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each scene wreaks of routine ; the film never manages to generate a single threat of suspense .	1	Neutral
certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike , eight crazy nights is a total misfire .	0	Negative
i have n't laughed that hard in years !	2	Positive
sorvino is delightful in the central role .	2	Positive
a gracious , eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost .	2	Positive
possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another .	1	Neutral
what a great way to spend 4 units of your day .	2	Positive
a passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action .	2	Positive
both a successful adaptation and an enjoyable film in its own right .	2	Positive
and vin diesel is the man .	2	Positive
just a kiss is a just a waste .	0	Negative
meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured , dull artist and monster-in-the - making .	1	Neutral
hilarious musical comedy though stymied by accents thick as mud .	1	Neutral
murder by numbers just does n't add up .	0	Negative
all three descriptions suit evelyn , a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new .	0	Negative
this is popcorn movie fun with equal doses of action , cheese , ham and cheek -lrb- as well as a serious debt to the road warrior -rrb- , but it feels like unrealized potential	2	Positive
-lrb- it -rrb- highlights not so much the crime lord 's messianic bent , but spacey 's .	1	Neutral
in death to smoochy , we do n't get williams ' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile , and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing .	2	Positive
tsai has managed to create an underplayed melodrama about family dynamics and dysfunction that harks back to the spare , unchecked heartache of yasujiro ozu .	1	Neutral
an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening .	0	Negative
the movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive .	0	Negative
bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be .	0	Negative
dramatically lackluster .	0	Negative
made eddie murphy a movie star and the man has n't aged a day .	2	Positive
this is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground .	2	Positive
yes , mibii is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it .	2	Positive
their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it 's just a weird fizzle .	0	Negative
all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams .	0	Negative
tartakovsky 's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality .	0	Negative
a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good , that is to say , entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp , overmanipulative hollywood practices .	2	Positive
tries too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span .	0	Negative
the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc .	2	Positive
the sweetest thing , a romantic comedy with outrageous tendencies , may be a mess in a lot of ways .	1	Neutral
you emerge dazed , confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary .	0	Negative
lucy 's a dull girl , that 's all .	0	Negative
sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments .	2	Positive
directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo , windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length .	0	Negative
it looks closely , insightfully at fragile , complex relationships .	2	Positive
the story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired .	0	Negative
is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche .	0	Negative
the mothman prophecies , which is mostly a bore , seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece .	0	Negative
spirit is a visual treat , and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards , but it lacks a strong narrative .	2	Positive
this is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt .	2	Positive
for almost the first two-thirds of martin scorsese 's 168-minute gangs of new york , i was entranced .	2	Positive
... a cheap , ludicrous attempt at serious horror .	0	Negative
an unremittingly ugly movie to look at , listen to , and think about , it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film .	0	Negative
enticing and often funny documentary .	2	Positive
but one thing 's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary .	0	Negative
the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure .	0	Negative
whereas oliver stone 's conspiracy thriller jfk was long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy , interview with the assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity .	2	Positive
the komediant is a tale worth catching .	2	Positive
the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot .	0	Negative
worth seeing just for weaver and lapaglia .	2	Positive
a brain twister , less a movie-movie than a funny and weird meditation on hollywood , success , artistic integrity and intellectual bankruptcy .	1	Neutral
let 's hope not .	1	Neutral
it follows the blair witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes .	0	Negative
an encouraging effort from mccrudden	2	Positive
i was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's cleverly constructed scenario , and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise .	2	Positive
such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue , the yale grad who previously gave us `` the skulls '' and last year 's `` rollerball . ''	2	Positive
initially gripping , eventually cloying pow drama .	2	Positive
this is not a jackie chan movie .	0	Negative
chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans .	2	Positive
you can see the would-be surprises coming a mile away , and the execution of these twists is delivered with a hammer .	1	Neutral
lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago .	0	Negative
a timid , soggy near miss .	0	Negative
a solidly constructed , entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration .	2	Positive
a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness .	2	Positive
smith examines the intimate , unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country .	2	Positive
i admire it and yet can not recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time .	0	Negative
thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic .	0	Negative
i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down .	0	Negative
if only it were , well , funnier .	0	Negative
it is messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd .	0	Negative
from its invitingly upbeat overture to its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale , martin is a masterfully conducted work .	2	Positive
charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions .	0	Negative
kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party .	0	Negative
its premise is smart , but the execution is pretty weary .	0	Negative
an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed .	2	Positive
for those for whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh , sometimes funny , and usually genuinely worthwhile , hollywood ending is a depressing experience	0	Negative
somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler , there is a mediocre movie trying to get out .	0	Negative
first and foremost ... the reason to go see `` blue crush '' is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings .	2	Positive
connoisseurs of chinese film will be pleased to discover that tian 's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus .	2	Positive
gaunt , silver-haired and leonine , -lrb- harris -rrb- brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman .	2	Positive
left me with the visceral sensation of longing , lasting traces of charlotte 's web of desire and desperation .	2	Positive
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .	0	Negative
it may even fall into the category of films you love to hate .	1	Neutral
combines a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration .	2	Positive
like a less dizzily gorgeous companion to mr. wong 's in the mood for love -- very much a hong kong movie despite its mainland setting .	1	Neutral
loud , chaotic and largely unfunny .	0	Negative
the main characters are simply named the husband , the wife and the kidnapper , emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort .	0	Negative
a movie to forget	0	Negative
the film 's best trick is the way that it treats conspiracy as a kind of political blair witch , a monstrous murk that haunts us precisely because it can never be seen .	1	Neutral
rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue .	0	Negative
labute ca n't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he 's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american , a choice that upsets the novel 's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film .	1	Neutral
starts out with tremendous promise , introducing an intriguing and alluring premise , only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter .	0	Negative
a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .	2	Positive
a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and , some plot blips aside , stays there for the duration .	2	Positive
an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike .	0	Negative
the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh , ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie .	0	Negative
every five minutes or so , someone gets clocked .	1	Neutral

each scene wreaks of routine ; the film never manages to generate a single threat of suspense .

1

Neutral

certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike , eight crazy nights is a total misfire .

0

Negative

i have n't laughed that hard in years !

2

Positive

sorvino is delightful in the central role .

2

Positive

a gracious , eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost .

2

Positive

possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another .

1

Neutral

what a great way to spend 4 units of your day .

2

Positive

a passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action .

2

Positive

both a successful adaptation and an enjoyable film in its own right .

2

Positive

and vin diesel is the man .

2

Positive

just a kiss is a just a waste .

0

Negative

meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured , dull artist and monster-in-the - making .

1

Neutral

hilarious musical comedy though stymied by accents thick as mud .

1

Neutral

murder by numbers just does n't add up .

0

Negative

all three descriptions suit evelyn , a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new .

0

Negative

this is popcorn movie fun with equal doses of action , cheese , ham and cheek -lrb- as well as a serious debt to the road warrior -rrb- , but it feels like unrealized potential

2

Positive

-lrb- it -rrb- highlights not so much the crime lord 's messianic bent , but spacey 's .

1

Neutral

in death to smoochy , we do n't get williams ' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile , and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing .

2

Positive

tsai has managed to create an underplayed melodrama about family dynamics and dysfunction that harks back to the spare , unchecked heartache of yasujiro ozu .

1

Neutral

an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening .

0

Negative

the movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive .

0

Negative

bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be .

0

Negative

dramatically lackluster .

0

Negative

made eddie murphy a movie star and the man has n't aged a day .

2

Positive

this is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground .

2

Positive

yes , mibii is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it .

2

Positive

their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it 's just a weird fizzle .

0

Negative

all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams .

0

Negative

tartakovsky 's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality .

0

Negative

a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good , that is to say , entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp , overmanipulative hollywood practices .

2

Positive

tries too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span .

0

Negative

the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc .

2

Positive

the sweetest thing , a romantic comedy with outrageous tendencies , may be a mess in a lot of ways .

1

Neutral

you emerge dazed , confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary .

0

Negative

lucy 's a dull girl , that 's all .

0

Negative

sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments .

2

Positive

directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo , windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length .

0

Negative

it looks closely , insightfully at fragile , complex relationships .

2

Positive

the story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired .

0

Negative

is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche .

0

Negative

the mothman prophecies , which is mostly a bore , seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece .

0

Negative

spirit is a visual treat , and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards , but it lacks a strong narrative .

2

Positive

this is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt .

2

Positive

for almost the first two-thirds of martin scorsese 's 168-minute gangs of new york , i was entranced .

2

Positive

... a cheap , ludicrous attempt at serious horror .

0

Negative

an unremittingly ugly movie to look at , listen to , and think about , it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film .

0

Negative

enticing and often funny documentary .

2

Positive

but one thing 's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary .

0

Negative

the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure .

0

Negative

whereas oliver stone 's conspiracy thriller jfk was long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy , interview with the assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity .

2

Positive

the komediant is a tale worth catching .

2

Positive

the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot .

0

Negative

worth seeing just for weaver and lapaglia .

2

Positive

a brain twister , less a movie-movie than a funny and weird meditation on hollywood , success , artistic integrity and intellectual bankruptcy .

1

Neutral

let 's hope not .

1

Neutral

it follows the blair witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes .

0

Negative

an encouraging effort from mccrudden

2

Positive

i was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's cleverly constructed scenario , and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise .

2

Positive

such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue , the yale grad who previously gave us `` the skulls '' and last year 's `` rollerball . ''

2

Positive

initially gripping , eventually cloying pow drama .

2

Positive

this is not a jackie chan movie .

0

Negative

chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans .

2

Positive

you can see the would-be surprises coming a mile away , and the execution of these twists is delivered with a hammer .

1

Neutral

lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago .

0

Negative

a timid , soggy near miss .

0

Negative

a solidly constructed , entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration .

2

Positive

a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness .

2

Positive

smith examines the intimate , unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country .

2

Positive

i admire it and yet can not recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time .

0

Negative

thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic .

0

Negative

i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down .

0

Negative

if only it were , well , funnier .

0

Negative

it is messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd .

0

Negative

from its invitingly upbeat overture to its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale , martin is a masterfully conducted work .

2

Positive

charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions .

0

Negative

kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party .

0

Negative

its premise is smart , but the execution is pretty weary .

0

Negative

an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed .

2

Positive

for those for whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh , sometimes funny , and usually genuinely worthwhile , hollywood ending is a depressing experience

0

Negative

somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler , there is a mediocre movie trying to get out .

0

Negative

first and foremost ... the reason to go see `` blue crush '' is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings .

2

Positive

connoisseurs of chinese film will be pleased to discover that tian 's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus .

2

Positive

gaunt , silver-haired and leonine , -lrb- harris -rrb- brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman .

2

Positive

left me with the visceral sensation of longing , lasting traces of charlotte 's web of desire and desperation .

2

Positive

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

0

Negative

it may even fall into the category of films you love to hate .

1

Neutral

combines a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration .

2

Positive

like a less dizzily gorgeous companion to mr. wong 's in the mood for love -- very much a hong kong movie despite its mainland setting .

1

Neutral

loud , chaotic and largely unfunny .

0

Negative

the main characters are simply named the husband , the wife and the kidnapper , emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort .

0

Negative

a movie to forget

0

Negative

the film 's best trick is the way that it treats conspiracy as a kind of political blair witch , a monstrous murk that haunts us precisely because it can never be seen .

1

Neutral

rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue .

0

Negative

labute ca n't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he 's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american , a choice that upsets the novel 's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film .

1

Neutral

starts out with tremendous promise , introducing an intriguing and alluring premise , only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter .

0

Negative

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

2

Positive

a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and , some plot blips aside , stays there for the duration .

2

Positive

an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike .

0

Negative

the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh , ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie .

0

Negative

every five minutes or so , someone gets clocked .

1

Neutral