mile away ) , she simply doubles the charge , and finally puts the `` for sale `` plate into the garbage can .


this is one of mr . chabrol 's subtlest works , but also one of his most uncanny .


in his determination to lighten the heavy subject matter , silberling also , to a certain extent , trivializes the movie with too many nervous gags and pratfalls .


it 's the most nimble epic you 're likely to see .


after the fellowship has broken , merry and pippin , taken by orcs , make new allies in the ents , while legolas , gimli and aragorn make allies in the people of rohan , and all of them must launch an assault on isengard .


this charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make jay and silent bob 's excellent adventure seem understated .


for a film that 's being advertised as a comedy , sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped . for a film that 's being advertised as a comedy , sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped .


who is murdered & # 38 ; who is the murderer . . .


but genevieve is anticipating exactly that type of response from starla and soon turns everyone , including starla 's friends and family , against her by playing the poor victim and making it appear that starla 's the aggressor .


aaliyah rarely dampens her diva persona enough to spark genuine chemistry with townsend . when she speaks , her creepy egyptian demigod voice is as computer processed and overproduced as it was in her music .


while staking out his next assignment -- the innocent girlfriend of his notorious boss -- contract killer malik reflects on the dark path he 's chosen but can not escape .


a great script brought down by lousy direction . same guy with both hats . big mistake .


rumours of haunting , paired with the desire to forget the painful tragedy that took place five years before , have kept the truth of holy angel 's last days buried with the innocent victims .


in the process , he comes to understand that if he is to make it as a comic artist , he must engage with the community he comes from , take that experience back out into the world , and put it in his work .


the funny thing is , i did n't mind all this contrived nonsense a bit .


`` 13 conversations about one thing `` is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling .


although attorney matt murdock is blind , his other four senses function with superhuman sharpness .


soon , disease spread , robbing people 's abilities to speak ; the endless rain killing all other forms of communication with its acidic torrent .


maggie 's daughter is kidnapped , forcing father and estranged daughter to work together to get her back .


it 's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese .


mature , graceful documentary on conservative christian parents with homosexual children .


barry convinces us he 's a dangerous , secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful .


he is extremely strict at work and believes in pushing his workers to the limit .


staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce .


the story is risen out of the conflicts between the white anglo-saxon `` natives `` and the irish immigrants coming into the five points .


. . . the one thing this wild film has that other imax films do n't : chimps , lots of chimps , all blown up to the size of a house . that 's fun for kids of any age .


the classic tale of 'peter pan ' continues in disney 's sequel 'return to never land ' .


a byzantine melodrama that stimulates the higher brain functions as well as the libido .


can those memories be strong enough to make them find their own ways , back in each others arms again ?


when tony takes her on a private cruise from greece to italy , amber is unimpressed at this impromptu no-frills vacation , and takes out her anger on the ship 's first mate , giuseppe ( adriano giannini ) .


exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera . . . more salacious telenovela than serious drama .


warren schmidt ( nicholson ) is forced to deal with an ambiguous future as he enters retirement .


the story captures the dilemma of gifted musicians turning music into a professional career without losing artistic integrity and soul .


their brother was killed by a drug overdose a few years earlier and the gang is determined to keep drugs off their block .


suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative . still , as a visual treat , the film is almost unsurpassed .


what jones needs , however , is not to be cured - but to be accepted for what and who he is .


the story has its redundancies , and the young actors , not very experienced , are sometimes inexpressive .


between new york and california is the wasteland known as the plague zone .


if you can push on through the slow spots , you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting .


it 's at this point that he buys a pirate record whose magical powers bring him the success he 's longed for .


when julius caesar gets wind of the project succeeding , he has the building site attacked by his troops in order to win the bet and not lose his face .


you feel like you 're the one moving at 80 mph , not the street lugers .


the film is old-fashioned , occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface .


but mathayus ends up getting much more than he bargained for .


offers a quieter version of the midlife-crisis roller coaster .


as she learns more about her ex 's infidelity , she wonders if bogdan 's lifestyle may be preferable to the manipulative starkness of her ex that ultimately lead to his murder .


forgotten in the nearby camp of maslakh ( slaughterhouse ) 150 , 000 displaced afghans hardly survive .


i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . if you go , pack your knitting needles .


bursting through the constraints of its source , this is one adapted- from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen .


a film about a young man finding god that is accessible and touching to the marrow .


it 's gripping entertainment in a popular vein -- the police procedural -- that nevertheless follows no preconceived formulas .


anything but a feel-good movie in its particulars , read my lips nonetheless communicates a liberating message as refreshing as it is peculiar .


in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment , time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film .


rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results . last dance , whatever its flaws , fulfills one facet of its mission in making me want to find out whether , in this case , that 's true .


they get on from the word go , but now dad needs a liver transplant and ludvig and harald set about raising the wherewithal .


after a dream of a horrific car crash , kimberly helps save several people and causes another rift in death 's design , but this time its different , since alex walked off the plane death 's design did not only affect the survivors of flight 180 , but every single person they 've come in contact with , now how will they stop it ?


one of the greatest romantic comedies of the past decade .


aida ( yvette freemen ) is the overworked er nurse treating frankie 's fractures .


i was sent a copyof this film to review on dvd . for free . i still want my money back .


but the record industry has passed them by^ & # 197 ; so has the general public whose musical tastes are continually changing .


ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one ?


mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything . that 's because relatively nothing happens .


although commentary on nachtwey is provided . . . it 's the image that really tells the tale .


though there are many tense scenes in trapped , they prove more distressing than suspenseful .


it 's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not entirely humorless . indeed , the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions .


in his way , meets prosit , a german villain on a persistant mission to find pots of gold in the superstition montains .


when they goes to the fence to get them , they discover that someone stole them .


in verifying information , she interviews the narrator and becomes his lover .


a friendship without a future is the only friendship possible for these two men .


when not solving murders in tinseltown , detective joe gavilan and his rookie partner kasey calden both moonlight in other fields : gavilan sells real estate ( poorly ) , and calden aspires to become an actor ( brando , namely ) .


i certainly found its depiction of a family affected by grief far more believable and effective than the strident dish-breaking , breast-beating of in the bedroom .


lightly reflective and consistently entertaining , lucky break is an easy-to-take diversion .


overall , it 's a wacky and inspired little film that works effortlessly at delivering genuine , acerbic laughs .


`` an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters . ``


his half-sister 's threats to pay back the enormous debts with the mafia has put a lot of pressure at his marriage .


despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy .


charlie is heartbroken when his girlfriend of three years , mallory , breaks up with him .


the first mistake , i suspect , is casting shatner as a legendary professor and kunis as a brilliant college student -- where 's pauly shore as the rocket scientist ?


now all they have to do is pick the right guy .


when dwindling membership and increasing overheads makes a local bowling club and prime candidate for a takeover , it 's all hands on deck to save the club , in what turns into an epic battle where young meets old , greed meets good and people rise to the occasion in extraordinary circumstances .


this sets off an irrevocable chain of events that lead to aravasu losing his love , paravasu desecrating the great sacrifice , the creation of a demon and the deaths of yavakri and raibhya .


two brothers , leon and bobby are members of the street gang in brooklyn known as the deuces .


bennie may not be who she seems , and there may be a chink in banks 's tough-guy armor .


director roger michell does so many of the little things right that it 's difficult not to cuss him out severely for bungling the big stuff .


the film is told in flashbacks with a female reporter interviewing gale .


on her last day alive , she develops an unusual relationship with kevin , a bisexual hustler specializing in `` freaks . ``


enter the beautiful and mysterious secret agent petra schmitt .


' . . . both hokey and super-cool , and definitely not in a hurry , so sit back , relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat . '


does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny .


most new movies have a bright sheen . some , like ballistic , arrive stillborn . . . looking like the beaten , well-worn video box cover of seven years into the future .


speaking in terms of spectacle , craft , romance and humor , it 's the movie to beat this summer .


a compassionate , moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp .


despite its faults , this is a fascinating look at a subculture .


the early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us . this is not a classical dramatic animated feature , nor a hip , contemporary , in-jokey one . it 's sort of in-between , and it works .


son of the bride is slight fare , but it does have it poignancies , and it is well-acted and sweet without being cloying .


in its dry and forceful way , it delivers the same message as jiri menzel 's closely watched trains and danis tanovic 's no man 's land .


each story is built on a potentially interesting idea , but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting , while the third feels limited by its short running time .


nothing short of a respectful testament to the ingenious creative drive of the outsider .


though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .


tonight there 's a dancing competition at the hottest salsa restaurant in copenhagen .


the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles .


in a generation of individuals , they struggle to choose love .


driven by romantic illusion to join the french foreign legion , simon learns what it truly means to be a hero .


this movie is maddening . it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought .


until one night max had a dream , where he dreamt that his mother died in a car crash .


as he spirals into a series of hallucinations , the line between his sister 's death and ellen 's disappearance blurs .


a surprisingly good-natured throwback to the '80s heyday of the body-switching genre .


sometimes charming , sometimes infuriating , this argentinean 'dramedy ' succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors .


a generic international version of a typical american horror film .


what begins as a seemingly brainless , bubbly romantic comedy becomes a cliche-drenched melodrama by mid-film and , by film 's end , a feminist action fantasy .


beyond borders is an epic tale of the turbulent romance between two star-crossed lovers set against the backdrop of the world 's most dangerous hot spots .


a budget affair that exposes the generally sad existence of the bedouins while providing a precious twinkle of insight into their lives .


learn about competitions such as k- ! , the world 's most popular martial arts competition .


ultimately , anime moves far beyond the realm of simple cartoons , encompassing a sensuous melange of complex storytelling , cutting edge imagery , music and fashion .


amold & oacute ; var is a master of emotional texture , peeling away layer upon layer of the feelings . . . until he reaches benigno 's troubled psyche and marco 's benevolent soul .


while it 's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang , etc . ) , the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences .


what better message than 'love thyself ' could young women of any size receive ?


if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals , it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material .


a model of what films like this should be like .


every single scene conveys a significant and concise narrative development , yet does so in an unassuming , patient fashion that emphasizes detail .


but still , the killings do not stop with his death .


a solid piece of journalistic work that draws a picture of a man for whom political expedience became a deadly foreign policy .


the script is a tired one , with few moments of joy rising above the stale material .


a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .


gus sits on the sofa and talks about being the world 's oldest pothead , who started smoking in 1936 .


former caa power broker , michael ovitz is probably very sorry he ever decided to do that vanity fair interview .


for the past seven years mel bishop , a cold-blooded old west outlaw , had rotted away in a filthy mexican prison .


not a bad choice here , assuming that . . . the air-conditioning in the theater is working properly .


using fossilized dna , a scientist resurrects one of nature 's most fearsome predators , a sabretooth tiger .


with a little help from the well connected and seductive daughter of a columbian gangster , he becomes a drug kingpin with a nationwide monopoly on drug running .


leela is a true reflection of how the south asian-american community is beginning to emerge , blend , and influence the mainstream american culture in its own exquisite ways .


he is a gentle , philosophical guy , and she works on the checkout at a supermarket .


it trusts the story it sets out to tell .


thus when he surprisingly gets an email from american film producer alex brubeck who writes that he had liked the script and would like to meet him personally , tam & # 225 ; s sees all his dreams come true .


just as he begins to suspect the movie is ruining his love life , his world is turned inside-out by a girl who just might be the modern equivalent of annie hall herself .


at this , he loses his temper and gets physical with the employee .


for this sort of thing to work , we need agile performers , but the proficient , dull sorvino has no light touch , and rodan is out of his league .


if you open yourself up to mr . reggio 's theory of this imagery as the movie 's set . . . it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change .


because the flag is dirty , the teacher asks them to take it home and to wash it .


far from perfect , but its heart is in the right place . . . innocent and well-meaning .


the girl he wanted to run away with and share the rest of his life .


. . . a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it .


'estupendamente actuada , sumamente emotiva y profundamente humana , es una experiencia fM-mlmica imposible de olvidar '


it 's a thin notion , repetitively stretched out to feature length , awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue .


chaotic , self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at , it 's . . . like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror .


the film is about the relationships rather than about the outcome . and it sees those relationships , including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen .


sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance .


so relentlessly wholesome it made me want to swipe something .


will certainly appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about .


resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project .


despite their many differences , they form a loving , long term relationship .


paulie , a pot smoking proctologist who has a list of pre-requisites for dating which reads like `` war and peace . ``


touted as an unofficial sequel to his 1989 hit sex , lies , and videotape , this arty film-within-a-film ( which was shot in just 18 days ) revolves around seven people with little in common whose lives collide .


beary , a young bear raised by a human family in a world where humans and talking bears coexist , attempts to trace his roots .


filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low . fortunately for all involved , this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water .


an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .


this indie drama resonantly demonstrates how a person 's worth is weighed in a town where you 're only as good as your last game .


shahrul is a mechanic who also takes part in illegal bike racing .


two young gentlemen ( rupert everett & # 38 ; colin firth ) living in 1890s england use the same pseudonym ( `` earnest `` ) on the sly , which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name , which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities . . .


take a friend ( invisible or real ) to see this one . . . it 's laugh out loud funny


measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs , red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller .


elegantly produced and expressively performed , the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy .


offers big , fat , dumb laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in . ah , what the hell .


the vistas are sweeping and the acting is far from painful .


however when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops , the consequences are both bizarre and fatal .


everyday prisoners are led out in chain gangs to work the swamps and untamed bayous , festered with poisonous snakes and alligators .


by turns pretentious , fascinating , ludicrous , provocative and vainglorious .


this appears to be only the beginning of a string of suicides around the country .


a moving and weighty depiction of one family 's attempts to heal after the death of a child .


angela gheorghiu as famous prima donna floria tosca , roberto alagna as her lover mario cavaradossi , and ruggero as the villainous , lecherous police chief scarpia , all sing beautifully and act adequately .


`` red dragon `` is entertaining . an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made , how could it not be ? but it is entertaining on an inferior level . it is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see .


swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .


a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special .


worth watching for dong jie 's performance -- and for the way it documents a culture in the throes of rapid change .


he is going to sweden , and invites lilja to come along and start a new life .


russian ark is a new treasure of the hermitage .


he and joey have been painfully estranged ever since vincent divorced his wife and left the decaying boardwalks of long beach , long island for the anonymity of manhattan and a successful career with the nypd .


the humor is n't as sharp , the effects not as innovative , nor the story as imaginative as in the original . but it could have been worse .


nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one .


the real charm of this trifle is the deadpan comic face of its star , jean reno , who resembles sly stallone in a hot sake half-sleep .


her daughter siri , whom , in this way , she turns into her virtual twin , learns as a child that she is the world 's first cloned human being .


watch as superfag with the help of his zany superfriends , taco chick and salsa girl , the incredible dyke , the bionic old lady , supermomma , disco diva , the wonder trannies and many more , fight against the evil fiend , professor peckerhead who attempts to rid the world of homosexuality forever !


a document about a unique political and artistic moment , the film traces the links between the two most important latin american filmmaking movements of the late '60s the brazilian cinema n & # 244 ; vo and the cuban cine revolucionario .


the filmmakers try to balance pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness , with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching .


stephen stalls his interrogators with stories of his affair with toni , while she risks her freedom by seducing an employee in the d . a . 's


as a woman who can let go of her need to be in control .


tonight at hamilton high , the lesson is survival .


as directed by dani kouyate of burkina faso , sia lacks visual flair . but kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast , and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie , no matter who runs them .


a movie that will touch the hearts of both children and adults , as well as bring audiences to the edge of their seats .


after a wild session of lovemaking , dawn goes for a walk .


but then nora is revealed and tactics need to be changed .


one of the best films i have ever seen , constantly pulling the rug from underneath us , seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper , getting more intense .


a graceful , contemplative film that gradually and artfully draws us into a world where the personal and the political get fatally intertwined .


staked-out in his one-bedroom apartment with his kidnap victim , brian ( justin bartha ) , gigli soon realizes that what he thought would be a routine assignment soon becomes a tumultuous task .


this is the decades-long story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach ( harris ) in a small south carolina town and the illiterate , mentally-challenged man nicknamed radio ( gooding ) whom he mentors , who before that had always been the target of jokes and teasing by the community .


the dea finally convinces the chinese military that robert may be of more help to them outside jail by leading them to the real smugglers .


this will go on so long as there are moviegoers anxious to see strange young guys doing strange guy things .


more than the last time around , it has elements that might help divert those bigger people who find themselves unavoidably in attendance .


plays like a toddler running along a lumpy field , stumbling every few feet but always getting back up and eventually reaching his destination , unharmed and happy .


they feel they are at the end of their rope and know they need a big stash of cash to make their musical dreams a reality .


four friends - one summer - an italian-american neighborhood in yonkers , ny .


after chance brings them together they create , 'searching for mr right . com , `` a web site to locate husbands for marie and liz .


it desperately wants to be a wacky , screwball comedy , but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time .


what the film lacks in general focus it makes up for in compassion , as corcuera manages to find the seeds of hope in the form of collective action .


vesa , a 16-year old bulgarian girl , can not speak .


this dark bittersweet drama focuses on roberta , a 350-lb secretary who loses her job and learns she is dying on the same day .


`` mudbloods `` ( people of muggle families ) are `` petrified `` by an evil monster lurking in the grounds .


this is the film training day wanted to be .


rodney boland is a professional hit man who `` services `` politicians and their wealthy backers .


suspiciously , word of the device got out to the underworld and both parents were brutally killed in front of the girls ' eyes by criminals eager to get their hands on the invention .


the draw [ for `` big bad love `` ] is a solid performance by arliss howard .


will god let her fall or give her a new path ?


while it has n't always been smooth sailing , they 've ridden out the rough spots with humor , passion , and wisdom , redefining and reinventing their own version of `` family values . ``


without [ de niro ] , city by the sea would slip under the waves . he drags it back , single-handed .


jack ( samuel l . jackson ) finds himself being held hostage while the criminals decide what to do with him , and the leader 's beautiful girlfriend , erin ( milla jovovich ) , is left alone to watch jack .


the film is a contrivance , as artificial as the video games japanese teens play in a nightclub sequence , but it 's an enjoyable one .


this is scorsese 's finest work , and one of the best films of 2002 .


having transplanted herself to hawaii with no one 's blessing but her own , anne marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene . . .


patricia mistakes a truck drivers destination and strands in las vegas .


as `` daddy day care `` starts to catch on , it launches them into a highly comedic rivalry with chapman academy 's tough-as-nails director ( anjelica huston ) . . . who has driven all previous competitors out of business .


while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth .


because of his shame , bobby undergoes a type of 'splitting ' where a decrepit , ghoulish version of him is separated from his healthy self .


april burns ( holmes ) invites her family to thanksgiving dinner at her teeny apartment on new york 's lower east side .


dogville may regret it ever began to bare its teeth . . .


but all four are having trouble dealing with it , and steve has a job offer in san francisco .


the life story of the late graham chapman , legendary founding member of monty python .


forget other scary movies with freaky internet sites , dastardly murderers , ghosts on boats , spooky videotapes , they are n't half as scary as a gothic good old horror film about monsters that live under the bed