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the film 's few ideas are stretched to the point of evaporation ; the whole central section is one big chase that seems to have no goal and no urgency .
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650
too slow , too long and too little happens .
0negative
651
due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director 's brother , the film trails off into inconsequentiality .
0negative
652
very bad .
0negative
653
a lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j.m. barrie 's peter pan .
0negative
654
a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left .
0negative
655
birthday girl is an amusing joy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments .
1positive
656
so much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie .
1positive
657
expect the same-old , lame-old slasher nonsense , just with different scenery .
0negative
658
a smart , witty follow-up .
1positive
659
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama .
0negative
660
like mike is a winner for kids , and no doubt a winner for lil bow wow , who can now add movies to the list of things he does well .
1positive
661
it 's another video movie photographed like a film , with the bad lighting that 's often written off as indie film naturalism .
0negative
662
there 's not enough here to justify the almost two hours .
0negative
663
it will grip even viewers who are n't interested in rap , as it cuts to the heart of american society in an unnerving way .
1positive
664
the film is beautifully mounted , but , more to the point , the issues are subtly presented , managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan 's madness .
1positive
665
and if you 're not nearly moved to tears by a couple of scenes , you 've got ice water in your veins .
1positive
666
richard gere and diane lane put in fine performances as does french actor oliver martinez .
1positive
667
good film , but very glum .
1positive
668
there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through .
0negative
669
preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment .
1positive
670
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies .
0negative
671
two hours fly by -- opera 's a pleasure when you do n't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated .
1positive
672
in all , this is a watchable movie that 's not quite the memorable experience it might have been .
0negative
673
drops you into a dizzying , volatile , pressure-cooker of a situation that quickly snowballs out of control , while focusing on the what much more than the why .
1positive
674
atom egoyan has conjured up a multilayered work that tackles any number of fascinating issues
1positive
675
slick piece of cross-promotion .
1positive
676
well-nigh unendurable ... though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry , it remains depressingly prosaic and dull .
0negative
678
the movie is n't just hilarious : it 's witty and inventive , too , and in hindsight , it is n't even all that dumb .
1positive
679
filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels .
1positive
680
the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together .
1positive
681
( a ) shapeless blob of desperate entertainment .
0negative
682
in the end , the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan .
0negative
683
true tale of courage -- and complicity -- at auschwitz is a harrowing drama that tries to tell of the unspeakable .
1positive
684
a study in shades of gray , offering itself up in subtle plot maneuvers ...
1positive
685
no screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of clones ' last 45 minutes .
1positive
686
more romantic , more emotional and ultimately more satisfying than the teary-eyed original .
1positive
687
this is a shameless sham , calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars .
0negative
688
if you 've ever entertained the notion of doing what the title of this film implies , what sex with strangers actually shows may put you off the idea forever .
0negative
689
once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character , we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back .
0negative
690
stultifyingly , dumbfoundingly , mind-numbingly bad .
0negative
691
an effectively creepy , fear-inducing ( not fear-reducing ) film from japanese director hideo nakata , who takes the superstitious curse on chain letters and actually applies it .
1positive
692
sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects , not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos .
0negative
695
sit through this one , and you wo n't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you .
0negative
696
for the first time in years , de niro digs deep emotionally , perhaps because he 's been stirred by the powerful work of his co-stars .
1positive
697
not since tom cruise in risky business has an actor made such a strong impression in his underwear .
1positive
698
an interesting story with a pertinent ( cinematically unique ) message , told fairly well and scored to perfection , i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive `` missing thing . ''
1positive
700
is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?
0negative
701
even the finest chef ca n't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog , and robert de niro ca n't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy .
0negative
702
the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed , cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque .
0negative
704
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance ...
0negative
705
every time you look , sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn .
0negative
706
how do you spell cliché ?
0negative
707
no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie .
0negative
708
director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors , and the costumes and sets are grand .
1positive
709
i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers .
0negative
710
less dizzying than just dizzy , the jaunt is practically over before it begins .
0negative
711
overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube .
0negative
712
they should have called it gutterball .
0negative
713
corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in .
0negative
714
( a ) n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s .
1positive
715
there 's too much falseness to the second half , and what began as an intriguing look at youth fizzles into a dull , ridiculous attempt at heart-tugging .
0negative
716
wince-inducing dialogue , thrift-shop costumes , prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty .
0negative
717
a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love .
1positive
718
this is human comedy at its most amusing , interesting and confirming .
1positive
719
whaley 's determination to immerse you in sheer , unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting .
0negative
720
worth watching for dong jie 's performance -- and for the way it documents a culture in the throes of rapid change .
1positive
721
a poignant , artfully crafted meditation on mortality .
1positive
722
too restrained to be a freak show , too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral , too dull and pretentious to be engaging ... the isle defies an easy categorization .
0negative
723
vera 's three actors -- mollà , gil and bardem -- excel in insightful , empathetic performances .
1positive
724
it 's everything you do n't go to the movies for .
0negative
725
( grant 's ) bumbling magic takes over the film , and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle .
1positive
726
it gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect , and is engrossing and moving in its own right .
1positive
728
but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot , the queen of the damned can not be said to suck .
1positive
729
the piece plays as well as it does thanks in large measure to anspaugh 's three lead actresses .
1positive
730
suffocated by its fussy script and uptight characters , this musty adaptation is all the more annoying since it 's been packaged and sold back to us by hollywood .
0negative
731
but what are adults doing in the theater at all ?
0negative
732
like being trapped at a perpetual frat party ... how can something so gross be so boring ?
0negative
733
the man from elysian fields is a cold , bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves .
0negative
734
this is n't even madonna 's swept away .
0negative
735
the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not .
0negative
736
american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize .
0negative
737
my big fat greek wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor .
1positive
738
... a magnificent drama well worth tracking down .
1positive
739
oscar wilde 's masterpiece , the importance of being earnest , may be the best play of the 19th century .
1positive
740
jose campanella delivers a loosely autobiographical story brushed with sentimentality but brimming with gentle humor , bittersweet pathos , and lyric moments that linger like snapshots of memory .
1positive
741
but it still jingles in the pocket .
1positive
742
it 's a demented kitsch mess ( although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative ) , but it 's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year .
1positive
743
you really have to wonder how on earth anyone , anywhere could have thought they 'd make audiences guffaw with a script as utterly diabolical as this .
0negative
744
one from the heart .
1positive
745
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss .
0negative
746
people cinema at its finest .
1positive
747
what 's surprising about full frontal is that despite its overt self-awareness , parts of the movie still manage to break past the artifice and thoroughly engage you .
1positive
748
and when you 're talking about a slapstick comedy , that 's a pretty big problem .
0negative
749
a working class `` us vs. them '' opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered .
1positive
751
one long string of cliches .
0negative
752
like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything 's in place but something 's just a little off-kilter .
0negative
753
it 's hard to imagine alan arkin being better than he is in this performance .
1positive
754
the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens .
1positive
755
... a fun little timewaster , helped especially by the cool presence of jean reno .
1positive