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we want the funk - and this movie 's got it . | 3 | positive |
it picked me up , swung me around , and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film . | 4 | very positive |
the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks . | 3 | positive |
the movie 's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish . | 1 | negative |
the story bogs down in a mess of purposeless violence . | 1 | negative |
writer\/director alexander payne -lrb- election -rrb- and his co-writer jim taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing . | 3 | positive |
without ever becoming didactic , director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality . | 3 | positive |
the movie succumbs to being nothing more than a formulaic chase in the dark . | 1 | negative |
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature . | 4 | very positive |
a peculiar misfire that even tunney ca n't save . | 0 | very negative |
beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama . | 4 | very positive |
humor in i spy is so anemic . | 1 | negative |
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me . | 0 | very negative |
a compelling pre-wwii drama with vivid characters and a warm , moving message . | 4 | very positive |
it is about irrational , unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity . | 3 | positive |
the casting of raymond j. barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger 's impressive fake documentary . | 3 | positive |
... a pretentious mess ... | 0 | very negative |
only an epic documentary could get it all down , and spike lee 's jim brown : all american at long last gives its subject a movie worthy of his talents . | 4 | very positive |
it is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental , and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients . | 3 | positive |
makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience . | 0 | very negative |
if there 's a heaven for bad movies , deuces wild is on its way . | 0 | very negative |
mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded , as if circularity itself indicated profundity . | 0 | very negative |
it tells more than it shows . | 2 | neutral |
told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings . | 3 | positive |
it 's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers do n't make often enough . | 4 | very positive |
men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it 's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic . | 0 | very negative |
without any redeeming value whatsoever . | 0 | very negative |
has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it 's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick . | 2 | neutral |
apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths . | 1 | negative |
the film 's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength , but it 's propelled by the acting . | 3 | positive |
in all the annals of the movies , few films have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant . | 0 | very negative |
art-house to the core , read my lips is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema . | 3 | positive |
scores no points for originality , wit , or intelligence . | 0 | very negative |
a well acted and well intentioned snoozer . | 1 | negative |
as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago . | 4 | very positive |
the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as ... -lrb- quills -rrb- did by showing them . | 3 | positive |
nelson 's brutally unsentimental approach ... sucks the humanity from the film , leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle . | 0 | very negative |
a film in a class with spike lee 's masterful do the right thing . | 4 | very positive |
if horses could fly , this is surely what they 'd look like . | 2 | neutral |
this documentary is a dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder of what -lrb- evans -rrb- had , lost , and got back . | 4 | very positive |
tsai ming-liang has taken his trademark style and refined it to a crystalline point . | 3 | positive |
two hours fly by -- opera 's a pleasure when you do n't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated . | 4 | very positive |
imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor . | 0 | very negative |
writer\/director john mckay ignites some charming chemistry between kate and jed but , when he veers into sodden melodrama , punctuated by violins , it 's disastrous and kate 's jealous female friends become downright despicable . | 1 | negative |
a must see for all sides of the political spectrum | 4 | very positive |
... in this incarnation its fizz is infectious . | 4 | very positive |
kinnear and dafoe give what may be the performances of their careers . | 4 | very positive |
thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances , the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods . | 4 | very positive |
aloof and lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships . | 0 | very negative |
showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation . | 4 | very positive |
arliss howard 's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love , meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws . | 4 | very positive |
` god help us , but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves . ' | 1 | negative |
ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action . | 1 | negative |
a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms . | 0 | very negative |
a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick , a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem . | 1 | negative |
a bold and subversive film that cuts across the grain of what is popular and powerful in this high-tech age , speaking its truths with spellbinding imagery and the entrancing music of philip glass . | 4 | very positive |
a gimmick in search of a movie : how to get carvey into as many silly costumes and deliver as many silly voices as possible , plot mechanics be damned . | 1 | negative |
with each of her three protagonists , miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman 's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path . | 4 | very positive |
or intelligent . | 2 | neutral |
it will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days . | 4 | very positive |
if this holiday movie is supposed to be a gift , somebody unwrapped it early , took out all the good stuff , and left behind the crap -lrb- literally -rrb- . | 0 | very negative |
you bet . | 2 | neutral |
a well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity . | 3 | positive |
collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence . | 0 | very negative |
see it . | 4 | very positive |
in addition to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic , this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday . | 4 | very positive |
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum . | 0 | very negative |
this is a terrific character study , a probe into the life of a complex man . | 4 | very positive |
not to mention a sharper , cleaner camera lens . | 2 | neutral |
funny in a sick , twisted sort of way . | 3 | positive |
a bracing , unblinking work that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale . | 3 | positive |
the format gets used best ... to capture the dizzying heights achieved by motocross and bmx riders , whose balletic hotdogging occasionally ends in bone-crushing screwups . | 3 | positive |
see it now , before the inevitable hollywood remake flattens out all its odd , intriguing wrinkles . | 2 | neutral |
an original little film about one young woman 's education . | 2 | neutral |
while dutifully pulling on heartstrings , directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix . | 3 | positive |
there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church , synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door . | 3 | positive |
a fascinating but choppy documentary . | 2 | neutral |
a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court 's extradition chess game and the regime 's talking-head survivors . | 4 | very positive |
an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus . | 0 | very negative |
as elegantly crafted as it often is , anderson 's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that , hampered by an undeveloped script , ultimately pulls up lame . | 0 | very negative |
the lousy lead performances ... keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired . | 1 | negative |
bittersweet comedy\/drama full of life , hand gestures , and some really adorable italian guys . | 4 | very positive |
even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs. sever is a dumb action movie . | 0 | very negative |
thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic . | 1 | negative |
it has fun being grown up . | 3 | positive |
adams , with four scriptwriters , takes care with the characters , who are so believable that you feel what they feel . | 4 | very positive |
certainly not a good movie , but it was n't horrible either . | 1 | negative |
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience . | 0 | very negative |
a searing , epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be , horrifyingly , ever on the rise . | 3 | positive |
the same should go for movie theaters . | 2 | neutral |
nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction . | 3 | positive |
yes , i have given this movie a rating of zero . | 0 | very negative |
as the princess , sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat . | 3 | positive |
smart and alert , thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem . | 3 | positive |
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible . | 0 | very negative |
you 'll end up moved . | 3 | positive |
the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power . | 4 | very positive |
one of the best , most understated performances of -lrb- jack nicholson 's -rrb- career . | 4 | very positive |
the ending is a cop-out . | 0 | very negative |
disney 's live-action division has a history of releasing cinematic flotsam , but this is one occasion when they have unearthed a rare gem . | 4 | very positive |