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is red dragon worthy of a place alongside the other hannibal movies ? | 1 | Neutral |
it trusts the story it sets out to tell . | 2 | Positive |
boy oh boy , it 's a howler . | 1 | Neutral |
an overwrought taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship . | 1 | Neutral |
the film has a kind of hard , cold effect . | 0 | Negative |
strip it of all its excess debris , and you 'd have a 90-minute , four-star movie . | 2 | Positive |
only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience . | 1 | Neutral |
while there 's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans -lrb- as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics -rrb- , much ado about something is an amicable endeavor . | 2 | Positive |
did we really need a remake of `` charade ? '' | 0 | Negative |
stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy , the film operates nicely off the element of surprise , and the large cast is solid . | 2 | Positive |
the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture . | 0 | Negative |
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 . | 2 | Positive |
throughout , mr. audiard 's direction is fluid and quick . | 2 | Positive |
the observations of this social\/economic\/urban environment are canny and spiced with irony . | 2 | Positive |
while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth . | 2 | Positive |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | 2 | Positive |
same guy with both hats . | 1 | Neutral |
... in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes . | 0 | Negative |
watching a brian depalma movie is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers . | 0 | Negative |
ian holm conquers france as an earthy napoleon | 2 | Positive |
time out is as serious as a pink slip . | 0 | Negative |
tykwer 's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski 's work aspired to , including the condition of art . | 0 | Negative |
an exhilarating serving of movie fluff . | 1 | Neutral |
-lrb- creates -rrb- the worst kind of mythologizing , the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama . | 0 | Negative |
circuit queens wo n't learn a thing , they 'll be too busy cursing the film 's strategically placed white sheets . | 1 | Neutral |
director tom shadyac and star kevin costner glumly mishandle the story 's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself . | 0 | Negative |
a tremendous piece of work . | 2 | Positive |
as an actor 's showcase , hart 's war has much to recommend it , even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player . | 2 | Positive |
-lrb- crystal and de niro -rrb- manage to squeeze out some good laughs but not enough to make this silly con job sing . | 1 | Neutral |
a pretty funny movie , with most of the humor coming , as before , from the incongruous but chemically perfect teaming of crystal and de niro . | 2 | Positive |
... a fairly disposable yet still entertaining b picture . | 1 | Neutral |
there 's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us . | 2 | Positive |
our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and i know this because i 've seen ` jackass : the movie . ' | 0 | Negative |
moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy . | 2 | Positive |
ozpetek joins the ranks of those gay filmmakers who have used the emigre experience to explore same-sex culture in ways that elude the more nationally settled . | 1 | Neutral |
american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature , but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone . | 0 | Negative |
the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue . | 0 | Negative |
if you recognize zeus -lrb- the dog from snatch -rrb- it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one . | 0 | Negative |
wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many . | 2 | Positive |
represents something very close to the nadir of the thriller\/horror genre . | 1 | Neutral |
though nijinsky 's words grow increasingly disturbed , the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature . | 2 | Positive |
parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today , without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place . | 0 | Negative |
this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen , but it 's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep . | 2 | Positive |
brings together some of the biggest names in japanese anime , with impressive results . | 2 | Positive |
woefully pretentious . | 0 | Negative |
mattei so completely loses himself to the film 's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of money . | 0 | Negative |
-lrb- leigh -rrb- has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors -lrb- improvised over many months -rrb- and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable . | 2 | Positive |
director douglas mcgrath takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading . | 0 | Negative |
godard uses his characters -- if that 's not too glorified a term -- as art things , mouthpieces , visual motifs , blanks . | 0 | Negative |
there 's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau . | 2 | Positive |
gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' - standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth . | 0 | Negative |
no surprises . | 0 | Negative |
the film is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen . | 0 | Negative |
a stylish cast and some clever scripting solutions help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact . | 2 | Positive |
fortunately , you still have that option . | 1 | Neutral |
conforms itself with creating a game of ` who 's who ' ... where the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences . | 0 | Negative |
an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence . | 2 | Positive |
nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film ... it 's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break . | 0 | Negative |
blue crush is as predictable as the tides . | 0 | Negative |
we 're left with a story that tries to grab us , only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments . | 0 | Negative |
this follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric peter . | 1 | Neutral |
the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones , guns , and the internal combustion engine , but the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow . | 2 | Positive |
ca n't seem to get anywhere near the story 's center . | 1 | Neutral |
if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire , it probably would look a lot like this alarming production , adapted from anne rice 's novel the vampire chronicles . | 1 | Neutral |
with minimal imagination , you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub . | 0 | Negative |
... the one thing this wild film has that other imax films do n't : chimps , lots of chimps , all blown up to the size of a house . | 1 | Neutral |
just consider what new best friend does not have , beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay . | 0 | Negative |
instead of contriving a climactic hero 's death for the beloved-major - character-who-shall - remain-nameless , why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once ? | 0 | Negative |
do n't hate el crimen del padre amaro because it 's anti-catholic . | 1 | Neutral |
brown sugar signals director rick famuyiwa 's emergence as an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema . | 2 | Positive |
their computer-animated faces are very expressive . | 2 | Positive |
not only is it hokey , manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk , but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches . | 0 | Negative |
the acting is n't much better . | 0 | Negative |
a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s . | 2 | Positive |
another best of the year selection . | 2 | Positive |
the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters -- but it 's smooth and professional . | 0 | Negative |
it 's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain . | 0 | Negative |
its one-sidedness ... flirts with propaganda . | 0 | Negative |
the overall effect is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude . | 2 | Positive |
robin williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role . | 1 | Neutral |
the underworld urban angst is derivative of martin scorsese 's taxi driver and goodfellas , but this film speaks for itself . | 2 | Positive |
` synthetic ' is the best description of this well-meaning , beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree . | 0 | Negative |
the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing . | 2 | Positive |
oh , and booty call . | 1 | Neutral |
too clumsy in key moments ... to make a big splash . | 0 | Negative |
a small gem of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it is funny , scary and sad . | 2 | Positive |
the château would have been benefited from a sharper , cleaner script before it went in front of the camera . | 0 | Negative |
... quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks . | 2 | Positive |
arliss howard 's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love , meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws . | 2 | Positive |
` the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . ' | 0 | Negative |
in that setting , their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting . | 0 | Negative |
it 's a drawling , slobbering , lovable run-on sentence of a film , a southern gothic with the emotional arc of its raw blues soundtrack . | 1 | Neutral |
i am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows , but hey arnold ! | 2 | Positive |
literary purists may not be pleased , but as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes , it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds . | 2 | Positive |
it 's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid '' . | 0 | Negative |
a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs . | 2 | Positive |
tunney , brimming with coltish , neurotic energy , holds the screen like a true star . | 2 | Positive |
since lee is a sentimentalist , the film is more worshipful than your random e ! | 1 | Neutral |
the actresses find their own rhythm and protect each other from the script 's bad ideas and awkwardness . | 2 | Positive |
romething 's really wrong with this ricture ! | 0 | Negative |
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