the tucks have a secret , they 're immortal . they


this could be lizzy 's only chance to start a new life and recreate the family she tragically lost as a child .


the book tells of murray , the old scot patriot , who has had his eyes torn out and his house taken away during the english invasion .


check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you do n't want to think too much about what 's going on . the movie does has some entertainment value - how much depends on how well you like chris rock .


naturally , he returns to his analyst dr . ben sobel ( crystal ) for help and finds that sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice , as well as an excess stock of stress .


still suffering from her hangover , julie does n't realize that ellen is missing when the school bus leaves the cemetery .


several people are listening to keith 's plight on the radio and are making changes of their own .


a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea .


presents a most persuasive vision of hell on earth .


the film 's sharp , often mischievous sense of humor will catch some off guard . . .


buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichM-is and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr . chips off the old block .


like the hugely successful first film , the sequel provides pleasant , engaging if largely disposable entertainment for the general audience .


a sweet , engaging family story about the nature of faith and the power of youthful innocence .


real escape , however , may be a goal beyond possibility .


the filmmakers skillfully evoke the sense of menace that nature holds for many urban dwellers .


unfortunately , he neglects to mention that he is a professional gambler with bad instincts and that the jaguar is borrowed .


in this racially-charged climate , the lapd 's elite special investigations squad ( sis ) is assigned a high-profile quadruple homicide .


a remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution .


this documentary follows a business partnership between a clan of palestinian fisherman from refugee camps in gaza and israelis from the settlement of dugit , gaza strip .


this painter 's block has lead to a desperate man obsessed with the need to paint , leaving the artist in a state of disarray .


all social structures break down and a new world order emerges from the heart of the desert .


when blake is initiated , he agrees to abide by the three cardinal rules : share your spirit , body and soul with others ; devote your life to saving homeless kids ; and never leave unless the master casts you out .


. . . routine , harmless diversion and little else .


i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd .


desert rose is an erotic thriller that takes you through one man 's life experience .


witt plays a young harvard graduate who also represents grant 's character .


blade 's team and the bloodpack are the only line of defense which can prevent the reaper population from wiping out the vampire and human populations .


they intend to bring her back to tel-aviv in order to save her life .


when her niece spontaneously dies of fright one week to the day she watched a disturbing video , a cynical journalist ( naomi watts ) travels to the pacific northwest in search of the tape 's origins and its links to a string of suicides at a horse ranch .


although a number of these laws have been overturned by legislatures or the courts , in the state of texas freedom fighters are still working to eliminate these absurd and unnecessary laws .


unbeknownst to the contestants , the game 's host has struck a deal with the soldiers hired to guard the money , and does not really have the player 's best interests , or even basic safety , at heart .


the first all-cgi short to be produced by imageworks , sony pictures award-winning character animation and visual effects company , `` the chubbchubbs `` introduces the alien inhabitants of the planet glorf including meeper , its earnest but awkward hero , the singing diva , the zyzaks and the chubbchubbs .


but when his feelings for the decidedly unavailable ricki begin to grow , and he actually becomes concerned for brian , tough guy gigli begins to transform into an actual human being . . . which


tong is sent back to fetch some things for devlin and unknowingly tries on devlin 's tuxedo and finds that it gives extraordinary powers to anyone that dons the suit .


fresh and raw like a blown-out vein , narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .


its aims are modest -- to make kids laugh as cuba gooding falls down a lot and to show how thrilling sled dogs are -- and it achieves them .


on the surface , the film is played straight , with sustained tension and effective frights . but the director has done his research , and fills every scene with a subversive humor that 's 100 % pure imitation hitchcock .


. . . digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations .


if the count of monte cristo does n't transform caviezel into a movie star , then the game is even more rigged than it was two centuries ago .


an ideal love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre .


outside of burger 's desire to make some kind of film , it 's really unclear why this project was undertaken


at the same time other changes in sumo are being prompted by its growing popularity in the west , where its adherents are lobbying for sumo 's inclusion in the olympic games even as other promoters are arranging amateur sumo tournaments in venues like las vegas casinos - tournaments that not surprisingly bear little resemblance to the sport 's japanese forebear .


14-year-old meredith attempts to maintain a religious vow of silence during a thanksgiving dinner with her agnostic family .


docu-drama based on the life of ted bundy , a serial killer who killed at least 19 young women during the 1970 's ( though some sources say as many as 30 to 35 were murdered ) .


i wish windtalkers had had more faith in the dramatic potential of this true story . this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted , and there still could have been room for the war scenes .


in a world where loyalties are easily abandoned and allegiances bought , six perfect strangers come together to pull off the perfect crime .


fast-paced and wonderfully edited , the film is extremely thorough .


while its careful pace and seemingly opaque story may not satisfy every moviegoer 's appetite , the film 's final scene is soaringly , transparently moving .


one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation . . . . stylistically , the movie is a disaster .


food for love endeavors and largely succeeds in lending equal weight to the emotional turmoil of its older and younger characters .


should n't have been allowed to use the word `` new `` in its title , because there 's not an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie .


they both get close to tun , a lonely youth with an unspecified illness .


18-year old dean is handsome and bright , but feels hampered by his working-class background and by his family .


the movie details the experiences of 'peter pan ' author j . m . barrie , which lead him to write the children 's classic .


the movie occasionally threatens to become didactic , but it 's too grounded in the reality of its characters to go over the edge . a touch of humor or an unexpected plot twist always pulls it back .


as a result of this unfortunate circumstance , ella can not refuse any command , and is often left at the mercy of unscrupulous personalities .


rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories .


the film would work much better as a video installation in a museum , where viewers would be free to leave . immediately .


set in hounslow , west london and hamburg , the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional soccer .


a mess when it comes to the characters and writing . . . but works its way underneath the skin like few movies have in recent memory .


[ green is ] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein , and i 'm just about ready to go to the u . n . and ask permission for a preemptive strike .


suddenly , a young boy starts to become ill and starts to suffer from the same syndromes that regan from the fist movie suffered .


the film , a follow-up to `` jack the dog `` , is described as a black comedy about a reformed womanizer ( nestor carbonell ) who struggles to keep his family together .


will he become a grandfather , surrounded by the love and support of a family or will he retreat into his world of memories and lost opportunities ?


paco , a rapper and performer , indifferent to all except her career , dreams of hitting the top ten chart .


canada 's arctic light shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people .


first-time writer-director serry shows a remarkable gift for storytelling with this moving , effective little film .


down and out rock star dewey finn ( black ) gets fired from his band , and he faces a mountain of debts and depression .


despite the sympathetic overtures , rachel is convinced things are n't what they seem and suspects her baby has been abducted .


hoffman spends a good deal of screen time alone and without much dialogue , using only his considerable physical skill and screen presence to pull off the role .


michell , after some sleuthing around , narrows down the suspects to a woman not his wife , another well known victorian poet .


la cinta comienza intentando ser un drama , rM-apidamente se transforma en una comedia y termina por ser una parodia absolutamente predecible


it may not be `` last tango in paris `` but . . .


it may not be history M-^V but then again , what if it is ? M-^V but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while .


director nolan shows here he can handle clever material with a flair .


he discovers that his daughter 's life , unknown to him from an affair with a brazilian woman 15 years earlier , is in danger and must return to rio ; having only five days to finish the deal and find his daughter .


not everything in the film works , including its somewhat convenient ending .


only those most addicted to film violence in all its forms will find anything here to appreciate .


when detective ben simm 's wife is killed , he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a vigilante that has his own sense of justice .


marco and melanie , a young married couple , are living a life of passion , with chaotic situations , and all the little frustrations of daily life .


what really surprises about wisegirls is its low-key quality and genuine tenderness .


the husband meets a man who knows what to do with his sexuality .


ira member bobby sands is imprisoned in northern ireland .


in a season of strenuously ambitious art , the laid-back modesty and accessible charm of evelyn is a welcome relief .


does anyone much think the central story of brendan behan is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ?


it is zuckerman who stumbles upon silk 's secret and sets out to reconstruct the unknown biography of this eminent , upright man , esteemed as an educator for nearly all his life , and to understand how this ingeniously contrived life came unraveled .


the animation is competent , and some of the gags are quite funny , but jonah . . . never shakes the oppressive , morally superior good-for-you quality that almost automatically accompanies didactic entertainment .


discouraged , and on the point of giving up writing , yun fei meets a young girl who ca n't see colours , who encourages him to persevere .


while in jail they usually have fights with the security guard , a overweight lunatic .


tommy , who is now a well known activist , has his credibility destroyed by the book which causes their breakup .


a composition of gestures stripped of romance and presented in their barest forms .


rowan plays the eponymous lead character in a spoof spy thriller .


it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow . i ca n't .


now , in present day , washed-up child actor julian ( luke eberl ) , the free-spirited hannah ( colombe jacobsen ) , and former teacher grace ( jenny mollen ) , along with a documentary film crew , go on a search for this man , who may be the embodiment of all evil .


the filmmakers expose this delightfully deranged cult by capturing the daily lives of its members .


it 's like a vintage automobile that sometimes runs smoothly , and sometimes lurches and sputters . but it never quite stalls .


it is a story about love , passion , addiction , brillance and the ignorance of greed .


sunshine state is a fine example of a carefully written film . but you should n't be too aware that a movie is well-written .


moved in his heart with the urgency to reach out for christ , he gets an idea to try and reach the masses in his city for jesus .


testing his theories with a time machine of his own invention , hartdegen is hurtled 800 , 000 years into the future , where he discovers that mankind has divided into the hunter - and the hunted .


a compelling , moving film that respects its audience and its source material .


we 're all out there looking for true love-a very elusive thing indeed , and chance is no exception .


they go over less well with tom donnerel , a young farmer and carrie 's fianc & # 233 ; .


postponing his desire to play basketball on the school team , steve finds an after-school job to support himself and pursues a relationship with the affluent but unhappy sally ( arielle paul ) .


before his very eyes on the store tv monitor , he sees his pick come up as the winning numbers for $ 50-million !


like shrek , spirit 's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world .


got a david lynch jones ? then you 'd do well to check this one out because it 's straight up twin peaks action . . .


this was also a time , in the midst of a chaotic , decaying environment , when a man tried to cope with the loss of his former lover .


outside a storm rages and when the power goes out , darkness envelops the house .


his father and brother are dead for so many years .


that same day , gunmen take over the high school - using it to hide $ 300 million worth of cocaine they 've hijacked .


it 's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic . unfortunately , that 's precisely what arthur dong 's family fundamentals does .


no wonder they 're talking about `` talk to her . `` it 's astonishing .


jason loses an important story assignment entitled 'big fat liar ' in movie producer marty wolf 's ( paul giamatti ) limo , which wolf then turns into a film .


her young son dies , her marriage to max is ruined , and her lover is in fact dangerous in his jealousy and mad rage , but no matter what the consequences - his subversive spirit lives inside her , forms her , obsesses her .


a marvellous journey from childhood idealism to adolescent self-absorption .


the future is on it 's way to atlantic city on a bus .


impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances , but the movie does n't quite fly . for starters , the story is just too slim .


the campy results make mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated .


the quality of schwentke 's visuals . . . provides ample compensation .


the scorpion king is more fun than conan the barbarian .


the best part about `` gangs `` was daniel day-lewis .


a witty screen adaptation of this classic comedy of manners with its generous supply of snappy one-liners .


it is a study of dark forces lurking in the lives of teenagers today .


some actors have so much charisma that you 'd be happy to listen to them reading the phone book . hugh grant and sandra bullock are two such likeable actors .


think 'glengarry glen ross ' without the mamet dialogue , and that 's kinda what you 'll get here .


even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .


gives you the steady pulse of life in a beautiful city viewed through the eyes of a character who , in spite of tragic loss and increasing decrepitude , knows in his bones that he is one of the luckiest men alive .


no one knows this better than 35-year-old vince , back in his hometown of van wert , ohio , after a 13-year absence .


increasing evidence about one man 's role in a long history of human rights abuses leads to a critical examination of american diplomacy through the lens of international standards of justice .


what saves it . . . and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice .


the camera soars above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format , before swooping down on a string of exotic locales , scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm .


this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere even if the screenplay falls somewhat short .


unlike most reunion stories that climax with a clich & # 233 ; happy ending , daughter from danang is a real-life drama .


the military team must shut down the computer and get out , fighting their way past zombies , mutants , and the computer itself , before the virus escapes and infects the rest of the world .


gondry 's direction is adequate . . . but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman 's script .


in fact , sean has made the mistake of lending eddie $ 25 , 000 to cover his profligate spending .


she 's willing to put him through just about anything to `` cure `` him of t . s . , with pills , counseling , electro-shock therapy , etc . mom 's also concerned about finn 's future - who will care for him ?


a superb southern gothic slice of horror that is easily the sickest movie to arrive in theaters in a very long time . and i mean that in the nicest way possible .


when your leading ladies are a couple of screen-eating dominatrixes like goldie hawn and susan sarandon at their raunchy best , even hokum goes down easily .


while enders is initially frustrated with his assignment , his respect grows as the codetalkers prove their worth in the brutal battle to take saipan .


cathy ( julianne moore ) is the perfect 50s housewife , living the perfect 50s life : healthy kids , successful husband , social prominence .


. . . another example of how sandler is losing his touch .


i 'm sure if you 're a hartley fan , you might enjoy yourself . . . me , i did n't care for it .


his mission : to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world , led by the nihilistic yorgi .


suggests puns about ingredients and soup and somebody being off their noodle , but let 's just say the ingredients do n't quite add up to a meal .


`` secondhand lions `` follows the comedic adventures of an introverted boy ( osment ) left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant , eccentric great-uncles ( caine and duvall ) , whose exotic remembrances stir the boy 's spirit and re-ignite the men 's lives .


charlie is man who wakes up to find that no one can see him , by chance he meets carol on a lonely highway .


the rich woman seeks the help of her lawyers to find her lost grandson cary and eventually finds him living in a deprived area with cass .


sad and alone , caroline wanders the exotic city in search of ansers , finality , and peace of mind .


for one week , eduardo coutinho and his team talked to 27 residents in an enormous building in copacabana .


along the way , they discover a sinister conspiracy that reaches to the police department and even the highest level of government .


several degrees shy of the gross-out contests one expects from current teen fare .


plot strands involve a trio of lost transvestites , two girls who never leave the toilets , a pair of innocent under-age drinkers and a guy who is determined to pierce his genitalia , but the central story follows ali as she sets out to humilate her former lover , mike , who slept with another woman .


boromir ( sean bean ) is dead , frodo baggins ( elijah wood ) and samwise gamgee ( sean astin ) have gone to mordor alone to destroy the one ring , merry ( dominic monaghan ) and pippin ( billy boyd ) have been captured by the uruk-hai , and aragorn ( viggo mortensen ) , legolas ( orlando bloom ) , and gimli ( john rhys-davies ) have made friends of the rohan , a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war , led by its aging king , th & # 233 ; oden ( bernard hill ) .


unbeknownst to the elders , the widows daughter has come to settle the estate , evict them and have an estate sale all in one day .


the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you 're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships .


steve 's best friend , sean , on the other hand , has n't been so lucky .


loonies is a film with light-hearted and cheeky humour that , in a moving way , takes us into the pleasantly disturbed world of five somewhat romanticised psychiatric patients .


was i scared ? only at the prospect of beck 's next project . let 's see , a haunted house , a haunted ship , what 's next . . . ghost blimp ?


now & # 38 ; forever is a dramatic contemporary love story combining elements of spirituality , heart and integrity .


it 's the kind of movie you ca n't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch , yet you ca n't bring yourself to dislike it .


a fine , rousing , g-rated family film , aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats .


regardless , it is through grace 's visions involving him that she learns of her parent 's demonic pastimes , which include abduction , murder , and possibly worse .


she must look beyond her history with men into a childhood that stopped short because of a shocking event that she has buried deep inside herself .


this version does justice both to stevenson and to the sci-fi genre .


mother turns out to be his crazy accomplice in mass murder and his quest for immortality .


the boy falls in love with a rich girl ( deeksha ) .


i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 . cinematic poetry showcases the city 's old-world charm before machines change nearly everything .


sure , there are flaws , but the moments that do things properly see the screen burst with confidence , rhythm , heat and pizzazz .


the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie 's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down .


it 's never a good sign when a film 's star spends the entirety of the film in a coma . it 's a worse sign when you begin to envy her condition .


it will be an act of violence that thrusts the girl into womanhood and leads her to a new life where , not without pain , everything is possible .


voyeurism is the order all around , as those who watch for pleasure and those paid to watch get more than bargained for when the operation & # 237 ; s delicate balance of power is skewed by rebellion .


it 's sex and the city meets the wedding banquet for young san franciscan daniel chang , living at home with his clueless , traditional mother .


from that moment on nothing is as it was before . . .


stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation .


a chronicle , which goes behind the scenes on a stormy collaboration between the iconoclastic dance company , pilobolus , and legendary author-illustrator maurice sendak .


the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones .


a subtle variation on i spit on your grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men .


a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard 's finest work .


to protect her relationship with john , she `` ditches `` her son , having him arrested and locked in a correctional `` mental `` facility , before coercing her older brother burt , who lives in hollywood , to take him .


it 's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas .


the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess 's home video of their baby 's birth .


it 's a loathsome movie , it really is and it makes absolutely no sense .


the movie is well crafted , and well executed . if you 're paying attention , the `` big twists `` are pretty easy to guess - but that does n't make the movie any less entertaining .


a feel-good picture in the best sense of the term .


it 's pithy without being saccharine ; it 's funny without ever not taking itself seriously ; it 's full of beautiful characters and great performances .


the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not .


besides him , the other residents are `` baggers , `` human-like creatures that are infected by the tall man 's blood , the dwarves , and , of course , the silver spheres , all trying to break out of the barrier that contains them and into the real world .


katie is a young girl who loves to climb .


this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs . there can be no other explanation . hilariously inept and ridiculous .


nete 's husband seeks comfort outside of their home , her daughter begins to rebel , and as the relationship between nete and her father has not been too good for years , things are bound to explode .


mile zero is a story about a father with a remarkable capacity to love , but who lets fear and desperation rule his actions .


now , akshay must battle those that he has to overcome to get what he needs to help his mother and survive the wilderness .


but for one celebrant this holy week is different .


a film for all who care about the world their children and grandchildren will inherit .


a knowing look at female friendship , spiked with raw urban humor .


the film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work .


any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment .


a movie that does n't aim too high , but does n't need to .


this is a heartfelt story . . . it just is n't a very involving one .


besides amsterdam , the movie also travels to morocco , to see larry and his love 30 years before , and to the united states , where a & # 239 ; sha 's family lives .


this is a smart movie that knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade .


it collapses when mr . taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .


but then there came toni , an intriguing photographer that seemed to see inside his soul .


the two black men ( anthony and michael ) are successful in the high tech world of silicon valley , and have known each other since childhood .


for revenge , ingrid murders barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower : the white oleander .


even bigger and more ambitious than the first installment , spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man .


if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .


though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .


felice finds herself in danger from the man she came to save .


it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark , a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition .


its heart is in the right place and the lack of cynicism comes as a pleasant surprise .


nic is fixated on getting laid , and watches mike and nadine through the skylight with josh .


an intriguing , richly detailed look at the early days of hollywood power and glamour .


every member of the pecking order sees the dupe as the new low man on the totem pole , and as a result , the perfect tool to boost themselves towards the top of this dysfunctional hierarchy .


the visionary quest begins on the operating table , where a surgeon grafts a prototype ocular implant into his eye socket .


upper west sidey exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute .


is n't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it 's a lousy one at that .


once in ghana , otte is called before the chief 's council to explain what happened .


a terrifically deft picture about the thick line that separates movie glamour from the real world , and the thin line between common sense and paranoia .


murder by numbers is like a couple of mediocre tv-movie -of-the-week films clumsily stuck together .


has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be .


forced to think fast , the producer decides to digitally create an actress `` simone `` to sub for the star -- the first totally believable synthetic actress .


there 's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue .


and finds himself in the middle of two assassination plots masterminded by the cia .


a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable .


not since ghostbusters has a film used manhattan 's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way .


tony gayton 's script does n't give us anything we have n't seen before , but director d . j . caruso 's grimy visual veneer and kilmer 's absorbing performance increase the gravitational pull considerably .


as fran 's requests become more peculiar , chep is thrown into increasingly bizarre situations .


. . . with the candy-like taste of it fading faster than 25-cent bubble gum , i realized this is a throwaway movie that wo n't stand the test of time . it 's a trifle .


like the original , this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen 's astringent wit .


over months of improv work in the studio , they transform a haunting holocaust legacy into a disturbing theater piece .


while broomfield 's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture , it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .


it questions whether we really live in a world that can be divided neatly into black hats and white hats . and anyway , it wonders , is the guy in the black hat always wrong ?


josh ( anthony michael hall ) is one of those guys who ca n't navigate the shallow ny singles scene .


. . . a vast adventure that bristles with romance , action and heroism .


it recycles every clichM-i about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera .


like vardalos and corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake .


but coney island 's finest its hot dog lady , rollercoaster operator , cotton candy vendor and performing freak have their own way of doing things .


ruth berman and connie kurtz first met in brooklyn in 1959 , both young married women raising their young children .


you get the feeling that the filmmakers did their homework and that they 're here to represent a harsh reality . ``


it 's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances , from himself and from newcomer derek luke .


medem packs it with so much stunning , wildly colorful imagery -- and so much sex -- that it transfixes you even when you 're not quite sure what 's going on .


the acting is just fine , but there 's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , especially with the weak payoff .


an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously .


the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield .


the galactic republic finds itself at the brink of a civil war .


the agonizing memory that has tortured him all his life -- the death of his father , a convicted murderer who was executed when vincent was just a boy -- still plagues him .


bernal . . . gives an ambiguous performance ; he 's a lightweight actor , but that 's a positive quality when portraying a man on whom nothing leaves a permanent mark .


to the outside , he is a faithful servant and a fierce protector of the organization , but inside he is full of doubt .


after finishing the open examination for form 5 students and applying for an adult identity card , yoyo , eighteen , departs for london to meet a guy introduced by her well-meaning parents in britain .


what soured me on the santa clause 2 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard , it 's icky .


'the journey ' is the story of a young icelandic girl named kaja .


the only entertainment you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles M-^V several of them .


although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol ' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor , the result does n't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke .


an extraordinary swedish film about the soul adventure of marriage -- the kind of intimate and character-driven film that bille august does best .


they are soon off going from one strange adventure to another .


[ aniston is ] so good , she manages to overcome the occasional nuggets of preciousness and self-consciousness in the story .


majandra delfino plays iris , the sheriff 's little sister , and much to his dismay , david 's love interest .


nothing is what it seems , and no one will be the same again , as the truth begins to surface in very dangerous circumstances .


at the age of 34 , with no producing credits to his name , he landed a job as chief of production at paramount pictures .


along the way he picks up a pastor who desires to learn the deeper things of god .


ramsay and morton fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling .


she finds out that the truth about both her parents is very revealing , shocking at times , but comes to terms with her past .


all the performances are top notch and , once you get through the accents , all or nothing becomes an emotional , though still positive , wrench of a sit .


as an exercise in stripped-down filmmaking , interview is grimly effective .


john klein ( richard gere ) , a washington newspaper reporter leaves his job after his wife ( debra messing ) dies to investigate strange reports , including psychic visions ( `` prophecies `` ) and sightings of winged creatures ( `` mothmen `` ) , in a small west virginia town , that may be the signs of an alien invasion of earth . . .


fame hungry roxie hart dreams of a life on the vaudville stage , and spends her nights jazzing it up in the bright lights of chicago , continually hoping that she 'll find her lucky break , and be shot into 1920 's stardom , so able to flee her boring husband amos .


the principals in this cast are all fine , but bishop and stevenson are standouts .


immediately , john q . rushes michael to the hospital 's emergency room for a transplant .


but even greater dangers lie ahead when jim discovers that his trusted friend silver is actually a scheming pirate with mutiny on his mind .


' . . . a great , participatory spectator sport . '


now grown up , caitlin ( emma caulfield ) calls kyle ( chaney kley ) because her little brother michael ( lee cormie ) is going through the same things he did as a boy , and wants his help .


behan himself knew how to spin a tale and one ca n't help but think he 'd appreciate this attempt to turn his life into art .


unfortunately the third seems out of reach - the beautiful , seductive anne elise .


frank 's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he 's done in the past .


a surreal fairy tale that coils in on itself like a slow-motion whirlpool and achieves an atmosphere of sublime creepiness without ever precisely making sense .


a raw comedy that is intermittently hilarious as it attacks pretty much every taboo around .


the californian desert , somewhere between death valley and los angeles .


a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange . the fact that it is n't very good is almost beside the point .


a dark , dull thriller with a parting shot that misfires .


oscar james takes ryan on a rollercoaster ride of mayhem and madness , but everything has a price and oscar wo n't let ryan easily escape this carnage-strewn nightmare 'til the final showdown when he reveals his real purpose .


[ soderbergh ] tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience 's intelligence , and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness .


after narrow escapes from the germans and a stray mine in the channel , the two men are picked up at sea and interrogated as spies .


alex enlists the aid of his old comrade father thomas ( addy ) and of a troubled artist ( sossamon ) upon whom he once performed an exorcism .


[ screenwriter ] pimental took the farrelly brothers comedy and feminized it , but it is a rather poor imitation .


no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place . where their heads were is anyone 's guess .


rife with the rueful , wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language .


the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough .


the more dreams max has , the closer the fbi are in tracking down the kidnapper , but also as the case continues max discoveres the lies , corruption , and deceit of the government .


the film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol .


let 's issue a moratorium , effective immediately , on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate .


'blue crush ' swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award .


if you love motown music , you 'll love this documentary .


this is a beautifully sensitive portrait of a unique school and , a very special teacher .


while on a ski trip , one of them finds passion with a beautiful girl after a random accident on the icy slopes .


chris forces mitchell to deliver guns and drugs while he hangs out on a rooftop and freaks out all day .


evergon is an affectionate tragicomedy that follows francis evergon in his last days among the unemployed .


john j . is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to argentina .


a thoroughly awful movie -- dumb , narratively chaotic , visually sloppy . . . a weird amalgam of 'the thing ' and a geriatric 'scream . '


ensemble movies , like soap operas , depend on empathy . if there ai n't none , you have a problem .


offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux .


katherine releases all her other clients in order to manage exclusively only her most promising talent .


by the end of their phenomenal run , this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the beach boys , the rolling stones , elvis and the beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music .


coarse , cliched and clunky , this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock .


he works as an illustrator at a news paper and his life is pretty okay .


how good this film might be , depends if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or not .


but with betts systematically eliminating anyone in his way , a further web of conspiracy unfolds and rachel and daniel are led to her old family doctor , robert barrum ( frank finlay ) .


there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and unaffected ( and gentle ) way .


lazy filmmaking , with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling .


no good deed , based on a short story entitled 'the house on turk street ' by dashiell hammett , is about a police detective ( jack ) who , while doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager on turk street , stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery .


meet the razor eaters : five motivated , pissed-off young men who 've launched an anarchistic crime spree against melbourne , capturing all their deeds on home video .


but the day he does , he pulls one last detention duty with the toughest kids in the school .


soon she grows increasingly wary about the motives of every man with whom she has contact -- and about her own .


this journey awakens in ben an erotic passion that dares to destroy his tidy world as he pursues an illicit love affair , not with the administrator 's daughter , but with his wife , dori .


there 's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling , but brooms is n't it .


'grasp ' is a darkly humorous mystery peppered with some truly surreal visuals .


but sometimes what we teach our children can be as deadly as not teaching them .


sayles . . . once again strands his superb performers in the same old story .


and in wicker park ( chicago 's answer to greenwich village ) , rachel is about to meet her cosmic match .


this particular weekend strays from the usual when adam meets a girl at a party ( a simple incident which drives his best friend to the brink of a jealous rage ) .


there he encounters dawn 's family who tie him down and put him on trail for the murder of the girl years before .


on an out of control train holding hostages and high-tech bio-weapons agent kristoff ( van damme ) becomes a one man army to derail the terrorists and save the lives of everyone on board !


the movie has very little to offer besides unintentional laughs .


davis ' candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort .


a self-narrated , blatantly lop-sided , cocky , nonchalant , fascinating and juicily entertaining documentary .


a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts .


whe he misses a dose of prozium , a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion , preston , who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime , suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it .


the result is mesmerizing -- filled with menace and squalor .


pumpkin takes an admirable look at the hypocrisy of political correctness , but it does so with such an uneven tone that you never know when humor ends and tragedy begins .


they gradually find themselves drawn to each other but , as their remarkable story plays out , the obstacles to their happiness prove all but insurmountable .


interviews in movie houses , on the street and in the homes of the subjects tell the story of each individual .


in the end , we go back to a bedroom , one we saw in the very first scene and realize that this story was actually being told by lucy to jess , the lawyer she 's been seeing , two weeks before lucy is scheduled to leave for the writing fellowship .


john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie .


all of them have demoted the importance of the real world , giving all of their attention to the fantasy world of the movies .


so when charlie sees mallory with her new boyfriend , curtis , he goes a bit mad .


it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say .


the film delivers what it promises : a look at the `` wild ride `` that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops , cell phones and sketchy business plans .


ever notice the similarities between steve `` the crocodile hunter `` irwin and boba fett ?


awash with melancholy and disillusionment , it 's a tall task to love hong kong .


a collage of clichM-is and a dim echo of allusions to other films .


an ambitious , serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong ; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance .


obviously , a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .


both they and their wives ami ( meredith salenger ) and claire ( tara westwood ) are dealing with the reality that they are no longer watching mtv , but instead find themselves flipping channels to vh1 .


larry goldberg is the owner of a second-hand bookstore in amsterdam .


ultimately eve struggles with destiny in light of her new found love , rediscovery of homeland , and her sense of life 's purpose .


lessons abound for the students and teacher culminating in a reunion 25 years later .


what we have here is an examination of fathers , sons and sibling rivalry - squared and sideways


sean penn , you owe nicolas cage an apology .


the next big thing 's not-so-big ( and not-so-hot ) directorial debut .


you really have to salute writer-director haneke ( he adapted elfriede jelinek 's novel ) for making a film that is n't nearly as graphic but much more powerful , brutally shocking and difficult to watch .


[ hayek ] does n't just act frida , she inhabits her .


a powerful , absorbing and thoroughly transporting film experience .


does paint some memorable images . . . , but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters


plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial .


i can easily imagine benigni 's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial . coal is n't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children 's stockings .


pc stability notwithstanding , the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat , fairy-tale conclusion .


older brothers and a brother-in-law are in his way .


few films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the grown men who sit in the stands .


john takes off , his trust in the system diminishing rapidly .


things turn dark as racism , paranoia , and the mistress come into play .


no ten & # 237 ; a que enfrentarse con la estrategia y potencia de un ej & # 233 ; rcito enemigo , sino con el jolgorio de grandes masas que invadir & # 237 ; an el territorio con panderetas , risotadas e histeria .


this means that his superiors hold him in high regard for his unblemished reputation and excellent track record .


manages to be diverting while never falling into a morass of battlefield clichM-is .


the documentary also describes the deployment era of the regulus submarines ( 1958-1964 ) .


despite all the talking , by the time the bloody climax arrives we still do n't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another .


when they fall in love for the first time , it 's an impossible situation , because you ca n't just change your life overnight .


the brothers chow nunn and chow lui 's giant computer company is facing a tense crisis - a powerful computer virus is rapidly wiping out their computer network .


he talks in her voice at the dinner table and wears her fur coat to bed .


in this way , we will find space between these to fit smaller stones , our small necessities .


a squad of british soldiers on training in the lonesome scottish wilderness find a wounded special forces captain and the carnaged remains of his team .


the story starts with phillips and a cohort robbing a store and injuring a salesperson .


majidi 's direction has never been smoother or more confident .


bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers .


a lapp woman anni gives a shelter to both of them at her farm .


after some time the son and daughter-in-law must depart , leaving the old man alone with his dreams and fading breath .


fisher has bared his soul and confronted his own shortcomings here in a way . . . that feels very human and very true to life .


two hard-boiled detectives ( blair brown and joe grifasi ) and an oddball pathologist ( dylan baker ) investigate a severed hand found in a laundromat - and the results are n't pretty . . .


it offers an important lesson about how a supposedly simple disagreement can get so far out of hand that lives are lost .


there 's not a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination .


with some help from otis and the paddy wagon 's quirky regulars , among them an angry war vet in a parrot costume and a traveling salesman with a `` small `` problem , mark finally gets what he deserves .


an authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study in total pandemonium .


an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort .


living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister , she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the pipe masters surf competition .


a superbly acted and funny/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate .


`` my dinner with ovitz `` is a pithy , yet epicurean tale of broken dreams , broken hollywood power brokers ( and broken knees ) .


despite the fact that this film was n't as bad as i thought it was going to be , it 's still not a good movie


an interesting , if not entirely successful , biography of two extraordinary personalities .


lacking gravitas , macdowell is a placeholder for grief , and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel . leave these flowers unpicked -- they 're dead on the vine .


now that the tong and their drug cartel know who he is they will stop at nothing to kill robert to protect their own corrupt interests .


writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call 'too clever by half . '


there is the mother and the father , who do n't seem to have a normal marriage anymore , there 's the daughter , lena , who has a disease and will soon leave the house for medical treatment in switzerland , and her husband harry , who has a mysterious past .


lawrence should stick to his day job . he 's a better actor than a standup comedian .


dildo diaries takes a lighthearted but 'probing ' approach to exploring the development of sections of the texas penal code and its effects on the adult sex toy industry .


it 's almost impossible not to be moved by the movie 's depiction of sacrifice and its stirring epilogue in post-soviet russia .


slowly but surely devolves into a fascinating , cringe-inducing portrait of cultural solipsism , climaxing in an emotional meltdown that would n't look out of place in mid-period cassavetes .


the first shocking thing about sorority boys is that it 's actually watchable . even more baffling is that it 's funny .


the hunt is on as the killers ruthlessly stalk the teacher and students through the school 's halls and classrooms , while lamb tracks them on the surveillance cameras , turning the school 's security system against his prey .


a `` home alone `` film that is staged like `` rosemary 's baby , `` but is not as well-conceived as either of those films .


you may feel compelled to watch the film twice or pick up a book on the subject .


here , adrian lyne comes as close to profundity as he is likely to get .


then , he must take the money from the e sale to the industrial district where a drunken old gun runner makes him hide in the closet when he gets a visitor then he takes the gun to a modern day opium den where t-mon , a spaced out pimp , can not get a card trick right .


will amuse and provoke adventurous adults in specialty venues .


a master at being everybody but himself he reveals to his friend and confidant saiid ( isa totah ) the truth behind his struggles .


simon , an angel sent by god shows jordan a clear path .


george , a handsome english knight , unsettled by the horrendous bloodletting he witnessed in palestine , desires to hang up his sword and settle down to a quiet , peaceful life .


possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another .


in the story , he is weary of being kept within the walls of his father 's ( and soon to be his ) kingdom .


interacting eyeball-to-eyeball and toe-to-toe , hopkins and norton are a winning combination -- but fiennes steals 'red dragon ' right from under their noses .


you 'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee 's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery .


he is intelligent and has a sense of humour .


while being led away , some re-agent falls from his pocket where it is picked up by a young man that was camping nearby .


director nalin pan does n't do much to weigh any arguments one way or the other . he simply presents his point of view that ayurveda works . no question .


caught in this battle of wills is clara 's daughter , victoria , who finds she is about to be married into the same faith that murdered her father .


isabel intends for her family to go to istanbul , the only place where jews can live freely , but clara is reluctant to leave .


{ esther buffy } a young vibrant chinese american female who desperately tries to please her strict parents along the way of trying to find herself .


they carry out a sentence pronounced by rule of law .


you have enough finely tuned acting to compensate for the movie 's failings .


the longer one watches this determinedly ragged portrait of blue-collar teenage desperation . . . the more one gets absorbed in the utter unbridled nihilism of its 'characters . '


there are moments in this account of the life of artist frida kahlo that are among cinema 's finest this year . unfortunately , they 're sandwiched in between the most impossibly dry account of kahlo 's life imaginable .


his search soon sends him down a dangerous path . . .


but when those worlds collide , taking the lives of his wife and younger son , sullivan and his surviving son , michael jr . , leave their sedate home life behind and embark on a startling journey of revenge .


when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie , you know the picture is in trouble .


like its title character , this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end .


swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell .


in addition , the detective has to deal with a serial killer who had already killed and mutilated many women .


a compelling allegory about the last days of germany 's democratic weimar republic .


just on the other side of thirty , dave is an unemployed sculptor clumsily going nowhere in a small town .


it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff .


the film boasts dry humor and jarring shocks , plus moments of breathtaking mystery .


the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox .


there 's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale .


this attractive , 30 year old successful graphic designer with a captivating personality has n't had a good date in over a year , and she 's not alone - her best friends share the same problem .


undercover fbi agent and former marine frank castle ( jane ) is devastated when his wife and children are killed when they accidentally witness a mafia hit , and with nothing left to lose , decides to dedicate himself fully to the eradication of crime ( organized and otherwise ) from america , as an army , assassin , judge and jury all rolled up into one man ( and a whole lot of guns ) : the punisher .


it 's thoroughly entertaining and nonpatronizing , and occasionally even insightful .


a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera . . .


vega and ulloa give strong performances as the leading lovers and there are some strong supporting turns , particularly from najwa nimri .


despite the holes in the story and the somewhat predictable plot , moments of the movie caused me to jump in my chair . . .


when he finds out she is gay he starts to do his homework .


it 's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script , but here 's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role .


for decades we 've marveled at disney 's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world . prepare to marvel again .


whistle completes the trilogy started in from here to eternity and the thin red line .


when anti-death-penalty activist david gale is convicted and condemned to death for the murder of a colleague , reporter bitsey bloom sets out to learn the story behind gale 's crime .


a captivatingly quirky hybrid of character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller .


they all decide to go together and they leave .


the family come from a long line of masters of disguise who are able to mask themselves as almost anyone or anything by harnessing the great power of energico .


if we do n't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose , we deserve the trash that we get .


the corrupt wizard saruman ( christopher lee ) , under the power of the dark lord sauron , and his slimy assistant , gr & # 237 ; ma wormtongue ( brad dourif ) , have created a grand uruk-hai army bent on the destruction of man and middle-earth .


everything about the quiet american is good , except its timing .


sandler has played weirdos for zany comic effect , and it 's interesting to finally see him play one in a relatively subdued romantic dramedy .


delia , greta , and paula rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year . as each of them searches for their place in the world , miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking , flawed humanity .


little does caroline realize that this delicious parisian beauty is a modern-day vampire looking for vunerable victims .


not a bad way to spend a couple of hours .


nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks .


just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience .


when it 's over all that they got is a bag full of black gems which is what the man who hired them wanted .


the elders hope to return home quickly but their new friend has other plans .


it is survival of the fittest as the friendships are pushed to the limit .


the film fits into a genre that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself , vibrant with originality .


una works as a supermarket cashier hating her work and everybody around : the costumers , the manager , the staff .


amerika and zed are upset that kyle is spending more time with trasha than with them .


the raw footage gives us an alternate insight to chaplin 's classic film which started production years before adolph hitler was seen as a major threat in the western world .


the orchestra player gets known to his neighbour , a gay man having also relationship troubles , and together they are trying hard to find a way how to go on with their lifes .


roger swanson is a hopelessly cynical advertising copywriter with a razor-sharp wit who believes he has mastered the art of manipulating women .


if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .


an overblown clunker full of bad jokes , howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences .


she meets ian miller , a high school english teacher , wasp , and dreamboat she had made a fool of herself over at the restaurant ; they date secretly for a while before her family finds out .


a very slow , uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel .


his first challenge is from the chinese workers , technicians , and officers , who have been trained to work under the old system and unable to function sufficiently in the new era of international competition .


if your taste runs to 'difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it .


he 's fascinated by a candy machine , and asks his mother for money , but she refuses .


as violent , profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you 've ever seen .


the film 's apocalyptic urban setting and unrelentingly icy zeitgeist is message enough without a triumphant parting shot


with the support of her best friend wilma watson and their draft-dodging companion will bacon , emily is able to stand by her convictions in a household dominated by the standards of a salt-of-the-earth father and an unconditionally loving mother .


well as a hero in the guise of prince charmont , whom ella falls in love with .


after spending a year in a mental instituton , molly peters finally returns home to her mother .


content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance .


undercover brother does n't go far enough . it 's just a silly black genre spoof .


the footage of the rappers at play and the prison interview with suge knight are just two of the elements that will grab you .


takes one character we do n't like and another we do n't believe , and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and is n't very funny .


an entertaining , grimy view of the traps of machismo tucked inside a cop thriller .


the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one .


how does it play a significant role in japanese culture , and why does it fascinate american youth ?


even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation can not engage .


on balance , i recommend the movie both for nicholson 's performance and for the opportunity to spend some time with the kind of man that we often meet in real life , but rarely see on screen .


but for the shell-shocked crew , trapped together in the sub 's narrow corridors and constricted spaces , this is about to become a journey into the sensory delusions , mental deceptions and runaway fear that lurk just below the surface of the ocean and deep inside the human psyche .


through time travel wells and twain team up with sir arthur conan doyle and a young jules verne and wind up in the year 2001 seeing results of their writings that help in their attempts to find dr . noah and save the world from destruction .


arrested and imprisoned in a juvenile detention facility , leland comes in contact with an aspiring writer and prison teacher , pearl madison ( cheadle ) .


if you 're not the target demographic . . . this movie is one long chick-flick slog .


daughter from danang sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story


as it stands it 's an opera movie for the buffs .


ranks with such films as in the bedroom , ordinary people , and terms of endearment in the sensitivity with which it observes the effect a child 's death on the remaining members of the family .


the theme of the film simultaneously addresses the similarities between the two factions of law and crime while revealing the similarities between the two brothers .


gooding is the energetic frontman , and it 's hard to resist his enthusiasm , even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences .


when the singing veggies encounter some car trouble , they 're stranded at old , rundown seafood joint where nothing is quite as it seems .


he becomes the man he always should have ( and could have ) been .


imax films can sometimes feel like a gimmick , but this is one subject that demands a scope as big as the imagination .


unlike most teen flicks , swimming takes its time to tell its story , casts mostly little-known performers in key roles , and introduces some intriguing ambiguity .


can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality ' movies . . . except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality .


the adventure does n't contain half the excitement of balto , or quarter the fun of toy story 2 .


majidi is an unconventional storyteller , capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places .


but he 's neglecting his work , carping at his mom , and behaving badly toward his loyal friend bobbi .


he follows a new suspect , huh , and eventually catches him in the act of brutally murdering a woman in a crowded techno bar .


in the second half of the film , frei 's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis .


. . . you can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already .


another woman , diana , reads a book and is divided from the real world by fiction .


he seeks the wisdom of his friend and confidant saiid and together their attempts to give niche his identity leads to more problems . . . in


he wants to realize the dream nurtured for year by his father .


it 's all about love is the story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse .


as it spreads among the friends , their true feelings and personalities emerge as they struggle to survive the virus and each other .


like a tarantino movie with heart , alias betty is richly detailed , deftly executed and utterly absorbing .


self-congratulatory , misguided , and ill-informed , if nonetheless compulsively watchable .


the members manage to pronounce kok exactly as you think they might , thus giving the cast ample opportunity to use that term as often as possible . it 's very beavis and butthead , yet always seems to elicit a chuckle .


it 's steps , a film that draws its inspiration from the marx brother to monty python and it was done on such a shoe-string budget , it would make a studio executive blush .


bruce is a down on his luck tv news reporter .


ultimately , the message of trouble every day seems to be that all sexual desire disrupts life 's stasis .


academy award nominee diane lane stars as frances mayes , a 35-year-old san francisco writer whose perfect life has just taken an unexpected detour .


the film 's strength is n't in its details , but in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself , with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest , media-soaked fears .


although their characters and temperaments could n't be less alike , 19-year olds wei and jie are best friends .


confessions is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk .


it 's like rocky and bullwinkle on speed , but that 's neither completely enlightening , nor does it catch the intensity of the movie 's strangeness .


so earnest and well-meaning , and so stocked with talent , that you almost forget the sheer , ponderous awfulness of its script .


it is late at night in a foreign land .


when joe , a us navy seal , and katsuragi , a japanese detective , join forces to stop the circulation of blood heat , they are taken to an underground martial arts tournament in the muscle dome held by the yakuza and triads , where the fighters are blood heat users .


a sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise .


instead of trying to bust some blondes , [ diggs ] should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad .


a wonderful , low-key coming-of-age saga with none of that after-school special hysteria .


and what 's worse , it might be coming back to get her . . .


mostly , [ goldbacher ] just lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human .


she befriends with one of the regulars , the well known las vegas-playboy jack hiller ( eddie albert sr . ) .


through his grandmother 's boundless patience and devotion , he learns to embrace empathy , humility and the importance of family .


they both fall in love , but they must fight against everyone , specially renata 's rich parents , who want to stop their love by sending her to canada .


she - a person who wanted to live for ever - does however not give in .


the killer is getting closer , revealing more and more of his madness .


when bernie falls for a gorgeous cocktail waitress ( maria bello ) his bad luck is thrown into reverse .


trapped presents a frightening and compelling 'what if ? ' scenario that will give most parents pause . . . . then , something terrible happens .


and for her honor , it will be named 'paradise-casino ' .


when a dozen graves are desecrated in rural texas , five young people in their 20 's investigate , eventually ending up being chased by a family of cannibals , led by a towering and insane brute , dressed in human skins , called leatherface .


whaley 's performance is earnest and often riveting , but he should have taken a few lessons from his peers at amateur night .


he resorts to whiskey-smuggling , a traditional family occupation .


the chubbchubbs introduces the alien inhabitants of the planet glorf , including meeper , its earnest but oh so awkward hero , a singing diva , the zyzaks , 20 foot-tall red-eyed bullies , and the chubbchubbs .


august has become a real problem for some of the bosses around town , and ronnie will soon find out just what his frankenstein 's monster will cost him .


there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid


while not quite `` shrek `` or monsters , inc . `` , it 's not too bad . it 's worth taking the kids to .


siddalee , a famous new york playwright , is quoted in time magazine and infuriates her dramatic , southern mother .


a young couple is concerned about the future of their relationship as they anticipate their time apart .


the pretense is that her father jake is dying .


through an unforeseeable chain of events , jack comes face to face with the boundaries of his carefully constructed existence .


. . . the movie just seemed to be trying too hard to be something different . .


when the precise nature of matthew 's predicament finally comes into sharp focus , the revelation fails to justify the build-up .


fans of the modern day hong kong action film finally have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for .


his strengths are fish frying and stamp collecting , and he thinks magnum 45s are a type of ice cream .


melissa , who will drag him into a world of passion and crime , will soon meet him .


disrespectful and selfish , sang-woo lashes out in anger , perceiving that he has been abandoned .


schmitz takes off for new orleans with stephens , promising him a chance to meet his teen idol , all the while taking film of stephens ' cross-country exploits and pawning them off as footage of the real deal .


morton is a great actress portraying a complex character , but morvern callar grows less compelling the farther it meanders from its shocking start .


prosit has made a lot of enemy & # 180 ; s .


it tries too hard , and overreaches the logic of its own world .


a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series , with all of the pitfalls of such you 'd expect .


surfing his first big break in pictures , young actor reverend heads for the big-time in hollywood .


[ nM-fs ] directed the stage version of elling , and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage .


this new movie version of the alexandre dumas classic is the stuff of high romance , brought off with considerable wit .


in the film , `` wake `` , the fateful reunion of four brothers quickly dissolves into a night of drinking , deceit , perversions , and death .


and that 's the trick-it 's a gay cruise-liner for gay men to make out .


sayles has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group .


the film takes the materials of human tragedy and dresses them in lovely costumes , southern california locations and star power .


nete 's father becomes bitter and introvert , but nete insists that he come to live with her and her family the few weeks he has left .


it would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde 's classic satire .


what emerges is not only an underdog v . simon bar sinister saga but a fascinating character study .


the attorney leaves the scene of the accident and strands the salesman , causing him to miss his custody hearing .


standard story of boy meets girl and girl thinks he is gay .


ultimately , jane learns her place as a girl , softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with .


determined not to let this opportunity slip by , she vows to act on that information right away .


i know that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again


carlton `` niche `` james ( cory barlog ) is a man on a mission .


seeking refuge in his past , the murderer contacts his estranged brother and falls in love with his brother 's wife , gypsy . . .


tinke , a 9-year-old orphan from the wilderness , struggles to find her unknown , rich grandparents .


eventually , he builds a successful career as a us attorney .


but before he can get to him she sets out with her father to south africa .


all of the elements are in place for a great film noir , but director george hickenlooper 's approach to the material is too upbeat .


adaptation is probably the ultimate writers ' film , but it 's also a brash , daring , and dynamic film -- as delicate as an orchid but as durable and malleable as the species .


jordan is a mom & # 38 ; an activist who is on a life long search for true faith as she tries to protect her only child from what she believes is injustice .


barbara novak ( renee zellweger ) has just come down from maine to new york after writing a book called down with love .


griffin & co . manage to be spectacularly outrageous .


it 's sobering , particularly if anyone still thinks this conflict can be resolved easily , or soon .


an incoherent jumble of a film that 's rarely as entertaining as it could have been .


paramount to her world is gene , a wealthy disturbed businessman who has slowly become her benefactor over the years .


without blowing the jokes we can say that , if you have found that your sense of humor fit well with christopher guest 's screen outings , you 'll find yourself in the flow with shearer as well .


a gracious , eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost .


highlights include detailed instructions on how to perform an icepick lobotomy with household utensils ; a cacophony of robotic voices ; and haunting stills that date back to the turn of the twentieth century .


19-year old free spirit daphne reynolds ( amanda bynes ) , raised by her equally free-spirited mother , goes to england to meet her father , who turns out to be a wealthy aristocrat ( colin firth ) .


ted ca n't turn the ladies heads like he used to - none of the scams work .


he 's got a crush on the sexy young blonde , billy , who he met at an orgy the other night .


a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side of play .


a thoroughly unoriginal , but fast-paced and entertaining genre b-flick


there are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it 's going to be a trip . igby goes down is one of those movies .


the results of the gene therapy are passed on to his son bruce .


only one person can eventually solve the crisis : stefan balsiger himself .


in a place soon to be known as the valley of death , in a small clearing called landing zone x-ray , lt . colonel hal moore ( mel gibson ) and 400 young fathers , husbands , brothers , and sons , all troopers from an elite american combat division , were surrounded by 2 , 000 north vietnamese soldiers .


while peterson and her ageless alter ego keep an ironic detachment from the melodramatics , there 's no irony in the end-title dedication to price -- it obviously comes straight from the heart .


friday after next takes place back in the hood during the christmas season , craig and day-day are now living in a rundown apartment .


moments of compassion and kindness circulate within a mounting concern for individual survival .


likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes .


but paul 's dream job turns into a nightmare of sex for hire , drugs and violence .


instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western , it 's an unpretentious , sociologically pointed slice of life .


clayton is then given a special assignment , to root out a suspected mole that has infiltrated the agency .


it is fascinating to see how much work and preparation goes into stand-up comedy .


how does one ask his wife to try something that breaks so many taboos ?


this comedy , based on steve martin 's successful stage play concerns a fictional meeting between a young pablo picasso and a young albert einstein at a paris cafe at the turn of the 20th century .


it 's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend . you do n't want to call the cops . you want to call domino 's .


beautifully crafted and brutally honest , promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people .


like the best 60 minutes exposM-i , the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining .


a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is .


however after his son is witness to a killing he has done mike sullivan finds him self on the run trying to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him .


an unsentimental albeit heartfelt eulogy to the firefighters who paid the ultimate price while saving new yorkers .


improv comedy masters the upright citizens brigade star in this absurdist comedy about an evil chinese food company and their plan to turn little girls into `` saucy `` spare ribs .


however , when a search sets in , the people of dogville demand a better deal in exchange for the risk of harbouring poor grace and she learns the hard way that in this town , goodness is relative .


it treats us to beautiful insights and tragic struggles that swell the heart and make us feel genuine empathy for two people embracing the truth amidst a pack of lies .


rachel is torn by her aversion to harper and her duty as an agent .


three stories delicately intertwined by the beauty of sadness .


the best movie in many a moon about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times leave us stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites .


i stopped thinking about how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights .


it ca n't be easy starting a movie in the middle , staying in the middle , and then ending it in the middle . . .


everything has taken a turn for the worse and kilo ca n't seem to stop it .


rebecca falls in love with lukas and soon feels more comfortable in the commune than she does at home .


one of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt doodled steamboat willie .


the day takes some twists and turns as elder jones and elder smith ride their bikes to pick up a birthday package for elder smith .


the war of the ring has now begun . . .


the grandfather teaches the boy a small lesson about growing up , while the boy helps the grandfather , a holocaust survivor , open up and tell his story , for the first time .


so young , so smart , such talent , such a wise * * * .


as she tries to clear her name , she uncovers information that leads to more murders and more unanswered questions .


handled correctly , wilde 's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice . here , alas , it collapses like an overcooked soufflM-i .


the roadworkers are mates from way back , and each weekend they go out to an old goldmining site hoping to strike it rich .


once again , the intelligence of gay audiences has been grossly underestimated , and a meaty plot and well-developed characters have been sacrificed for skin and flash that barely fizzle .


you 'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot . you 'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus .


often self-consciously surreal , this award-winner scores high for originality .


moore 's complex and important film is also , believe it or not , immensely entertaining , a david and goliath story that 's still very much playing itself out .


whether it 's the fbi swooping in to rescue us in mississippi burning or a fearless teacher storming a `` ghetto `` school to prove our youth can learn as in dangerous minds , we are often offended by such cinematic myths that are more interested in appeasing white liberal sensibilities than raising complex questions about what whites must truly sacrifice if they are sincere about ending racial injustice .


sebastien cortez is an up and coming film maker who has just gotten his big break in `` the biz . ``


tends to pile too many `` serious issues `` on its plate at times , yet remains fairly light , always entertaining , and smartly written .


the way coppola professes his love for movies -- both colorful pop junk and the classics that unequivocally qualify as art -- is giddily entertaining .


ben has a way of making trouble for julie .


a spellbinding african film about the modern condition of rootlessness , a state experienced by millions around the globe .


this gently retro story of a young morman missionary in the pacific islands of tonga loses some wholesomeness points due to some smug insularity .


meanwhile , assistant chief holland , the only man in the department willing to stand up to the sis , threatens to end perry 's brand of singlehanded `` justice `` on the los angeles streets .


tired , bruised and out of breath , they finally free the professor and arrive at the temple of faramundi scant minutes before gallo and his men .


fbi agent will graham has been called out of early retirement to catch a serial killer , known by authorities as `` the tooth fairy `` .


the story revolves around lucy kelson ( bullock ) , a brilliant but neurotic attorney , and her client ( grant ) , who is `` charming , irresponsible and fabulously wealthy . ``


zak quickly learns how to manipulate the device , and he and his quick-witted , beautiful new friend , francesca , have some real fun .


meanwhile , puteri megawati , who is very thankful to the mysterious guy that saved her , meets siti shahirah , a member of the paparazzi that as usual , is looking for sensational news .


nete is a tough woman of 35 who runs her job , husband , and teenage daughter with a firm and efficient hand .


high drama , disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky .


nothing but an episode of smackdown ! in period costume and with a bigger budget .


since the shoe is his , kumin is then declared the `` mr .


a movie that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy 's delusions to escape their maudlin influence .


making matters worse , vince is having trouble discerning reality from memory .


when every one suspects that it is him , the trio then set out to find the culprit and find out more than they bargained for : the diary of tom riddle , why hagrid was expelled and what the chamber of secrets is and why is it so feared in hogwarts .


anyone who professes to love movies should see alexander sokurov 's russian ark .


director robert rodriguez has once again caught lightning in a bottle .


dazzling in its complexity , disturbing for its extraordinary themes , the piano teacher is a film that defies categorisation . it haunts , horrifies , startles and fascinates ; it is impossible to look away . ah yes , and then there 's the music . . .


this has to be one of the most bizarre love stories ever to be filmed , not since nine M-= weeks has anybody done this much pampering for his 'girlfriend ' .


a compelling , gut-clutching piece of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day .


an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer 's previous collaboration , miss congeniality .


like carlos and mickey , sean and eddie are best friends .


context is provided by those who protested against segregation and the limited franchise earlier in bermuda by authoring a `` secret document `` that analysed the social problems of the island .


the entire movie is in need of a scented bath .


this is a movie that made me smile for two hours straight .


the film centres around three female supermodels who live and work together .


as they become jaded by watching these brutal fights , and betting becomes boring , the bosses realize that they need to take the fights to a new limit .


now i can see why people thought i was too hard on `` the mothman prophecies `` .


audrey tatou has a knack for picking roles that magnify her outrageous charm , and in this literate french comedy , she 's as morning-glory exuberant as she was in amM-ilie .


one of the best cat-and-mouse movies to come along in a while , leo has great fun in the role .


provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views .


skin deep is a psychological thriller about love , sex , race , and betrayal involving an interracial couple , a black couple , and a mistress .


big yard operates a child smuggling ring and 'superbob ' must save dante or lose his son forever .


like coming into a long-running , well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six .


they discover that the one sho stole them is a rival of the criminal , while they go to every single one of his associates to find who has them .


both an admirable reconstruction of terrible events , and a fitting memorial to the dead of that day , and of the thousands thereafter .


intent on exacting bloody revenge on the reunited english friends murray possesses the body of a guest and turns him into a murderer .


this story centers around a divorced woman in her 30 's and her daughter , who are caught up in a cat-and-mouse game inside their new new york brownstone when three burglars come looking for a hidden cache of cash .


detective mi yun ( played by yum jung-ah ) , and her newly appointed partner , detective kang ( played by ji jin-hee ) , are assigned to the case .


nete forces a doctor to tell her how much time he has left .


the next morning , their friday gets freaky when tess and anna find themselves inside the wrong bodies .


a lowly thug , gigli ( ben affleck ) , is assigned to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor to save his mobster boss from incarceration .


cinephiles will appreciate the fine camerawork and overall mise-en-scene , but people just heading out for a popcorn pleaser will likely be disappointed .


former world-rallye-champion walter and his daughter natascha are kidnapped by arab terrorists and brought to berlin .


it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film , but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy .


in their new environment , the men relinquish their frat mentality and realize how hurtful they have been to women over the years .


brian knows that tonight the evil has finally come to claim him .


in 1946 , tests began using nazi v-1 `` buzz bombs `` launched from the decks of american diesel submarines .


in adobo , ethnicity is not just the spice , but at the heart of more universal concerns .


die another day is only intermittently entertaining but it 's hard not to be a sucker for its charms , or perhaps it 's just impossible not to feel nostalgia for movies you grew up with .


when one of them tells the other a rumor that he might be a homicidal maniac they are all scared of him .


faced with a $ 10 million lawsuit , the department agrees to let producer chase renzi film mitch 's investigation for a new reality tv show , and constantly tries to make everything more `` viewer friendly `` by changing everything about mitch 's life to fit the stereotypical view of police officers -- and partners him with trey .


it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three 's company-style laugh track .


so , he and a few friends , try to cover up his disability , without the studio executives or the producers knowing that he is directing the film blind .


this romantic comedy , described as an african-american when harry met sally . . . , centers on a romance between an a & # 38 ; r exec , dre ( diggs ) , at a hip-hop label and a magazine editor , sidney ( lathan ) , who have known each other since childhood .


the film actually gets to tackle some larger questions than one normally finds in the average fireball drama .


harnessing the explosive momentum of the internet , anime heralds a revolution in 21st century youth culture .


paul 's true romantic feelings soon surface and jenny finds things to be a little more than she can handle .


they have to prepare for some action as the there will be a full moon tonight . . .


but as she comes home , she opens a mysterious door that leads her to an artificial world : the holo-deck .


although she came back to the house in order to sell it , things begin to take a different direction : the house itself , the furniture and other equipment in it seem to become alive for anna , recalling images of her past , her beloved parents and her friend max , who once gave her shelter from the raging policemen when she took part as a photo journalist in a political demonstration in berlin .


scared of death , winnie must choose between being immortal and being with jesse or following the circle of life and dying someday .


the writers , director wally wolodarsky , and all the actors should start their own coeducational fraternity : kappa rho alpha phi .


it is quickly agreed however , that selling chocolates door to door , or fire powered potato guns to children , may be too complicated .


the minor figures surrounding [ bobby ] . . . form a gritty urban mosaic .


a garden-fresh morality tale for the kids , with monty python-inspired humor .


smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play .


lan yu seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece . it is , however , a completely honest , open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it .


this spider-woman , secretly connected to the mob , has jealously controlled patricia 's life as well as the one of her husband , casino owner francis hiller ( timothy bottoms ) .


but then the crew detects a break-in on their computer systems , and picard is captured by the romulans because shinzon needs him as his only matching supplier of genetic material .


a romantic comedy that operates by the rules of its own self-contained universe .


this 72-minute film does have some exciting scenes , but it 's a tad slow .


john was one of the first porn stars to push for aids testing in the porn industry .


the driver finds himself in a dangerous , yet highly political situation ; this time being pursued by a helicopter gunship while carrying a passenger with a suitcase . . .


comedic high jinks ensue as the two go on the lam and start to fall in love .


wounded by tom 's derision , michael befriends ex-convict everette hatch , who , recognizing opportunity , exploits michael 's ideas to his advantage .


but a sassy hispanic angel in a mets cap and jacket wrestles joe in an alleyway and makes him listen to the divine message of the miraculous , `` fear not . ``


she entranced the founder of the museum of art ( masp ) where the fashion parade was being held , and her career was hence launched .


about schmidt is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year . if you 're not deeply touched by this movie , check your pulse .


what about charlotte : can pally let his heart take the lead ?


schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past .


the only way to find out though what really happened is to enter the site itself . . .


mostly centered on indianapolis , this film puts this problem ( which many assume to be an urban phenomenon ) firmly in the heartland of the usa .


slackers ' jokey approach to college education is disappointingly simplistic -- the film 's biggest problem -- and there are no unforgettably stupid stunts or uproariously rude lines of dialogue to remember it by .


what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week 's issue of variety .


when an international criminal ( dacascos ) kidnaps the daughter of a gang leader ( dmx ) as part of a diamond heist , it causes a city 's police to engage in an intensive search ( led by a government agent played by li ) , aided by the father 's gangsters .


while she is away a strange man with an axe comes into the motel room and attacks matt .


brosnan gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day .


for those who like quirky , slightly strange french films , this is a must !


for the most part , director anne-sophie birot 's first feature is a sensitive , extraordinarily well-acted drama .


a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast , but never quite gets off the ground .


adding to the situation is a killer hurricane bearing down on the island .


`` the best disney movie since the lion king ``


this is mild-mannered , been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant , the outrageous .


andrew is infatuated with sannah and fantazises about her but believes there 's no chance she will like him if she gets to know him , so he decides it 's better they never meet for real . . .


it is the first time ever that he leaves the desolate village in the balkan mountains .


truth is stranger than fiction , so the old saying goes . in 'catch me if you can , ' it 's also more entertaining .


large budget notwithstanding , the movie is such a blip on the year 's radar screen that it 's tempting just to go with it for the ride . but this time , the old mib label stands for milder is n't better .


while the topic has grown heavier here , [ moretti 's ] touch has not , and that disparity is precisely what gives the film its sustained poignancy .


a murder in the camp gives him the chance to set a risky plan in motion .


hot on the trail of the principle villains , bond travels to iceland where he experiences at first hand the power of an amazing new weapon before a dramatic confrontation with his main adversary back in korea where it all started . . .


partly because of the severe regime of a dreadful nurse , the five decide to escape from their new home and go back to the old one under their own steam .


a profoundly stupid affair , populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility .


de niro looks bored , murphy recycles murphy , and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal .


this fairy tale beginning freefalls from happy to disastrous as the newlyweds are besieged by emotionally challenged children , a savagily jealous ex-wife and a drunken dad .


fresh out of prison , dara is on a mission to scatter her mother 's ashes in lake superior .


after discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the bering sea , salvagers claim the vessel as their own .


it also touches on the encroachment of christianity brought by the missionaries , which is at odds with mepe 's tribal and traditional roots .


the mushy finale turns john q into a movie-of-the-week tearjerker .


the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them , it eventually culminates in the not-exactly -stunning insight that crime does n't pay .


graM-gas M-`s interaM-gM-ues entre seus personagens , o filme torna-se nM-co apenas uma histM-sria divertida sobre uma curiosa perseguiM-gM-co , mas tambM-im um belo estudo de personagens .


hawn lets it all hang out in this film and i have to admire her guts . sarandon is equally bold and daring in her portrayal of a woman who has lost her way in a closet full of beige suits .


even if it is generally amusing from time to time , i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have .


it teaches the importance and understanding of life and death . it


sure to stir up some controversy , callous sentiment is a true depiction of how violence can affect ones psyche .


reign of fire may be little more than another platter of reheated aliens , but it 's still pretty tasty .


now the inmates are retaliating , with seagal and ja rule leading them .


concerned that his son is going to embarrass him during his campaign to become the governor of california , brad 's wealthy father and his campaign manager ( underwood ) , hire two juilliard-trained actors ( diggs and anderson ) to disguise themselves as `` real life gangstaz `` , and kidnap his son , dropping him off in the `` real hood `` in compton , in an effort to scare the ghettofied attitude and behavior out of him .