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this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .

a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .

this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .

enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .

it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .

an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades

it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .

visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .

undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .

in fact , even better .

undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .

it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .

a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .

while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .

a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .

black-and-white and unrealistic .

a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .

no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .

a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .

lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .

the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .

boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .

the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .

the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .

the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .

we just do n't really care too much about this love story .

the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .

happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .

the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .

this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .

the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .

there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .

exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .

it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .

exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .

i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .

for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .

the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .

for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .

it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .

comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .

if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .

comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .

an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '

lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .

stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .

lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .

the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .

but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...

a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .

but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...

it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .

whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .

the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .

whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .

but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...

execrable .

dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .

execrable .

it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .

while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .

talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .

while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .

happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .

if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .

does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .

if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .

a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .

all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .

a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .

all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .

a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .

you 'll end up moved .

-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .

you 'll end up moved .

comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .

... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .

a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .

... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .

i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .

the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .

the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .

the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .

-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .

true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .

and that is where ararat went astray .

true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .

a surprisingly funny movie .

you 'll probably love it .

waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .

you 'll probably love it .

a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .

, `` they 're out there ! ''

stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .

, `` they 're out there ! ''

mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .

-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .

first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .

-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .

the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .

it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .

a surprisingly funny movie .

it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .

plodding , peevish and gimmicky .

these people are really going to love the piano teacher .

a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .

these people are really going to love the piano teacher .

the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .

cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .

where 's the movie here ?

cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .

but the actors make this worth a peek .

it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .

the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .

it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .

it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .

except it 's much , much better .

delightfully rendered

except it 's much , much better .

cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .

if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .

eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .

if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .

the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .

mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .

a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .

mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .

and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .

a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .

blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .

a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .

we just do n't really care too much about this love story .

after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .

this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .

after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .

this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .

a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .

how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .

a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .

your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !

to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .

how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .

to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .

it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .

chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .

little more than a well-mounted history lesson .

chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .

a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .

as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .

gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .

as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .

visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .

even better than the first one !

imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .

even better than the first one !

one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off

one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off

problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .

one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off

dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .

the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .

a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .

the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .

though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .

the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .

this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .

the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .

and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .

utter mush ... conceited pap .

like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .

utter mush ... conceited pap .

a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .

i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .

how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .

i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .

boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .

there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .

the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .

there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .

full of surprises .

this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .

the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .

this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .

fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .

this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .

but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .

this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .

it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .

a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .

while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .

a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .

hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .

it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .

i like it .

it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .

a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .

first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .

if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .

first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .

the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .