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elling , portrayed with quiet fastidiousness by per christian ellefsen , is a truly singular character , one whose frailties are only slightly magnified versions of the ones that vex nearly everyone .	1
disney has always been hit-or-miss when bringing beloved kids' books to the screen . . . tuck everlasting is a little of both .	1
as lo-fi as the special effects are , the folks who cobbled nemesis together indulge the force of humanity over hardware in a way that george lucas has long forgotten .	1
as a witness to several greek-american weddings -- but , happily , a victim of none -- i can testify to the comparative accuracy of ms . vardalos' memories and insights .	1
this is such a dazzlingly self-assured directorial debut that it's hard to know what to praise first .	1
most impressive , though , is the film's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters' emotional wounds .	1
a taut , intelligent psychological drama .	1
it helps that lil bow wow . . . tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid .	1
an exhilarating experience .	1
it's traditional moviemaking all the way , but it's done with a lot of careful period attention as well as some very welcome wit .	1
mr . parker has brilliantly updated his source and grasped its essence , composing a sorrowful and hilarious tone poem about alienated labor , or an absurdist workplace sitcom .	1
the film is faithful to what one presumes are the book's twin premises -- that we become who we are on the backs of our parents , but we have no idea who they were at our age ; and that time is a fleeting and precious commodity no matter how old you are .	1
part of the charm of satin rouge is that it avoids the obvious with humour and lightness .	1
" frailty " has been written so well , that even a simple " goddammit ! " near the end takes on a whole other meaning .	1
[a] rare , beautiful film .	1
what makes the movie a comedy is the way it avoids the more serious emotions involved .	1
the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable .	1
everything that has to do with yvan and charlotte , and everything that has to do with yvan's rambunctious , jewish sister and her non-jew husband , feels funny and true .	1
this boisterous comedy serves up a cruel reminder of the fate of hundreds of thousands of chinese , one which can only qualify as a terrible tragedy .	1
what might have been a predictably heartwarming tale is suffused with complexity .	1
stephen earnhart's homespun documentary mule skinner blues has nothing but love for its posse of trailer park denizens .	1
[villeneuve] seems to realize intuitively that even morality is reduced to an option by the ultimate mysteries of life and death .	1
it's solid and affecting and exactly as thought-provoking as it should be .	1
hu and liu offer natural , matter-of-fact performances that glint with sorrow , longing and love .	1
remarkably accessible and affecting .	1
the appearance of treebeard and gollum's expanded role will either have you loving what you're seeing , or rolling your eyes . i loved it ! gollum's 'performance' is incredible !	1
if the message seems more facile than the earlier films , the images have such a terrible beauty you may not care .	1
merely as a technical , logistical feat , russian ark marks a cinematic milestone .	1
a triumph of art direction over narrative , but what art direction !	1
now trimmed by about 20 minutes , this lavish three-year-old production has enough grandeur and scale to satisfy as grown-up escapism .	1
far from perfect , but its heart is in the right place . . . innocent and well-meaning .	1
morton is , as usual , brilliant .	1
chicago is sophisticated , brash , sardonic , completely joyful in its execution .	1
like old myths and wonder tales spun afresh .	1
light , cute and forgettable .	1
while this film is not in the least surprising , it is still ultimately very satisfying . think of it as a sort of comfort food for the mind .	1
well-written , nicely acted and beautifully shot and scored , the film works on several levels , openly questioning social mores while ensnaring the audience with its emotional pull .	1
when it really counts . . . bloody sunday connects on a visceral level that transcends language .	1
this may not have the dramatic gut-wrenching impact of other holocaust films , but it's a compelling story , mainly because of the way it's told by the people who were there .	1
tadpole is a sophisticated , funny and good-natured treat , slight but a pleasure .	1
a deceivingly simple film , one that grows in power in retrospect .	1
an incendiary , deeply thought-provoking look at one of the most peculiar ( and peculiarly venomous ) bigotries in our increasingly frightening theocracy	1
a charming yet poignant tale of the irrevocable ties that bind .	1
if there's nothing fresh about wannabes , which was written by mr . demeo , who produced and directed the film with charles a . addessi , much of the time the movie feels authentic .	1
there are a few stabs at absurdist comedy . . . but mostly the humor is of the sweet , gentle and occasionally cloying kind that has become an iranian specialty .	1
perhaps no picture ever made has more literally showed that the road to hell is paved with good intentions .	1
it will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days .	1
easier to respect than enthuse over , andersson's rigorous personal vision is not only distanced but distancing .	1
as bundy , michael reilly burke ( octopus 2 : river of fear ) has just the right amount of charisma and menace .	1
there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and unaffected ( and gentle ) way .	1
longley has constructed a remarkably coherent , horrifically vivid snapshot of those turbulent days .	1
a distant , even sterile , yet compulsively watchable look at the sordid life of hogan's heroes star bob crane .	1
the film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime .	1
one of the greatest romantic comedies of the past decade .	1
a refreshing korean film about five female high school friends who face an uphill battle when they try to take their relationships into deeper waters .	1
. . . a roller-coaster ride of a movie	1
boisterous , heartfelt comedy .	1
offers a breath of the fresh air of true sophistication .	1
it's this memory-as-identity obviation that gives secret life its intermittent unease , reaffirming that long-held illusions are indeed reality , and that erasing them recasts the self .	1
while the isle is both preposterous and thoroughly misogynistic , its vistas are incredibly beautiful to look at .	1
together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death . in the process , they demonstrate that there's still a lot of life in hong kong cinema .	1
a smart , sweet and playful romantic comedy .	1
doug liman , the director of bourne , directs the traffic well , gets a nice wintry look from his locations , absorbs us with the movie's spycraft and uses damon's ability to be focused and sincere .	1
starts off with a bang , but then fizzles like a wet stick of dynamite at the very end . it's still worth a look .	1
working from elliott's memoir , rohmer fashions the sort of delicate , articulate character- and- relationship study he's favored for decades .	1
notorious c . h . o . has oodles of vulgar highlights .	1
though everything might be literate and smart , it never took off and always seemed static .	1
bourne , jason bourne . he can scale a building like a super hero , he can out-stealth any agent , he'll get the girl . he's super spy !	1
" its successes are also tempered with elements which prove the direct antithesis of what it gets right . "	1
long after you leave justine , you'll be wondering what will happen to her and wishing her the best -- whatever that might mean .	1
there's no denying the physically spectacular qualities of the film . . . or the emotional integrity of the performances .	1
watching haneke's film is , aptly enough , a challenge and a punishment . but watching huppert , a great actress tearing into a landmark role , is riveting .	1
writer-director burger imaginatively fans the embers of a dormant national grief and curiosity that has calcified into chronic cynicism and fear .	1
parker holds true to wilde's own vision of a pure comedy with absolutely no meaning , and no desire to be anything but a polished , sophisticated entertainment that is in love with its own cleverness .	1
i admired this work a lot .	1
occasionally melodramatic , it's also extremely effective .	1
the diversity of the artists represented , both in terms of style and ethnicity , prevents the proceedings from feeling repetitious , as does the appropriately brief 40-minute running time .	1
the movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects .	1
a masterpiece four years in the making .	1
the talents of the actors helps " moonlight mile " rise above its heart-on-its-sleeve writing .	1
the animated subplot keenly depicts the inner struggles of our adolescent heroes - insecure , uncontrolled , and intense .	1
as if to prove a female director can make a movie with no soft edges , kathryn bigelow offers no sugar-coating or interludes of lightness . her film is unrelentingly claustrophobic and unpleasant .	1
an irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale .	1
a mostly intelligent , engrossing and psychologically resonant suspenser .	1
an absorbing trip into the minds and motivations of people under stress as well as a keen , unsentimental look at variations on the theme of motherhood .	1
whether you're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you'll still feel something .	1
between the drama of cube ? s personal revelations regarding what the shop means in the big picture , iconic characters gambol fluidly through the story , with charming results .	1
a splendid entertainment , young in spirit but accomplished in all aspects with the fullness of spirit and sense of ease that comes only with experience .	1
purely propaganda , a work of unabashed hero worship , it is nonetheless -- and likely inadvertently -- a timely and invaluable implicit reminder of the role that u . s . foreign policy has played in the rise of castro .	1
a thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 .	1
sound the trumpets : for the first time since desperately seeking susan , madonna doesn't suck as an actress .	1
those who would follow haneke on his creepy explorations . . . are rewarded by brutal , committed performances from huppert and magimel .	1
the gorgeously elaborate continuation of " the lord of the rings " trilogy is so huge that a column of words cannot adequately describe co-writer/director peter jackson's expanded vision of j . r . r . tolkien's middle-earth .	1
[drumline] is entertaining for what it does , and admirable for what it doesn't do .	1
this delicately observed story , deeply felt and masterfully stylized , is a triumph for its maverick director .	1
it ultimately stands forth as an important chronicle of the abuses of one of latin america's most oppressive regimes .	1
. . . always remains movingly genuine .	1
one scarcely needs the subtitles to enjoy this colorful action farce .	1
nair does capture the complexity of a big family and its trials and tribulations . . .	1
it could change america , not only because it is full of necessary discussion points , but because it is so accessible that it makes complex politics understandable to viewers looking for nothing but energetic entertainment .	1