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jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama . | 2 | Positive |
-lrb- h -rrb- ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang , i 'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by . | 0 | Negative |
it 's sort of in-between , and it works . | 2 | Positive |
he 's the scariest guy you 'll see all summer . | 2 | Positive |
unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters . | 0 | Negative |
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you ca n't wait to see end . | 0 | Negative |
a cultural wildcard experience : wacky , different , unusual , even nutty . | 2 | Positive |
mediocre fable from burkina faso . | 0 | Negative |
a hallmark film in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look . | 2 | Positive |
the worst film of the year . | 0 | Negative |
a funny , triumphant , and moving documentary . | 2 | Positive |
for the most part , the film does hold up pretty well . | 2 | Positive |
it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline . | 2 | Positive |
there 's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout . | 2 | Positive |
in fact , it 's quite fun in places . | 2 | Positive |
it 's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground . | 0 | Negative |
manipulative claptrap , a period-piece movie-of-the-week , plain old blarney ... take your pick . | 0 | Negative |
not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days , but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired . | 0 | Negative |
it 's crap on a leash -- far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante 's similarly styled gremlins . | 0 | Negative |
hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless . | 2 | Positive |
the climactic events are so well realized that you may forget all about the original conflict , just like the movie does | 1 | Neutral |
it 's an exhilarating place to visit , this laboratory of laughter . | 2 | Positive |
as crimes go , writer-director michael kalesniko 's how to kill your neighbor 's dog is slight but unendurable . | 1 | Neutral |
genuinely unnerving . | 2 | Positive |
enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast . | 2 | Positive |
without any redeeming value whatsoever . | 0 | Negative |
an intoxicating experience . | 2 | Positive |
rock solid family fun out of the gates , extremely imaginative through out , but wanes in the middle | 2 | Positive |
they cheapen the overall effect . | 0 | Negative |
this engrossing , characteristically complex tom clancy thriller is shifty in the manner in which it addresses current terrorism anxieties and sidesteps them at the same time . | 1 | Neutral |
it 's exactly what you 'd expect . | 1 | Neutral |
what results is the best performance from either in years . | 2 | Positive |
a feature-length , r-rated , road-trip version of mama 's family . | 1 | Neutral |
s1m0ne 's satire is not subtle , but it is effective . | 2 | Positive |
has its charming quirks and its dull spots . | 1 | Neutral |
an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus . | 0 | Negative |
a confluence of kiddie entertainment , sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design . | 2 | Positive |
a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell . | 0 | Negative |
a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters . | 0 | Negative |
deliberately and skillfully uses ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance . | 2 | Positive |
and more than that , it 's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation . | 2 | Positive |
exploits -lrb- headbanger -rrb- stereotypes in good fun , while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter . | 2 | Positive |
resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project . | 0 | Negative |
the film did n't move me one way or the other , but it was an honest effort and if you want to see a flick about telemarketers this one will due . | 1 | Neutral |
fluffy and disposible . | 0 | Negative |
in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment , time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film . | 2 | Positive |
odd and weird . | 0 | Negative |
the beauty of alexander payne 's ode to the everyman is in the details . | 2 | Positive |
wait for it to hit cable . | 1 | Neutral |
no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus , accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way . | 0 | Negative |
he gets his secretary to fax it . '' | 1 | Neutral |
meyjes ' provocative film might be called an example of the haphazardness of evil . | 2 | Positive |
can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure ? | 0 | Negative |
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 . | 2 | Positive |
jam-packed with literally bruising jokes . | 1 | Neutral |
interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots . | 0 | Negative |
it 's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here , but it 's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through . | 0 | Negative |
it 's actually pretty funny , but in all the wrong places . | 1 | Neutral |
the narrative is so consistently unimaginative that probably the only way to have saved the film is with the aid of those wisecracking mystery science theater 3000 guys . | 1 | Neutral |
film ca n't quite maintain its initial momentum , but remains sporadically funny throughout . | 1 | Neutral |
it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up . | 0 | Negative |
reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap . | 0 | Negative |
to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement , and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest . | 2 | Positive |
a distinguished and thoughtful film , marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances . | 2 | Positive |
grant is n't cary and bullock is n't katherine . | 0 | Negative |
a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome . | 0 | Negative |
not just unlikable . | 0 | Negative |
a fresh-faced , big-hearted and frequently funny thrill ride for the kiddies , with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand . ' | 2 | Positive |
priggish , lethargically paced parable of renewal . | 0 | Negative |
disgusting . | 0 | Negative |
excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic . | 0 | Negative |
films about loss , grief and recovery are pretty valuable these days . | 2 | Positive |
-lrb- it 's -rrb- a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest . | 2 | Positive |
as if drop dead gorgeous was n't enough , this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition . | 0 | Negative |
but believe it or not , it 's one of the most beautiful , evocative works i 've seen . | 2 | Positive |
real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros . | 2 | Positive |
the film 's plot may be shallow , but you 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots . | 2 | Positive |
the two leads , nearly perfect in their roles , bring a heart and reality that buoy the film , and at times , elevate it to a superior crime movie . | 2 | Positive |
a little objectivity could have gone a long way . | 1 | Neutral |
mastering its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls , group articulates a flood of emotion . | 2 | Positive |
... a great , participatory spectator sport . ' | 2 | Positive |
... really horrible drek . | 0 | Negative |
wang xiaoshuai directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men . | 2 | Positive |
the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not . | 0 | Negative |
a must for fans of british cinema , if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride . | 2 | Positive |
but it 's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre . | 0 | Negative |
what makes it worth watching is quaid 's performance . | 2 | Positive |
snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this . | 0 | Negative |
... stale and uninspired . | 0 | Negative |
hey , happy ! | 2 | Positive |
perfectly pitched between comedy and tragedy , hope and despair , about schmidt instead comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness . | 2 | Positive |
it reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death . | 2 | Positive |
it 's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long . | 0 | Negative |
if the full monty was a freshman fluke , lucky break is -lrb- cattaneo -rrb- sophomore slump . | 0 | Negative |
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along . | 0 | Negative |
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | 2 | Positive |
for all its brilliant touches , dragon loses its fire midway , nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion . | 0 | Negative |
no , i love it ... hell , i dunno . | 2 | Positive |
dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song . | 0 | Negative |
baran is shockingly devoid of your typical majid majidi shoe-loving , crippled children . | 0 | Negative |
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