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it 's sweet .
3
positive
one of the worst movies of the year .
0
very negative
the best drug addition movies are usually depressing but rewarding .
2
neutral
like brosnan 's performance , evelyn comes from the heart .
4
very positive
though the film is well-intentioned , one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable .
3
positive
-lrb- woo 's -rrb- most resonant film since the killer .
3
positive
it 's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that 's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that 's just too boring and obvious .
1
negative
this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost .
1
negative
strange and beautiful film .
3
positive
a fast-paced , glitzy but extremely silly piece .
2
neutral
the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch , she is merely a charmless witch .
1
negative
the result , however well-intentioned , is ironically just the sort of disposable , kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today 's hollywood .
0
very negative
the catch is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders .
0
very negative
one of those so-so films that could have been much better .
1
negative
proves mainly that south korean filmmakers can make undemanding action movies with all the alacrity of their hollywood counterparts .
2
neutral
how about starting with a more original story instead of just slapping extreme humor and gross-out gags on top of the same old crap ?
2
neutral
a very familiar tale , one that 's been told by countless filmmakers about italian - , chinese - , irish - , latin - , indian - , russian - and other hyphenate american young men struggling to balance conflicting cultural messages .
2
neutral
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
1
negative
as original and insightful as last week 's episode of behind the music .
1
negative
marvelously entertaining and deliriously joyous documentary .
4
very positive
... this story gets sillier , not scarier , as it goes along ...
1
negative
... most viewers will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned . ''
1
negative
reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others .
3
positive
as a vehicle to savour binoche 's skill , the film is well worthwhile .
4
very positive
what saves this deeply affecting film from being merely a collection of wrenching cases is corcuera 's attention to detail .
3
positive
steers , in his feature film debut , has created a brilliant motion picture .
4
very positive
it has a way of seeping into your consciousness , with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at .
3
positive
the charms of the lead performances allow us to forget most of the film 's problems .
3
positive
the pleasure of read my lips is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string .
4
very positive
insomnia loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang , shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion .
1
negative
this would-be ` james bond for the extreme generation ' pic is one big , dumb action movie .
0
very negative
when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs. woo , it looks like woo 's a p.o.w.
1
negative
initial strangeness inexorably gives way to rote sentimentality and mystical tenderness becomes narrative expedience .
2
neutral
evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story , but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention .
0
very negative
characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle .
0
very negative
a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise , it is n't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films .
2
neutral
it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning .
4
very positive
is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house .
0
very negative
an example of quiet , confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet , charming tale of intergalactic friendship .
4
very positive
` would n't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it 's like on the other side of the bra ? '
2
neutral
the origin story is well told , and the characters will not disappoint anyone who values the original comic books .
2
neutral
cheap , vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail 's pace .
1
negative
been there done that .
1
negative
something has been lost in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise .
1
negative
tense , terrific , sweaty-palmed fun .
3
positive
despite some charm and heart , this quirky soccer import is forgettable
1
negative
cuaron repeatedly , perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it , giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective .
4
very positive
for all its brooding quality , ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .
3
positive
delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for .
3
positive
the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie .
2
neutral
-- that the ` true story ' by which all the queen 's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what 's been cobbled together onscreen .
1
negative
you could hate it for the same reason .
1
negative
a story about intelligent high school students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously .
3
positive
waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one , but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway .
3
positive
reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark , while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition .
2
neutral
`` frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story , but it turns out to be significantly different -lrb- and better -rrb- than most films with this theme .
4
very positive
thanks to the château 's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation , almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises .
3
positive
gaghan captures the half-lit , sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms , a subtlety that makes the silly , over-the-top coda especially disappointing .
0
very negative
julie davis is the kathie lee gifford of film directors , sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent .
1
negative
in the affable maid in manhattan , jennifer lopez 's most aggressive and most sincere attempt to take movies by storm , the diva shrewdly surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players .
3
positive
a movie that at its best does n't just make the most out of its characters ' flaws but insists on the virtue of imperfection .
2
neutral
elegantly produced and expressively performed , the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy .
4
very positive
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
3
positive
you really have to salute writer-director haneke -lrb- he adapted elfriede jelinek 's novel -rrb- for making a film that is n't nearly as graphic but much more powerful , brutally shocking and difficult to watch .
2
neutral
a tedious parable about honesty and good sportsmanship .
2
neutral
it is an indelible epic american story about two families , one black and one white , facing change in both their inner and outer lives .
2
neutral
solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me .
1
negative
a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic . '
1
negative
stale , futile scenario .
1
negative
a film in a class with spike lee 's masterful do the right thing .
4
very positive
not kids , who do n't need the lesson in repugnance .
2
neutral
in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history , ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase .
0
very negative
if this silly little cartoon can inspire a few kids not to grow up to be greedy bastards , more power to it .
2
neutral
full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in .
1
negative
a simpler , leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all , being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something .
1
negative
a delightful stimulus for the optic nerves , so much that it 's forgivable that the plot feels like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow .
3
positive
nothing but an episode of smackdown !
1
negative
for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope , there 's something creepy about this movie .
3
positive
it 's been made with an innocent yet fervid conviction that our hollywood has all but lost .
2
neutral
the actresses may have worked up a back story for the women they portray so convincingly , but viewers do n't get enough of that background for the characters to be involving as individuals rather than types .
2
neutral
made me feel uneasy , even queasy , because -lrb- solondz 's -rrb- cool compassion is on the border of bemused contempt .
2
neutral
kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other .
0
very negative
the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow .
1
negative
it 's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish .
0
very negative
a plodding teen remake that 's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists .
0
very negative
it 's drab .
1
negative
... a delightfully unpredictable , hilarious comedy with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender labels .
4
very positive
what 's so striking about jolie 's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair .
3
positive
director roger michell does so many of the little things right that it 's difficult not to cuss him out severely for bungling the big stuff .
2
neutral
in my own very humble opinion , in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works .
0
very negative
i 've never bought from telemarketers , but i bought this movie .
3
positive
woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
3
positive
melodrama with a message .
2
neutral
horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists .
3
positive
a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game , part psychological case study , part droll social satire .
4
very positive
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions .
1
negative
10 minutes into the film you 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away .
4
very positive
an enjoyable above average summer diversion .
3
positive
watching this film , what we feel is n't mainly suspense or excitement .
1
negative
a lot of its gags and observations reflect a woman 's point-of-view .
2
neutral