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213 | this time mr. burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode , but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again . | 0negative
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214 | perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie . | 0negative
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216 | the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure . | 1positive
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217 | once ( kim ) begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors , you may decide it 's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard . | 0negative
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218 | all that 's missing is the spontaneity , originality and delight . | 0negative
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219 | what the film lacks in general focus it makes up for in compassion , as corcuera manages to find the seeds of hope in the form of collective action . | 1positive
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220 | the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides ... ( and ) personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy . | 1positive
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221 | my reaction in a word : disappointment . | 0negative
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222 | a psychological thriller with a genuinely spooky premise and an above-average cast , actor bill paxton 's directing debut is a creepy slice of gothic rural americana . | 1positive
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223 | corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless . | 1positive
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224 | nothing 's at stake , just a twisty double-cross you can smell a mile away -- still , the derivative nine queens is lots of fun . | 1positive
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225 | far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial , cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series . | 1positive
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226 | of course , by more objective measurements it 's still quite bad . | 0negative
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227 | as the two leads , lathan and diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers . | 1positive
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228 | it provides an honest look at a community striving to anchor itself in new grounds . | 1positive
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229 | this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs . | 0negative
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230 | reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way . | 1positive
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231 | martin and barbara are complex characters -- sometimes tender , sometimes angry -- and the delicate performances by sven wollter and viveka seldahl make their hopes and frustrations vivid . | 1positive
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232 | it 's not that kung pow is n't funny some of the time -- it just is n't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk 's impish augmentation . | 0negative
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233 | i 'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here . | 0negative
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234 | affleck and jackson are good sparring partners . | 1positive
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235 | whether you like rap music or loathe it , you ca n't deny either the tragic loss of two young men in the prime of their talent or the power of this movie . | 1positive
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236 | not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa 's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur . | 1positive
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237 | a by-the-numbers effort that wo n't do much to enhance the franchise . | 0negative
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238 | an occasionally funny , but overall limp , fish-out-of-water story . | 0negative
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239 | brilliantly explores the conflict between following one 's heart and following the demands of tradition . | 1positive
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240 | despite the 2-d animation , the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience . | 1positive
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241 | it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen . | 0negative
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242 | it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong . | 0negative
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243 | the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries . | 1positive
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244 | dazzles with its fully-written characters , its determined stylishness ( which always relates to characters and story ) and johnny dankworth 's best soundtrack in years . | 1positive
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245 | it 's a work by an artist so in control of both his medium and his message that he can improvise like a jazzman . | 1positive
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246 | it 's the chemistry between the women and the droll scene-stealing wit and wolfish pessimism of anna chancellor that makes this `` two weddings and a funeral '' fun . | 1positive
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247 | stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros. -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end , along with green 's half-hearted movie career . | 0negative
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248 | a full world has been presented onscreen , not some series of carefully structured plot points building to a pat resolution . | 1positive
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249 | huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair . | 1positive
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250 | one of the more intelligent children 's movies to hit theaters this year . | 1positive
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251 | the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip . | 0negative
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252 | blanchett 's performance confirms her power once again . | 1positive
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253 | if you believe any of this , i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday . | 0negative
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254 | attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience . | 0negative
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255 | no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise . | 0negative
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256 | rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment . | 0negative
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257 | taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes . | 0negative
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258 | `` the time machine '' is a movie that has no interest in itself . | 0negative
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259 | a rarity among recent iranian films : it 's a comedy full of gentle humor that chides the absurdity of its protagonist 's plight . | 1positive
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260 | / but daphne , you 're too buff / fred thinks he 's tough / and velma - wow , you 've lost weight ! | 0negative
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261 | the very definition of the ` small ' movie , but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher . | 1positive
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262 | it 's like every bad idea that 's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place , minus those daytime programs ' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ) . | 0negative
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263 | chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson 's dahmer . | 1positive
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264 | it ca n't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller , a romance or a comedy . | 0negative
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265 | paid in full is so stale , in fact , that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma 's scarface . | 0negative
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266 | a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court 's extradition chess game and the regime 's talking-head survivors . | 1positive
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267 | it 's played in the most straight-faced fashion , with little humor to lighten things up . | 0negative
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268 | a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going . | 0negative
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269 | with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on , chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge . | 0negative
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270 | dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments . | 1positive
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271 | as unseemly as its title suggests . | 1positive
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272 | it 's like watching a nightmare made flesh . | 0negative
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273 | minority report is exactly what the title indicates , a report . | 1positive
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274 | it 's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that . | 0negative
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275 | an entertaining , colorful , action-filled crime story with an intimate heart . | 1positive
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276 | for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast , hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal . | 1positive
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277 | it just may inspire a few younger moviegoers to read stevenson 's book , which is a treasure in and of itself . | 1positive
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278 | basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars . | 0negative
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279 | ... with `` the bourne identity '' we return to the more traditional action genre . | 1positive
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280 | it 's so good that its relentless , polished wit can withstand not only inept school productions , but even oliver parker 's movie adaptation . | 1positive
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281 | chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum . | 0negative
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282 | while there 's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying ` get in the car , bitch , ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer | 1positive
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283 | a rewarding work of art for only the most patient and challenge-hungry moviegoers . | 1positive
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284 | directed in a paint-by-numbers manner . | 0negative
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285 | k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension . | 0negative
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286 | at its best , queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the '60s . | 1positive
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287 | it 's a much more emotional journey than what shyamalan has given us in his past two movies , and gibson , stepping in for bruce willis , is the perfect actor to take us on the trip . | 1positive
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288 | the quality of the art combined with the humor and intelligence of the script allow the filmmakers to present the biblical message of forgiveness without it ever becoming preachy or syrupy . | 1positive
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289 | cool ? | 1positive
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290 | deliriously funny , fast and loose , accessible to the uninitiated , and full of surprises | 1positive
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291 | even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder , however , kilmer seems to be posing , rather than acting . | 0negative
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292 | the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you 're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships . | 0negative
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293 | at a time when half the so-called real movies are little more than live-action cartoons , it 's refreshing to see a cartoon that knows what it is , and knows the form 's history . | 1positive
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294 | the old-world - meets-new mesh is incarnated in the movie 's soundtrack , a joyful effusion of disco bollywood that , by the end of monsoon wedding , sent my spirit soaring out of the theater . | 1positive
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295 | jones ... does offer a brutal form of charisma . | 1positive
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296 | its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks . | 0negative
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297 | travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment . | 1positive
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298 | serving sara does n't serve up a whole lot of laughs . | 0negative
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299 | the sort of film that makes me miss hitchcock , but also feel optimistic that there 's hope for popular cinema yet . | 1positive
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300 | fun , flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment . | 1positive
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302 | the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise . | 1positive
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303 | entertains by providing good , lively company . | 1positive
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304 | a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard 's finest work . | 1positive
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305 | what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian . | 0negative
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306 | the story and structure are well-honed . | 1positive
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307 | macdowell , whose wifty southern charm has anchored lighter affairs ... brings an absolutely riveting conviction to her role . | 1positive
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308 | an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution . | 1positive
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309 | the second coming of harry potter is a film far superior to its predecessor . | 1positive
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310 | if you can stomach the rough content , it 's worth checking out for the performances alone . | 1positive
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311 | a warm , funny , engaging film . | 1positive
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312 | i 'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film . | 0negative
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313 | the best film about baseball to hit theaters since field of dreams . | 1positive
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314 | it is great summer fun to watch arnold and his buddy gerald bounce off a quirky cast of characters . | 1positive
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