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with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work , especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent , but as is , personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral .
1
negative
more timely than its director could ever have dreamed , this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders , desperate for work and food .
4
very positive
brings to a spectacular completion one of the most complex , generous and subversive artworks of the last decade .
4
very positive
a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater , and films had the ability to mesmerize , astonish and entertain .
4
very positive
it goes down easy , leaving virtually no aftertaste .
3
positive
knockaround guys plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up .
1
negative
despite hoffman 's best efforts , wilson remains a silent , lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before .
2
neutral
a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others , thanks to the actors , that are quite touching .
3
positive
offers absolutely nothing i had n't already seen .
1
negative
the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ... it 's at least watchable .
1
negative
serving sara is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time .
1
negative
a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being .
1
negative
trapped presents a frightening and compelling ` what if ? '
3
positive
all right , so it 's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny -lrb- sometimes hilarious -rrb- comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast .
3
positive
a bland , obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products . . .
1
negative
henry bean 's thoughtful screenplay provides no easy answers , but offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect
3
positive
not since ghostbusters has a film used manhattan 's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way .
4
very positive
... a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking .
4
very positive
it may not be a huge cut of above the rest , but i enjoyed barbershop .
3
positive
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum .
0
very negative
the film occasionally tries the viewer 's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy , but it ultimately satisfies with its moving story .
3
positive
... familiar and predictable , and 4\/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than -lrb- writer-director -rrb- franc .
1
negative
call it magic realism or surrealism , but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity .
4
very positive
this is as lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material .
1
negative
the performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to life .
3
positive
ze movie starts out so funny , then she is nothing .
2
neutral
neatly constructed thriller .
3
positive
tells -lrb- the story -rrb- with such atmospheric ballast that shrugging off the plot 's persnickety problems is simply a matter of -lrb- being -rrb- in a shrugging mood .
2
neutral
the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
4
very positive
rife with the rueful , wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language .
3
positive
rarely , indeed almost never , is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema .
4
very positive
a cautionary tale about the grandiosity of a college student who sees himself as impervious to a fall .
2
neutral
a lovably old-school hollywood confection .
3
positive
it never quite makes it to the boiling point , but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time .
3
positive
it is n't that the picture is unfamiliar , but that it manages to find new avenues of discourse on old problems .
2
neutral
one of the year 's best films , featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore .
4
very positive
why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?
1
negative
affleck merely creates an outline for a role he still needs to grow into , a role that ford effortlessly filled with authority .
2
neutral
this film is not a love letter for the slain rappers , it 's a taunt - a call for justice for two crimes from which many of us have not yet recovered .
2
neutral
it 's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction .
1
negative
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
3
positive
the script is a disaster , with cloying messages and irksome characters .
1
negative
but it also comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it 's won .
1
negative
a movie that will wear you out and make you misty even when you do n't want to be .
2
neutral
what 's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children .
3
positive
the bottom line , at least in my opinion , is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film .
1
negative
wilco fans will have a great time , and the movie should win the band a few new converts , too .
3
positive
provides a porthole into that noble , trembling incoherence that defines us all .
2
neutral
every potential twist is telegraphed well in advance , every performance respectably muted ; the movie itself seems to have been made under the influence of rohypnol .
2
neutral
even these tales of just seven children seem at times too many , although in reality they are not enough .
2
neutral
fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur .
1
negative
nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary , but he feels like a spectator and not a participant .
1
negative
although no pastry is violated , this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables -- without much success .
1
negative
the movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications .
1
negative
even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious , i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...
0
very negative
a mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in .
4
very positive
watching this gentle , mesmerizing portrait of a man coming to terms with time , you barely realize your mind is being blown .
3
positive
hashiguchi uses the situation to evoke a japan bustling atop an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation .
3
positive
despite its sincere acting , signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype .
1
negative
this is a harrowing movie about how parents know where all the buttons are , and how to push them .
2
neutral
making such a tragedy the backdrop to a love story risks trivializing it , though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love 's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror .
3
positive
it 's a masterpeice .
4
very positive
incoherence reigns .
1
negative
gangs , despite the gravity of its subject matter , is often as fun to watch as a good spaghetti western .
2
neutral
the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love , lust , and sin could n't keep my attention .
0
very negative
disreputable doings and exquisite trappings are dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances .
1
negative
who is the audience for cletis tout ?
2
neutral
works because reno does n't become smug or sanctimonious towards the audience .
4
very positive
it cooks conduct in a low , smoky and inviting sizzle .
3
positive
wow , so who knew charles dickens could be so light-hearted ?
3
positive
-lrb- a -rrb- wonderfully loopy tale of love , longing , and voting .
4
very positive
... tara reid plays a college journalist , but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant , so i do n't know what she 's doing in here ...
1
negative
this film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost .
3
positive
a major waste ... generic .
0
very negative
see it .
4
very positive
it 's not just a feel-good movie , it 's a feel movie .
3
positive
the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum 's good intentions .
1
negative
the photographer 's show-don ` t-tell stance is admirable , but it can make him a problematic documentary subject .
2
neutral
` the film is stark , straightforward and deadly ... an unnatural calm that 's occasionally shaken by ... blasts of rage , and later , violent jealousy . '
2
neutral
tres greek writer and star nia vardalos has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script .
3
positive
with lesser talents , high crimes would be entertaining , but forgettable .
2
neutral
this is a film about the irksome , tiresome nature of complacency that remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout .
1
negative
a deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world .
3
positive
really is a pan-american movie , with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart .
3
positive
... plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family .
4
very positive
this overlong infomercial , due out on video before month 's end , is tepid and tedious .
1
negative
but how it washed out despite all of that is the project 's prime mystery .
1
negative
far-fetched premise , convoluted plot , and thematic mumbo jumbo about destiny and redemptive love .
2
neutral
the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst .
4
very positive
a movie that 's just plain awful but still manages to entertain on a guilty-pleasure , so-bad-it 's - funny level .
2
neutral
this cinema verite speculation on the assassination of john f. kennedy may have been inspired by blair witch , but it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative .
3
positive
-lrb- city -rrb- reminds us how realistically nuanced a robert de niro performance can be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- and ` analyze that , ' promised -lrb- or threatened -rrb- for later this year .
3
positive
fast and funny , an action cartoon that 's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd .
3
positive
demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material .
2
neutral
not a bad choice here , assuming that ... the air-conditioning in the theater is working properly .
2
neutral
it 's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake , dishonest , entertaining and , ultimately , more perceptive moment in bridget jones 's diary .
1
negative
watching these two actors play against each other so intensely , but with restraint , is a treat .
3
positive
this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year .
0
very negative
critics need a good laugh , too , and this too-extreme-for-tv rendition of the notorious mtv show delivers the outrageous , sickening , sidesplitting goods in steaming , visceral heaps .
2
neutral
since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller , you know death is lurking around the corner , just waiting to spoil things .
2
neutral