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makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera . | positive. |
a fine , rousing , g-rated family film , aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats . | positive. |
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | negative. |
the cast is spot on and | positive. |
ugly digital video | negative. |
can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history | positive. |
rather choppy | negative. |
becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates | negative. |
demands and receives excellent performances | positive. |
xxx is a blast of adrenalin , | positive. |
pure escapism | positive. |
create a film that 's not merely about kicking undead *** | positive. |
about love and culture | positive. |
is worse : | negative. |
horrifying | negative. |
mourns her tragedies in private | negative. |
the action scenes are poorly delivered | negative. |
it 's so bad | negative. |
so bad | negative. |
, 84 minutes is short | positive. |
dabbles all around , never gaining much momentum | negative. |
a masterpiece | positive. |
a lot to do with the casting of juliette binoche as sand , who brings to the role her pale , dark beauty and characteristic warmth | positive. |
does n't leave you with much . | negative. |
good acting | positive. |
like most of jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting | positive. |
marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress | negative. |
is less successful on other levels | negative. |
's still quite worth seeing | positive. |
intelligent and moving . | positive. |
he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes | negative. |
men | positive. |
accomplish what few sequels can | positive. |
a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright , poet and drinker | negative. |
i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening | negative. |
exhilarating , funny and fun . | positive. |
bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time | positive. |
, it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash . | negative. |
has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end . | positive. |
endearing , caring | positive. |
seagal , who looks more like danny aiello these days | positive. |
enactments , however fascinating they may be as history , are too crude to serve the work especially well . | negative. |
not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works , but coppola , along with his sister , sofia , is a real filmmaker | positive. |
the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process | negative. |
taboo subject matter | negative. |
see this | positive. |
utterly incompetent conclusion | negative. |
has always been part of for the most part wilde 's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker 's creative interference ... | positive. |
you find yourself rooting for gai 's character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her | positive. |
run for cover | negative. |
low budget | negative. |
a deceptively casual ode | positive. |
walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible , '' | negative. |
help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact | positive. |
you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride | positive. |
a giant step backward | negative. |
true fans | positive. |
just copies | negative. |
quite rich and exciting | positive. |
luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago | positive. |
from lynch , jeunet , and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own | negative. |
, you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company 's astonishing growth . | positive. |
this frozen tundra soap opera | negative. |
a showdown | positive. |
is simply too overdone | negative. |
greatly | positive. |
free | positive. |
intriguing species | positive. |
try and evade | negative. |
scherfig , who has had a successful career in tv | positive. |
watching it leaves you giddy | positive. |
beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses . | positive. |
far tamer | negative. |
outrageously creative action | positive. |
the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings | positive. |
is never any question of how things will turn out | negative. |
only open new wounds | negative. |
despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure | negative. |
for a story | positive. |
in addition to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic | positive. |
right stuff | positive. |
the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting | positive. |
high-concept films | positive. |
sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse | negative. |
with no reason for being | negative. |
just about all of the film is confusing on one level or another , making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be . | negative. |
invigorating , surreal , and resonant | positive. |
the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout | positive. |
have a passion for the material | positive. |
maybe it is formula filmmaking , but there 's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is . | positive. |
a movie that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy 's | negative. |
romanticized rendering | positive. |
is terrific as rachel | positive. |
of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest | negative. |
the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls | negative. |
come , already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count | negative. |
with awe | positive. |
joyous romp of a film . | positive. |
a nonstop hoot | positive. |
, partisans and sabotage | negative. |