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sheridan ... smoothes over sources of conflict that could have lent the film a bit more depth .
2
neutral
too simple for its own good .
2
neutral
hits one out of the park for the ` they do n't make 'em like that anymore ' department .
2
neutral
a pleasant enough movie , held together by skilled ensemble actors .
3
positive
better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine .
0
very negative
provide -lrb- s -rrb- nail-biting suspense and credible characters without relying on technology-of-the-moment technique or pretentious dialogue .
4
very positive
movies like this are selling the old european candor , the old wink of ` bold ' revelation .
2
neutral
the film 's center will not hold .
1
negative
just like every other seagal movie , only louder and without that silly ponytail .
2
neutral
sometimes smart but more often sophomoric .
2
neutral
nervy and sensitive , it taps into genuine artistic befuddlement , and at the same time presents a scathing indictment of what drives hollywood .
3
positive
the people in dogtown and z-boys are so funny , aggressive and alive , you have to watch them because you ca n't wait to see what they do next .
4
very positive
or , you can do something fun tonight .
2
neutral
like the film 's almost anthropologically detailed realization of early - '80s suburbia , it 's significant without being overstated .
3
positive
claude miller airs out a tight plot with an easy pace and a focus on character drama over crime-film complications .
3
positive
there 's a disturbing ` great white hope ' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion .
2
neutral
if it 's another regurgitated action movie you 're after , there 's no better film than half past dead .
2
neutral
not even the hanson brothers can save it
0
very negative
the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll .
0
very negative
thrilling , provocative and darkly funny , this timely sci-fi mystery works on so many different levels that it not only invites , it demands repeated viewings .
4
very positive
disney has always been hit-or-miss when bringing beloved kids ' books to the screen ... tuck everlasting is a little of both .
2
neutral
after making several adaptations of other writers ' work , armenian-canadian director atom egoyan broached an original treatment of a deeply personal subject .
3
positive
sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers , and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece .
1
negative
admirable , certainly , but not much fun to watch .
2
neutral
scotland , pa. is a strangely drab romp .
0
very negative
the title 's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is .
0
very negative
its over-reliance on genre conventions , character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops .
1
negative
while not all transitions to adulthood are so fraught , there 's much truth and no small amount of poetry in girls ca n't swim .
4
very positive
go see it and enjoy .
4
very positive
a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards .
0
very negative
an utterly compelling ` who wrote it ' in which the reputation of the most famous author who ever lived comes into question .
3
positive
this road movie gives you emotional whiplash , and you 'll be glad you went along for the ride .
4
very positive
i enjoyed time of favor while i was watching it , but i was surprised at how quickly it faded from my memory .
2
neutral
matthew mcconaughey tries , and fails , to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy .
0
very negative
a cop story that understands the medium amazingly well .
3
positive
schindler 's list it ai n't .
1
negative
oh , it 's extreme , all right .
2
neutral
a bravura exercise in emptiness .
1
negative
makes an aborbing if arguable case for the man 's greatness .
3
positive
it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three 's company-style laugh track .
2
neutral
could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ?
0
very negative
choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy .
0
very negative
it feels like a community theater production of a great broadway play : even at its best , it will never hold a candle to the original .
0
very negative
a depressing confirmation of everything those of us who do n't object to the description `` unelected '' have suspected all along : george w. bush is an incurious , uncharismatic , overgrown frat boy with a mean streak a mile wide .
0
very negative
the best you can say about it is it 's so uninspired , it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now .
1
negative
this version 's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful .
3
positive
one of the best of the year .
4
very positive
tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films : young is cool , and too young is too cool .
2
neutral
a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age tale .
3
positive
a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still ca n't save itself from being unoriginal , unfunny and unrecommendable .
0
very negative
not too far below the gloss you can still feel director denis villeneuve 's beating heart and the fondness he has for his characters .
3
positive
there 's not much more to this adaptation of the nick hornby novel than charm -- effortless , pleasurable , featherweight charm .
3
positive
the smug , oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive .
0
very negative
i found it slow , drab , and bordering on melodramatic .
0
very negative
as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance .
3
positive
say this for the soundtrack , it drowns out the lousy dialogue .
1
negative
nothing more than a mediocre trifle .
0
very negative
though it is by no means his best work , laissez-passer is a distinguished and distinctive effort by a bona-fide master , a fascinating film replete with rewards to be had by all willing to make the effort to reap them .
3
positive
there 's a disreputable air about the whole thing , and that 's what makes it irresistible .
3
positive
most impressive , though , is the film 's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters ' emotional wounds .
4
very positive
focuses on joan 's raging hormones and sledgehammers the audience with spanish inquisitions about her `` madness '' so much that i became mad that i wasted 123 minutes and $ 9.50 on this 21st century torture device .
0
very negative
the laser-projected paintings provide a spell-casting beauty , while russell and dreyfus are a romantic pairing of hearts , preciously exposed as history corners them .
3
positive
occasionally funny , always very colorful and enjoyably overblown in the traditional almodóvar style .
4
very positive
alas , it 's neither .
1
negative
an amusing , breezily apolitical documentary about life on the campaign trail .
3
positive
bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability .
3
positive
reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns , creating a meandering , inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film .
1
negative
... a weak , manipulative , pencil-thin story that is miraculously able to entertain anyway .
1
negative
guided more by intellect than heart , his story flattens instead of sharpens .
0
very negative
the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured -lrb- and torturing -rrb- artists and consuming but impossible love that you ca n't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on .
1
negative
the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome .
1
negative
ihops do n't pile on this much syrup .
1
negative
the production values are up there .
3
positive
bad beyond belief and ridiculous beyond description .
0
very negative
usually when i get this much syrup , i like pancakes to go with it .
1
negative
an imaginative comedy\/thriller .
3
positive
accuracy and realism are terrific , but if your film becomes boring , and your dialogue is n't smart , then you need to use more poetic license .
1
negative
it 's so underwritten that you ca n't figure out just where the other characters , including ana 's father and grandfather , come down on the issue of ana 's future .
1
negative
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you have n't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers .
1
negative
-lrb- a -rrb- rare , beautiful film .
4
very positive
-lrb- it 's -rrb- difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai , despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view .
1
negative
it is inspirational in characterizing how people from such diverse cultures share the same human and spiritual needs .
4
very positive
`` an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters . ''
0
very negative
one of -lrb- herzog 's -rrb- least inspired works .
2
neutral
director nalin pan does n't do much to weigh any arguments one way or the other .
1
negative
as shaky as the plot is , kaufman 's script is still memorable for some great one-liners .
3
positive
hugh grant and sandra bullock are two such likeable actors .
4
very positive
a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world .
4
very positive
not for everyone , but for those with whom it will connect , it 's a nice departure from standard moviegoing fare .
3
positive
the appearance of treebeard and gollum 's expanded role will either have you loving what you 're seeing , or rolling your eyes .
2
neutral
having never been a huge fan of dickens ' 800-page novel , it surprised me how much pleasure i had watching mcgrath 's version .
4
very positive
but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film .
0
very negative
a highly intriguing thriller , coupled with some ingenious plot devices and some lavishly built settings . .
4
very positive
moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance .
1
negative
i kept thinking over and over again , ' i should be enjoying this . '
1
negative
warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard .
1
negative
hilarious , acidic brit comedy .
4
very positive
just when the movie seems confident enough to handle subtlety , it dives into soapy bathos .
1
negative
exquisitely acted and masterfully if preciously interwoven ... -lrb- the film -rrb- addresses in a fascinating , intelligent manner the intermingling of race , politics and local commerce .
4
very positive
there 's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong .
2
neutral