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a much more successful translation than its most famous previous film adaptation , writer-director anthony friedman 's similarly updated 1970 british production . | 1 | positive |
hugh grant 's act is so consuming that sometimes it 's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are . | 1 | positive |
mendes still does n't quite know how to fill a frame . | 0 | negative |
but darned if it does n't also keep us riveted to our seats . | 1 | positive |
such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema . | 0 | negative |
there 's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present . | 0 | negative |
to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it . | 0 | negative |
all of the filmmakers ' calculations ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness . | 0 | negative |
intriguing and stylish . | 1 | positive |
a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed , but skeptics are n't likely to enter the theater . | 1 | positive |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | 0 | negative |
it should be interesting , it should be poignant , it turns out to be affected and boring . | 0 | negative |
when it 's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama , `` real women have curves '' is a sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life , but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams . | 1 | positive |
cold , nervy and memorable . | 1 | positive |
first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course . | 0 | negative |
you can practically hear george orwell turning over . | 0 | negative |
helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy , but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome . | 0 | negative |
passion , melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly ... | 1 | positive |
eric schweig and graham greene both exude an air of dignity that 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters . | 1 | positive |
what jackson has done is proven that no amount of imagination , no creature , no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery | 0 | negative |
there is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights . | 0 | negative |
spiderman rocks | 1 | positive |
the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults . | 0 | negative |
astonishing is n't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap . | 0 | negative |
you might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone , '' and consider a dvd rental instead . | 0 | negative |
unfortunately , a cast of competent performers from movies , television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style . | 0 | negative |
kids five and up will be delighted with the fast , funny , and even touching story . | 1 | positive |
still , the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett 's story is appealing . | 1 | positive |
waydowntown manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it . | 1 | positive |
he watches them as they float within the seas of their personalities . | 1 | positive |
hard as this may be to believe , here on earth , a surprisingly similar teen drama , was a better film . | 0 | negative |
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . | 1 | positive |
this charming , thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards . | 1 | positive |
a full-frontal attack on audience patience . | 0 | negative |
... less a story than an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population 's shrugging acceptance to each new horror . | 0 | negative |
this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted . | 0 | negative |
the film is old-fashioned , occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface . | 1 | positive |
an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans . | 1 | positive |
a very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy . | 1 | positive |
it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period . | 1 | positive |
adaptation is simply brilliant . | 1 | positive |
a thought-provoking picture . | 1 | positive |
but arriving at a particularly dark moment in history , it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us . | 1 | positive |
director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film 's music than to the story line ; what 's best about drumline is its energy . | 1 | positive |
presents nothing special and , until the final act , nothing overtly disagreeable . | 0 | negative |
turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 1 | positive |
director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times . | 0 | negative |
average , at best , i 'm afraid . | 0 | negative |
this is a superior horror flick . | 1 | positive |
the cast delivers without sham the raw-nerved story . | 1 | positive |
all in all , it 's a pretty good execution of a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own . | 1 | positive |
it 's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements , and schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins\/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas . | 1 | positive |
i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes . | 0 | negative |
although i did n't hate this one , it 's not very good either . | 0 | negative |
cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success ... but neglects to add the magic that made it all work . | 0 | negative |
a moving and not infrequently breathtaking film . | 1 | positive |
while the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course ... director john schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades . | 1 | positive |
anemic , pretentious . | 0 | negative |
with few respites , marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it . | 1 | positive |
light-years ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor , at least artistically . | 1 | positive |
one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre . | 1 | positive |
all of it works smoothly under the direction of spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely . | 1 | positive |
a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse . | 0 | negative |
a moving , if uneven , success . | 1 | positive |
it 's one thing to read about or rail against the ongoing - and unprecedented - construction project going on over our heads . | 0 | negative |
-lrb- a -rrb- real pleasure in its laid-back way . | 1 | positive |
feels like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together . | 0 | negative |
has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children 's home video , a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment , as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting . | 0 | negative |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | 0 | negative |
... in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy , it does n't disappoint . | 1 | positive |
the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about . | 0 | negative |
after a while , the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky . | 0 | negative |
a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers . | 1 | positive |
a breathtaking adventure for all ages , spirit tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images . | 1 | positive |
this is a nicely handled affair , a film about human darkness but etched with a light -lrb- yet unsentimental -rrb- touch . | 1 | positive |
a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort . | 0 | negative |
unspeakable , of course , barely begins to describe the plot and its complications . | 0 | negative |
a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of . | 0 | negative |
the film sparkles with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects . | 1 | positive |
though a capable thriller , somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama . | 0 | negative |
it 's ... worth the extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is , quite pointedly , about the peril of such efforts . | 1 | positive |
in auteil 's less dramatic but equally incisive performance , he 's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer . | 1 | positive |
how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ? | 0 | negative |
this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body , so original is its content , look , and style . | 1 | positive |
a much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title would have you believe . | 1 | positive |
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . ' | 1 | positive |
who knows , but it works under the direction of kevin reynolds . | 1 | positive |
it 's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah . | 0 | negative |
lacking substance and soul , crossroads comes up shorter than britney 's cutoffs . | 0 | negative |
simple , poignant and leavened with humor , it 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship . | 1 | positive |
at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty . | 1 | positive |
a deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession -- one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom . | 1 | positive |
this is surely one of the most frantic , virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio . | 0 | negative |
i simply ca n't recommend it enough . | 1 | positive |
it 's a glorified sitcom , and a long , unfunny one at that . | 0 | negative |
returning director rob minkoff ... and screenwriter bruce joel rubin ... have done a fine job of updating white 's dry wit to a new age . | 1 | positive |
with zoe clarke-williams 's lackluster thriller `` new best friend '' , who needs enemies ? | 0 | negative |
just send it to cranky . | 0 | negative |
it 's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours . | 1 | positive |
one of the funnier movies in town . | 1 | positive |