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displaying about equal amounts of naiveté , passion and talent , beneath clouds establishes sen as a filmmaker of considerable potential . | 1 | positive |
one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this , or any , year . | -1 | negative |
i just loved every minute of this film . | 1 | positive |
and if you 're not nearly moved to tears by a couple of scenes , you 've got ice water in your veins . | 1 | positive |
as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming . | 1 | positive |
intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story 's least interesting subject . | 1 | positive |
suffocated by its fussy script and uptight characters , this musty adaptation is all the more annoying since it 's been packaged and sold back to us by hollywood . | -1 | negative |
this nickleby thing might have more homosexual undertones than an eddie murphy film . | -1 | negative |
a lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j.m. barrie 's peter pan . | -1 | negative |
oscar wilde 's masterpiece , the importance of being earnest , may be the best play of the 19th century . | 1 | positive |
a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba . | -1 | negative |
every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable . | -1 | negative |
the man from elysian fields is a cold , bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves . | -1 | negative |
director andrew niccol ... demonstrates a wry understanding of the quirks of fame . | 1 | positive |
a moody , multi-dimensional love story and sci-fi mystery , solaris is a thought-provoking , haunting film that allows the seeds of the imagination to germinate . | 1 | positive |
dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments . | 1 | positive |
shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls , stubbly chins , liver spots , red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere . | -1 | negative |
a subtle and well-crafted -lrb- for the most part -rrb- chiller . | 1 | positive |
instead of hiding pinocchio from critics , miramax should have hidden it from everyone . | -1 | negative |
there is n't nearly enough fun here , despite the presence of some appealing ingredients . | -1 | negative |
a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left . | -1 | negative |
... a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it . | -1 | negative |
involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters . | -1 | negative |
for all its impressive craftsmanship , and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos , lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam . | -1 | negative |
-lrb- t -rrb- here 's only so much anyone can do with a florid , overplotted , anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them . | -1 | negative |
moretti 's compelling anatomy of grief and the difficult process of adapting to loss . | -1 | negative |
jones ... does offer a brutal form of charisma . | 1 | positive |
instead , he shows them the respect they are due . | 1 | positive |
a giggle a minute . | 1 | positive |
not only unfunny , but downright repellent . | -1 | negative |
it 's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that . | -1 | negative |
adults will wish the movie were less simplistic , obvious , clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized . | -1 | negative |
with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry 's boss , there is n't a redeeming moment here . | -1 | negative |
it 's a demented kitsch mess -lrb- although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative -rrb- , but it 's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year . | 1 | positive |
ahhhh ... revenge is sweet ! | 1 | positive |
a breezy romantic comedy that has the punch of a good sitcom , while offering exceptionally well-detailed characters . | 1 | positive |
it 's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one . | -1 | negative |
a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda . | 1 | positive |
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him . | -1 | negative |
harrison 's flowers puts its heart in the right place , but its brains are in no particular place at all . | 1 | positive |
a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line . | -1 | negative |
the action switches between past and present , but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide . | -1 | negative |
the script is n't very good ; not even someone as gifted as hoffman -lrb- the actor -rrb- can make it work . | -1 | negative |
the inspirational screenplay by mike rich covers a lot of ground , perhaps too much , but ties things together , neatly , by the end . | 1 | positive |
it 's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie . | -1 | negative |
no way i can believe this load of junk . | -1 | negative |
the very definition of the ` small ' movie , but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher . | 1 | positive |
the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts . | -1 | negative |
looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen . | -1 | negative |
sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out . | -1 | negative |
they should have called it gutterball . | -1 | negative |
the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie ... is that he obviously does n't have his heart in it . | -1 | negative |
maud and roland 's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story , but labute pulls off a neater trick in possession : he makes language sexy . | 1 | positive |
one from the heart . | 1 | positive |
something like scrubbing the toilet . | -1 | negative |
the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances . | 1 | positive |
a swashbuckling tale of love , betrayal , revenge and above all , faith . | 1 | positive |
do not see this film . | -1 | negative |
the story and structure are well-honed . | 1 | positive |
my reaction in a word : disappointment . | -1 | negative |
in execution , this clever idea is far less funny than the original , killers from space . | -1 | negative |
the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting . | -1 | negative |
-lrb- næs -rrb- directed the stage version of elling , and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage . | 1 | positive |
of course , by more objective measurements it 's still quite bad . | -1 | negative |
however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs , young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust . | -1 | negative |
all that 's missing is the spontaneity , originality and delight . | -1 | negative |
the cold turkey would 've been a far better title . | -1 | negative |
if steven soderbergh 's ` solaris ' is a failure it is a glorious failure . | 1 | positive |
try as i may , i ca n't think of a single good reason to see this movie , even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted , ` thank you ! ' | -1 | negative |
the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides ... -lrb- and -rrb- personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy . | 1 | positive |
what really makes it special is that it pulls us into its world , gives us a hero whose suffering and triumphs we can share , surrounds him with interesting characters and sends us out of the theater feeling we 've shared a great adventure . | 1 | positive |
chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson 's dahmer . | 1 | positive |
it 's also , clearly , great fun . | 1 | positive |
what better message than ` love thyself ' could young women of any size receive ? | 1 | positive |
the script kicks in , and mr. hartley 's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow . | -1 | negative |
it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so | -1 | negative |
despite its title , punch-drunk love is never heavy-handed . | 1 | positive |
no aspirations to social import inform the movie version . | -1 | negative |
warm water under a red bridge is a quirky and poignant japanese film that explores the fascinating connections between women , water , nature , and sexuality . | 1 | positive |
a delightful coming-of-age story . | 1 | positive |
this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs . | -1 | negative |
it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie , but more often just feels generic , derivative and done to death . | -1 | negative |
thanks to scott 's charismatic roger and eisenberg 's sweet nephew , roger dodger is one of the most compelling variations on in the company of men . | 1 | positive |
sit through this one , and you wo n't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you . | -1 | negative |
mcconaughey 's fun to watch , the dragons are okay , not much fire in the script . | 1 | positive |
atom egoyan has conjured up a multilayered work that tackles any number of fascinating issues | 1 | positive |
if you enjoy more thoughtful comedies with interesting conflicted characters ; this one is for you . | 1 | positive |
\/ but daphne , you 're too buff \/ fred thinks he 's tough \/ and velma - wow , you 've lost weight ! | -1 | negative |
it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i ca n't wait for the sequel . | 1 | positive |
for anyone unfamiliar with pentacostal practices in general and theatrical phenomenon of hell houses in particular , it 's an eye-opener . | 1 | positive |
there 's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino 's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television . | -1 | negative |
the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned . | 1 | positive |
characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses , no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs . | -1 | negative |
irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films , but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater . | -1 | negative |
you wonder why enough was n't just a music video rather than a full-length movie . | -1 | negative |
this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another , narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse , and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing . | -1 | negative |
lapaglia 's ability to convey grief and hope works with weaver 's sensitive reactions to make this a two-actor master class . | 1 | positive |
the movie is beautiful to behold and engages one in a sense of epic struggle -- inner and outer -- that 's all too rare in hollywood 's hastier productions . | 1 | positive |
a movie with a real anarchic flair . | 1 | positive |
the movie is dawn of the dead crossed with john carpenter 's ghosts of mars , with zombies not as ghoulish as the first and trains not as big as the second . | -1 | negative |