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1 | Its as relevant today as ever |
1 | as complete a picture as possible in less than two hours And you dont even have to smell the tear gas |
0 | Laughable |
0 | In the comic context of A Gorgeous Bird Like Me a good deal of the savour is lost simply because this femme comes over as much less fatale than may have been intended |
1 | Lafonts antic embodiment of feminine ferocity cuts cleverly against Truffauts grim vision of a world that both represses and craves it and the comedy masks the endless round of victimhood |
0 | Decrepit filmmaking the likes of which should see at least the director if not the producers never hold a similar position again |
1 | Aimless feckless and finally bad an indie made with an absence not only of cash but also vision |
0 | Of little substance |
1 | As much as Tony Leung was made for subtle but heady roles like this Hidden Blade belongs to Wang Yibo and so does this review |
1 | Hidden Blade160is a film that attempts to shock its audience44 drilling home how terrifying and heartbreaking war is46 That said464646Hidden Blade160twists the story too many times that it begins to buckle under itself46 |
1 | The handsome noir skillfully makes its ideological crash 40and inevitably propagandistic bent41 part of the confounding atmosphere44 shrouding it in smoke44 food44 mirrors and sake46 |
0 | Gorgeous and empty46 |
1 | quotHidden Blade44quot a stylish44 nonlinear exercise in Chinese film noir44 is one of those movies where44 at first44 youaposre not exactly sure where itaposs going or what anyoneaposs doing46 But44 boy44 do they look great doing it46 |
0 | An otherwise atmospheric and moody period piece44 Hidden Blade always seems to undercut its strengths and delivers a middling spy film that never quite scratches below the surface46 |
1 | On a purely aesthetic basis44 this is a slick and handsomely made production46 |
0 | To attempt to follow the plot of Hidden Blade is difficult and44 essentially44 a foolaposs errand46 |
1 | I found the whole quotHidden Bladequot rather less satisfying than its component parts46 The many characters44 myriad plot points and points of view and added complications with the timeline just clutter things up46 |
0 | However crisp and stylishly executed the parts dont quite add up to a satisfying whole |
1 | While it is eminently watchable its a movie that consists of mostly people sitting at tables with fantastic period clothing plotting and scheming but sometimes barely moving at all |
1 | Visually stylish44 welledited and intelligent spy thriller44 but also somewhat dry44 tedious and exhausting46 |
1 | It8217s absorbing cinema46 And even with its notsohidden nationalistic bend44 its a beguiling spy thriller with a stylishly sumptuous genre veneer46 |
1 | Hidden Blade walks the line between art film and commercial extravaganza46 The end result is a spectacle movie with a focus on story46 Though director Er Cheng gets the tone right44 there are some awkward moments46 1010 |
1 | Cheng Er seems to have studied Tarantino44 Hong Kong and Korean cinema quite thoroughly and the result is a truly exceptional spy thriller that thrives equally on visuals44 acting and overall atmosphere46 1010 |
0 | Tight closeups and directto camera confessionals are the order of the day in a film so peppered with sleazy sex casual violence and endless swearing that it comes perilously close to caricature Nobodys finest hour |
0 | The plot concerning the identity of a snuffmovie killer is a gruesome mixture of sexual sadism and sentimentality made even less palatable by dialogue of quarterwitted aggression |
0 | Awful bad acting the worst kind of cockney clichs |
0 | The sight of Dyer operating under the delusion hes channelling Al Pacino is grim enough but the real blame must be laid at the door of directorstarcowriter Cavanah who seriously underperforms in all three roles |
0 | You wouldnt think a film could actually be both very boring and very offensive Pimp is that paradox made flesh |
0 | For a film that limply purports to lift the lid on the sordid world of Soho sex trafficking this dismal offering is chock full of rank misogyny |
0 | Both breathtakingly crass and unintentionally funny without ever being engaging or entertaining |
0 | With nil insight into the sex industry or anything else you might conclude Pimp is a film for men who get their kicks watching Dyer strut around leering at topless women who in the parlance of the film look like the basic pleasure model |
0 | It does however make you pity the desperate men and women who allow themselves to be degraded on camera for a few quid the actors in Pimp |
0 | With its excessive levels of casual racism sexism and homophobia the film feels like nothing more than a rejected Derek and Clive sketch thats been stripped of eloquence and irony and calibrated instead for cheap leery laughs |
0 | With its lame script and tiresome gags youll forget Singh Is Bliing within seconds of leaving the cinema |
0 | When they announced Singh is Bliing I was most curious about its peculiar title and kitschy poster I dont know why they called it that What I do know is all that glitters is not gold |
0 | Kumar gave a laudably serious committed performance in Augusts prominent flop Brothers but his followup looks very much like a reversion to giveemwhattheywant type |
0 | The alarming number of scenes objectifying or downright insulting female characters mark Prabhudheva as a prolific misogynist |
0 | Akshay Kumars Singh Is Bliing could well be the last word on puerile humour Bollywood tries so hard to excel in often |
1 | This Singh is silly but cute and endearing Do not miss his starry entry on the beats of a foottapping bhangra number Tung Tung Baje |
1 | Lara Dutta is a hoot as she deadpans her lines showing flair for campy comedy |
1 | Where Singh is Bliing differs from the tried and tested is that the leading lady is not reduced to a simpering mess waiting for her knight in shining armour to rescue her Prabhudhevas heroine is the one doing the rescuing for much of the film |
1 | At 141 minutes Singh is Bliing is as overstretched as most Bollywood extravaganzas but it coasts along on its often wacky humour its minor characters Lara Dutta is a hoot and the chemistry between Jackon and Kumar |
0 | Laughless and boring |
1 | The films real masterstroke however is to cut in clips from the 1920 film Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde This fits not only Coopers love of vintage horror but also the films overarching narrative |
1 | A fan friendly pastiche of images sounds and info on one of the most outrageous rock n roll acts ever |
0 | The familiar arc is fueled by a potent theme that drove the persona that made him a millionaire Good vs Evil If only the movie were as potent as that theme |
1 | The story is a familiar one the vintage clips are great and if you like Alice Cooper youll love it |
1 | This enjoyable ride should appeal to Alice Coopers original fans as well as those who came to him via the performers he influenced |
0 | Something like a cinematic Wikipedia entry Super Duper Alice Cooper reestablishes the already familiar story of the rocker but never stops long enough at any moment to get any real meaning out of it |
1 | Cooper proves a genial voluble rock idol even if he does admit to swapping sex and drugs for golf |
0 | This competent but underwhelming portrait of the 70s80s rock star sticks to the usual wavegraph structure of a thousand other rock biodocs |
0 | An earnestly acted film with a movieoftheweek vibe its watchable but too slowmoving and far too predictable to be entirely engaging |
0 | The picture contains a few inspired moments of antagonism and redemption but its hard to get energized about a feature film that positions Timberlake in a leading role The movie practically begs for more Bridges |
0 | plays like a familiar checklist |
0 | A screenplay that feels written by numbers but excellent performances make it deserve more attention than this late summer dump |
1 | The Open Road is no Grand Prix winner but its no sixcar pileup either Its a lowkey road movie that doesnt stray far from the very very beaten path |
0 | Despite its dependable cast this ponderous road movie remains stuck in the slow lane |
1 | Entirely predictable but surprisingly involving |
1 | You can see where this is going from a mile away What makes it a pleasant film to watch and its out now On Demand are the leads |
1 | The film has an easygoing charm that should earn it a solid place among the subset of movies about young people who emerge from their smalltown cocoons and screw up their courage to take flight for the bright lights of New York City |
0 | The two stars develop an offbeat chemistry although the screenplay pushes an abundance of cutesy contrivances to muddle the emotional payoff |
0 | A comic drama thats sometimes appealingly gentle but more often frustratingly amorphous |
0 | Just what we need right now a comedy about a stalker Thank you Jake Goldberger an auteur for our times |
0 | Theres gentleness to the effort thats appealing but it doesnt last long enough |
0 | A romance that almost comes off |
0 | The drab interiors and exteriors mirror the dramatically flat odyssey that our heroine embarks on |
1 | You can only dizzyingly conclude that measuring performances is pointless in this wondrous world of artifice and this revelation comes just in time |
1 | Deluge is precode and made outside the studio system distributed by RKO which gives the creators a little more freedom to imagine life after the fall in terms a studio would resist |
1 | Paul Fenech has been lobbing comedy grenades for eons Whether he intended it or not his latest movie is one of Australias most brutal satires of lower class suburbia |
0 | Dawes is the films rough diamond underneath her vulgar facade she takes Shazza on a comparatively strong emotional arc and to her credit somehow manages to engender audience empathy |
0 | The tiresome nature of the comedy wears thin very quickly Its just the same easy jokes over and over again |
1 | Very faithful very funny very crass bigscreen version of the brilliantly lowbrow TV seriesas far as a film doing justice to the TV show on which it is based Housos vs Authority leaves the abomination of Kath Kimderella for dead |
1 | Its a paean to the virtues of the versatile thong ubiquitous footwear and a handy offensive weapon |
0 | This was one of the poorer Charlie Chan episodes |
1 | Has recordings as valuable as the young prodigys first television appearance Full review in Spanish |
1 | The formula is unbeatable |
1 | A fine film for city kids to see |
1 | What makes Lassie work is the craftsmanship and thoughtfulness that director Petrie and his creative team bring to the task |
1 | Writerdirector Charles Sturridge doesnt mess with the Lassie formulau2014he provides plenty of dogporn shots of the collie bounding through scenery in slow motionu2014but the overqualified cast puts the film over the top |
1 | One of the finest incarnations of the seriesa warm and fuzzy experience |
1 | A stubbornly sweet picturesque childrens film |
1 | In all pretty good family fare |
1 | For better or worse Lassie is as safe and square as the TV show of yesteryear |
1 | The story may be predictable hamfisted and saccharine but thats why kids and softhearted parents will like it |
1 | The plot stays simple and predictable through out the entire movie but you never mind because it is so life affirming |
0 | If you dont place too many demands on it Lassie will while away your time pleasantly But ultimately this pup is all bark and no bite |
1 | Its somehow reassuring these days to see a movie where theres no problem Lassie cant solve |
1 | A remarkably clean bracing production that does a difficult thing exceptionally well depicting believably modern young people in a believably oldfashioned plot |
1 | Its enough to not worry about the changes or similarities and let ourselves go like Mara the neurotic protagonist in order to find in director Antonio Droves work the anguish that the book first produced in us Full Review in Spanish |
1 | About as far out as exploitation cinema gets and while too much time is spent on the porno aspects its pretty entertaining and there are enough money shots to impress fans |
0 | It is hard to determine to whom director Peter Bogdanovich has done the greater disservice to his author by assuming he could bring him to the screen or to his inamorata by assuming he could get her to act |
1 | By Bogdanovich turning the whole story into one that turns on fastpaced comic repartee he leans the material into Shepherds strengths |
1 | Bogdanovichs bravura display of directorial style is as insightful as it is thrilling |
0 | The first and perhaps the final question to be asked about Peter Bogdanovichs adaptation of Henry James novella is just why he chose to embark on it |
0 | Peter Bogdanovichs new film Daisy Miller like its title character is lovely to look at but not quite delightful to know |
1 | a love story to which Cybill Sherpard and Barry Brown lend an exact and definitive charm Full review in Spanish |
1 | Fails to get at James subtler and deeper inner truths about his cast of characters |
1 | A slender recital yet more affecting than the entire MerchantIvory canon |
1 | Cybill Shepard is miscast in Bogdanovichs otherwise handsome adaptation of Henry James famous novel |
0 | For knucklehead machismoand cheesy imitations |