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like a medium-grade network sitcom -- mostly inoffensive , fitfully amusing , but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen .

just another fish-out-of-water story that barely stays afloat .

`` the ring `` is pretty much an english-language copy of the film that inspired it , and it carries the same strengths and flaws .

occasionally loud and offensive , but more often , it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma .

whaley 's determination to immerse you in sheer , unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting .

yes , ballistic is silly . unfortunately , it 's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies .

abderrahmane sissako 's heremakono ( waiting for happiness ) is an elegiac portrait of a transit city on the west african coast struggling against foreign influences .

travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment .

mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls .

efficient , suitably anonymous chiller .

i 'm convinced i could keep a family of five blind , crippled , amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking .

it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen .

there are times when you wish that the movie had worked a little harder to conceal its contrivances , but brown sugar turns out to be a sweet and enjoyable fantasy .

even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and the picture is so lovely toward the end . . . you almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time .

a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation .

the crime matters less than the characters , although the filmmakers supply enough complications , close calls and double-crosses to satisfy us .

a visionary marvel , but it 's lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this .

an interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse , three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama .

preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment .

lan yu is certainly a serviceable melodrama , but it does n't even try for the greatness that happy together shoots for ( and misses ) .

the limited sets and small confined and dark spaces also are homages to a classic low-budget film noir movie .

it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .

the movie is as padded as allen 's jelly belly .

this piece of channel 5 grade trash is , quite frankly , an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast .

not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days , but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired .

this is a happy throwback to the time when cartoons were cinema 's most idiosyncratic form instead of one of its most predictable .

satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and old-fashioned at the same time .

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

meandering and confusing .

eric byler 's nuanced pic avoids easy sentiments and explanations . . .

its spirit of iconoclastic abandon -- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .

more than anything else , kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre , which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again .

makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience .

in its best moments , resembles a bad high school production of grease , without benefit of song .

go , girls , right down the reality drain .

talk to her is so darned assured , we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it 's hard to stop watching .

on its icy face , the new film is a subzero version of monsters , inc . , without the latter 's imagination , visual charm or texture .

the story itself is uninteresting , and the songs are painfully undistinguished : they might be giants ' so to be one of us may be the most tuneless tune ever composed .

davis ' candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort .

this is a gorgeous film - vivid with color , music and life . delight your senses and crash this wedding !

hey everybody , wan na watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped ? i did n't think so .

with the exception of mccoist , the players do n't have a clue on the park . the acting is n't much better .

has nothing good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short , tries its best to hide the fact that seagal 's overweight and out of shape .

this is a film about the irksome , tiresome nature of complacency that remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout . even as the hero of the story rediscovers his passion in life , the mood remains oddly detached .

you might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone , `` and consider a dvd rental instead .

might be one of those vanity projects in which a renowned filmmaker attempts to show off his talent by surrounding himself with untalented people .

this is more a case of 'sacre bleu ! ' than 'magnifique ' .

the comedy is nonexistent .

for those in search of something different , wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale .

this cheery , down-to-earth film is warm with the cozy feeling of relaxing around old friends .

no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild .

this flick is about as cool and crowd-pleasing as a documentary can get .

nair just does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy .

asia authors herself as anna battista , an italian superstar and aspiring directress who just happens to be her own worst enemy .

an elegant film with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naivetM-i and sophistication .

a sour , nasty offering .

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

as the dominant christine , sylvie testud is icily brilliant .

when the first few villians are introduced as `` spider `` and `` snake `` you know you 're in for a real winner , creativity at its peak .

a delightful , if minor , pastry of a movie .

john mctiernan 's botched remake may be subtler than norman jewison 's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga . it 's also stupider .

not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience , but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit .

manages to be original , even though it rips off many of its ideas .

you can see where big bad love is trying to go , but it never quite gets there .

in the wake of saving private ryan , black hawk down and we were soldiers , you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage 's war-weary marine .

britney 's performance can not be faulted . lucy 's a dull girl , that 's all .

strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose , and in that oh-so-important category , the four feathers comes up short .

the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme 's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects .

the film often achieves a mesmerizing poetry .

moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy .

it 's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out 'amateur ' in almost every frame .

a worthwhile way to spend two hours .

a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture . we can tell what it is supposed to be , but ca n't really call it a work of art .

there 's a lot of tooth in roger dodger . but what 's nice is that there 's a casual intelligence that permeates the script .

the movie makes absolutely no sense . its underlying mythology is a hodgepodge of inconsistencies that pose the question : since when did dumb entertainment have to be this dumb ?

with dirty deeds , david caesar has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen .

waydowntown is by no means a perfect film , but its boasts a huge charm factor and smacks of originality .

though its atmosphere is intriguing . . . the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an impression .

it may be an easy swipe to take , but this barbershop just does n't make the cut .

the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them .

'unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory . too bad .

naipaul fans may be disappointed . those who are not acquainted with the author 's work , on the other hand , may fall fast asleep .

a remarkable film by bernard rose .

es divertida , visualmente espectacular y muy entretenida . simple y sencillamente te sorprenderM-a .

a predictable , manipulative stinker . the story passes time until it 's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal , fireballs and revenge .

this is as powerful a set of evidence as you 'll ever find of why art matters , and how it can resonate far beyond museum walls and through to the most painfully marginal lives .

interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots .

if there 's a heaven for bad movies , deuces wild is on its way .

a woefully dull , redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai 's vaunted empathy .

a well-crafted letdown .

'linklater fans , or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project . . . '

uncommonly stylish but equally silly . . . the picture fails to generate much suspense , nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions .

an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound .

watching beanie and his gang put together his slasher video from spare parts and borrowed materials is as much fun as it must have been for them to make it .

the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed .

nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .

at the film 's centre is a precisely layered performance by an actor in his mid-seventies , michel piccoli .

mcconaughey 's fun to watch , the dragons are okay , not much fire in the script .

there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending .

the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise .