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almost every scene in this film is a gem that could stand alone , a perfectly realized observation of mood , behavior and intent . | 1pos
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a psychologically rich and suspenseful moral thriller with a stellar performance by al pacino . | 1pos
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you won't believe much of it , but you will laugh at the audacity , at the who's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all . | 1pos
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this version's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful . | 1pos
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the bourne identity is what summer screen escapism used to be in the decades when it was geared more to grownups . | 1pos
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provide[s] nail-biting suspense and credible characters without relying on technology-of-the-moment technique or pretentious dialogue . | 1pos
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if it tried to do anything more , it would fail and perhaps explode , but at this level of manic whimsy , it is just about right . | 1pos
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too sincere to exploit its subjects and too honest to manipulate its audience . | 1pos
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the saturation bombing of reggio's images and glass' evocative music . . . ultimately leaves viewers with the task of divining meaning . | 1pos
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for all its serious sense of purpose . . . [it] finds a way to lay bare the tragedies of its setting with a good deal of warmth and humor . | 1pos
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a depressing confirmation of everything those of us who don't object to the description " unelected " have suspected all along : george w . bush is an incurious , uncharismatic , overgrown frat boy with a mean streak a mile wide . | 1pos
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this road movie gives you emotional whiplash , and you'll be glad you went along for the ride . | 1pos
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sure , it's more of the same , but as the film proves , that's not always a bad thing . | 1pos
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a lighthearted , feel-good film that embraces the time-honored truth that the most powerful thing in life is love . | 1pos
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a bowel-curdling , heart-stopping recipe for terror . | 1pos
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daughter from danang is a film that should be seen by all , especially those who aren't aware of , or have forgotten about the unmentioned victims of war . | 1pos
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zhang yimou delivers warm , genuine characters who lie not through dishonesty , but because they genuinely believe it's the only way to bring happiness to their loved ones . | 1pos
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. . . breathes surprising new life into the familiar by amalgamating genres and adding true human complexity to its not-so-stock characters . | 1pos
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' . . . both hokey and super-cool , and definitely not in a hurry , so sit back , relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat . ' | 1pos
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a pleasant romantic comedy . | 1pos
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it's a count for our times . | 1pos
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greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill | 1pos
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smith's point is simple and obvious -- people's homes are extensions of themselves , and particularly eccentric people have particularly eccentric living spaces -- but his subjects are charmers . | 1pos
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a romantic comedy , yes , but one with characters who think and talk about their goals , and are working on hard decisions . | 1pos
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vividly conveys both the pitfalls and the pleasures of over-the-top love . | 1pos
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. . . a weak , manipulative , pencil-thin story that is miraculously able to entertain anyway . | 1pos
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a pro-fat farce that overcomes much of its excessive moral baggage thanks to two appealing lead performances . | 1pos
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for the first two-thirds of this sparklingly inventive and artful , always fast and furious tale , kids will go happily along for the ride . | 1pos
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majidi's poetic love story is a ravishing consciousness-raiser , if a bit draggy at times . | 1pos
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the smartest bonehead comedy of the summer . | 1pos
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effectively feeds our senses with the chilling sights and sounds from within the camp to create a completely numbing experience . | 1pos
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i love the way that it took chances and really asks you to take these great leaps of faith and pays off . | 1pos
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in his debut as a film director , denzel washington delivers a lean and engaging work . | 1pos
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only two words will tell you what you know when deciding to see it : anthony . hopkins . | 1pos
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the movie's quiet affirmation of neighborhood values gives it an honest , lived-in glow . | 1pos
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a teasing drama whose relentless good-deed/bad-deed reversals are just interesting enough to make a sinner like me pray for an even more interesting , less symmetrical , less obviously cross-shaped creation . | 1pos
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hayek is stunning as frida and . . . a star-making project . | 1pos
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it's both a necessary political work and a fascinating documentary . . . | 1pos
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hilarious , acidic brit comedy . | 1pos
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as a revenge thriller , the movie is serviceable , but it doesn't really deliver the delicious guilty pleasure of the better film versions . | 1pos
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an ironic speculation on democracy in a culture unaccustomed to it . | 1pos
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it's not life-affirming its vulgar and mean , but i liked it . | 1pos
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several degrees shy of the gross-out contests one expects from current teen fare . | 1pos
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the inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth . | 1pos
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led by griffin's smartly nuanced performance and enthusiasm , the cast has a lot of fun with the material . | 1pos
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tuck everlasting achieves a delicate balance of romantic innocence and philosophical depth . | 1pos
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a gentle blend of present day testimonials , surviving footage of burstein and his family performing , historical archives , and telling stills . | 1pos
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a generation x artifact , capturing a brief era of insanity in the sports arena that surely cannot last . | 1pos
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possession is elizabeth barrett browning meets nancy drew , and it's directed by . . . neil labute . hmm . | 1pos
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an uneven but intriguing drama that is part homage and part remake of the italian masterpiece . | 1pos
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windtalkers celebrates the human spirit and packs an emotional wallop . | 1pos
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having never been a huge fan of dickens' 800-page novel , it surprised me how much pleasure i had watching mcgrath's version . | 1pos
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the best thing the film does is to show us not only what that mind looks like , but how the creative process itself operates . | 1pos
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for all its failed connections , divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood is nurturing , in a gauzy , dithering way . | 1pos
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this is pretty dicey material . but some unexpected zigs and zags help . | 1pos
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compellingly watchable . | 1pos
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the filmmakers skillfully evoke the sense of menace that nature holds for many urban dwellers . | 1pos
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the laser-projected paintings provide a spell-casting beauty , while russell and dreyfus are a romantic pairing of hearts , preciously exposed as history corners them . | 1pos
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you don't have to be an especially tough grader to give a charitable b-minus to the emperor's club . | 1pos
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this romantic thriller is steeped in the atmosphere of wartime england , and ably captures the speech patterns , moral codes and ideals of the 1940s . | 1pos
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divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood may not be exactly divine , but it's definitely -- defiantly -- ya ya , what with all of those terrific songs and spirited performances . | 1pos
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viewed on its own terms , treasure planet is better-than-average family entertainment , but true fans of the stevenson's novel will likely prefer disney's more faithful 1950 live-action swashbuckling classic . | 1pos
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a journey through memory , a celebration of living , and a sobering rumination on fatality , classism , and ignorance . | 1pos
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resourceful and ingenious entertainment . | 1pos
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" antwone fisher " is an earnest , by-the-numbers effort by washington . it won't rock any boats but is solid meat-and-potatoes filmmaking . | 1pos
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a historical epic with the courage of its convictions about both scope and detail . | 1pos
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we need [moore's] noisy , cocky energy , his passion and class consciousness ; we need his shticks , we need his stones . | 1pos
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although the editing might have been tighter , hush ! sympathetically captures the often futile lifestyle of young people in modern japan . | 1pos
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[gai] comes closer to any actress i can remember to personifying independence in its purest and , yes , most intimidating form . | 1pos
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these are lives worth watching , paths worth following . | 1pos
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it's rather like a lifetime special -- pleasant , sweet and forgettable . | 1pos
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a moody horror/thriller elevated by deft staging and the director's well-known narrative gamesmanship . | 1pos
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as a singular character study , it's perfect . it's also the year's sweetest movie . | 1pos
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a graceful , contemplative film that gradually and artfully draws us into a world where the personal and the political get fatally intertwined . | 1pos
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while not as aggressively impressive as its american counterpart , " in the bedroom , " moretti's film makes its own , quieter observations | 1pos
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the experience of watching blobby old-school cgi animation in this superlarge format is just surreal enough to be diverting . | 1pos
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time changer may not be the most memorable cinema session but its profound self-evaluation message about our fragile existence and the absence of spiritual guidance should at least invade an abundance of mindsets | 1pos
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" the emperor's new clothes " begins with a simple plan . . . . well , at least that's the plan . | 1pos
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haynes has so fanatically fetishized every bizarre old-movie idiosyncrasy with such monastic devotion you're not sure if you should applaud or look into having him committed . | 1pos
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[director peter] jackson and his crew have so steeped themselves in the majesty of tolkien's writing that every frame produces new joys , whether you're a fan of the books or not . | 1pos
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while the glass slipper doesn't quite fit , pumpkin is definitely a unique modern fairytale . | 1pos
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the drama is played out with such aching beauty and truth that it brings tears to your eyes . | 1pos
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an exciting and involving rock music doc , a smart and satisfying look inside that tumultuous world . | 1pos
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an offbeat , sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animated film about the true meaning of the holidays . | 1pos
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this version incarnates the prophetic book in a way even its exacting author might admire . | 1pos
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sometimes , nothing satisfies like old-fashioned swashbuckling . and in this regard , on guard delivers . | 1pos
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. . . ambition is in short supply in the cinema , and egoyan tackles his themes and explores his characters' crises with seriousness and compassion . | 1pos
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an impossible romance , but we root for the patronized iranian lad . | 1pos
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like dickens with his passages , mcgrath crafts quite moving scenes throughout his resolutely dramatic variation on the novel . | 1pos
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there's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that's what makes it irresistible . | 1pos
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an exceedingly clever piece of cinema . another great what you don't see' is much more terrifying than what you do see thriller , coupled with some arresting effects , incandescent tones and stupendous performances | 1pos
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a carefully structured scream of consciousness that is tortured and unsettling--but unquestionably alive . | 1pos
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a quietly reflective and melancholy new zealand film about an eventful summer in a 13-year-old girl's life . | 1pos
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cute , funny , heartwarming digitally animated feature film with plenty of slapstick humor for the kids , lots of in-jokes for the adults and heart enough for everyone . | 1pos
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very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan | 1pos
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a budget affair that exposes the generally sad existence of the bedouins while providing a precious twinkle of insight into their lives . | 1pos
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it suggests the wide-ranging effects of media manipulation , from the kind of reporting that is done by the supposedly liberal media . . . to the intimate and ultimately tragic heartache of maverick individuals like hatfield and hicks . | 1pos
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workmanlike , maybe , but still a film with all the elements that made the other three great , scary times at the movies . | 1pos
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a pleasant enough comedy that should have found a summer place . | 1pos
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branagh , in his most forceful non-shakespeare screen performance , grounds even the softest moments in the angry revolt of his wit . | 1pos
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