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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .

originality is sorely lacking .

the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .

a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .

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 ...

anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .

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 ...

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

it 's just rather leaden and dull .

problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .

it 's just rather leaden and dull .

a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .

the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .

problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .

the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .

the movie is ingenious fun .

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

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

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

the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .

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 .

there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .

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 .

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

never inspires more than an interested detachment .

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

never inspires more than an interested detachment .

blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .

incoherence reigns .

adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt

incoherence reigns .

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

-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .

a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .

-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .

your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .

talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .

if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .

talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .

and that makes all the difference .

adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .

the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .

adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .

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

it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .

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

it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .

there 's nothing to gain from watching they .

so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .

black-and-white and unrealistic .

so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .

make like the title and dodge this one .

the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .

delightfully rendered

the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .

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

the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .

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 .

... a solid , well-formed satire .

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

... a solid , well-formed satire .

comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .

... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .

woody allen has really found his groove these days .

... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .

true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .

a marvel of production design .

a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .

a marvel of production design .

nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .

and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .

another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '

and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .

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 .

michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .

mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .

michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .

and that makes all the difference .

anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .

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

anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .

-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .

adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .

first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .

adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .

blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .

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

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

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

there 's nothing to gain from watching they .

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

all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .

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

where 's the movie here ?

what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .

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

what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .

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

nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .

while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .

nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .

for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .

delightfully rendered

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

delightfully rendered

incoherence reigns .

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

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

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .

although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .

adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .

although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .

the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .

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

angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .

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

utter mush ... conceited pap .

it 's never dull and always looks good .

except it 's much , much better .

it 's never dull and always looks good .

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

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

a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .

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

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

gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .

anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .

gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .

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

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

shrewd but pointless .

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

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

dreary tale of middle-class angst

black-and-white and unrealistic .

dreary tale of middle-class angst

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

despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .

adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt

despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .

undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .

with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .

it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '

with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .

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

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 .

a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .

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 .

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

an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '

a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .

an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '

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

one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .

true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .

one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .

the film is flat .

the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .

little more than a well-mounted history lesson .

the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .

a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .

as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .

lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .

as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .

an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .

-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .

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

-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .

for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .

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

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

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

there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .

a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .

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

a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .

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

serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .

a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .

serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .

the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .

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

even better than the first one !

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

the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .

angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .

it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .

angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .

full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .

with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .

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

with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .

although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .