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eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring .
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neutral
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the results are far more alienating than involving .
| 1 |
negative
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these characters become wearisome .
| 1 |
negative
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it finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice .
| 3 |
positive
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a good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance .
| 2 |
neutral
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i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again .
| 1 |
negative
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comes across as a relic from a bygone era , and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible .
| 0 |
very negative
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the movie is as padded as allen 's jelly belly .
| 1 |
negative
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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
| 0 |
very negative
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this is a nervy , risky film , and villeneuve has inspired croze to give herself over completely to the tormented persona of bibi .
| 2 |
neutral
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an easy watch , except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character .
| 2 |
neutral
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more busy than exciting , more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining .
| 1 |
negative
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although ... visually striking and slickly staged , it 's also cold , grey , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated .
| 1 |
negative
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
| 4 |
very positive
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you leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing .
| 1 |
negative
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one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation .
| 1 |
negative
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instead , it 'll only put you to sleep .
| 0 |
very negative
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the only way to tolerate this insipid , brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers .
| 0 |
very negative
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a sensitive and astute first feature by anne-sophie birot .
| 3 |
positive
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the comedy is nonexistent .
| 0 |
very negative
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a real winner -- smart , funny , subtle , and resonant .
| 4 |
very positive
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... comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental .
| 1 |
negative
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an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .
| 3 |
positive
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romantic , riveting and handsomely animated .
| 4 |
very positive
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try as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman 's approach , somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment .
| 4 |
very positive
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every once in a while , a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy
| 3 |
positive
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with not a lot of help from the screenplay -lrb- proficient , but singularly cursory -rrb- , -lrb- testud -rrb- acts with the feral intensity of the young bette davis .
| 2 |
neutral
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spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune , short of profound characterizations
| 0 |
very negative
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the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .
| 3 |
positive
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-lrb- less a movie than -rrb- an appalling , odoriferous thing ... so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you 'll want to crawl up your own \*\*\* in embarrassment .
| 0 |
very negative
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funny and touching .
| 3 |
positive
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an awkward hybrid of genres that just does n't work .
| 1 |
negative
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affirms the gifts of all involved , starting with spielberg and going right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together .
| 3 |
positive
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less worrying about covering all the drama in frida 's life and more time spent exploring her process of turning pain into art would have made this a superior movie .
| 2 |
neutral
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a fifty car pileup of cliches .
| 0 |
very negative
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will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it .
| 4 |
very positive
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one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced .
| 0 |
very negative
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a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up caught but the audience gets pure escapism .
| 3 |
positive
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this one is not nearly as dreadful as expected .
| 3 |
positive
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the result is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking .
| 4 |
very positive
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as a science fiction movie , `` minority report '' astounds .
| 4 |
very positive
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does n't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films .
| 1 |
negative
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chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century america .
| 3 |
positive
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it does give you a peek .
| 2 |
neutral
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the auteur 's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug .
| 3 |
positive
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a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade .
| 1 |
negative
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shattering , devastating documentary on two maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral .
| 3 |
positive
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the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment .
| 0 |
very negative
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below is well below expectations .
| 0 |
very negative
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a generic international version of a typical american horror film .
| 1 |
negative
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includes too much obvious padding .
| 1 |
negative
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at just over an hour , home movie will leave you wanting more , not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face .
| 4 |
very positive
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the movie 's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite , but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness .
| 0 |
very negative
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a fine documentary can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film 's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience .
| 3 |
positive
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dong shows how intolerance has the power to deform families , then tear them apart .
| 2 |
neutral
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in the wake of saving private ryan , black hawk down and we were soldiers , you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage 's war-weary marine .
| 1 |
negative
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peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments .
| 4 |
very positive
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-- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw .
| 1 |
negative
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whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .
| 4 |
very positive
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the people in jessica are so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out .
| 3 |
positive
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parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults .
| 4 |
very positive
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a good music documentary , probably one of the best since the last waltz .
| 4 |
very positive
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-lrb- gulpilil -rrb- is a commanding screen presence , and his character 's abundant humanism makes him the film 's moral compass .
| 3 |
positive
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as social exposé , skins has its heart in the right place , but that 's not much to hang a soap opera on .
| 2 |
neutral
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the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... there is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them '' .
| 3 |
positive
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an interesting look behind the scenes of chicago-based rock group wilco ...
| 3 |
positive
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interesting , but not compelling .
| 2 |
neutral
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the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure .
| 3 |
positive
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the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie .
| 0 |
very negative
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munch 's screenplay is tenderly observant of his characters .
| 3 |
positive
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it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references .
| 1 |
negative
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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
| 0 |
very negative
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a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships .
| 3 |
positive
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the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine .
| 1 |
negative
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mention `` solaris '' five years from now and i 'm sure those who saw it will have an opinion to share .
| 3 |
positive
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that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon -lrb- who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate -rrb- ...
| 3 |
positive
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the reason to see `` sade '' lay with the chemistry and complex relationship between the marquis -lrb- auteil -rrb- and emilie -lrb- le besco -rrb- .
| 2 |
neutral
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pacino is the best he 's been in years and keener is marvelous .
| 4 |
very positive
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a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick , bartleby performs neither one very well .
| 2 |
neutral
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as happily glib and vicious as its characters .
| 2 |
neutral
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... has its moments , but ultimately , its curmudgeon does n't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites .
| 2 |
neutral
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much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad .
| 1 |
negative
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overall , interesting as a documentary -- but not very imaxy .
| 2 |
neutral
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it 's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery , but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists .
| 3 |
positive
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what puzzles me is the lack of emphasis on music in britney spears ' first movie .
| 2 |
neutral
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busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang 's forte , his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy .
| 1 |
negative
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imagine the cleanflicks version of ` love story , ' with ali macgraw 's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes .
| 1 |
negative
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the movie 's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating , though , even if the movie itself does n't stand a ghost of a chance .
| 2 |
neutral
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extremely well acted by the four primary actors , this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten .
| 4 |
very positive
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bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time .
| 3 |
positive
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a perfectly respectable , perfectly inoffensive , easily forgettable film .
| 2 |
neutral
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ms. hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda 's ultimate fate .
| 4 |
very positive
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such a fine idea for a film , and such a stultifying , lifeless execution .
| 1 |
negative
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return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market .
| 1 |
negative
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writer-director david jacobson and his star , jeremy renner , have made a remarkable film that explores the monster 's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted .
| 4 |
very positive
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holds limited appeal to those who like explosions , sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp .
| 2 |
neutral
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drama of temptation , salvation and good intentions is a thoughtful examination of faith , love and power .
| 3 |
positive
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oddly compelling .
| 3 |
positive
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feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place .
| 0 |
very negative
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a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director , tom dey , had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours -lrb- and , for that matter , shrek -rrb- .
| 1 |
negative
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