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uneasy mishmash of styles and genres .	-1no label	0
this film 's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation .	-1no label	1
by the end of no such thing the audience , like beatrice , has a watchful affection for the monster .	-1no label	2
director rob marshall went out gunning to make a great one .	-1no label	3
lathan and diggs have considerable personal charm , and their screen rapport makes the old story seem new .	-1no label	4
a well-made and often lovely depiction of the mysteries of friendship .	-1no label	5
none of this violates the letter of behan 's book , but missing is its spirit , its ribald , full-throated humor .	-1no label	6
although it bangs a very cliched drum at times , this crowd-pleaser 's fresh dialogue , energetic music , and good-natured spunk are often infectious .	-1no label	7
it is not a mass-market entertainment but an uncompromising attempt by one artist to think about another .	-1no label	8
this is junk food cinema at its greasiest .	-1no label	9
it 's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views .	-1no label	10
it helps that lil bow wow ... tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid .	-1no label	11
watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it .	-1no label	12
moore 's performance impresses almost as much as her work with haynes in 1995 's safe .	-1no label	13
reinforces the talents of screenwriter charlie kaufman , creator of adaptation and being john malkovich .	-1no label	14
now trimmed by about 20 minutes , this lavish three-year-old production has enough grandeur and scale to satisfy as grown-up escapism .	-1no label	15
a journey through memory , a celebration of living , and a sobering rumination on fatality , classism , and ignorance .	-1no label	16
a remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution .	-1no label	17
waydowntown is by no means a perfect film , but its boasts a huge charm factor and smacks of originality .	-1no label	18
it 's just incredibly dull .	-1no label	19
some , like ballistic , arrive stillborn ... looking like the beaten , well-worn video box cover of seven years into the future .	-1no label	20
a feel-good picture in the best sense of the term .	-1no label	21
mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor .	-1no label	22
good movie .	-1no label	23
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry .	-1no label	24
starts off with a bang , but then fizzles like a wet stick of dynamite at the very end .	-1no label	25
the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations .	-1no label	26
while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat 's malediction remains intriguing enough to sustain mild interest , the picture refuses to offer much accompanying sustenance in the way of characterization , humor or plain old popcorn fun .	-1no label	27
this is a startling film that gives you a fascinating , albeit depressing view of iranian rural life close to the iraqi border .	-1no label	28
here 's a british flick gleefully unconcerned with plausibility , yet just as determined to entertain you .	-1no label	29
most new movies have a bright sheen .	-1no label	30
so few movies explore religion that it 's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler .	-1no label	31
nothing more than a mediocre trifle .	-1no label	32
a model of what films like this should be like .	-1no label	33
gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess , whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up .	-1no label	34
doug liman , the director of bourne , directs the traffic well , gets a nice wintry look from his locations , absorbs us with the movie 's spycraft and uses damon 's ability to be focused and sincere .	-1no label	35
another big , dumb action movie in the vein of xxx , the transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black bmw through .	-1no label	36
it becomes gimmicky instead of compelling .	-1no label	37
falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that are n't funny .	-1no label	38
verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action , tedium for thrills .	-1no label	39
it is a kickass , dense sci-fi action thriller hybrid that delivers and then some .	-1no label	40
a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement .	-1no label	41
as a belated nod to some neglected all-stars , standing in the shadows of motown is cultural history of the best kind : informative , revealing and richly entertaining .	-1no label	42
sensitive , insightful and beautifully rendered film .	-1no label	43
no number of fantastic sets , extras , costumes and spectacular locales can disguise the emptiness at the center of the story .	-1no label	44
not too far below the gloss you can still feel director denis villeneuve 's beating heart and the fondness he has for his characters .	-1no label	45
for benigni it was n't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio .	-1no label	46
how did it ever get made ?	-1no label	47
it would n't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $ 7.00 .	-1no label	48
the furious coherence that ( deniro ) brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself , which feels , as it plods toward the end , less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing .	-1no label	49
barely goes beyond comic book status .	-1no label	50
elling , portrayed with quiet fastidiousness by per christian ellefsen , is a truly singular character , one whose frailties are only slightly magnified versions of the ones that vex nearly everyone .	-1no label	51
for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative , the movie turns out to be not much more than a shaggy human tale .	-1no label	52
watching trouble every day , at least if you do n't know what 's coming , is like biting into what looks like a juicy , delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms .	-1no label	53
a clever blend of fact and fiction .	-1no label	54
it delivers some chills and sustained unease , but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning .	-1no label	55
could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ?	-1no label	56
there are weird resonances between actor and role here , and they 're not exactly flattering .	-1no label	57
not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality , it fails the most basic relevancy test as well .	-1no label	58
and if the hours wins ` best picture ' i just might .	-1no label	59
it is so refreshing to see robin williams turn 180 degrees from the string of insultingly innocuous and sappy fiascoes he 's been making for the last several years .	-1no label	60
i did n't laugh at the ongoing efforts of cube , and his skinny buddy mike epps , to make like laurel and hardy 'n the hood .	-1no label	61
with danilo donati 's witty designs and dante spinotti 's luscious cinematography , this might have made a decent children 's movie -- if only benigni had n't insisted on casting himself in the title role .	-1no label	62
thurman and lewis are hilarious throughout .	-1no label	63
tender yet lacerating and darkly funny fable .	-1no label	64
jacquot 's tosca is a treat .	-1no label	65
interacting eyeball-to-eyeball and toe-to-toe , hopkins and norton are a winning combination -- but fiennes steals ` red dragon ' right from under their noses .	-1no label	66
the film 's center will not hold .	-1no label	67
aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness .	-1no label	68
unlike his directorial efforts , la femme nikita and the professional , the transporter lacks besson 's perspective as a storyteller .	-1no label	69
` abandon all hope , ye who enter here ' ... you should definitely let dante 's gloomy words be your guide .	-1no label	70
a very witty take on change , risk and romance , and the film uses humor to make its points about acceptance and growth .	-1no label	71
hu and liu offer natural , matter-of-fact performances that glint with sorrow , longing and love .	-1no label	72
ford deserves to be remembered at oscar time for crafting this wonderful portrait of a conflicted soldier .	-1no label	73
a mawkish , implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin 's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison .	-1no label	74
do we really need a 77-minute film to tell us exactly why a romantic relationship between a 15-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman does n't work ?	-1no label	75
instead , we just get messy anger , a movie as personal therapy .	-1no label	76
once again , director jackson strikes a rewarding balance between emotion on the human scale and action/effects on the spectacular scale .	-1no label	77
flotsam in the sea of moviemaking , not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising .	-1no label	78
thoughtful , provocative and entertaining .	-1no label	79
it 's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script .	-1no label	80
an absorbing , slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true .	-1no label	81
u.s. audiences may find ( attal and gainsbourg 's ) unfamiliar personas give the film an intimate and quaint reality that is a little closer to human nature than what hollywood typically concocts .	-1no label	82
everywhere the camera looks there is something worth seeing .	-1no label	83
but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here .	-1no label	84
biggie and tupac is so single-mindedly daring , it puts far more polished documentaries to shame .	-1no label	85
... the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats .	-1no label	86
will probably stay in the shadow of its two older , more accessible qatsi siblings .	-1no label	87
characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better .	-1no label	88
i 'm not suggesting that you actually see it , unless you 're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s .	-1no label	89
gloriously goofy ( and gory ) midnight movie stuff .	-1no label	90
an inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of vietnamese refugees living in u.s. relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 .	-1no label	91
big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities .	-1no label	92
the movie is full of fine performances , led by josef bierbichler as brecht and monica bleibtreu as helene weigel , his wife .	-1no label	93
barney has created a tour de force that is weird , wacky and wonderful .	-1no label	94
a frisky and fresh romantic comedy exporing sexual politics and the challenges of friendships between women .	-1no label	95
the comic performances are all spot on , especially lee ross 's turn as ken .	-1no label	96
the film hinges on its performances , and both leads are up to the task .	-1no label	97
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 .	-1no label	98
it 's often faintly amusing , but the problems of the characters never become important to us , and the story never takes hold .	-1no label	99

uneasy mishmash of styles and genres .

-1no label

0

this film 's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation .

-1no label

1

by the end of no such thing the audience , like beatrice , has a watchful affection for the monster .

-1no label

2

director rob marshall went out gunning to make a great one .

-1no label

3

lathan and diggs have considerable personal charm , and their screen rapport makes the old story seem new .

-1no label

4

a well-made and often lovely depiction of the mysteries of friendship .

-1no label

5

none of this violates the letter of behan 's book , but missing is its spirit , its ribald , full-throated humor .

-1no label

6

although it bangs a very cliched drum at times , this crowd-pleaser 's fresh dialogue , energetic music , and good-natured spunk are often infectious .

-1no label

7

it is not a mass-market entertainment but an uncompromising attempt by one artist to think about another .

-1no label

8

this is junk food cinema at its greasiest .

-1no label

9

it 's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views .

-1no label

10

it helps that lil bow wow ... tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid .

-1no label

11

watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it .

-1no label

12

moore 's performance impresses almost as much as her work with haynes in 1995 's safe .

-1no label

13

reinforces the talents of screenwriter charlie kaufman , creator of adaptation and being john malkovich .

-1no label

14

now trimmed by about 20 minutes , this lavish three-year-old production has enough grandeur and scale to satisfy as grown-up escapism .

-1no label

15

a journey through memory , a celebration of living , and a sobering rumination on fatality , classism , and ignorance .

-1no label

16

a remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution .

-1no label

17

waydowntown is by no means a perfect film , but its boasts a huge charm factor and smacks of originality .

-1no label

18

it 's just incredibly dull .

-1no label

19

some , like ballistic , arrive stillborn ... looking like the beaten , well-worn video box cover of seven years into the future .

-1no label

20

a feel-good picture in the best sense of the term .

-1no label

21

mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor .

-1no label

22

good movie .

-1no label

23

with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry .

-1no label

24

starts off with a bang , but then fizzles like a wet stick of dynamite at the very end .

-1no label

25

the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations .

-1no label

26

while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat 's malediction remains intriguing enough to sustain mild interest , the picture refuses to offer much accompanying sustenance in the way of characterization , humor or plain old popcorn fun .

-1no label

27

this is a startling film that gives you a fascinating , albeit depressing view of iranian rural life close to the iraqi border .

-1no label

28

here 's a british flick gleefully unconcerned with plausibility , yet just as determined to entertain you .

-1no label

29

most new movies have a bright sheen .

-1no label

30

so few movies explore religion that it 's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler .

-1no label

31

nothing more than a mediocre trifle .

-1no label

32

a model of what films like this should be like .

-1no label

33

gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess , whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up .

-1no label

34

doug liman , the director of bourne , directs the traffic well , gets a nice wintry look from his locations , absorbs us with the movie 's spycraft and uses damon 's ability to be focused and sincere .

-1no label

35

another big , dumb action movie in the vein of xxx , the transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black bmw through .

-1no label

36

it becomes gimmicky instead of compelling .

-1no label

37

falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that are n't funny .

-1no label

38

verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action , tedium for thrills .

-1no label

39

it is a kickass , dense sci-fi action thriller hybrid that delivers and then some .

-1no label

40

a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement .

-1no label

41

as a belated nod to some neglected all-stars , standing in the shadows of motown is cultural history of the best kind : informative , revealing and richly entertaining .

-1no label

42

sensitive , insightful and beautifully rendered film .

-1no label

43

no number of fantastic sets , extras , costumes and spectacular locales can disguise the emptiness at the center of the story .

-1no label

44

not too far below the gloss you can still feel director denis villeneuve 's beating heart and the fondness he has for his characters .

-1no label

45

for benigni it was n't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio .

-1no label

46

how did it ever get made ?

-1no label

47

it would n't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $ 7.00 .

-1no label

48

the furious coherence that ( deniro ) brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself , which feels , as it plods toward the end , less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing .

-1no label

49

barely goes beyond comic book status .

-1no label

50

elling , portrayed with quiet fastidiousness by per christian ellefsen , is a truly singular character , one whose frailties are only slightly magnified versions of the ones that vex nearly everyone .

-1no label

51

for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative , the movie turns out to be not much more than a shaggy human tale .

-1no label

52

watching trouble every day , at least if you do n't know what 's coming , is like biting into what looks like a juicy , delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms .

-1no label

53

a clever blend of fact and fiction .

-1no label

54

it delivers some chills and sustained unease , but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning .

-1no label

55

could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ?

-1no label

56

there are weird resonances between actor and role here , and they 're not exactly flattering .

-1no label

57

not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality , it fails the most basic relevancy test as well .

-1no label

58

and if the hours wins ` best picture ' i just might .

-1no label

59

it is so refreshing to see robin williams turn 180 degrees from the string of insultingly innocuous and sappy fiascoes he 's been making for the last several years .

-1no label

60

i did n't laugh at the ongoing efforts of cube , and his skinny buddy mike epps , to make like laurel and hardy 'n the hood .

-1no label

61

with danilo donati 's witty designs and dante spinotti 's luscious cinematography , this might have made a decent children 's movie -- if only benigni had n't insisted on casting himself in the title role .

-1no label

62

thurman and lewis are hilarious throughout .

-1no label

63

tender yet lacerating and darkly funny fable .

-1no label

64

jacquot 's tosca is a treat .

-1no label

65

interacting eyeball-to-eyeball and toe-to-toe , hopkins and norton are a winning combination -- but fiennes steals ` red dragon ' right from under their noses .

-1no label

66

the film 's center will not hold .

-1no label

67

aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness .

-1no label

68

unlike his directorial efforts , la femme nikita and the professional , the transporter lacks besson 's perspective as a storyteller .

-1no label

69

` abandon all hope , ye who enter here ' ... you should definitely let dante 's gloomy words be your guide .

-1no label

70

a very witty take on change , risk and romance , and the film uses humor to make its points about acceptance and growth .

-1no label

71

hu and liu offer natural , matter-of-fact performances that glint with sorrow , longing and love .

-1no label

72

ford deserves to be remembered at oscar time for crafting this wonderful portrait of a conflicted soldier .

-1no label

73

a mawkish , implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin 's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison .

-1no label

74

do we really need a 77-minute film to tell us exactly why a romantic relationship between a 15-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman does n't work ?

-1no label

75

instead , we just get messy anger , a movie as personal therapy .

-1no label

76

once again , director jackson strikes a rewarding balance between emotion on the human scale and action/effects on the spectacular scale .

-1no label

77

flotsam in the sea of moviemaking , not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising .

-1no label

78

thoughtful , provocative and entertaining .

-1no label

79

it 's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script .

-1no label

80

an absorbing , slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true .

-1no label

81

u.s. audiences may find ( attal and gainsbourg 's ) unfamiliar personas give the film an intimate and quaint reality that is a little closer to human nature than what hollywood typically concocts .

-1no label

82

everywhere the camera looks there is something worth seeing .

-1no label

83

but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here .

-1no label

84

biggie and tupac is so single-mindedly daring , it puts far more polished documentaries to shame .

-1no label

85

... the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats .

-1no label

86

will probably stay in the shadow of its two older , more accessible qatsi siblings .

-1no label

87

characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better .

-1no label

88

i 'm not suggesting that you actually see it , unless you 're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s .

-1no label

89

gloriously goofy ( and gory ) midnight movie stuff .

-1no label

90

an inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of vietnamese refugees living in u.s. relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 .

-1no label

91

big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities .

-1no label

92

the movie is full of fine performances , led by josef bierbichler as brecht and monica bleibtreu as helene weigel , his wife .

-1no label

93

barney has created a tour de force that is weird , wacky and wonderful .

-1no label

94

a frisky and fresh romantic comedy exporing sexual politics and the challenges of friendships between women .

-1no label

95

the comic performances are all spot on , especially lee ross 's turn as ken .

-1no label

96

the film hinges on its performances , and both leads are up to the task .

-1no label

97

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 .

-1no label

98

it 's often faintly amusing , but the problems of the characters never become important to us , and the story never takes hold .

-1no label

99