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a stunning piece of visual poetry that will , hopefully , be remembered as one of the most important stories to be told in australia 's film history .
4
very positive
i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around , but maybe it 'll be on video by then .
1
negative
just like the deli sandwich : lots of ham , lots of cheese , with a sickly sweet coating to disguise its excrescence until just after -lrb- or during -rrb- consumption of its second half .
2
neutral
de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork .
0
very negative
the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion .
1
negative
for benigni it was n't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio .
3
positive
there is no insight into the anguish of heidi 's life -- only a depiction of pain , today 's version of greek tragedy , the talk-show guest decrying her fate .
2
neutral
lucas , take notes .
2
neutral
but director danny devito and screenwriter adam resnick -lrb- remember cabin boy ? -rrb-
2
neutral
desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats .
0
very negative
this is a particularly toxic little bonbon , palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few .
1
negative
yeah , these flicks are just that damn good .
4
very positive
together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death .
4
very positive
light , cute and forgettable .
2
neutral
we get some truly unique character studies and a cross-section of americana that hollywood could n't possibly fictionalize and be believed .
3
positive
a trite psychological thriller designed to keep the audience guessing and guessing -- which is not to be confused with suspecting -- until it comes time to wrap things up and send the viewers home .
2
neutral
subversive , meditative , clinical and poetic , the piano teacher is a daring work of genius .
3
positive
it uses an old-time formula , it 's not terribly original and it 's rather messy -- but you just have to love the big , dumb , happy movie my big fat greek wedding .
3
positive
these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds , but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining .
1
negative
unlike most teen flicks , swimming takes its time to tell its story , casts mostly little-known performers in key roles , and introduces some intriguing ambiguity .
2
neutral
it 's a nicely detailed world of pawns , bishops and kings , of wagers in dingy backrooms or pristine forests .
3
positive
an unsatisfying hybrid of blair witch and typical stalk-and-slash fare , where the most conservative protagonist is always the last one living .
1
negative
my goodness , queen latifah has a lot to offer and she seemed to have no problem flaunting her natural gifts .
3
positive
this may be the dumbest , sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer 's coming-of-age .
0
very negative
warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard .
1
negative
a graceless , witless attempt at mating some like it hot with the wwii espionage thriller .
1
negative
a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to .
0
very negative
sadly , hewitt 's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns , not making snappy comebacks .
1
negative
a recent favourite at sundance , this white-trash satire will inspire the affection of even those unlucky people who never owned a cassette of def leppard 's pyromania .
3
positive
pryor lite , with half the demons , half the daring , much less talent , many fewer laughs .
1
negative
as adapted by kevin molony from simon leys ' novel `` the death of napoleon '' and directed by alan taylor , napoleon 's journey is interesting but his parisian rebirth is stillborn
1
negative
sometimes , that 's enough .
2
neutral
` abandon all hope , ye who enter here ' ... you should definitely let dante 's gloomy words be your guide .
1
negative
for the first two-thirds of this sparklingly inventive and artful , always fast and furious tale , kids will go happily along for the ride .
3
positive
its scenes and sensibility are all more than familiar , but it exudes a kind of nostalgic spy-movie charm and , at the same time , is so fresh and free of the usual thriller nonsense that it all seems to be happening for the first time .
3
positive
do n't waste your money .
0
very negative
complex , affecting and uniquely almodóvar , the film evokes strong emotions and pushes viewers to question their deepest notions of moral right and wrong .
4
very positive
it 's the kind of movie you ca n't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch , yet you ca n't bring yourself to dislike it .
1
negative
stevenson 's performance is at once clueless and fiercely committed , a volatile combination .
2
neutral
the film 's implicit premise is that the faith of the tonga people is in every way inferior to that of john .
2
neutral
too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century .
1
negative
he can scale a building like a super hero , he can out-stealth any agent , he 'll get the girl .
2
neutral
must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry .
4
very positive
andy garcia enjoys one of his richest roles in years and mick jagger gives his best movie performance since , well , performance .
4
very positive
it is far from the worst , thanks to the topical issues it raises , the performances of stewart and hardy , and that essential feature -- a decent full-on space battle .
3
positive
the appearance of treebeard and gollum 's expanded role will either have you loving what you 're seeing , or rolling your eyes .
2
neutral
a gob of drivel so sickly sweet , even the eager consumers of moore 's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée .
0
very negative
half of it is composed of snappy patter and pseudo-sophisticated cultural observations , while the remainder ... would be more at home on a daytime television serial .
1
negative
it is nature against progress .
2
neutral
a sports movie with action that 's exciting on the field and a story you care about off it .
4
very positive
the film seems a dead weight .
0
very negative
plays as hollow catharsis , with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights .
1
negative
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 .
3
positive
daring , mesmerizing and exceedingly hard to forget .
4
very positive
kaufman creates an eerie sense of not only being there at the time of these events but the very night matthew was killed .
3
positive
zhang yimou delivers warm , genuine characters who lie not through dishonesty , but because they genuinely believe it 's the only way to bring happiness to their loved ones .
3
positive
let 's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home .
0
very negative
effectively feeds our senses with the chilling sights and sounds from within the camp to create a completely numbing experience .
4
very positive
or tom green as han solo ?
2
neutral
sturdy , entertaining period drama ... both caine and fraser have their moments .
3
positive
it never fails to engage us .
4
very positive
while obviously an extremely personal work , it remains inextricably stuck in an emotionally unavailable rut .
2
neutral
big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities .
1
negative
there is an almost poignant dimension to the way that every major stunt seagal 's character ... performs is shot from behind , as if it could fool us into thinking that we 're not watching a double .
2
neutral
while the glass slipper does n't quite fit , pumpkin is definitely a unique modern fairytale .
2
neutral
... a joke at once flaky and resonant , lightweight and bizarrely original .
2
neutral
provide -lrb- s -rrb- nail-biting suspense and credible characters without relying on technology-of-the-moment technique or pretentious dialogue .
4
very positive
you have to pay attention to follow all the stories , but they 're each interesting .
3
positive
occasionally funny and consistently odd , and it works reasonably well as a star vehicle for zhao .
3
positive
he simply presents his point of view that ayurveda works .
3
positive
arnold 's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces .
1
negative
the only thing worse than your substandard , run-of-the-mill hollywood picture is an angst-ridden attempt to be profound .
0
very negative
a sophomoric exploration of ` life problems ' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about .
1
negative
lends itself to the narcotizing bland -lrb- sinister , though not nearly so sinister as the biennial disney girl movie -rrb- machinations of the biennial disney boy movie .
2
neutral
the acting by the over-25s lacks spark , with csokas particularly unconnected .
1
negative
the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime , one that brings military courtroom dramas down very , very low .
1
negative
first good , then bothersome .
1
negative
it 's obviously struck a responsive chord with many south koreans , and should work its magic in other parts of the world .
4
very positive
ferrara directs the entire film with the kind of detachment that makes any given frame look like a family 's custom-made christmas card .
2
neutral
the cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself , which contains few laughs and not much drama .
0
very negative
still , it gets the job done -- a sleepy afternoon rental .
1
negative
what the four feathers lacks is genuine sweep or feeling or even a character worth caring about .
2
neutral
an earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say , the '60s .
2
neutral
an enjoyable film for the family , amusing and cute for both adults and kids .
3
positive
a perverse little truffle , dainty psychological terror on the outside with a creamy filling of familial jealousy and unrepentant domestic psychopathy .
3
positive
... watching this film nearly provoked me to take my own life .
0
very negative
the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america .
2
neutral
if we do n't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose , we deserve the trash that we get .
1
negative
all that -lrb- powerpuff girls -rrb- charm is present in the movie , but it 's spread too thin .
1
negative
a bravura exercise in emptiness .
1
negative
looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter 's imagination .
1
negative
lilia 's transformation from strict mother to sensual siren is superficially preposterous , but abbas infuses the role with an unimpeachable core of emotional truth .
2
neutral
no. .
1
negative
at its best , the good girl is a refreshingly adult take on adultery ...
3
positive
the voices are fine as well .
3
positive
this insightful , oscar-nominated documentary , in which children on both sides of the ever-escalating conflict have their say away from watchful parental eyes , gives peace yet another chance .
3
positive
sympathetically captures the often futile lifestyle of young people in modern japan .
2
neutral
some of seagal 's action pictures are guilty pleasures , but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot .
0
very negative
nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about .
1
negative
too close to phantom menace for comfort .
1
negative