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too bad maggio could n't come up with a better script .
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negative
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
| 4 |
very positive
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a movie just for friday fans , critics be damned .
| 3 |
positive
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charming , if overly complicated ...
| 2 |
neutral
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it 's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor .
| 4 |
very positive
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will no doubt delight plympton 's legion of fans ; others may find 80 minutes of these shenanigans exhausting .
| 2 |
neutral
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all mood and no movie .
| 1 |
negative
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the movie ultimately relies a bit too heavily on grandstanding , emotional , rocky-like moments ... but it 's such a warm and charming package that you 'll feel too happy to argue much .
| 2 |
neutral
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will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year .
| 4 |
very positive
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what a vast enterprise has been marshaled in the service of such a minute idea .
| 2 |
neutral
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a half-assed film .
| 0 |
very negative
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it 's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter , but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible .
| 3 |
positive
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the most ingenious film comedy since being john malkovich .
| 4 |
very positive
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being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough .
| 2 |
neutral
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the cast is phenomenal , especially the women .
| 4 |
very positive
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inventive , fun , intoxicatingly sexy , violent , self-indulgent and maddening .
| 3 |
positive
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director oliver parker labors so hard to whip life into the importance of being earnest that he probably pulled a muscle or two .
| 2 |
neutral
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much of it comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors .
| 4 |
very positive
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a chiller resolutely without chills .
| 0 |
very negative
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while -lrb- roman coppola -rrb- scores points for style , he staggers in terms of story .
| 2 |
neutral
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the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie .
| 1 |
negative
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and it is .
| 3 |
positive
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even when it drags , we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking
| 3 |
positive
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mildly amusing .
| 2 |
neutral
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imperfect ?
| 1 |
negative
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missteps take what was otherwise a fascinating , riveting story and send it down the path of the mundane .
| 2 |
neutral
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this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy .
| 0 |
very negative
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a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat , and if you 're going to alter the bard 's ending , you 'd better have a good alternative .
| 1 |
negative
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there 's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits .
| 0 |
very negative
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no , it 's not as single-minded as john carpenter 's original , but it 's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels .
| 3 |
positive
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the boys ' sparring , like the succession of blows dumped on guei , wears down the story 's more cerebral , and likable , plot elements .
| 2 |
neutral
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beating the austin powers films at their own game , this blaxploitation spoof downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness .
| 3 |
positive
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while this gentle and affecting melodrama will have luvvies in raptures , it 's far too slight and introspective to appeal to anything wider than a niche audience .
| 2 |
neutral
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viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm 's performance , the film would be a total washout .
| 1 |
negative
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there 's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes , plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme .
| 0 |
very negative
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- spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together .
| 0 |
very negative
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there 's already been too many of these films ...
| 0 |
very negative
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peralta 's mythmaking could have used some informed , adult hindsight .
| 2 |
neutral
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we want the funk - and this movie 's got it .
| 3 |
positive
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`` the kid stays in the picture '' is a great story , terrifically told by the man who wrote it but this cliff notes edition is a cheat .
| 2 |
neutral
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creeps you out in high style , even if nakata did it better .
| 2 |
neutral
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-lrb- a -rrb- thoughtful , visually graceful work .
| 4 |
very positive
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shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling .
| 1 |
negative
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` snow dogs ' has both .
| 2 |
neutral
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like the rugrats movies , the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series , but its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures is particularly welcome .
| 3 |
positive
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almost .
| 2 |
neutral
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a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .
| 1 |
negative
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the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
| 1 |
negative
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the script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar .
| 3 |
positive
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kudos to the most enchanting film of the year .
| 4 |
very positive
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the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion .
| 3 |
positive
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by its modest , straight-ahead standards , undisputed scores a direct hit .
| 3 |
positive
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chances are you wo n't , either .
| 2 |
neutral
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i 'm guessing the director is a magician .
| 3 |
positive
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a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france 's most inventive directors .
| 3 |
positive
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it irritates and saddens me that martin lawrence 's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere .
| 1 |
negative
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that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel .
| 0 |
very negative
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none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest .
| 1 |
negative
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when all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , i trust , will you .
| 3 |
positive
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ultimately too repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences , but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness .
| 1 |
negative
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i saw juwanna mann so you do n't have to .
| 2 |
neutral
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kids do n't mind crappy movies as much as adults , provided there 's lots of cute animals and clumsy people .
| 1 |
negative
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it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling .
| 1 |
negative
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wonder , hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars
| 3 |
positive
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while the performances are often engaging , this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary .
| 1 |
negative
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here 's my advice , kev .
| 2 |
neutral
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haneke 's script -lrb- from elfriede jelinek 's novel -rrb- is contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive , with an inconclusive ending .
| 0 |
very negative
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there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew .
| 1 |
negative
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the movie is loaded with good intentions , but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality .
| 1 |
negative
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tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham .
| 4 |
very positive
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filmmaker tian zhuangzhuang triumphantly returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power .
| 4 |
very positive
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... a movie that , quite simply , should n't have been made .
| 0 |
very negative
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it 's about time .
| 2 |
neutral
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the importance of being earnest , so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations
| 3 |
positive
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five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before .
| 1 |
negative
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director alfonso cuaron gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast , and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films .
| 3 |
positive
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... manages to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun .
| 3 |
positive
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shadyac , who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams , trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies .
| 2 |
neutral
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guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets .
| 1 |
negative
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wewannour money back , actually .
| 1 |
negative
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more than anything else , kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre , which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again .
| 4 |
very positive
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when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini , madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game .
| 4 |
very positive
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the sheer joy and pride they took in their work -- and in each other -- shines through every frame .
| 3 |
positive
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the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing .
| 0 |
very negative
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... digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations .
| 3 |
positive
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much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep .
| 4 |
very positive
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unfortunately , neither sendak nor the directors are particularly engaging or articulate .
| 2 |
neutral
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it 's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys , regardless of their ages .
| 4 |
very positive
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an empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal .
| 1 |
negative
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yes they can swim , the title is merely anne-sophie birot 's off-handed way of saying girls find adolescence difficult to wade through .
| 2 |
neutral
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-lrb- scherfig -rrb- has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll .
| 3 |
positive
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it may be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie 's most admirable quality
| 3 |
positive
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a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies .
| 4 |
very positive
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-lrb- johnnie to and wai ka fai are -rrb- sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers .
| 1 |
negative
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conceptually brilliant ... plays like a living-room war of the worlds , gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown .
| 3 |
positive
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this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head
| 1 |
negative
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-lrb- danny huston gives -rrb- an astounding performance that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk .
| 4 |
very positive
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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
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thin period piece .
| 2 |
neutral
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this is n't exactly profound cinema , but it 's good-natured and sometimes quite funny .
| 3 |
positive
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