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an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .

wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .

an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .

this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .

the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .

the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .

the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .

the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .

sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .

it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .

sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .

imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .

even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .

the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .

even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .

` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '

... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .

the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .

... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .

this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .

and vin diesel is the man .

the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .

and vin diesel is the man .

this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .

rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .

one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off

rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .

boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .

it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .

ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .

it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .

the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .

it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .

` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '

it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .

yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...

it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .

there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .

it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .

the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .

but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .

a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .

but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .

a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .

may puzzle his most ardent fans .

... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .

may puzzle his most ardent fans .

ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .

if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .

your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !

if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .

flat , misguided comedy .

a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .

if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .

a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .

the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .

the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .

turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts

the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .

what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .

a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .

the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .

a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .

when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?

stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .

a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .

stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .

the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .

the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .

a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .

the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .

while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .

this u-boat does n't have a captain .

a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .

this u-boat does n't have a captain .

woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .

i like it .

the movie is ingenious fun .

i like it .

the film is flat .

pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .

the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .

pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .

a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .

what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .

chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .

what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .

a surprisingly funny movie .

... hypnotically dull .

... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .

... hypnotically dull .

it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .

little more than a well-mounted history lesson .

may puzzle his most ardent fans .

little more than a well-mounted history lesson .

a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .

what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .

dreary tale of middle-class angst

what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .

happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .

a modestly surprising movie .

but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .

a modestly surprising movie .

it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .

a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .

richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .

a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .

below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .

dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .

though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .

dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .

this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .

the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .

on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .

the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .

to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .

it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .

the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .

it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .

the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .

the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .

the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half

the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .

` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '

one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .

an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .

one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .

though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .

one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .

how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .

one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .

but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .

spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .

this u-boat does n't have a captain .

spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .

an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .

as a film director , labute continues to improve .

this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .

as a film director , labute continues to improve .

maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .

its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .

shrewd but pointless .

its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .

the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .

with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .

and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .

with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .

director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?

the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .

the movie is ingenious fun .

the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .

one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .

the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .

even better than the first one !

the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .

if only it were , well , funnier .

when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?

-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .

when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?

and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .

though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .

boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .

though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .

utter mush ... conceited pap .

it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .

the film is flat .

it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .

it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .

after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .

the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .

after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .

but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .

it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .

it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .

it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .

mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .

the movie is ingenious fun .

even better than the first one !

the movie is ingenious fun .

little more than a well-mounted history lesson .

it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .

a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .

it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .

one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off

the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .

delightfully rendered

the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .

first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .

... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .

it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .

... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .

fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .

an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .

and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .

an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .

an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .

shrewd but pointless .

it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .

shrewd but pointless .

... a solid , well-formed satire .