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so we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober , filmed on the set of carpenter 's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat . | 0 | Negative |
with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action , all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s . | 0 | Negative |
among the many pleasures are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations . | 2 | Positive |
a reminder that beyond all the hype and recent digital glitz , spielberg knows how to tell us about people . | 2 | Positive |
collapses under its own meager weight . | 0 | Negative |
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- . | 0 | Negative |
white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark , but that does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it . | 2 | Positive |
at once disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious . | 2 | Positive |
if you 're looking for a smart , nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus , sade is your film . | 2 | Positive |
i do n't blame eddie murphy but should n't owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ? | 0 | Negative |
the movie has no respect for laws , political correctness or common decency , but it displays something more important : respect for its flawed , crazy people . | 1 | Neutral |
a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse . | 0 | Negative |
this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come . | 2 | Positive |
this is n't a retooled genre piece , the tale of a guy and his gun , but an amiably idiosyncratic work . | 1 | Neutral |
the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair . | 0 | Negative |
this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it 's all the stronger because of it . | 2 | Positive |
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic . | 0 | Negative |
solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous . | 0 | Negative |
collateral damage offers formula payback and the big payoff , but the explosions tend to simply hit their marks , pyro-correctly . | 1 | Neutral |
here 's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior . | 0 | Negative |
`` catch me '' feels capable of charming the masses with star power , a pop-induced score and sentimental moments that have become a spielberg trademark . | 2 | Positive |
`` solaris '' is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work . | 0 | Negative |
in trying to be daring and original , it comes off as only occasionally satirical and never fresh . | 1 | Neutral |
-lrb- t -rrb- his slop does n't even have potential as a cult film , as it 's too loud to shout insults at the screen . | 0 | Negative |
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it . | 0 | Negative |
while solondz tries and tries hard , storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket . | 0 | Negative |
meandering and glacially paced , and often just plain dull . | 1 | Neutral |
pacino and williams seem to keep upping the ante on each other , just as their characters do in the film . | 2 | Positive |
this is n't a movie ; it 's a symptom . | 0 | Negative |
sa da tay ! | 1 | Neutral |
by the end you ca n't help but feel ` stoked . ' | 2 | Positive |
for free . | 1 | Neutral |
half past dead is just such an achievement . | 2 | Positive |
on its own , it 's not very interesting . | 0 | Negative |
ignore the reputation , and ignore the film . | 0 | Negative |
the performances of the children , untrained in acting , have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart . | 2 | Positive |
peter jackson has done the nearly impossible . | 2 | Positive |
the movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture , and comes across as darkly funny , energetic , and surprisingly gentle . | 2 | Positive |
less a heartfelt appeal for the handicapped than a nice belgian waffle . | 1 | Neutral |
director chris wedge and screenwriters michael berg , michael j. wilson and peter ackerman create some episodes that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time . | 2 | Positive |
and it 's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting . | 0 | Negative |
evokes the style and flash of the double-cross that made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun . | 2 | Positive |
... the efforts of its star , kline , to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught . | 0 | Negative |
one of the most original american productions this year , you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state . | 2 | Positive |
the more you think about the movie , the more you will probably like it . | 2 | Positive |
some like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny . | 0 | Negative |
there 's a lot of tooth in roger dodger . | 2 | Positive |
a brutal and funny work . | 2 | Positive |
ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold . | 2 | Positive |
we never feel anything for these characters , and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity . | 0 | Negative |
director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great . | 0 | Negative |
a biopic about crane 's life in the classic tradition but evolves into what has become of us all in the era of video . | 1 | Neutral |
blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star , but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation . | 1 | Neutral |
melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting , and always a beauty to behold . | 2 | Positive |
it 's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend . | 0 | Negative |
a great companion piece to other napoleon films . | 2 | Positive |
it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one . | 0 | Negative |
however , it 's pleasant enough and its ecological , pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome . | 2 | Positive |
between bursts of automatic gunfire , the story offers a trenchant critique of capitalism . | 2 | Positive |
kinnear ... gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers . | 2 | Positive |
it has plenty of laughs . | 2 | Positive |
beautifully crafted , engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing . | 2 | Positive |
it 's a good film , but it falls short of its aspiration to be a true ` epic ' . | 1 | Neutral |
but the problem with wendigo , for all its effective moments , is n't really one of resources . | 0 | Negative |
and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch . | 1 | Neutral |
transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring , at times sublime , visuals and offer a fascinating glimpse into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games . | 2 | Positive |
what 's left is a rich stew of longing . | 1 | Neutral |
-lrb- denis ' -rrb- bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product . | 0 | Negative |
snipes is both a snore and utter tripe . | 0 | Negative |
suffice to say that after seeing this movie in imax form , you 'll be more acquainted with the tiniest details of tom hanks ' face than his wife is . | 1 | Neutral |
the actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene , but to diminishing effect . | 1 | Neutral |
the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones , but all it amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film . | 0 | Negative |
not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch , it 's one of the worst of the entire franchise . | 0 | Negative |
shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors ... | 0 | Negative |
` sophisticated ' viewers who refuse to admit that they do n't like it will likely call it ` challenging ' to their fellow sophisticates . | 1 | Neutral |
stephen earnhart 's documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition -- wearing a cloak of unsentimental , straightforward text -- when it 's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type . | 0 | Negative |
77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever , it just seems like it does . | 0 | Negative |
a colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse , lushly photographed and beautifully recorded . | 2 | Positive |
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | 0 | Negative |
full of surprises . | 2 | Positive |
whether or not ram dass proves as clear and reliable an authority on that as he was about inner consciousness , fierce grace reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one . | 2 | Positive |
the whole thing 's fairly lame , making it par for the course for disney sequels . | 0 | Negative |
vividly demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop . | 2 | Positive |
one of the best rock documentaries ever . | 2 | Positive |
as david letterman and the onion have proven , the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor , but lawrence has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them . | 0 | Negative |
a picture as erratic as its central character . | 1 | Neutral |
somehow ms. griffiths and mr. pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy . | 2 | Positive |
if the film 's vision of sport as a secular religion is a bit cloying , its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start . | 2 | Positive |
while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you 've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out . | 2 | Positive |
if anything , the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans . | 2 | Positive |
boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory , impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie . | 0 | Negative |
it may not be as cutting , as witty or as true as back in the glory days of weekend and two or three things i know about her , but who else engaged in filmmaking today is so cognizant of the cultural and moral issues involved in the process ? | 1 | Neutral |
claude chabrol 's camera has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements . | 2 | Positive |
the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise . | 0 | Negative |
anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor should take pleasure in this crazed , joyous romp of a film . | 2 | Positive |
it 's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic . | 0 | Negative |
nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows . | 0 | Negative |
precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen struggles to rebel against his oppressive , right-wing , propriety-obsessed family . | 2 | Positive |
` unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory . | 0 | Negative |
yes , spirited away is a triumph of imagination , but it 's also a failure of storytelling . | 0 | Negative |
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