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├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── Ranking.py
├── data/
│   ├── test.txt
│   └── train.txt
└── train.py

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# PairCNN-Ranking
A tensorflow implementation of [Learning to Rank Short Text Pairs with Convolutional Deep Neural Networks](http://disi.unitn.it/~severyn/papers/sigir-2015-long.pdf)

## Training Data
As **train.txt** and **test.txt** in **./data** dir, each line is an sample, which is splited by comma: query, document, label. And the example data is created by me to test the code, which is not real click data.

## Usage
```bash
python train.py -h
```


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FILE: Ranking.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python
#encoding=utf-8

import tensorflow as tf

class Ranking(object):
    def __init__(
      self, max_len_left, max_len_right, vocab_size,
      embedding_size, filter_sizes, num_filters, num_hidden, l2_reg_lambda=0.0):

        # Placeholders for input, output and dropout
        self.input_left = tf.placeholder(tf.int32, [None, max_len_left], name="input_left")
        self.input_right = tf.placeholder(tf.int32, [None, max_len_right], name="input_right")
        self.input_y = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, [None, 2], name="input_y")
        self.dropout_keep_prob = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, name="dropout_keep_prob")

        # Embedding layer for both CNN
        with tf.device('/cpu:0'), tf.name_scope("embedding"):
            W = tf.Variable(
                tf.random_uniform([vocab_size, embedding_size], -1.0, 1.0),
                name="W")
            self.embedded_chars_left = tf.expand_dims(tf.nn.embedding_lookup(W, self.input_left), -1)
            self.embedded_chars_right = tf.expand_dims(tf.nn.embedding_lookup(W, self.input_right), -1)
            print self.embedded_chars_left
            print self.embedded_chars_right

        # Create a convolution + maxpool layer for each filter size
        pooled_outputs_left = []
        pooled_outputs_right = []
        for i, filter_size in enumerate(filter_sizes):
            filter_shape = [filter_size, embedding_size, 1, num_filters]
            with tf.name_scope("conv-maxpool-left-%s" % filter_size):
                # Convolution Layer
                W = tf.Variable(tf.truncated_normal(filter_shape, stddev=0.1), name="W")
                b = tf.Variable(tf.constant(0.1, shape=[num_filters]), name="b")
                conv = tf.nn.conv2d(
                    self.embedded_chars_left,
                    W,
                    strides=[1, 1, 1, 1],
                    padding="VALID",
                    name="conv")
                # Apply nonlinearity
                h = tf.nn.relu(tf.nn.bias_add(conv, b), name="relu")
                # Maxpooling over the outputs
                pooled = tf.nn.max_pool(
                    h,
                    ksize=[1, max_len_left - filter_size + 1, 1, 1],
                    strides=[1, 1, 1, 1],
                    padding='VALID',
                    name="pool")
                pooled_outputs_left.append(pooled)
            with tf.name_scope("conv-maxpool-right-%s" % filter_size):
                # Convolution Layer
                W = tf.Variable(tf.truncated_normal(filter_shape, stddev=0.1), name="W")
                b = tf.Variable(tf.constant(0.1, shape=[num_filters]), name="b")
                conv = tf.nn.conv2d(
                    self.embedded_chars_right,
                    W,
                    strides=[1, 1, 1, 1],
                    padding="VALID",
                    name="conv")
                # Apply nonlinearity
                h = tf.nn.relu(tf.nn.bias_add(conv, b), name="relu")
                # Maxpooling over the outputs
                pooled = tf.nn.max_pool(
                    h,
                    ksize=[1, max_len_right - filter_size + 1, 1, 1],
                    strides=[1, 1, 1, 1],
                    padding='VALID',
                    name="pool")
                pooled_outputs_right.append(pooled)

        # Combine all the pooled features
        num_filters_total = num_filters * len(filter_sizes)
        self.h_pool_left = tf.reshape(tf.concat(3, pooled_outputs_left), [-1, num_filters_total], name='h_pool_left')
        self.h_pool_right = tf.reshape(tf.concat(3, pooled_outputs_right), [-1, num_filters_total], name='h_pool_right')
        print self.h_pool_left
        print self.h_pool_right

        # Compute similarity
        with tf.name_scope("similarity"):
            W = tf.get_variable(
                "W",
                shape=[num_filters_total, num_filters_total],
                initializer=tf.contrib.layers.xavier_initializer())
            self.transform_left = tf.matmul(self.h_pool_left, W)
            self.sims = tf.reduce_sum(tf.mul(self.transform_left, self.h_pool_right), 1, keep_dims=True)
            print self.sims

        # Keeping track of l2 regularization loss (optional)
        l2_loss = tf.constant(0.0)

        # Make input for classification
        self.new_input = tf.concat(1, [self.h_pool_left, self.sims, self.h_pool_right], name='new_input')

        # hidden layer
        with tf.name_scope("hidden"):
            W = tf.get_variable(
                "W_hidden",
                shape=[2*num_filters_total+1, num_hidden],
                initializer=tf.contrib.layers.xavier_initializer())
            b = tf.Variable(tf.constant(0.1, shape=[num_hidden]), name="b")
            l2_loss += tf.nn.l2_loss(W)
            l2_loss += tf.nn.l2_loss(b)
            self.hidden_output = tf.nn.relu(tf.nn.xw_plus_b(self.new_input, W, b, name="hidden_output"))

        # Add dropout
        with tf.name_scope("dropout"):
            self.h_drop = tf.nn.dropout(self.hidden_output, self.dropout_keep_prob, name="hidden_output_drop")
            print self.h_drop

        # Final (unnormalized) scores and predictions
        with tf.name_scope("output"):
            W = tf.get_variable(
                "W_output",
                shape=[num_hidden, 2],
                initializer=tf.contrib.layers.xavier_initializer())
            b = tf.Variable(tf.constant(0.1, shape=[2]), name="b")
            l2_loss += tf.nn.l2_loss(W)
            l2_loss += tf.nn.l2_loss(b)
            self.scores = tf.nn.xw_plus_b(self.h_drop, W, b, name="scores")
            self.predictions = tf.argmax(self.scores, 1, name="predictions")

        # CalculateMean cross-entropy loss
        with tf.name_scope("loss"):
            losses = tf.nn.softmax_cross_entropy_with_logits(self.scores, self.input_y)
            self.loss = tf.reduce_mean(losses) + l2_reg_lambda * l2_loss

        # Accuracy
        with tf.name_scope("accuracy"):
            correct_predictions = tf.equal(self.predictions, tf.argmax(self.input_y, 1))
            self.accuracy = tf.reduce_mean(tf.cast(correct_predictions, "float"), name="accuracy")


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nothing here seems as funny as it did in analyze this not even joe viterelli as de niro's right-hand goombah,with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity undisputed is nearly incoherent an excuse to get to the closing bout by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0
a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,every note rings false,0
even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder however kilmer seems to be posing rather than acting and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea,even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder however kilmer seems to be posing rather than acting and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea,1
a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement,a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement,1
the screenplay co-written by director imogen kimmel lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing,the screenplay co-written by director imogen kimmel lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing,1
it isn't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie—if only it were that grand a failure it's just that it's so not-at-all-good and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch,even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test,0
the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion,it is too bad that this likable movie isn't more accomplished the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward,0
if it's another regurgitated action movie you're after there's no better film than half past dead,if it's another regurgitated action movie you're after there's no better film than half past dead,1
return to never land is much more p c than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians for instance ) but the excitement is missing,return to never land is much more p c than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians for instance ) but the excitement is missing,1
instead go rent " shakes the clown " a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance,instead go rent " shakes the clown " a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance,1
the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad,it shares the first two films' loose-jointed structure but laugh-out-loud bits are few and far between,0
the script the gags the characters are all direct-to-video stuff and that's where this film should have remained,flashy pretentious and as impenetrable as morvern's thick working-class scottish accent,0
directed in a flashy empty sub-music video style by a director so self-possessed he actually adds a period to his first name,leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,0
a relentless bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick,utter mush conceited pap,0
something must have been lost in the translation,abandons all pretense of creating historical context and waltzes off into a hectic soap about the ups and downs of the heavy breathing between the two artists,0
none of birthday girl's calculated events take us by surprise,by-the-numbers yarn,0
expanded to 65 minutes for theatrical release it still feels somewhat unfinished,expanded to 65 minutes for theatrical release it still feels somewhat unfinished,1
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,i've heard that the fans of the first men in black have come away hating the second one i wonder why they felt like the same movie to me,0
it's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,it's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,1
no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise,once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue all credibility flies out the window,0
the mushy finale turns john q into a movie-of-the-week tearjerker,the mushy finale turns john q into a movie-of-the-week tearjerker,1
[evans is] a fascinating character and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie,[evans is] a fascinating character and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie,1
it seems just a long convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag no less,impostor can't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels fight off various anonymous attackers and evade elaborate surveillance technologies,0
here the love scenes all end in someone screaming maybe there's a metaphor here but figuring it out wouldn't make trouble every day any better,here the love scenes all end in someone screaming maybe there's a metaphor here but figuring it out wouldn't make trouble every day any better,1
the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset,the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset,1
it sticks rigidly to the paradigm rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived well-worn situations,it sticks rigidly to the paradigm rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived well-worn situations,1
human nature is a goofball movie in the way that malkovich was but it tries too hard,human nature is a goofball movie in the way that malkovich was but it tries too hard,1
if a few good men told us that we " can't handle the truth " than high crimes poetically states at one point in this movie that we " don't care about the truth ",if a few good men told us that we " can't handle the truth " than high crimes poetically states at one point in this movie that we " don't care about the truth ",1
a selection of scenes in search of a movie,solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,0
plods along minus the twisted humor and eye-popping visuals that have made miike a cult hero,plods along minus the twisted humor and eye-popping visuals that have made miike a cult hero,1
a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment and an overly-familiar set of plot devices,i like it no i hate it no i love it hell i dunno,0
even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity didn't fade amid the deliberate tiresome ugliness it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,it's not without its pleasures but i'll stick with the tune,0
rashomon-for-dipsticks tale,better described as a ghost story gone badly awry,0
best described as i know what you did last winter,best described as i know what you did last winter,1
who exactly is fighting whom here ? ah yes that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze,although purportedly a study in modern alienation it's really little more than a particularly slanted gay s/m fantasy enervating and deadeningly drawn-out,0
due to stodgy soap opera-ish dialogue the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter,due to stodgy soap opera-ish dialogue the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter,1
once [kim] begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors you may decide it's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard,jaw-droppingly superficial straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter's glory days on three's company,0
the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film,the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film,1
its premise is smart but the execution is pretty weary,harland williams is so funny in drag he should consider permanent sex-reassignment,0
if jews were catholics this would be catechism,if jews were catholics this would be catechism,1
it's not hateful it's simply stupid irrelevant and deeply truly bottomlessly cynical,it's not hateful it's simply stupid irrelevant and deeply truly bottomlessly cynical,1
a lackluster unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j m barrie's peter pan,a lackluster unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j m barrie's peter pan,1
banal and predictable,the film is really not so much bad as bland,0
i found myself more appreciative of what the director was trying to do than of what he had actually done,i found myself more appreciative of what the director was trying to do than of what he had actually done,1
more of a career curio than a major work,more of a career curio than a major work,1
ja rule and kurupt should have gotten to rap it would have benefitted the dialogue,it's a boom-box of a movie that might have been titled 'the loud and the ludicrous' the pandering to a moviegoing audience dominated by young males is all too calculated,0
like the excruciating end of days collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,femme fatale offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience are we dealing with dreams visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ?,0
director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama,director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama,1
hawke's film a boring pretentious waste of nearly two hours doesn't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny pathetic starving and untalented artistes,hawke's film a boring pretentious waste of nearly two hours doesn't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny pathetic starving and untalented artistes,1
staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce,staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce,1
the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn the results are far more alienating than involving,the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn the results are far more alienating than involving,1
[davis] has a bright chipper style that keeps things moving while never quite managing to connect her wish-fulfilling characters to the human race,[davis] has a bright chipper style that keeps things moving while never quite managing to connect her wish-fulfilling characters to the human race,1
it's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational and yet it's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff,the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in but the film must have been written in the thrall of a vicious hangover,0
woefully pretentious,an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it,0
a very stylish but ultimately extremely silly tale a slick piece of nonsense but nothing more,hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever he has a great cast and a great idea but the execution is a flop with the exception of about six gags that really work,0
in the second half of the film frei's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis,in the second half of the film frei's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis,1
upper west sidey exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,upper west sidey exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,1
given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done,given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done,1
blue crush is as predictable as the tides the movie feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies,blue crush is as predictable as the tides the movie feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies,1
cacoyannis is perhaps too effective in creating an atmosphere of dust-caked stagnation and labored gentility,cacoyannis is perhaps too effective in creating an atmosphere of dust-caked stagnation and labored gentility,1
crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama,despite slick production values and director roger michell's tick-tock pacing the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours,0
showtime isn't particularly assaultive but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase explosion or gunfight again,showtime isn't particularly assaultive but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase explosion or gunfight again,1
the four feathers is definitely horse feathers but if you go in knowing that you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox,the four feathers is definitely horse feathers but if you go in knowing that you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox,1
a late-night cable sexploitation romp masquerading as a thriller about the ruthless social order that governs college cliques,a late-night cable sexploitation romp masquerading as a thriller about the ruthless social order that governs college cliques,1
i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment 'tap tap tap tap tapping away' on this screenplay,i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment 'tap tap tap tap tapping away' on this screenplay,1
julia is played with exasperating blandness by laura regan,the only thing i laughed at were the people who paid to see it,0
looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter's imagination,an unpredictable blend of gal-pal smart talk romantic comedy and dark tragedy that bites off considerably more than writer/director john mckay can swallow,0
i can only imagine one thing worse than kevin spacey trying on an irish accent and that's sultry linda fiorentino doing the same thing,i can only imagine one thing worse than kevin spacey trying on an irish accent and that's sultry linda fiorentino doing the same thing,1
never comes together as a coherent whole,a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0
offers no new insight on the matter nor do its characters exactly spring to life,fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0
this one is a few bits funnier than malle's dud if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,the longer the movie goes the worse it gets but it's actually pretty good in the first few minutes,0
claims to sort the bad guys from the good which is its essential problem,traffics in the kind of prechewed racial clichés that have already been through the corporate stand-up-comedy mill,0
godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things mouthpieces visual motifs blanks,a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable especially considering its barely feature-length running time of one hour,0
puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself,a wordy wisp of a comedy,0
i'm guessing the director is a magician after all he took three minutes of dialogue 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal can't disguise the fact that really we've been here done that,0
reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns creating a meandering inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film,reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns creating a meandering inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film,1
comes off more like a misdemeanor a flat unconvincing drama that never catches fire,a movie that hovers somewhere between an acute character study and a trite power struggle,0
feels familiar and tired,feels familiar and tired,1
a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it's nowhere near as exciting as either,a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it's nowhere near as exciting as either,1
just entertaining enough not to hate too mediocre to love,as self-aware movies go who is cletis tout ? is clever enough though thin writing proves its undoing,0
fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics genre thrills or inherent humor,too much of nemesis has a tired talky feel,0
the result is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,the result is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,1
the concept is a hoot the trailer is a riot the movie is a dud,the concept is a hoot the trailer is a riot the movie is a dud,1
perhaps the heaviest most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world,perhaps the heaviest most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world,1
moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance,with generic sets and b-grade special effects jason is about as convincing on the sci-fi front as tv's defunct cleopatra 2525,0
ultimately the movie is too heady for children and too preachy for adults,it's a big idea but the film itself is small and shriveled,0
another week another gross-out college comedy--ugh,another week another gross-out college comedy--ugh,1
'es en verdad una pena que mandoki esté realizando cintas tan malas desde hace algún tiempo pues talento tiene pero quién sabe dónde lo tiene escondido ',even with harris's strong effort the script gives him little to effectively probe lear's soul-stripping breakdown,0
it's not thirsty consuming passion which drives this movie no it's the repetition of said behavior and so children of the century is more mindless love than mad more grating and boring than anything else,it's not thirsty consuming passion which drives this movie no it's the repetition of said behavior and so children of the century is more mindless love than mad more grating and boring than anything else,1
the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed,the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed,1
falsehoods pile up undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice,falsehoods pile up undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice,1
imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring,at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd but it would be better to wait for the video and a very rainy day,0
schnitzler's film has a great hook some clever bits and well-drawn if standard issue characters but is still only partly satisfying,schnitzler's film has a great hook some clever bits and well-drawn if standard issue characters but is still only partly satisfying,1
the name says it all jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set,it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge,0
i have to admit i walked out of runteldat i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes,i have to admit i walked out of runteldat i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes,1
mattei's underdeveloped effort here is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,it's an odd show pregnant with moods stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise,0
be forewarned if you're depressed about anything before watching this film you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,super troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early zucker brothers/abrahams films and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries the farrelly brothers,0
it's tough being a black man in america especially when the man has taken away your car your work-hours and denied you health insurance,a singularly off-putting romantic comedy,0
at a brief 42 minutes we need more x and less blab,at a brief 42 minutes we need more x and less blab,1
like the chelsea's denizens burdette's collage-form scenario tends to over-romanticize the spiritual desolation of the struggling artiste,reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns creating a meandering inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film,0
now i can see why people thought i was too hard on " the mothman prophecies ",the film can depress you about life itself,0
the romance between the leads isn't as compelling or as believable as it should be,this time mr burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again,0
a non-mystery mystery,a non-mystery mystery,1
it is by conventional standards a fairly terrible movie but it is also weirdly fascinating a ready-made eurotrash cult object it is also at times curiously moving,the plan to make enough into ‘an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong,0
a feel-good movie that doesn't give you enough to feel good about,we've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold,0
the film like jimmy's routines could use a few good laughs,the film like jimmy's routines could use a few good laughs,1
despite some comic sparks welcome to collinwood never catches fire,always destined to be measured against anthony asquith's acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation,0
this little film is so slovenly done so primitive in technique that it can't really be called animation,this little film is so slovenly done so primitive in technique that it can't really be called animation,1
the result is solemn and horrifying yet strangely detached,if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two he probably wouldn't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way,0
nelson's brutally unsentimental approach sucks the humanity from the film leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle,the movie's messages are quite admirable but the story is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity,0
anyone who suffers through this film deserves at the very least a big box of consolation candy,anyone who suffers through this film deserves at the very least a big box of consolation candy,1
what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed,0
undercover brother doesn't go far enough it's just a silly black genre spoof,undercover brother doesn't go far enough it's just a silly black genre spoof,1
all in all there's only one thing to root for : expulsion for everyone,all in all there's only one thing to root for : expulsion for everyone,1
it's better than the phantom menace but unless you're an absolute raving star wars junkie it isn't much fun,it's better than the phantom menace but unless you're an absolute raving star wars junkie it isn't much fun,1
ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would,ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would,1
a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still can't save itself from being unoriginal unfunny and unrecommendable,a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still can't save itself from being unoriginal unfunny and unrecommendable,1
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,well-meaning but inert,0
screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite,screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite,1
one long numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before,one long numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before,1
serving sara doesn't serve up a whole lot of laughs,serving sara doesn't serve up a whole lot of laughs,1
there's some outrageously creative action in the transporter [b]ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman,there's some outrageously creative action in the transporter [b]ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman,1
there aren't many laughs in this interesting study of the cultural mores of georgian jews in tel aviv,there aren't many laughs in this interesting study of the cultural mores of georgian jews in tel aviv,1
bad very bad stultifyingly dumbfoundingly mind-numbingly bad,although huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it the piano teacher is anything but fun,0
thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big colorful characters mom and dad can catch some quality naptime along the way,while the film shuns the glamour or glitz that an american movie might demand scherfig tosses us a romantic scenario that is just as simplistic as a hollywood production,0
stealing harvard doesn't care about cleverness wit or any other kind of intelligent humor,shot perhaps 'artistically' with handheld cameras and apparently no movie lights by joaquin baca-asay the low-budget production swings annoyingly between vertigo and opacity,0
has its charming quirks and its dull spots,has its charming quirks and its dull spots,1
has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness,( like ) channel surfing between the discovery channel and a late-night made-for-cable action movie,0
'it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination i mean alabama ','it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination i mean alabama ',1
both awful and appealing,both awful and appealing,1
two hours of junk,a predictable manipulative stinker the story passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal fireballs and revenge,0
a hokey piece of nonsense that tries too hard to be emotional,a hokey piece of nonsense that tries too hard to be emotional,1
a bland obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products,a bland obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products,1
proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot expertly cast paced with crisp professionalism and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday's weather report,proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot expertly cast paced with crisp professionalism and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday's weather report,1
what we get is caddyshack crossed with the loyal order of raccoons,no movement no yuks not much of anything,0
poor editing bad bluescreen and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action,so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it,0
the obligatory break-ups and hook-ups don't seem to have much emotional impact on the characters,the obligatory break-ups and hook-ups don't seem to have much emotional impact on the characters,1
director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we haven't seen 10 000 times,director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we haven't seen 10 000 times,1
simplistic fluff-ball of whimsy,this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0
anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally and log on to something more user-friendly,anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally and log on to something more user-friendly,1
the movie is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old 'juvenile delinquent' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,the movie is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old 'juvenile delinquent' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,1
it's an odd show pregnant with moods stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise,it's an odd show pregnant with moods stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise,1
unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction impostor is opening today at a theater near you,the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card,0
unambitious writing emerges in the movie using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook,unambitious writing emerges in the movie using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook,1
a sequence of ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes,a sequence of ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes,1
holds limited appeal to those who like explosions sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp,holds limited appeal to those who like explosions sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp,1
pryor lite with half the demons half the daring much less talent many fewer laughs,it's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from " promising " to " interesting " to " familiar " before landing squarely on " stupid ",0
basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars,it's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby,0
derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone,the movie is so contrived nonsensical and formulaic that come to think of it the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it,0
the weird thing about the santa clause 2 purportedly a children's movie is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,the weird thing about the santa clause 2 purportedly a children's movie is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,1
the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not,the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not,1
like the world of his film hartley created a monster but didn't know how to handle it,like the world of his film hartley created a monster but didn't know how to handle it,1
this is standard crime drama fare instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull,an intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort,0
the performances are so leaden michael rymer's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud,so aggressively cheery that pollyana would reach for a barf bag,0
the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did,the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did,1
if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea then pay your $8 and get ready for the big shear this is one baaaaaaaaad movie,if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea then pay your $8 and get ready for the big shear this is one baaaaaaaaad movie,1
heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations,much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie,0
it's got the brawn but not the brains,it's got the brawn but not the brains,1
a rather average action film that benefits from several funny moments supplied by epps,after seeing swept away i feel sorry for madonna,0
[i]f you've been to more than one indie flick in your life chances are you've already seen this kind of thing,[i]f you've been to more than one indie flick in your life chances are you've already seen this kind of thing,1
the rock has a great presence but one battle after another is not the same as one battle followed by killer cgi effects,the rock has a great presence but one battle after another is not the same as one battle followed by killer cgi effects,1
the innocence of holiday cheer ain't what it used to be,the innocence of holiday cheer ain't what it used to be,1
it's a brilliant honest performance by nicholson but the film is an agonizing bore except when the fantastic kathy bates turns up bravado kathy,it's a brilliant honest performance by nicholson but the film is an agonizing bore except when the fantastic kathy bates turns up bravado kathy,1
mr deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags scattered moments of lazy humor,the lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary,0
not a movie but a live-action agitprop cartoon so shameless and coarse it's almost funny,not a movie but a live-action agitprop cartoon so shameless and coarse it's almost funny,1
the only upside to all of this unpleasantness is given its labor day weekend upload feardotcom should log a minimal number of hits,well-meaning to a fault antwone fisher manages the dubious feat of turning one man's triumph of will into everyman's romance comedy,0
an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound,stale first act scrooge story blatant product placement some very good comedic songs strong finish dumb fart jokes,0
a profoundly stupid affair populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility,a profoundly stupid affair populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility,1
heavy-handed exercise in time-vaulting literary pretension,the plot is paper-thin and the characters aren't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0
is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ? i don't think so nothing wrong with performances here but the whiney characters bugged me,is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ? i don't think so nothing wrong with performances here but the whiney characters bugged me,1
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level,yes they can swim the title is merely anne-sophie birot's off-handed way of saying girls find adolescence difficult to wade through,0
at times however dogtown and z-boys lapses into an insider's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow or care about,at times however dogtown and z-boys lapses into an insider's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow or care about,1
it all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer,none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest,0
every time you look sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn,isn't as sharp as the original despite some visual virtues 'blade ii' just doesn't cut it,0
this one aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit,has something to say but it is a statement and issue worthy of a much more thoughtfulness and insight than a melodramatic and wholly predictable thriller,0
diaz wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,diaz wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,1
scorsese at his best makes gangster films that are equally lovely but also relentlessly brutal and brutally intelligent ; perdition meanwhile reads more like driving miss daisy than goodfellas,scorsese at his best makes gangster films that are equally lovely but also relentlessly brutal and brutally intelligent ; perdition meanwhile reads more like driving miss daisy than goodfellas,1
in its best moments resembles a bad high school production of grease without benefit of song,in its best moments resembles a bad high school production of grease without benefit of song,1
a movie that quite simply shouldn't have been made,at times it actually hurts to watch,0
if you recognize zeus ( the dog from snatch ) it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,'in this poor remake of such a well loved classic parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision ',0
please someone stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film,please someone stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film,1
it's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now,0
kwan makes the mix-and- match metaphors intriguing while lulling us into torpor with his cultivated allergy to action,kwan makes the mix-and- match metaphors intriguing while lulling us into torpor with his cultivated allergy to action,1
to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it,to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it,1
the stories here suffer from the chosen format,uneasy mishmash of styles and genres,0
far more enjoyable than its predecessor,men in black ii has sequel-itis something fierce an ungainly comedy-deficient b-movie rush job,0
it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess piss on trees b s one another and put on a show in drag,this movie is about lying cheating but loving the friends you betray,0
shocking only in that it reveals the filmmaker's bottomless pit of self-absorption,shocking only in that it reveals the filmmaker's bottomless pit of self-absorption,1
broder's screenplay is shallow offensive and redundant with pitifully few real laughs,a sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer,0
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever he has a great cast and a great idea but the execution is a flop with the exception of about six gags that really work,the film makes strong arguments regarding the social status of america's indigenous people but really only exists to try to eke out an emotional tug of the heart one which it fails to get,0
you can see where big bad love is trying to go but it never quite gets there,there's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue,0
a plodding look at the french revolution through the eyes of aristocrats,a plodding look at the french revolution through the eyes of aristocrats,1
the santa clause 2's plot may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,the santa clause 2's plot may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,1
by the end i was looking for something hard with which to bludgeon myself unconscious,by the end i was looking for something hard with which to bludgeon myself unconscious,1
lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned,sandra bullock despite downplaying her good looks carries a little too much ain't- she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0
to me it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy,this film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,0
despite a powerful portrayal by binoche it's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum,despite a powerful portrayal by binoche it's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum,1
terrible,terrible,1
leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances,the picture scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination is a monument to bad in all its florid variety,0
certainly beautiful to look at but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic,you come away thinking not only that kate isn't very bright but that she hasn't been worth caring about and that maybe she janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another,0
guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things she lists ingredients but never mixes and stirs,gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance,0
a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women,a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women,1
a cumbersome and cliche-ridden movie greased with every emotional device known to man,it wouldn't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $7 00,0
the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs,bean drops the ball too many times hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,0
the film's implicit premise is that the faith of the tonga people is in every way inferior to that of john,the film's implicit premise is that the faith of the tonga people is in every way inferior to that of john,1
obvious obnoxious and didactic burlesque,the acting is just fine but there's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes especially with the weak payoff,0
competently directed but terminally cute drama,competently directed but terminally cute drama,1
totally overwrought deeply biased and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are the greatest musicians of all time,with this new rollerball sense and sensibility have been overrun by what can only be characterized as robotic sentiment,0
although purportedly a study in modern alienation it's really little more than a particularly slanted gay s/m fantasy enervating and deadeningly drawn-out,although purportedly a study in modern alienation it's really little more than a particularly slanted gay s/m fantasy enervating and deadeningly drawn-out,1
it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding,it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding,1
mild meandering teen flick,mild meandering teen flick,1
cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds,cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds,1
so we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,so we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,1
doesn't amount to much of anything,doesn't amount to much of anything,1
only in its final surprising shots does rabbit-proof fence find the authority it's looking for,too much power not enough puff,0
you know that ten bucks you'd spend on a ticket ? just send it to cranky we don't get paid enough to sit through crap like this,you know that ten bucks you'd spend on a ticket ? just send it to cranky we don't get paid enough to sit through crap like this,1
the script is a disaster with cloying messages and irksome characters,automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf,0
i'm all for the mentally challenged getting their fair shot in the movie business but surely it doesn't have to be as a collection of keening and self-mutilating sideshow geeks,i'm all for the mentally challenged getting their fair shot in the movie business but surely it doesn't have to be as a collection of keening and self-mutilating sideshow geeks,1
it has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past,it has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past,1
the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum a rumor of angels doesn't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness,rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along,0
watching " ending " is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale you can't believe anyone would really buy this stuff,as it abruptly crosscuts among the five friends it fails to lend the characters' individual stories enough dramatic resonance to make us care about them,0
as pedestrian as they come,choppy overlong documentary about 'the lifestyle ',0
i spied with my little eye a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and occasionally inspired dialogue bits,an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening,0
too simple for its own good,too simple for its own good,1
a somewhat disappointing and meandering saga,a somewhat disappointing and meandering saga,1
characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better,a very long movie dull in stretches with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction,0
generic slasher-movie nonsense but it's not without style,generic slasher-movie nonsense but it's not without style,1
movie fans get ready to take off the other direction,it's about following your dreams no matter what your parents think socrates motions for hemlock,0
the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way,the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way,1
well-meaning to a fault antwone fisher manages the dubious feat of turning one man's triumph of will into everyman's romance comedy,rambles on in a disjointed substandard fashion from one poorly executed action sequence to the next,0
the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just won't fly with most intelligent viewers,the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just won't fly with most intelligent viewers,1
sinks into the usual cafeteria goulash of fart jokes masturbation jokes and racist japanese jokes,the action is reasonably well-done yet story character and comedy bits are too ragged to ever fit smoothly together,0
the master of disguise represents adam sandler's latest attempt to dumb down the universe,kicks off with an inauspicious premise mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper,0
all in all road to perdition is more in love with strangeness than excellence,there isn't one moment in the film that surprises or delights,0
this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment,julia is played with exasperating blandness by laura regan,0
the worst kind of independent ; the one where actors play dress down hicks and ponderously mope around trying to strike lightning as captured by their 1970s predecessors,even horror fans will most likely not find what they're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor,0
stuffy full of itself morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about,stuffy full of itself morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about,1
with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s,has all the values of a straight-to-video movie but because it has a bigger-name cast it gets a full theatrical release,0
a rip-off twice removed modeled after [seagal's] earlier copycat under siege sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat,a rip-off twice removed modeled after [seagal's] earlier copycat under siege sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat,1
this is a truly truly bad movie,about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through,0
the beautiful unusual music is this film's chief draw but its dreaminess may lull you to sleep,the beautiful unusual music is this film's chief draw but its dreaminess may lull you to sleep,1
loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes twitchy acting and general boorishness,its message has merit and in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack might have made a point or two regarding life,0
blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns cheatfully filmed martial arts disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves,schnitzler's film has a great hook some clever bits and well-drawn if standard issue characters but is still only partly satisfying,0
it treats women like idiots,the characters are paper-thin and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script,0
what goes on for the 110 minutes of " panic room " is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,what goes on for the 110 minutes of " panic room " is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,1
even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation cannot engage,even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation cannot engage,1
it's not a particularly good film but neither is it a monsterous one,slack and uninspired and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you're left with a sour taste in your mouth,0
more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex dramatically satisfying heroine,more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex dramatically satisfying heroine,1
ken russell would love this in one scene we get a stab at soccer hooliganism a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino's climactic shootout — and meat loaf explodes,ken russell would love this in one scene we get a stab at soccer hooliganism a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino's climactic shootout — and meat loaf explodes,1
martin scorsese cria um espetáculo visual que não possui alma - um filme esteticamente belo mas emocionalmente frio,occasionally funny sometimes inspiring often boring,0
despite the fact that this film wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be it's still not a good movie,elicits more groans from the audience than jar jar binks scrappy doo and scooby dumb all wrapped up into one,0
it's like an all-star salute to disney's cheesy commercialism,an unbelievably stupid film though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity,0
it's not without its pleasures but i'll stick with the tune,theological matters aside the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues,0
it's just plain boring,it's just plain boring,1
your appreciation of it will depend on what experiences you bring to it and what associations you choose to make,it all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,0
this is a fragmented film once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie,given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done,0
the filmmakers know how to please the eye but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story,the filmmakers know how to please the eye but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story,1
home alone goes hollywood a funny premise until the kids start pulling off stunts not even steven spielberg would know how to do besides real movie producers aren't this nice,home alone goes hollywood a funny premise until the kids start pulling off stunts not even steven spielberg would know how to do besides real movie producers aren't this nice,1
the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous the acting is robotically italicized and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view,the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous the acting is robotically italicized and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view,1
it's really just another silly hollywood action film one among a multitude of simple-minded yahoo-ing death shows,focuses on joan's raging hormones and sledgehammers the audience with spanish inquisitions about her " madness " so much that i became mad that i wasted 123 minutes and $9 50 on this 21st century torture device,0
while this one gets off with a good natured warning future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,while this one gets off with a good natured warning future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,1
if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but wasn't guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor,aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like the adventures of ford fairlane,0
once she lets her love depraved leads meet [denis'] story becomes a hopeless unsatisfying muddle,john mctiernan's botched remake may be subtler than norman jewison's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga it's also stupider,0
i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin' down,[w]hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism jane goodall's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands,0
welles groupie/scholar peter bogdanovich took a long time to do it but he's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant william randolph hearst,welles groupie/scholar peter bogdanovich took a long time to do it but he's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant william randolph hearst,1
one of the worst movies of the year,humorless self-conscious art drivel made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention,0
less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is,they presume their audience won't sit still for a sociology lesson however entertainingly presented so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes,0
despite auteuil's performance it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug,despite auteuil's performance it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug,1
the story the movie tells is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career,it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy,0
characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,1
a distinctly mixed bag the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness and the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze,a distinctly mixed bag the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness and the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze,1
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,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,1
exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids,exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids,1
the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines,trivial where it should be profound and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere,0
it's the element of condescension as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch that finally makes sex with strangers which opens today in the new york metropolitan area so distasteful,it's the element of condescension as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch that finally makes sex with strangers which opens today in the new york metropolitan area so distasteful,1
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry,each scene drags underscoring the obvious and sentiment is slathered on top,0
starts out mediocre spirals downward and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,starts out mediocre spirals downward and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,1
feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders of playing with narrative form,feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders of playing with narrative form,1
confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it,the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it and the uncommitted needn't waste their time on it,0
a 75-minute sample of puerile rubbish that is listless witless and devoid of anything resembling humor,a 75-minute sample of puerile rubbish that is listless witless and devoid of anything resembling humor,1
focuses on joan's raging hormones and sledgehammers the audience with spanish inquisitions about her " madness " so much that i became mad that i wasted 123 minutes and $9 50 on this 21st century torture device,there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here,0
spain's greatest star wattage doesn't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy,spain's greatest star wattage doesn't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy,1
they're going through the motions but the zip is gone,nothing more substantial than a fitfully clever doodle,0
even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering miller's hand often feels unsure,the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself and his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him,0
plays as hollow catharsis with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights,something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass except that it seems to take itself far more seriously,0
though it goes further than both anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here but a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary,though it goes further than both anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here but a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary,1
harry potter and the chamber of secrets is deja vu all over again and while that is a cliche nothing could be more appropriate it's likely that whatever you thought of the first production -- pro or con -- you'll likely think of this one,reeks of rot and hack work from start to finish,0
it's a very sincere work but it would be better as a diary or documentary,the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment,0
if they broke out into elaborate choreography singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn,an awful movie that will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers,0
how inept is serving sara ? it makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly,this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you've been sitting still,0
so verbally flatfooted and so emotionally predictable or bland that it plays like the standard made-for-tv movie,seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr drew barrymore,0
some like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny,the script by vincent r nebrida tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot,0
the whole thing plays out with the drowsy heaviness of synchronized swimmer wearing a wool wetsuit,some movies were made for the big screen some for the small screen and some like ballistic : ecks vs sever were made for the palm screen,0
a dull dumb and derivative horror film,ice age posits a heretofore unfathomable question : is it possible for computer-generated characters to go through the motions ?,0
an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle,an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle,1
there's nothing provocative about this film save for the ways in which it studiously avoids provoking thought,credibility sinks into a mire of sentiment,0
director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group who live in the same apartment building but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person,lacking substance and soul crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs,0
human nature is a goofball movie in the way that malkovich was but it tries too hard,maybe leblanc thought " hey the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse ",0
a porn film without the sex scenes,a porn film without the sex scenes,1
the acting is just fine but there's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes especially with the weak payoff,the acting is just fine but there's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes especially with the weak payoff,1
largely a for-fans artifact,largely a for-fans artifact,1
the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire but this leaky script barely stays afloat,the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire but this leaky script barely stays afloat,1
supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment,supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment,1
a low-rent retread of the alien pictures,a low-rent retread of the alien pictures,1
falls short in explaining the music and its roots,falls short in explaining the music and its roots,1
it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn,it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn,1
not completely loveable -- but what underdog movie since the bad news bears has been ? -- but certainly hard to hate,not completely loveable -- but what underdog movie since the bad news bears has been ? -- but certainly hard to hate,1
more likely to have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat,more likely to have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat,1
" collateral damage " goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment – until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief,a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed but skeptics aren't likely to enter the theater,0
full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references kung pow is the kind of movie that's critic-proof simply because it aims so low,full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references kung pow is the kind of movie that's critic-proof simply because it aims so low,1
a stupid derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense,a stupid derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense,1
apart from dazzling cinematography we've seen just about everything in blue crush in one form or the other,this is really just another genre picture,0
it's not original enough,the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them,0
amidst the action the script carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the " other side of the story ",amidst the action the script carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the " other side of the story ",1
a mess the screenplay does too much meandering norton has to recite bland police procedural details fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced hopkins looks like a drag queen,a mess the screenplay does too much meandering norton has to recite bland police procedural details fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced hopkins looks like a drag queen,1
no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place where their heads were is anyone's guess,twenty years later reggio still knows how to make a point with poetic imagery but his ability to startle has been stifled by the very prevalence of the fast-forward technology that he so stringently takes to task,0
ultimately the movie is too heady for children and too preachy for adults,ultimately the movie is too heady for children and too preachy for adults,1
teen movies have really hit the skids,this isn't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,0
few of the increasingly far-fetched events that first-time writer-director neil burger follows up with are terribly convincing which is a pity considering barry's terrific performance,few of the increasingly far-fetched events that first-time writer-director neil burger follows up with are terribly convincing which is a pity considering barry's terrific performance,1
seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe' chopsocky glory,seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe' chopsocky glory,1
the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter,the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter,1
the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,afraid to pitch into farce yet only half-hearted in its spy mechanics all the queen's men is finally just one long drag,0
a sour nasty offering,eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof,0
is it a comedy ? a drama ? a romance ? a cartoon ?,is it a comedy ? a drama ? a romance ? a cartoon ?,1
it's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from " promising " to " interesting " to " familiar " before landing squarely on " stupid ",it's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from " promising " to " interesting " to " familiar " before landing squarely on " stupid ",1
skins has a right to yawp and we have a right to our grains of salt,skins has a right to yawp and we have a right to our grains of salt,1
the title trapped turns out to be a pretty fair description of how you feel while you're watching this ultra-manipulative thriller,an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art,0
allegiance to chekhov which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard is a particularly vexing handicap,the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank,0
schnieder bounces around with limp wrists wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs,schnieder bounces around with limp wrists wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs,1
a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going,none of this is very original and it isn't particularly funny,0
sometimes there are very very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,sometimes there are very very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,1
it's such a mechanical endeavor [that] it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,it's such a mechanical endeavor [that] it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,1
sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos,the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart,0
a modestly comic modestly action-oriented world war ii adventure that in terms of authenticity is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight,a modestly comic modestly action-oriented world war ii adventure that in terms of authenticity is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight,1
excessive profane packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters,excessive profane packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters,1
on its own it's not very interesting as a remake it's a pale imitation,on its own it's not very interesting as a remake it's a pale imitation,1
chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly,chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly,1
go for la salle's performance and make do as best you can with a stuttering script,has the feel of an unedited personal journal,0
some of the computer animation is handsome and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale but overall the film never rises above mediocrity,some of the computer animation is handsome and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale but overall the film never rises above mediocrity,1
shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls stubbly chins liver spots red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere,shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls stubbly chins liver spots red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere,1
eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof,the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0
no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way,ja rule and kurupt should have gotten to rap it would have benefitted the dialogue,0
blue crush follows the formula but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling,in theory a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,0
it's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure,it's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure,1
trapped presents a frightening and compelling 'what if ? ' scenario that will give most parents pause then something terrible happens,trapped presents a frightening and compelling 'what if ? ' scenario that will give most parents pause then something terrible happens,1
there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame,culkin turns his character into what is basically an anti-harry potter -- right down to the gryffindor scarf,0
behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance,a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt,0
in execution this clever idea is far less funny than the original killers from space,something must have been lost in the translation,0
at the very least if you don't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater you won't know much more when you leave,at the very least if you don't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater you won't know much more when you leave,1
fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies and he gives none to the audience,it's as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut mad cows,0
( like ) channel surfing between the discovery channel and a late-night made-for-cable action movie,( like ) channel surfing between the discovery channel and a late-night made-for-cable action movie,1
a singularly off-putting romantic comedy,a singularly off-putting romantic comedy,1
festers in just such a dungpile that you'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you,essentially " fatal attraction " remade for viewers who were in diapers when the original was released in 1987 this story gets sillier not scarier as it goes along,0
the venezuelans say things like " si pretty much " and " por favor go home " when talking to americans that's muy loco but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of " dragonfly ",built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0
the biggest problem with satin rouge is lilia herself she's a cipher played by an actress who smiles and frowns but doesn't reveal an inner life,the biggest problem with satin rouge is lilia herself she's a cipher played by an actress who smiles and frowns but doesn't reveal an inner life,1
this franchise has not spawned a single good film the crap continues,the latest installment in the pokemon canon pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace,0
dull lifeless and amateurishly assembled,each story on its own could have been expanded and worked into a compelling single feature but in its current incarnation storytelling never quite gets over its rather lopsided conception,0
i don't even care that there's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff it's still terrible,i don't even care that there's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff it's still terrible,1
at best cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience,everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant designed not to offend it goes down easy leaving virtually no aftertaste,0
nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing,who exactly is fighting whom here ? ah yes that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze,0
walter hill's pulpy stylized boxing melodrama undisputed nearly overcomes its questionable in-the-ring match-up with solid fight choreography and gritty prison authenticity,that is essentially what's missing from blackboards -- the sense of something bigger some ultimate point,0
self-congratulatory misguided and ill-informed if nonetheless compulsively watchable,a film that loses sight of its own story,0
what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature,what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature,1
in a big corner office in hell satan is throwing up his hands in surrender is firing his r&d people and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7,in a big corner office in hell satan is throwing up his hands in surrender is firing his r&d people and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7,1
if you think it's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes then you'll enjoy the hot chick,if you think it's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes then you'll enjoy the hot chick,1
" feardotcom " has the makings of an interesting meditation on the ethereal nature of the internet and the otherworldly energies it could channel but it simply becomes a routine shocker,crikey indeed,0
viewing this underdramatized but overstated film is like watching a transcript of a therapy session brought to humdrum life by some freudian puppet,tends to plod,0
the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling,mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service,0
this 72-minute film does have some exciting scenes but it's a tad slow,this 72-minute film does have some exciting scenes but it's a tad slow,1
sadly though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction,if only merchant paid more attention the story,0
the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula though and it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had,it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,0
ram dass fierce grace moulds itself as an example to up-and-coming documentarians of the overlooked pitfalls of such an endeavour,how about starting with a more original story instead of just slapping extreme humor and gross-out gags on top of the same old crap ?,0
rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment,for a story set at sea ghost ship is pretty landbound with its leaden acting dull exposition and telegraphed 'surprises ',0
( it ) highlights not so much the crime lord's messianic bent but spacey's,just consider what new best friend does not have beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay,0
jonah is only so-so the addition of a biblical message will either improve the film for you or it will lessen it,a gorgeous somnolent show that is splendidly mummified and thoroughly unsurprising,0
you see robert de niro singing - and dancing to - west side story show tunes choose your reaction : a ) that sure is funny b ) that sure is pathetic,you see robert de niro singing - and dancing to - west side story show tunes choose your reaction : a ) that sure is funny b ) that sure is pathetic,1
it's everything you don't go to the movies for,it's everything you don't go to the movies for,1
[nelson's] movie about morally compromised figures leaves viewers feeling compromised unable to find their way out of the fog and the ashes,[nelson's] movie about morally compromised figures leaves viewers feeling compromised unable to find their way out of the fog and the ashes,1
there's a lot of good material here but there's also a lot of redundancy and unsuccessful crudeness accompanying it,there's a lot of good material here but there's also a lot of redundancy and unsuccessful crudeness accompanying it,1
and if you appreciate the one-sided theme to lawrence's over-indulgent tirade then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest if you are willing to do this then you so crazy,what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film,0
only a few minutes elapse before the daddy of all slashers arrives still with the boiler suit and white mask which look remarkably clean for a guy who has been mass-murdering since 1978 but has never been seen doing laundry,everything that's worthwhile about collision course can already be seen on television,0
does little to elaborate the conceit of setting this blood-soaked tragedy of murderous ambition in the era of richard nixon,a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special,0
it is one more celluloid testimonial to the cruelties experienced by southern blacks as distilled through a caucasian perspective,the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess's home video of their baby's birth,0
this heist flick about young brooklyn hoods is off the shelf after two years to capitalize on the popularity of vin diesel seth green and barry pepper it should have stayed there,with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge [crane] becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly clinical lab report,0
de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork but like bruce springsteen's gone-to-pot asbury park new jersey this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins,de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork but like bruce springsteen's gone-to-pot asbury park new jersey this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins,1
a ho-hum affair always watchable yet hardly memorable,a ho-hum affair always watchable yet hardly memorable,1
no big whoop nothing new to see zero thrills too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film,no big whoop nothing new to see zero thrills too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film,1
nervous breakdowns are not entertaining,nervous breakdowns are not entertaining,1
a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films,the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film,0
for close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed mostly inarticulate hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one,a fragile framework upon which to hang broad mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0
thirty years ago it would have been groundbreaking now it's just tired,it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film,0
earnest but earthbound a slow soggy soporific visually dank crime melodrama/character study that would be more at home on the small screen but for its stellar cast,by the end you just don't care whether that cold-hearted snake petrovich ( that would be reno ) gets his comeuppance just bring on the battle bots please,0
the party scenes deliver some tawdry kicks the rest of the film is dudsville,the party scenes deliver some tawdry kicks the rest of the film is dudsville,1
unfortunately one hour photo lives down to its title thanks largely to williams all the interesting developments are processed in 60 minutes -- the rest is just an overexposed waste of film,rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian,0
a pretentious mess,a pretentious mess,1
every now and again a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be frank mcklusky c i is that movie,poor ben bratt couldn't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions,0
a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan,a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan,1
the story's so preposterous that i didn't believe it for a second despite the best efforts of everyone involved,the story's so preposterous that i didn't believe it for a second despite the best efforts of everyone involved,1
none of this sounds promising and indeed the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any 'comedy' to ever spill from a projector's lens,the film favors the scientific over the spectacular ( visually speaking ),0
director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things but the barriers finally prove to be too great,sheridan seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy and scotches most of its élan humor bile and irony,0
" the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store "," the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store ",1
tv skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen,fans of so-bad-they're-good cinema may find some fun in this jumbled mess,0
exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera more salacious telenovela than serious drama,exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera more salacious telenovela than serious drama,1
in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of outrageous gags,there are cheesy backdrops ridiculous action sequences and many tired jokes about men in heels,0
the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism but it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) an interesting racial tension and a storyline that i haven't encountered since at least pete's dragon,0
nicks seemingly uncertain what's going to make people laugh runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy,nicks seemingly uncertain what's going to make people laugh runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy,1
ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory but it's self-defeatingly decorous,no better or worse than 'truth or consequences n m ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater,0
trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible,what's surprising about this traditional thriller moderately successful but not completely satisfying is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be,0
the colorful masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder,rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr but there isn't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative,0
lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension,lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension,1
there is no psychology here and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities which become strangely impersonal and abstract,the story's so preposterous that i didn't believe it for a second despite the best efforts of everyone involved,0
tara reid plays a college journalist but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant so i don't know what she's doing in here,the whole thing plays out with the drowsy heaviness of synchronized swimmer wearing a wool wetsuit,0
the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones,the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones,1
the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates,jones helps breathe some life into the insubstantial plot but even he is overwhelmed by predictability,0
unfortunately heartbreak hospital wants to convey the same kind of haughtiness in its own sketchy material but this territory has already been explored previously with better aplomb and sardonic wit,if swimfan does catch on it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh,0
the film makes a tragic error by going on for too long trying to mirror every subsequent event in chinese history : war revolution communism etc,the film makes a tragic error by going on for too long trying to mirror every subsequent event in chinese history : war revolution communism etc,1
the film takes the materials of human tragedy and dresses them in lovely costumes southern california locations and star power,the film takes the materials of human tragedy and dresses them in lovely costumes southern california locations and star power,1
the issues are presented in such a lousy way complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments that it's impossible to care,works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making,0
every sequel you skip will be two hours gained consider this review life-affirming,just because it really happened to you honey doesn't mean that it's interesting to anyone else,0
there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce part sliding doors part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them,an overemphatic would-be wacky ultimately tedious sex farce,0
despite impeccable acting and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even at times preposterous ) turns love is just too too precious in the end,debut effort by " project greenlight " winner is sappy and amateurish,0
we never feel anything for these characters and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity,the irwins emerge unscathed but the fictional footage is unconvincing and criminally badly acted,0
yes i have given this movie a rating of zero but fans of the show should not consider this a diss consider it 'perfection ',yes i have given this movie a rating of zero but fans of the show should not consider this a diss consider it 'perfection ',1
with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player this latest skewering may put off insiders and outsiders alike,with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player this latest skewering may put off insiders and outsiders alike,1
there's a solid woman- finding-herself story somewhere in here but you'd have to dig pretty deep to uncover it,there's a solid woman- finding-herself story somewhere in here but you'd have to dig pretty deep to uncover it,1
the cameo-packed m : i-2-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5 minutes to date in this spy comedy franchise then mike myers shows up and ruins everything,though a bit of a patchwork in script and production a glossy rich green environment almost makes the picture work,0
dull if not devoid of wit this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history but scarcely manages more than a modest snoozy charm,dull if not devoid of wit this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history but scarcely manages more than a modest snoozy charm,1
it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did,it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did,1
an uneven look into a grim future that doesn't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k dick stories,an uneven look into a grim future that doesn't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k dick stories,1
if you're a wwf fan or you related to the people who watched the robots getting butchered in a i you'll probably like rollerball,if you're a wwf fan or you related to the people who watched the robots getting butchered in a i you'll probably like rollerball,1
although there are several truly jolting scares there's also an abundance of hackneyed dialogue and more silly satanic business than you can shake a severed limb at,although there are several truly jolting scares there's also an abundance of hackneyed dialogue and more silly satanic business than you can shake a severed limb at,1
humorless self-conscious art drivel made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention,humorless self-conscious art drivel made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention,1
ozpetek offers an aids subtext skims over the realities of gay sex and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves,a boring pretentious muddle that uses a sensational real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well i'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0
something has been lost in the translation another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,something has been lost in the translation another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,1
a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional unlikable characters and hackneyed threadbare comic setups,the isolated moments of creative insanity finally are lost in the thin soup of canned humor,0
it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,1
4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly,4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly,1
lucky break is perfectly inoffensive and harmless but it's also drab and inert,lucky break is perfectly inoffensive and harmless but it's also drab and inert,1
the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment,0
paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe but the movie is certainly not number 1,a film made with as little wit interest and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick,0
there's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer or for the year for that matter,what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian,0
an unimaginative nasty glibly cynical piece of work,an unimaginative nasty glibly cynical piece of work,1
aggravating and tedious,aggravating and tedious,1
[sam's] self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining,becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that doesn't and a thriller that won't,0
an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism,an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism,1
sandra bullock despite downplaying her good looks carries a little too much ain't- she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,sandra bullock despite downplaying her good looks carries a little too much ain't- she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,1
the doofus-on- the-loose banter of welcome to collinwood has a cocky after-hours loopiness to it and as with most late-night bull sessions eventually the content isn't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is,a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so the movie is without intent,0
winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults,showtime's starry cast could be both an asset and a detriment those who trek to the 'plex predisposed to like it probably will enjoy themselves but ticket-buyers with great expectations will wind up as glum as mr de niro,0
city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it's careful conscientious and makes no major mistakes but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing,city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it's careful conscientious and makes no major mistakes but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing,1
the film is directed by wally wolodarsky from a script by joe jarvis and greg coolidge these are names to remember in order to avoid them in the future,the film is directed by wally wolodarsky from a script by joe jarvis and greg coolidge these are names to remember in order to avoid them in the future,1
splashes its drama all over the screen subjecting its audience and characters to action that feels not only manufactured but also so false you can see the filmmakers' puppet strings,splashes its drama all over the screen subjecting its audience and characters to action that feels not only manufactured but also so false you can see the filmmakers' puppet strings,1
[t]he ideas of revolution #9 are more compelling than the execution,kenneth branagh's energetic sweet-and-sour performance as a curmudgeonly british playwright grounds this overstuffed erratic dramedy in which he and his improbably forbearing wife contend with craziness and child-rearing in los angeles,0
debut effort by " project greenlight " winner is sappy and amateurish,the first mistake i suspect is casting shatner as a legendary professor and kunis as a brilliant college student--where's pauly shore as the rocket scientist ?,0
the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac we don't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament,as earnest as a community-college advertisement american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar sell the amp and apply to medical school,0
a dark dull thriller with a parting shot that misfires,a dark dull thriller with a parting shot that misfires,1
it's the element of condescension as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch that finally makes sex with strangers which opens today in the new york metropolitan area so distasteful,conforms itself with creating a game of 'who's who' where the characters' moves are often more predictable than their consequences,0
this film starring anthony hopkins and chris rock is your typical 'fish out of water' story you've seen them a million times just one problem : fish out of water usually die this one does,this film starring anthony hopkins and chris rock is your typical 'fish out of water' story you've seen them a million times just one problem : fish out of water usually die this one does,1
the trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than as was more likely a victim of mental illness,how do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ? on the evidence before us the answer is clear : not easily and in the end not well enough,0
k-19 may not hold a lot of water as a submarine epic but it holds even less when it turns into an elegiacally soggy saving private ryanovich,k-19 may not hold a lot of water as a submarine epic but it holds even less when it turns into an elegiacally soggy saving private ryanovich,1
only about as sexy and dangerous as an actress in a role that reminds at every turn of elizabeth berkley's flopping dolphin-gasm,whaley's determination to immerse you in sheer unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting,0
if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ? ? ) or see some interesting storytelling devices you might want to check it out but there's nothing very attractive about this movie,if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ? ? ) or see some interesting storytelling devices you might want to check it out but there's nothing very attractive about this movie,1
late marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u s viewers off their feet,late marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u s viewers off their feet,1
there's just no currency in deriding james bond for being a clichéd doddering misogynistic boy's club,there's just no currency in deriding james bond for being a clichéd doddering misogynistic boy's club,1
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada,without shakespeare's eloquent language the update is dreary and sluggish,0
a wordy wisp of a comedy,national lampoon's van wilder may aim to be the next animal house but it more closely resembles this year's version of tomcats,0
a dopey movie clothed in excess layers of hipness,a dopey movie clothed in excess layers of hipness,1
it's been 20 years since 48 hrs made eddie murphy a movie star and the man hasn't aged a day but his showboating wise-cracker stock persona sure is getting old,there are films that try the patience of even the most cinema-besotted critic -- and this was one of them,0
ah-nuld's action hero days might be over,they threw loads of money at an idea that should've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0
is " ballistic " worth the price of admission ? absolutely not it sucked would i see it again ? please see previous answer,is " ballistic " worth the price of admission ? absolutely not it sucked would i see it again ? please see previous answer,1
black-and-white and unrealistic,the new faces are interesting but the old story isn't especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted,0
robin williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role,robin williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role,1
no one involved save dash shows the slightest aptitude for acting and the script credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest 'tron' anderson seems entirely improvised,qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating,0
in addition to the overcooked ham-fisted direction which has all the actors reaching for the back row the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry,not every animated film from disney will become a classic but forgive me if i've come to expect more from this studio than some 79-minute after-school " cartoon ",0
most of the characters come off as pantomimesque sterotypes,it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster anne meara eugene levy and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie,0
bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be,the jokes are sophomoric stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious,0
any enjoyment will be hinge from a personal threshold of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things,any enjoyment will be hinge from a personal threshold of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things,1
scooby dooby doo / and shaggy too / you both look and sound great / but daphne you're too buff / fred thinks he's tough / and velma - wow you've lost weight,scooby dooby doo / and shaggy too / you both look and sound great / but daphne you're too buff / fred thinks he's tough / and velma - wow you've lost weight,1
an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound,an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound,1
in trying to be daring and original it comes off as only occasionally satirical and never fresh,the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head,0
for dance completists only,for dance completists only,1
a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another,0
the film's overall mood and focus is interesting but constantly unfulfilling,the film's overall mood and focus is interesting but constantly unfulfilling,1
the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles,the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles,1
new best friend shouldn't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video,new best friend shouldn't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video,1
a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse,a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse,1
( like ) channel surfing between the discovery channel and a late-night made-for-cable action movie,the tug-of-war at the core of beijing bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances overheated pathos and long wistful gazes,0
truly terrible,it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies couldn't really figure out how to flesh either out so he just slopped ‘em together here,0
[it's] a prison soccer movie starring charismatic tough guy vinnie jones but it had too much spitting for me to enjoy,the characters are based on stock clichés and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility,0
well-meaning but inert,well-meaning but inert,1
the film didn't move me one way or the other but it was an honest effort and if you want to see a flick about telemarketers this one will due,the film didn't move me one way or the other but it was an honest effort and if you want to see a flick about telemarketers this one will due,1
limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very very slowly,limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very very slowly,1
high drama disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky,high drama disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky,1
a pleasant and engaging enough sit but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole,it's a movie forged in the fires of chick flick hell,0
neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn,there's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy,0
the rest of the plot is impossible to explain without blowing whatever tension there is although it's more comedy than suspense de palma creates,pc stability notwithstanding the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat fairy-tale conclusion,0
like the world of his film hartley created a monster but didn't know how to handle it,after several scenes of this tacky nonsense you'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget,0
admirably ambitious but self-indulgent,you leave feeling like you've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing,0
the story has its redundancies and the young actors not very experienced are sometimes inexpressive,though uniformly well acted especially by young ballesta and galan ( a first-time actor ) writer/director achero manas's film is schematic and obvious,0
the film feels formulaic its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe,while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative,0
coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit,coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit,1
poor editing bad bluescreen and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action,poor editing bad bluescreen and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action,1
adam sandler's 8 crazy nights is 75 wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,adam sandler's 8 crazy nights is 75 wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,1
an inept tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch and no more,a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud violent and mindless,0
as it stands it's an opera movie for the buffs,call me a cynic but there's something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message,0
mr deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags scattered moments of lazy humor,mr deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags scattered moments of lazy humor,1
dull if not devoid of wit this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history but scarcely manages more than a modest snoozy charm,the movie is dawn of the dead crossed with john carpenter's ghosts of mars with zombies not as ghoulish as the first and trains not as big as the second,0
a cumbersome and cliche-ridden movie greased with every emotional device known to man,a cumbersome and cliche-ridden movie greased with every emotional device known to man,1
a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity,[macdowell] ventures beyond her abilities several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is,0
i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood nothing good can happen,it would work much better as a one-hour tv documentary,0
control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible,egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement and if you'll excuse a little critical heresy too intellectually ambitious,0
the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming,the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming,1
the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card,a chiller resolutely without chills,0
no aspirations to social import inform the movie version this is a shameless sham calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars,no aspirations to social import inform the movie version this is a shameless sham calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars,1
both shrill and soporific and because everything is repeated five or six times it can seem tiresomely simpleminded,both shrill and soporific and because everything is repeated five or six times it can seem tiresomely simpleminded,1
on its own it's not very interesting as a remake it's a pale imitation,stale and clichéd to a fault,0
the comedy is nonexistent,the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not,0
[crystal and de niro] manage to squeeze out some good laughs but not enough to make this silly con job sing,in this film we at least see a study in contrasts ; the wide range of one actor and the limited range of a comedian,0
a relatively effective little potboiler until its absurd contrived overblown and entirely implausible finale,it's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0
plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line,after the first 10 minutes which is worth seeing the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés depression and bad alternative music,0
the premise of " abandon " holds promise but its delivery is a complete mess,despite its title amy's orgasm is not a porno though it is as tedious as one,0
the movie like bartleby is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,the movie like bartleby is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,1
mildly amusing,unbearably lame,0
mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,1
richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material but lawrence gives us mostly fool's gold,richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material but lawrence gives us mostly fool's gold,1
it's a stale overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch it's one of the worst of the entire franchise,it's a stale overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch it's one of the worst of the entire franchise,1
the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable i tried to read the time on my watch,routine harmless diversion and little else,0
kids who are into this thornberry stuff will probably be in wedgie heaven anyone else who may for whatever reason be thinking about going to see this movie is hereby given fair warning,kids who are into this thornberry stuff will probably be in wedgie heaven anyone else who may for whatever reason be thinking about going to see this movie is hereby given fair warning,1
an incredibly heavy-handed manipulative dud that feels all too familiar,the movie's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan thinly sketched story killing time that's all that's going on here,0
the fourth in a series that i'll bet most parents had thought --hoped -- was a fad that had long since vanished,there seems to be no clear path as to where the story's going or how long it's going to take to get there,0
for a film about two mismatched buddies crystal and de niro share little screen time and even less chemistry,for a film about two mismatched buddies crystal and de niro share little screen time and even less chemistry,1
who exactly is fighting whom here ? ah yes that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze,who exactly is fighting whom here ? ah yes that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze,1
the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,1
the problems of the people in love in the time of money are hardly specific to their era they just have problems which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way,despite all the closed-door hanky-panky the film is essentially juiceless,0
yes i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care so i didn't,[taylor] takes us on a ride that's consistently surprising easy to watch -- but oh so dumb,0
an overstuffed compendium of teen-catholic-movie dogma,an overstuffed compendium of teen-catholic-movie dogma,1
routine and rather silly,routine and rather silly,1
the movie's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish,the movie's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish,1
it's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating involving character study but never does more than scratch the surface,like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions,0
this cloying voices-from-the-other-side story is hell,if this is the danish idea of a good time prospective tourists might want to consider a different destination -- some jolly country embroiled in a bloody civil war perhaps,0
this slow-moving swedish film offers not even a hint of joy preferring to focus on the humiliation of martin as he defecates in bed and urinates on the plants at his own birthday party,this film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of inane inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions,0
barely goes beyond comic book status,in the end all you can do is admire the ensemble players and wonder what the point of it is,0
this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101,this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101,1
an unintentionally surreal kid's picture in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,an unintentionally surreal kid's picture in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,1
neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers the movie isn't tough to take as long as you've paid a matinee price,an appalling 'ace ventura' rip-off that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak former wrestler chyna and dolly parton if any of them list this 'credit' on their resumes in the future that'll be much funnier than anything in the film,0
an awkward hybrid of genres that just doesn't work,after collateral damage you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned but no,0
a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards,if you're not the target demographic this movie is one long chick-flick slog,0
barney's ideas about creation and identity don't really seem all that profound at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,die another day is only intermittently entertaining but it's hard not to be a sucker for its charms or perhaps it's just impossible not to feel nostalgia for movies you grew up with,0
the entire movie is filled with deja vu moments,any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,0
not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh groan and hiss at,schnieder bounces around with limp wrists wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs,0
it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices,it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices,1
first-time writer-director dylan kidd also has a good ear for dialogue and the characters sound like real people,first-time writer-director dylan kidd also has a good ear for dialogue and the characters sound like real people,1
boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie,fancy a real downer ? [leigh] lays it on so thick this time that it feels like a suicide race,0
shows that jackie chan is getting older and that's something i would rather live in denial about,for a film that celebrates radical nonconformist values what to do in case of fire ? lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional reserved kind of filmmaking,0
so faithful to the doldrums of the not-quite-urban not-quite-suburban milieu as to have viewers recoiling from the reality check,so faithful to the doldrums of the not-quite-urban not-quite-suburban milieu as to have viewers recoiling from the reality check,1
each scene wreaks of routine ; the film never manages to generate a single threat of suspense,each scene wreaks of routine ; the film never manages to generate a single threat of suspense,1
just a kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people but it is set in a world that is very very far from the one most of us inhabit,just a kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people but it is set in a world that is very very far from the one most of us inhabit,1
like coming into a long-running well-written television series where you've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably won't see the next six,like coming into a long-running well-written television series where you've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably won't see the next six,1
a perfectly acceptable perfectly bland competently acted but by no means scary horror movie,while certainly clever in spots this too-long spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth doesn't sustain a high enough level of invention,0
an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere,an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere,1
there ought to be a directing license so that ed burns can have his revoked,there ought to be a directing license so that ed burns can have his revoked,1
a very familiar tale one that's been told by countless filmmakers about italian- chinese- irish- latin- indian- russian- and other hyphenate american young men struggling to balance conflicting cultural messages,a very familiar tale one that's been told by countless filmmakers about italian- chinese- irish- latin- indian- russian- and other hyphenate american young men struggling to balance conflicting cultural messages,1
it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,[stevens is] so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0
blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic extreme-sports adventure but ends up more of a creaky " pretty woman " retread with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought,blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic extreme-sports adventure but ends up more of a creaky " pretty woman " retread with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought,1
an authentically vague but ultimately purposeless study in total pandemonium,some of their jokes work but most fail miserably and in the end pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny,0
instead of hiding pinocchio from critics miramax should have hidden it from everyone,cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds,0
the script falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,a cockeyed shot all the way,0
makes for some truly odd at times confusing kids entertainment but at least this time there's some centered storytelling to go along with all the weird stuff,a low-budget affair tadpole was shot on digital video and the images often look smeary and blurry to the point of distraction then again in a better movie you might not have noticed,0
fluffy and disposible,shrewd but pointless,0
starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner,the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him,0
the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain,the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain,1
ultimately the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad and the too-frosty exterior ms paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability,ultimately the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad and the too-frosty exterior ms paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability,1
strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery,strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery,1
it's coherent well shot and tartly acted but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate,it's coherent well shot and tartly acted but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate,1
it's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : " got aids yet ? ",it's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : " got aids yet ? ",1
the very definition of what critics have come to term an " ambitious failure ",although based on a real-life person john in the movie is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours,0
completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i'm not sure could be a single iota worse a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage,this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0
it's so mediocre despite the dynamic duo on the marquee that we just can't get no satisfaction,the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones,0
disney again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel,a blair witch- style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera with passable performances from everyone in the cast,0
a low-budget affair tadpole was shot on digital video and the images often look smeary and blurry to the point of distraction then again in a better movie you might not have noticed,a fast-paced glitzy but extremely silly piece,0
winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults,winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults,1
yo it's the days of our lives meets electric boogaloo,peralta's mythmaking could have used some informed adult hindsight,0
some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling,if they broke out into elaborate choreography singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn,0
it's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic oliver parker intends to mangle next time,it's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic oliver parker intends to mangle next time,1
you're better off staying home and watching the x-files,it's depressing to see how far herzog has fallen,0
…the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material,…the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material,1
if you pitch your expectations at an all time low you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce,a reasonably efficient mechanism but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided,0
worthy of the gong,the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,0
the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll,the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll,1
with danilo donati's witty designs and dante spinotti's luscious cinematography this might have made a decent children's movie -- if only benigni hadn't insisted on casting himself in the title role,with danilo donati's witty designs and dante spinotti's luscious cinematography this might have made a decent children's movie -- if only benigni hadn't insisted on casting himself in the title role,1
too silly to be frightening too stolid to be funny it projects the same lazy affability as its nominal star david arquette,a perfect example of rancid well-intentioned but shamelessly manipulative movie making,0
it is bad but certainly not without merit as entertainment,it is bad but certainly not without merit as entertainment,1
whether quitting will prove absorbing to american audiences is debatable,whether quitting will prove absorbing to american audiences is debatable,1
davis the performer is plenty fetching enough but she needs to shake up the mix and work in something that doesn't feel like a half-baked stand-up routine,davis the performer is plenty fetching enough but she needs to shake up the mix and work in something that doesn't feel like a half-baked stand-up routine,1
we never really feel involved with the story as all of its ideas remain just that : abstract ideas,it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck preferably a semi,0
the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap any rock pile will do for a set reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap,this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another,0
the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we've seen before - only this time you have to read the fart jokes,the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we've seen before - only this time you have to read the fart jokes,1
it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through,generically forgettably pleasant from start to finish,0
'enigma' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable a waste of good performances,'enigma' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable a waste of good performances,1
friday after next has the same problem that next friday did -- it's called where's chris tucker when you need him ?,friday after next has the same problem that next friday did -- it's called where's chris tucker when you need him ?,1
when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life it already has one strike against it,a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness,0
it's tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie directed by scott kalvert about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches gratuitous violence or empty machismo,it's tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie directed by scott kalvert about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches gratuitous violence or empty machismo,1
i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays,a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details but ultimately weak in its impact,0
post-september 11 " the sum of all fears " seems more tacky and reprehensible manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,post-september 11 " the sum of all fears " seems more tacky and reprehensible manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,1
it smacks of purely commercial motivation with no great love for the original,scooby-doo doesn't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick,0
i'll go out on a limb it isn't quite one of the worst movies of the year it's just merely very bad,i'll go out on a limb it isn't quite one of the worst movies of the year it's just merely very bad,1
a workshop mentality prevails,a workshop mentality prevails,1
it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt,it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt,1
eastwood winces clutches his chest and gasps for breath it's a spectacular performance - ahem we hope it's only acting,a pleasant and engaging enough sit but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole,0
a really funny fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an almost feature-length film,a really funny fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an almost feature-length film,1
a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details but ultimately weak in its impact,if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea then pay your $8 and get ready for the big shear this is one baaaaaaaaad movie,0
nemesis suffers from a paunchy midsection several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme,the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full irritating display in [this] meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot,0
as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else,manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane,0
this is an ungainly movie ill-fitting with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be,however stale the material lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out pandering palaver is actually funny,0
matthew mcconaughey tries and fails to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy,matthew mcconaughey tries and fails to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy,1
in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history ballistic : ecks vs sever also features terrible banal dialogue ; convenient hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull unimaginative car chase,a horror movie with seriously dumb characters which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them stalked by creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness,0
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,even if it made its original release date last fall it would've reeked of a been-there done-that sameness,0
pitiful slapdash disaster a doa dud from frame one,a puzzling experience,0
to show these characters in the act and give them no feelings of remorse -- and to cut repeatedly to the flashback of the original rape -- is overkill to the highest degree,the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch so stilted and unconvincing are the performances,0
the sad thing about knockaround guys is its lame aspiration for grasping the coolness vibes when in fact the film isn't as flippant or slick as it thinks it is,the slapstick is labored and the bigger setpieces flat,0
as it abruptly crosscuts among the five friends it fails to lend the characters' individual stories enough dramatic resonance to make us care about them,what's most offensive isn't the waste of a good cast but the film's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0
bogs down badly as we absorb jia's moody bad-boy behavior which he portrays himself in a one-note performance,for most movies 84 minutes is short but this one feels like a life sentence,0
too stupid to be satire too obviously hateful to be classified otherwise frank novak's irritating slice of lumpen life is as reliably soul-killing as its title is nearly meaningless,on top of a foundering performance [madonna's] denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag,0
makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place,makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place,1
there are many definitions of 'time waster' but this movie must surely be one of them,no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise,0
perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form but far too clunky didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie,'it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination i mean alabama ',0
the three leads produce adequate performances but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling,it's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic unfortunately that's precisely what arthur dong's family fundamentals does,0
[creates] the worst kind of mythologizing the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama,[creates] the worst kind of mythologizing the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama,1
it's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions,it's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions,1
the words 'frankly my dear i don't give a damn ' have never been more appropriate,the words 'frankly my dear i don't give a damn ' have never been more appropriate,1
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,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,1
a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters it's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter,a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters it's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter,1
whole stretches of the film may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black,whole stretches of the film may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black,1
what you get with empire is a movie you've seen many times before repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead,what you get with empire is a movie you've seen many times before repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead,1
a little less extreme than in the past with longer exposition sequences between them and with fewer gags to break the tedium,a little less extreme than in the past with longer exposition sequences between them and with fewer gags to break the tedium,1
here the love scenes all end in someone screaming maybe there's a metaphor here but figuring it out wouldn't make trouble every day any better,the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take,0
it's dumb but more importantly it's just not scary,it's dumb but more importantly it's just not scary,1
more whiny downer than corruscating commentary,static repetitive muddy and blurry hey arnold would seem to have a lock on the title of ugliest movie of the year,0
it's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it's left a few crucial things out like character development and coherence,fails to bring as much to the table,0
a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault the film is less successful on other levels,there's an epic here but you have to put it together yourself,0
parker should be commended for taking a fresh approach to familiar material but his determination to remain true to the original text leads him to adopt a somewhat mannered tone that ultimately dulls the human tragedy at the story's core,parker should be commended for taking a fresh approach to familiar material but his determination to remain true to the original text leads him to adopt a somewhat mannered tone that ultimately dulls the human tragedy at the story's core,1
it doesn't quite deserve the gong but there are more fascinating acts than " confessions of a dangerous mind ",it doesn't quite deserve the gong but there are more fascinating acts than " confessions of a dangerous mind ",1
the master of disaster - it's a piece of dreck disguised as comedy,the master of disaster - it's a piece of dreck disguised as comedy,1
at its best queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the '60s at its worst it implodes in a series of very bad special effects,at its best queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the '60s at its worst it implodes in a series of very bad special effects,1
it's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,not the great american comedy but if you liked the previous movies in the series you'll have a good time with this one too,0
loud silly stupid and pointless,what will most likely turn out to be the most repellent movie of 2002,0
just like hearst's enormous yacht it's slow and unwieldy and takes a long time to reach its destination,nicolas cage isn't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray and this movie won't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career,0
jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot,if hill isn't quite his generation's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it's all bluster and cliché,0
it never rises to its clever what-if concept,it never rises to its clever what-if concept,1
an earnest heartrending look at the divide between religious fundamentalists and their gay relatives it's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views,an earnest heartrending look at the divide between religious fundamentalists and their gay relatives it's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views,1
the film presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ? the problem with the film is whether these ambitions laudable in themselves justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau,an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection,0
most of the action setups are incoherent,helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome,0
it's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,it's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,1
anthony hopkins ? big deal we've already seen the prequel to the silence of the lambs and hannibal -- and it was better the first time,anthony hopkins ? big deal we've already seen the prequel to the silence of the lambs and hannibal -- and it was better the first time,1
boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon,boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon,1
it's a terrible movie in every regard and utterly painful to watch,the lousy john q all but spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role,0
a half-assed film,just like the deli sandwich : lots of ham lots of cheese with a sickly sweet coating to disguise its excrescence until just after ( or during ) consumption of its second half,0
a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns expensive cars lots of naked women and rocawear clothing,a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns expensive cars lots of naked women and rocawear clothing,1
the pacing is glacial the screenplay is stiff as a board and things heat up only in the movie's final scenes,the pacing is glacial the screenplay is stiff as a board and things heat up only in the movie's final scenes,1
if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you then the film is a pleasant enough dish,director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback,0
fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,1
comes across as a fairly weak retooling,a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem,0
a good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance,a good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance,1
there's no real reason to see it and no real reason not to,there's no real reason to see it and no real reason not to,1
a preachy parable stylized with a touch of john woo bullet ballet,a preachy parable stylized with a touch of john woo bullet ballet,1
needless to say the dramatics that follow are utter hooey,i wonder what the reaction of israelis will be to this supposedly evenhanded presentation,0
it's all surface psychodramatics,wobbly senegalese updating of " carmen " which is best for the stunning star turn by djeinaba diop gai,0
this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications that have no bearing on the story,stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time,0
it's about following your dreams no matter what your parents think socrates motions for hemlock,none of this has the suavity or classical familiarity of bond but much of it is good for a laugh the problem with " xxx " is that its own action isn't very effective,0
shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls stubbly chins liver spots red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere,[javier bardem is] one of the few reasons to watch the film which director gerardo vera has drenched in swoony music and fever-pitched melodrama,0
this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications that have no bearing on the story,this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications that have no bearing on the story,1
meanders between its powerful moments,meanders between its powerful moments,1
more of an intriguing curiosity than a gripping thriller,unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction impostor is opening today at a theater near you,0
been there done that a thousand times already and better,…the story is far-flung illogical and plain stupid,0
director uwe boll and writer robert dean klein fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out cannot overcome blah characters,director uwe boll and writer robert dean klein fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out cannot overcome blah characters,1
just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,an ambitious serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong ; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance,0
the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and playing a charmless witch she is merely a charmless witch,even on its own ludicrous terms the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series,0
it's the type of stunt the academy loves : a powerful political message stuffed into an otherwise mediocre film,at 90 minutes this movie is short but it feels much longer,0
the dark and bittersweet twist feels strange as things turn nasty and tragic during the final third of the film first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course,like the world of his film hartley created a monster but didn't know how to handle it,0
while this one gets off with a good natured warning future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,a loud ugly irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target,0
what's the most positive thing that can be said about the new rob schneider vehicle ? well it's not as pathetic as the animal,in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused,0
the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,1
exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera more salacious telenovela than serious drama,literally nothing in the pool is new but if you grew up on the stalker flicks of the 1980's this one should appease you for 90 minutes,0
just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience,don't waste your money,0
beneath the uncanny inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments,beneath the uncanny inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments,1
director tom shadyac and star kevin costner glumly mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself,director tom shadyac and star kevin costner glumly mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself,1
it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so,lillard and cardellini earn their scooby snacks but not anyone else,0
a film that suffers because of its many excesses,a film that suffers because of its many excesses,1
humorless self-conscious art drivel made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention,given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece the picture begins to resemble the shapeless grasping actors' workshop that it is,0
this picture is murder by numbers and as easy to be bored by as your abc's despite a few whopping shootouts,this picture is murder by numbers and as easy to be bored by as your abc's despite a few whopping shootouts,1
scherfig who has had a successful career in tv tackles more than she can handle,scherfig who has had a successful career in tv tackles more than she can handle,1
benigni's pinocchio is extremely straight and mind-numbingly stilted its episodic pacing keeping the film from developing any storytelling flow,benigni's pinocchio is extremely straight and mind-numbingly stilted its episodic pacing keeping the film from developing any storytelling flow,1
… is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri i had to look away - this was god awful,… is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri i had to look away - this was god awful,1
[h]ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang i'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by,[h]ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang i'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by,1
fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies and he gives none to the audience,fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies and he gives none to the audience,1
the tale of tok ( andy lau ) a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) the most legendary of asian hitmen is too scattershot to take hold,the tale of tok ( andy lau ) a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) the most legendary of asian hitmen is too scattershot to take hold,1
slackers' jokey approach to college education is disappointingly simplistic -- the film's biggest problem -- and there are no unforgettably stupid stunts or uproariously rude lines of dialogue to remember it by,slackers' jokey approach to college education is disappointingly simplistic -- the film's biggest problem -- and there are no unforgettably stupid stunts or uproariously rude lines of dialogue to remember it by,1
even legends like alfred hitchcock and john huston occasionally directed trifles so it's no surprise to see a world-class filmmaker like zhang yimou behind the camera for a yarn that's ultimately rather inconsequential,even legends like alfred hitchcock and john huston occasionally directed trifles so it's no surprise to see a world-class filmmaker like zhang yimou behind the camera for a yarn that's ultimately rather inconsequential,1
the picture doesn't know it's a comedy,the picture doesn't know it's a comedy,1
a gushy episode of " m * a * s * h " only this time from an asian perspective,a gushy episode of " m * a * s * h " only this time from an asian perspective,1
" the kid stays in the picture " is a great story terrifically told by the man who wrote it but this cliff notes edition is a cheat,too bland and fustily tasteful to be truly prurient,0
it's frustrating to see these guys -- who are obviously pretty clever -- waste their talent on parodies of things they probably thought were funniest when they were high,everybody loves a david and goliath story and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view,0
an encouraging effort from mccrudden,plays like john le carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders,0
the effort is sincere and the results are honest but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable,the effort is sincere and the results are honest but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable,1
mattei so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on well love in the time of money,paid in full is so stale in fact that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma's scarface that's a cheat,0
lacks depth,lacks depth,1
feels like nothing quite so much as a middle-aged moviemaker's attempt to surround himself with beautiful half-naked women,feels like nothing quite so much as a middle-aged moviemaker's attempt to surround himself with beautiful half-naked women,1
why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?,why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?,1
the niftiest trick perpetrated by the importance of being earnest is the alchemical transmogrification of wilde into austen--and a hollywood-ized austen at that,jam-packed with literally bruising jokes every five minutes or so someone gets clocked,0
to imagine the life of harry potter as a martial arts adventure told by a lobotomized woody allen is to have some idea of the fate that lies in store for moviegoers lured to the mediocrity that is kung pow : enter the fist,to imagine the life of harry potter as a martial arts adventure told by a lobotomized woody allen is to have some idea of the fate that lies in store for moviegoers lured to the mediocrity that is kung pow : enter the fist,1
the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence but not a drop of human blood,unlikable uninteresting unfunny and completely utterly inept,0
scene-by-scene things happen but you'd be hard-pressed to say what or why,the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured ( and torturing ) artists and consuming but impossible love that you can't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on,0
it becomes gimmicky instead of compelling " interview " loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into,director roger michell does so many of the little things right that it's difficult not to cuss him out severely for bungling the big stuff,0
you're better off staying home and watching the x-files,you're better off staying home and watching the x-files,1
turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock,turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock,1
the acting is stiff the story lacks all trace of wit the sets look like they were borrowed from gilligan's island -- and the cgi scooby might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year,the acting is stiff the story lacks all trace of wit the sets look like they were borrowed from gilligan's island -- and the cgi scooby might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year,1
bond-inspired ? certainly likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? let's hope not,bond-inspired ? certainly likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? let's hope not,1
kenneth branagh's energetic sweet-and-sour performance as a curmudgeonly british playwright grounds this overstuffed erratic dramedy in which he and his improbably forbearing wife contend with craziness and child-rearing in los angeles,kenneth branagh's energetic sweet-and-sour performance as a curmudgeonly british playwright grounds this overstuffed erratic dramedy in which he and his improbably forbearing wife contend with craziness and child-rearing in los angeles,1
strident and inelegant in its 'message-movie' posturing,charming if overly complicated,0
there is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time,there is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time,1
it's harmless diverting fluff but it's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre,comes across as a fairly weak retooling,0
a very average science fiction film,the film might have been more satisfying if it had in fact been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles,0
there is more than one joke about putting the toilet seat down and that should tell you everything you need to know about all the queen's men,there is more than one joke about putting the toilet seat down and that should tell you everything you need to know about all the queen's men,1
a relative letdown,a relative letdown,1
as david letterman and the onion have proven the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor but lawrence has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them,as david letterman and the onion have proven the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor but lawrence has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them,1
director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama,nicholas nickleby celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ) into scrooge,0
the story really has no place to go since simone is not real—she can't provide any conflict,no film could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population,0
it's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat but the second half of the movie really goes downhill,it's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat but the second half of the movie really goes downhill,1
imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor and you have some idea of the glum numb experience of watching o fantasma,it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references,0
control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible,control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible,1
[u]nrelentingly stupid,[u]nrelentingly stupid,1
it doesn't do the original any particular dishonor but neither does it exude any charm or personality,it's not that waiting for happiness is a bad film because it isn't it's just incredibly dull,0
the explosion essentially ruined -- or rather overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me,sad nonsense this but not without cheesy fun factor,0
feels shrill simple and soapy,feels shrill simple and soapy,1
a dramatic comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff,borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu,0
the whole talking-animal thing is grisly,the whole talking-animal thing is grisly,1
the issue of faith is not explored very deeply,the issue of faith is not explored very deeply,1
the movie gets muted and routine,the movie gets muted and routine,1
another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke- at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting,it's supposed to be a humorous all-too-human look at how hope can breed a certain kind of madness -- and strength -- but it never quite adds up,0
less dizzying than just dizzy the jaunt is practically over before it begins,less dizzying than just dizzy the jaunt is practically over before it begins,1
a mediocre exercise in target demographics unaware that it's the butt of its own joke,it kinda works and qualifies as cool at times but is just too lame to work or be cool at others,0
even if it ultimately disappoints the picture does have about a matinee admission's worth of funny to keep it afloat,even if it ultimately disappoints the picture does have about a matinee admission's worth of funny to keep it afloat,1
mcconaughey's fun to watch the dragons are okay not much fire in the script,watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it,0
the story is naturally poignant but first-time screenwriter paul pender overloads it with sugary bits of business,nothing more than four or five mild chuckles surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy,0
needless to say the dramatics that follow are utter hooey,needless to say the dramatics that follow are utter hooey,1
there's more repetition than creativity throughout the movie,exactly what you'd expect from a guy named kaos,0
it's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script,it's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script,1
taken individually or collectively the stories never add up to as much as they promise,taken individually or collectively the stories never add up to as much as they promise,1
it's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,there's an admirable rigor to jimmy's relentless anger and to the script's refusal of a happy ending but as those monologues stretch on and on you realize there's no place for this story to go but down,0
a movie that feels like the pilot episode of a new teen-targeted action tv series,its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists,0
it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you're into that have at it,there's something with potential here but the movie decides like lavinia to go the conservative route,0
feels as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something,feels as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something,1
it's hard to imagine any recent film independent or otherwise that makes as much of a mess as this one,it's hard to imagine any recent film independent or otherwise that makes as much of a mess as this one,1
there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility not an event that is believable not a confrontation that is not staged not a moment that is not false,there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility not an event that is believable not a confrontation that is not staged not a moment that is not false,1
a better title for all concerned might be swept under the rug,a better title for all concerned might be swept under the rug,1
you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools,you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools,1
a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer,a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer,1
be forewarned if you're depressed about anything before watching this film you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,be forewarned if you're depressed about anything before watching this film you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,1
a lousy movie that's not merely unwatchable but also unlistenable,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,0
shallow noisy and pretentious,shallow noisy and pretentious,1
it's the kind of movie that ends up festooning u s art house screens for no reason other than the fact that it's in french ( well mostly ) with english subtitles and is magically 'significant' because of that,not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions,0
represents something very close to the nadir of the thriller/horror genre,represents something very close to the nadir of the thriller/horror genre,1
starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages over-blown drama and bruce willis with a scar,expect the same-old lame-old slasher nonsense just with different scenery,0
try as i may i can't think of a single good reason to see this movie even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted 'thank you ' when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie,this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,0
throw smoochy from the train,throw smoochy from the train,1
first-time writer-director dylan kidd also has a good ear for dialogue and the characters sound like real people,an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental,0
the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient,here common sense flies out the window along with the hail of bullets none of which ever seem to hit sascha,0
[screenwriter] pimental took the farrelly brothers comedy and feminized it but it is a rather poor imitation,apallingly absurd the chemistry or lack thereof between newton and wahlberg could turn an imax theater into a 9 " black and white portable tv,0
a battle between bug-eye theatre and dead-eye matinee,despite all evidence to the contrary this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults,0
aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness,kim ki-deok seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0
theological matters aside the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues,theological matters aside the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues,1
egoyan's work often elegantly considers various levels of reality and uses shifting points of view but here he has constructed a film so labyrinthine that it defeats his larger purpose,egoyan's work often elegantly considers various levels of reality and uses shifting points of view but here he has constructed a film so labyrinthine that it defeats his larger purpose,1
so-so entertainment,so-so entertainment,1
it's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story,it's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story,1
it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one,it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one,1
an overblown clunker full of bad jokes howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences,an overblown clunker full of bad jokes howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences,1
lacks the spirit of the previous two and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck,lacks the spirit of the previous two and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck,1
a film that will probably please people already fascinated by behan but leave everyone else yawning with admiration,a film that will probably please people already fascinated by behan but leave everyone else yawning with admiration,1
the camera whirls the camera twirls oh look at that clever angle wow a jump cut,the camera whirls the camera twirls oh look at that clever angle wow a jump cut,1
from the choppy editing to the annoying score to 'special effects' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line " besotted " is misbegotten,from the choppy editing to the annoying score to 'special effects' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line " besotted " is misbegotten,1
hopelessly inane humorless and under-inspired,a stupid derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense,0
this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent,0
it appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,like a fish that's lived too long austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places,0
one of those movies where you walk out of the theater not feeling cheated exactly but feeling pandered to which in the end might be all the more infuriating,an unclassifiably awful study in self- and audience-abuse,0
wanker goths are on the loose run for your lives,formula 51 has dulled your senses faster and deeper than any recreational drug on the market,0
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character,everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized,0
it won't harm anyone but neither can i think of a very good reason to rush right out and see it after all it'll probably be in video stores by christmas and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,it won't harm anyone but neither can i think of a very good reason to rush right out and see it after all it'll probably be in video stores by christmas and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,1
the ending is a cop-out what happens to john q ? i don't have an i am sam clue,feeble comedy,0
there is nothing funny in this every-joke-has- been-told-a- thousand-times- before movie,imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno,0
my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ?,0
neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers the movie isn't tough to take as long as you've paid a matinee price,neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers the movie isn't tough to take as long as you've paid a matinee price,1
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil,the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil,1
like schindler's list the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way,oozes condescension from every pore,0
a long dull procession of despair set to cello music culled from a minimalist funeral,a long dull procession of despair set to cello music culled from a minimalist funeral,1
i can take infantile humor but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers,i can take infantile humor but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers,1
this is a poster movie a mediocre tribute to films like them,this is a poster movie a mediocre tribute to films like them,1
'cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,unfortunately neither sendak nor the directors are particularly engaging or articulate,0
however sincere it may be the rising place never quite justifies its own existence,under 15 ? a giggle a minute over age 15 ? big fat waste of time,0
plays like one long meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz rather than a fully developed story,has its moments -- and almost as many subplots,0
a negligible british comedy,the script kicks in and mr hartley's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow,0
'god help us but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves ',with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player this latest skewering may put off insiders and outsiders alike,0
the problems of the people in love in the time of money are hardly specific to their era they just have problems which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way,the problems of the people in love in the time of money are hardly specific to their era they just have problems which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way,1
it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color,it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color,1
like a bad improvisation exercise the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives loves and the art they're struggling to create,like a bad improvisation exercise the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives loves and the art they're struggling to create,1
a very slow uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel,the chateau is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters,0
philip k dick must be turning in his grave along with my stomach,tykwer's surface flash isn't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to including the condition of art,0
cinematic pyrotechnics aside the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy's idea of a good time,… is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri i had to look away - this was god awful,0
there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,the ga-zillionth airhead movie about a wife in distress who resorts to desperate measures,0
director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we haven't seen 10 000 times,death might be a release,0
hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole' miss in the way of story,none of these characters resembles anyone you've ever met in real life unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter,0
grant isn't cary and bullock isn't katherine,grant isn't cary and bullock isn't katherine,1
it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun,so we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0
my precious new star wars movie is a lumbering wheezy drag,if the movie were all comedy it might work better but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects but not a willingness,0
such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go,i believe silberling had the best intentions here but he just doesn't have the restraint to fully realize them,0
the movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications,pumpkin wants to have it both ways,0
how anyone over the age of 2 can stomach the touchy-feely message this preachy produce promotes is beyond us,however sincere it may be the rising place never quite justifies its own existence,0
the only thing worse than your substandard run-of-the-mill hollywood picture is an angst-ridden attempt to be profound,the only thing worse than your substandard run-of-the-mill hollywood picture is an angst-ridden attempt to be profound,1
the execution is so pedestrian that the most positive comment we can make is that rob schneider actually turns in a pretty convincing performance as a prissy teenage girl,there's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer or for the year for that matter,0
are monsters born or made ?,are monsters born or made ?,1
a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast but never quite gets off the ground,it's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull nerdy folks that inhabit cherish,0
the abiding impression despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture can't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,overall the film misses the brilliance of jelinek's novel by some way it settles for being merely grim,0
a hit- and-miss affair consistently amusing but not as outrageous or funny as cho may have intended or as imaginative as one might have hoped,a hit- and-miss affair consistently amusing but not as outrageous or funny as cho may have intended or as imaginative as one might have hoped,1
don michael paul uses quick-cuts ( very ) large shadows and wide-angle shots taken from a distance to hide the liberal use of a body double ( for seagal ),don michael paul uses quick-cuts ( very ) large shadows and wide-angle shots taken from a distance to hide the liberal use of a body double ( for seagal ),1
although bright well-acted and thought-provoking tuck everlasting suffers from a laconic pace and a lack of traditional action,although bright well-acted and thought-provoking tuck everlasting suffers from a laconic pace and a lack of traditional action,1
resident evil is what comes from taking john carpenter's ghosts of mars and eliminating the beheadings in other words about as bad a film you're likely to see all year,resident evil is what comes from taking john carpenter's ghosts of mars and eliminating the beheadings in other words about as bad a film you're likely to see all year,1
a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung but explains its characters' decisions only unsatisfactorily,a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung but explains its characters' decisions only unsatisfactorily,1
at once half-baked and overheated,fails in making this character understandable in getting under her skin in exploring motivation well before the end the film grows as dull as its characters about whose fate it is hard to care,0
for most movies 84 minutes is short but this one feels like a life sentence,the film doesn't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal,0
a perfect example of rancid well-intentioned but shamelessly manipulative movie making,to be oblivious to the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed,0
forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this won't seem like such a bore,trite banal cliched mostly inoffensive,0
it is parochial accessible to a chosen few standoffish to everyone else and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill,it is parochial accessible to a chosen few standoffish to everyone else and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill,1
there's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue,a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise,0
a fragile framework upon which to hang broad mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,a fragile framework upon which to hang broad mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,1
contrived awkward and filled with unintended laughs the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster,contrived awkward and filled with unintended laughs the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster,1
and if you appreciate the one-sided theme to lawrence's over-indulgent tirade then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest if you are willing to do this then you so crazy,and if you appreciate the one-sided theme to lawrence's over-indulgent tirade then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest if you are willing to do this then you so crazy,1
with minimal imagination you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub,you may be galled that you've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0
the problem is that rather than dramatizing this premise mr desplechin is content to state it,the problem is that rather than dramatizing this premise mr desplechin is content to state it,1
unless you're a fanatic the best advice is : 'scooby' don't,a mawkish implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison,0
mildly entertaining,mildly entertaining,1
perfectly enjoyable instantly forgettable nothing to write home about,seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe' chopsocky glory,0
under 15 ? a giggle a minute over age 15 ? big fat waste of time,plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on " the simpsons " has,0
for a film about action ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever bogging down in a barrage of hype,for a film about action ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever bogging down in a barrage of hype,1
a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome in the wrong hands i e peploe's it's simply unbearable,walsh can't quite negotiate the many inconsistencies in janice's behavior or compensate for them by sheer force of charm,0
while easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films it's still tainted by cliches painful improbability and murky points,lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned,0
adults will wish the movie were less simplistic obvious clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized but what are adults doing in the theater at all ?,adults will wish the movie were less simplistic obvious clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized but what are adults doing in the theater at all ?,1
no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place where their heads were is anyone's guess,no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place where their heads were is anyone's guess,1
what's next : " my mother the car ? ",what's next : " my mother the car ? ",1
gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance,gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance,1
[sam's] self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining,[sam's] self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining,1
the pace of the film is very slow ( for obvious reasons ) and that too becomes off-putting,one resurrection too many,0
ze movie starts out so funny then she is nothing,the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles,0
the most anti-human big studio picture since 3000 miles to graceland,the most anti-human big studio picture since 3000 miles to graceland,1
with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player this latest skewering may put off insiders and outsiders alike,this flat run at a hip-hop tootsie is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0
hypnotically dull,should have been someone else-,0
that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks,a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr chicken,0
hey at least the title of this film lets you know exactly where it's heading,ultimately sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness,0
children christian or otherwise deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it,it's exactly what you'd expect,0
in an effort i suspect not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted it offends by just being wishy-washy,in an effort i suspect not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted it offends by just being wishy-washy,1
the film's maudlin focus on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,the film's maudlin focus on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,1
it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film,i didn't find much fascination in the swinging what they're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games of no erotic or sensuous charge but that they are doing it is thought-provoking,0
a perfectly acceptable perfectly bland competently acted but by no means scary horror movie,a perfectly acceptable perfectly bland competently acted but by no means scary horror movie,1
[lin chung's] voice is rather unexceptional even irritating ( at least to this western ear ) making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,[lin chung's] voice is rather unexceptional even irritating ( at least to this western ear ) making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,1
there isn't one moment in the film that surprises or delights,the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive,0
meandering and glacially paced and often just plain dull,meandering and glacially paced and often just plain dull,1
the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured ( and torturing ) artists and consuming but impossible love that you can't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on,it doesn't quite work but there's enough here to make us look forward to the russos' next offering,0
content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance,content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance,1
a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks,'men in black ii creates a new threat for the mib but recycles the same premise,0
a live-action cartoon a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind,the best you can say about it is it's so uninspired it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now,0
the film is all over the place really it dabbles all around never gaining much momentum,the film is all over the place really it dabbles all around never gaining much momentum,1
the soupy end result has the odd distinction of being playful without being fun too,illiterate often inert sci-fi action thriller,0
no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show,no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show,1
" my god i'm behaving like an idiot " yes you are ben kingsley,i couldn't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy,0
what's most offensive isn't the waste of a good cast but the film's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,what ensues are much blood-splattering mass drug-induced bowel evacuations and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits,0
the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies,the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies,1
nohe has made a decent 'intro' documentary but he feels like a spectator and not a participant,nohe has made a decent 'intro' documentary but he feels like a spectator and not a participant,1
meticulously mounted exasperatingly well-behaved film which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,hey arnold the movie could have been made 40 years ago and parents' appreciation of it may depend on whether they consider that a good thing,0
the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of " 7th heaven ",…a big baggy sprawling carnival of a movie stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason,0
a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series with all of the pitfalls of such you'd expect,that the chuck norris " grenade gag " occurs about 7 times during windtalkers is a good indication of how serious-minded the film is,0
a tough go but leigh's depth and rigor and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness offsets to a notable degree the film's often-mined and despairing milieu,an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously,0
two big things are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all,two big things are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all,1
the movie is essentially a series of fleetingly interesting actors' moments,a humorless journey into a philosophical void,0
nothing about this movie works,one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms spears,0
a decidedly mixed bag,it's difficult to imagine that a more confused less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002,0
too stupid to be satire too obviously hateful to be classified otherwise frank novak's irritating slice of lumpen life is as reliably soul-killing as its title is nearly meaningless,too stupid to be satire too obviously hateful to be classified otherwise frank novak's irritating slice of lumpen life is as reliably soul-killing as its title is nearly meaningless,1
the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and didn't reserve enough for his second,quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ?,0
hey arnold the movie could have been made 40 years ago and parents' appreciation of it may depend on whether they consider that a good thing,wins my vote for 'the 2002 enemy of cinema' award,0
another rent installment for the ian fleming estate,another rent installment for the ian fleming estate,1
van wilder has a built-in audience but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest,in the new guy even the bull gets recycled,0
one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation stylistically the movie is a disaster,one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation stylistically the movie is a disaster,1
it's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,this is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned,0
there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here,surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs,0
an intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort,the humor isn't as sharp the effects not as innovative nor the story as imaginative as in the original but it could have been worse,0
[the kid's] just too bratty for sympathy and as the film grows to its finale his little changes ring hollow,[the kid's] just too bratty for sympathy and as the film grows to its finale his little changes ring hollow,1
an uninspired preachy and clichéd war film,amazingly lame,0
it plods along methodically somehow under the assumption that its " dead wife communicating from beyond the grave " framework is even remotely new or interesting,it plods along methodically somehow under the assumption that its " dead wife communicating from beyond the grave " framework is even remotely new or interesting,1
[newton]wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality,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,0
gibney and jarecki just want to string the bastard up,it's mildly amusing but i certainly can't recommend it,0
the art direction is often exquisite and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack,because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene 'swimfan' left me with a very bad feeling,0
everything about girls can't swim even its passages of sensitive observation feels secondhand familiar -- and not in a good way,everything about girls can't swim even its passages of sensitive observation feels secondhand familiar -- and not in a good way,1
a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial,a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial,1
because the intelligence level of the characters must be low very low very very low for the masquerade to work the movie contains no wit only labored gags,because the intelligence level of the characters must be low very low very very low for the masquerade to work the movie contains no wit only labored gags,1
what kids will discover is a new collectible what parents will suspect is that they're watching a 76-minute commercial,the château would have been benefited from a sharper cleaner script before it went in front of the camera not to mention a sharper cleaner camera lens,0
the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess's home video of their baby's birth,the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man,0
everything its title implies a standard-issue crime drama spat out from the tinseltown assembly line,the director knows how to apply textural gloss but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom,0
throughout all the tumult a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?,throughout all the tumult a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?,1
the plot is straight off the shelf the performances are television- caliber and the message of providing solace through deception is a little creepy,this is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you at its cluelessness at its idiocy at its utterly misplaced earnestness,0
a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault the film is less successful on other levels,a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault the film is less successful on other levels,1
despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy,despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy,1
the ill-conceived modern-day ending falls flat where it should deliver a moral punch,the ill-conceived modern-day ending falls flat where it should deliver a moral punch,1
a chilly remote emotionally distant piece so dull that its tagline should be : 'in space no one can hear you snore ',a chilly remote emotionally distant piece so dull that its tagline should be : 'in space no one can hear you snore ',1
where last time jokes flowed out of cho's life story which provided an engrossing dramatic through line here the comedian hides behind obviously constructed routines,friday after next is a lot more bluster than bite,0
shunji iwai's all about lily chou chou is a beautifully shot but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan,shunji iwai's all about lily chou chou is a beautifully shot but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan,1
a perfect example of rancid well-intentioned but shamelessly manipulative movie making,a perfect example of rancid well-intentioned but shamelessly manipulative movie making,1
some fine acting but ultimately a movie with no reason for being,coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else,0
though this saga would be terrific to read about it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch,though this saga would be terrific to read about it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch,1
shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens obsessive relationships and rampant adultery so dull,alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks,0
the essential problem in orange county is that having created an unusually vivid set of characters worthy of its strong cast the film flounders when it comes to giving them something to do,the essential problem in orange county is that having created an unusually vivid set of characters worthy of its strong cast the film flounders when it comes to giving them something to do,1
what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers,what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers,1
the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and instead rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep i like frank the pug though,the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and instead rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep i like frank the pug though,1
human nature initially succeeds by allowing itself to go crazy but ultimately fails by spinning out of control,a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,0
distances you by throwing out so many red herrings so many false scares that the genuine ones barely register,distances you by throwing out so many red herrings so many false scares that the genuine ones barely register,1
i like it no i hate it no i love it hell i dunno,i like it no i hate it no i love it hell i dunno,1
there's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever,bullock's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film,0
a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments,'cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0
just one more collection of penis breast and flatulence gags in search of a story or a profit or some damn thing,just one more collection of penis breast and flatulence gags in search of a story or a profit or some damn thing,1
fans of the tv series will be disappointed and everyone else will be slightly bored,fans of the tv series will be disappointed and everyone else will be slightly bored,1
it's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,it's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,1
there is one surefire way to get a nomination for a best-foreign-film oscar : make a movie about whimsical folk who learn a nonchallenging life-affirming lesson while walking around a foreign city with stunning architecture,there is one surefire way to get a nomination for a best-foreign-film oscar : make a movie about whimsical folk who learn a nonchallenging life-affirming lesson while walking around a foreign city with stunning architecture,1
the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones but all it amounts to is a mildly funny sometimes tedious ultimately insignificant film,the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones but all it amounts to is a mildly funny sometimes tedious ultimately insignificant film,1
two hours of junk,two hours of junk,1
a confusing drudgery,i wish windtalkers had had more faith in the dramatic potential of this true story this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted and there still could have been room for the war scenes,0
not one moment in the enterprise didn't make me want to lie down in a dark room with something cool to my brow,neither revelatory nor truly edgy--merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored,0
an occasionally funny but overall limp fish-out-of-water story,an occasionally funny but overall limp fish-out-of-water story,1
it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition,the cold turkey would've been a far better title,0
a film made with as little wit interest and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick,a film made with as little wit interest and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick,1
a pale xerox of other better crime movies," juwanna mann ? " no thanks wewannour money back actually,0
the plot meanders from gripping to plodding and back,it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her and after viewing this one you'll feel like mopping up too,0
the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving,there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,0
after the setup the air leaks out of the movie flattening its momentum with about an hour to go,after the setup the air leaks out of the movie flattening its momentum with about an hour to go,1
the whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture,0
if i spy were funny ( enough ) or exciting ( enough ) then it would be fairly simple to forgive the financial extortion it's trying to reap from the moviegoing public,if i spy were funny ( enough ) or exciting ( enough ) then it would be fairly simple to forgive the financial extortion it's trying to reap from the moviegoing public,1
a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special,a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special,1
the inevitable double- and triple-crosses arise but the only drama is in waiting to hear how john malkovich's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line,the inevitable double- and triple-crosses arise but the only drama is in waiting to hear how john malkovich's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line,1
as an entertainment destination for the general public kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness,as an entertainment destination for the general public kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness,1
an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie,an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie,1
" freaky friday " it's not," freaky friday " it's not,1
with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge [crane] becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly clinical lab report,with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge [crane] becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly clinical lab report,1
melanie eventually slugs the yankee too bad the former murphy brown doesn't pop reese back,melanie eventually slugs the yankee too bad the former murphy brown doesn't pop reese back,1
comes off like a bad imitation of the bard,sayles once again strands his superb performers in the same old story,0
shallow,terminally brain dead production,0
it can't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller a romance or a comedy,extreme oops - oops ops no matter how you spell it it's still a mistake to go see it,0
if this silly little cartoon can inspire a few kids not to grow up to be greedy bastards more power to it,the result is an 'action film' mired in stasis,0
the enormous comic potential of an oafish idiot impersonating an aristocrat remains sadly unrealized,the enormous comic potential of an oafish idiot impersonating an aristocrat remains sadly unrealized,1
however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust,the film is flat,0
dragonfly has no atmosphere no tension -- nothing but costner flailing away it's a buggy drag,dragonfly has no atmosphere no tension -- nothing but costner flailing away it's a buggy drag,1
this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself 'ah yes here we have a bad bad bad movie ',this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself 'ah yes here we have a bad bad bad movie ',1
this film starring anthony hopkins and chris rock is your typical 'fish out of water' story you've seen them a million times just one problem : fish out of water usually die this one does,there's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television,0
what begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes,the movie tries to be ethereal but ends up seeming goofy,0
rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign,all in all there's only one thing to root for : expulsion for everyone,0
feels less like a change in [herzog's] personal policy than a half-hearted fluke,the movie like bartleby is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,0
even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor sorority boys is a bowser,even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor sorority boys is a bowser,1
this toothless dog already on cable loses all bite on the big screen,this toothless dog already on cable loses all bite on the big screen,1
like those to rome all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn's breasts which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them,like those to rome all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn's breasts which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them,1
as a movie it never seems fresh and vital it never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people it labours as storytelling,an awkward hybrid of genres that just doesn't work,0
it's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant,it's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant,1
madonna still can't act a lick,madonna still can't act a lick,1
opens at a funeral ends on the protagonist's death bed and doesn't get much livelier in the three hours in between,scherfig who has had a successful career in tv tackles more than she can handle,0
another useless recycling of a brutal mid-'70s american sports movie,once again the intelligence of gay audiences has been grossly underestimated and a meaty plot and well-developed characters have been sacrificed for skin and flash that barely fizzle,0
with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake,with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake,1
even the imaginative gore can't hide the musty scent of todd farmer's screenplay which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship,starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary humorless soap opera,0
a passable romantic comedy in need of another couple of passes through the word processor,it's a movie that ends with truckzilla for cryin' out loud if that doesn't clue you in that something's horribly wrong nothing will,0
i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,1
abysmally pathetic,abysmally pathetic,1
a little too pat for its own good,a little too pat for its own good,1
the worst film of the year,the worst film of the year,1
to my taste the film's comic characters come perilously close to being amoses and andys for a new generation,the movie's downfall is to substitute plot for personality it doesn't really know or care about the characters and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events,0
it could have been something special but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress,the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical what's worse is that pelosi knows it,0
such a fine idea for a film and such a stultifying lifeless execution,such a fine idea for a film and such a stultifying lifeless execution,1
i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters,0
criminal conspiracies and true romances move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama,criminal conspiracies and true romances move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama,1
a static and sugary little half-hour after-school special about interfaith understanding stretched out to 90 minutes,a static and sugary little half-hour after-school special about interfaith understanding stretched out to 90 minutes,1
there's not a spark of new inspiration in it just more of the same done with noticeably less energy and imagination,there's not a spark of new inspiration in it just more of the same done with noticeably less energy and imagination,1
this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent well-made b movie is long gone,it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter,0
the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey,the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey,1
though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs its digs at modern society are all things we've seen before,though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs its digs at modern society are all things we've seen before,1
after a while the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet fuzzy and sticky,after a while the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet fuzzy and sticky,1
in this film aussie david caesar channels the not-quite-dead career of guy ritchie,in this film aussie david caesar channels the not-quite-dead career of guy ritchie,1
suffers from all the excesses of the genre,suffers from all the excesses of the genre,1
it follows the basic plot trajectory of nearly every schwarzenegger film : someone crosses arnie arnie blows things up,it follows the basic plot trajectory of nearly every schwarzenegger film : someone crosses arnie arnie blows things up,1
the fact that the 'best part' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films doesn't bode well for the rest of it,the major problem with windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character,0
do not under any circumstances consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor,do not under any circumstances consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor,1
moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured,moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured,1
god help the poor woman if attal is this insecure in real life : his fictional yvan's neuroses are aggravating enough to exhaust the patience of even the most understanding spouse,god help the poor woman if attal is this insecure in real life : his fictional yvan's neuroses are aggravating enough to exhaust the patience of even the most understanding spouse,1
plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year,plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year,1
in the end tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do too little time to do it in,in the end tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do too little time to do it in,1
the ga-zillionth airhead movie about a wife in distress who resorts to desperate measures,what begins as a seemingly brainless bubbly romantic comedy becomes a cliche-drenched melodrama by mid-film and by film's end a feminist action fantasy,0
the premise itself is just sooooo tired pair that with really poor comedic writing and you've got a huge mess,the premise itself is just sooooo tired pair that with really poor comedic writing and you've got a huge mess,1
overly melodramatic,goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0
the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times and that's a bad sign when they're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times and that's a bad sign when they're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,1
while much of the cast has charm -- especially allodi and nolden -- the performers are sunk by the film's primitive approach to the mechanics of comedy,if you're not fans of the adventues of steve and terri you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake personally i'd rather watch them on the animal planet,0
from beginning to end this overheated melodrama plays like a student film,from beginning to end this overheated melodrama plays like a student film,1
with little visible talent and no energy colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,does what should seem impossible : it makes serial killer jeffrey dahmer boring,0
plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp,de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork but like bruce springsteen's gone-to-pot asbury park new jersey this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins,0
if you're looking for comedy to be served up better look elsewhere,if you're looking for comedy to be served up better look elsewhere,1
it's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant,delivers few moments of inspiration amid the bland animation and simplistic story,0
fancy a real downer ? [leigh] lays it on so thick this time that it feels like a suicide race,fancy a real downer ? [leigh] lays it on so thick this time that it feels like a suicide race,1
this film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,this film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,1
rock's stand-up magic wanes hopkins squarely fills the screen action - mechanical,a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification,0
while [hill] has learned new tricks the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film,consider the title's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept,0
the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life,the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life,1
i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers,i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers,1
those who managed to avoid the deconstructionist theorizing of french philosopher jacques derrida in college can now take an 85-minute brush-up course with the documentary derrida or you can do something fun tonight,a generic international version of a typical american horror film,0
so clichéd that at one point they literally upset an apple cart,so clichéd that at one point they literally upset an apple cart,1
for a movie about the power of poetry and passion there is precious little of either,the niftiest trick perpetrated by the importance of being earnest is the alchemical transmogrification of wilde into austen--and a hollywood-ized austen at that,0
unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm you're going to feel like you weren't invited to the party,love may have been in the air onscreen but i certainly wasn't feeling any of it,0
the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic,if this is an example of the type of project that robert redford's lab is willing to lend its imprimatur to then perhaps it's time to rethink independent films,0
rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign,rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign,1
the only time 8 crazy nights comes close to hitting a comedic or satirical target is during the offbeat musical numbers,the only time 8 crazy nights comes close to hitting a comedic or satirical target is during the offbeat musical numbers,1
the only way to tolerate this insipid brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers,simplistic fluff-ball of whimsy,0
it's like a drive-by you can drive right by it without noticing anything special save for a few comic turns intended and otherwise,[hell is] looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara isn't even halfway through,0
no number of fantastic sets extras costumes and spectacular locales can disguise the emptiness at the center of the story,has an uppity musical beat that you can dance to but its energy can't compare to the wit humor and snappy dialogue of the original if i want music i'll buy the soundtrack if i want a real movie i'll buy the criterion dvd,0
you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood isn't going to jell,control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible,0
largely a for-fans artifact,to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor,0
choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy,earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner,0
a mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,a mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,1
falsehoods pile up undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice,ends up being mostly about ravishing costumes eye-filling wide-screen production design and joan's wacky decision to stand by her man no matter how many times he demonstrates that he's a disloyal satyr,0
the master of disguise falls under the category of 'should have been a sketch on saturday night live ',reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition it has no affect on the kurds but it wore me down,0
not always too whimsical for its own good ( but enough to do harm ) this strange hybrid of crime thriller quirky character study third-rate romance and female empowerment fantasy never really finds the tonal or thematic glue it needs,not always too whimsical for its own good ( but enough to do harm ) this strange hybrid of crime thriller quirky character study third-rate romance and female empowerment fantasy never really finds the tonal or thematic glue it needs,1
full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in,full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in,1
if this disposable tissue has one wild card it's john turturro who's simply fab as a spanish butler with a foot fetish,if this disposable tissue has one wild card it's john turturro who's simply fab as a spanish butler with a foot fetish,1
frustratingly dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music,even in this less-than-magic kingdom reese rules,0
bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers,bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers,1
maybe leblanc thought " hey the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse ",the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels the public is regrettably going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them,0
sitting through the last reel ( spoiler alert ) is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house,sitting through the last reel ( spoiler alert ) is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house,1
oh it's extreme all right extremely dumb extremely confusing extremely boring,this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever but it's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience,0
though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that's potentially moving the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama,rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign,0
director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle endearing 1975 children's novel,a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep 'epic ',0
never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance,never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance,1
mr soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious,roger michell who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england gets too artsy in his american debut,0
it lacks the compassion good-natured humor and the level of insight that made [eyre's] first film something of a sleeper success,it lacks the compassion good-natured humor and the level of insight that made [eyre's] first film something of a sleeper success,1
a cheap scam put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,a cheap scam put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,1
i wonder what the reaction of israelis will be to this supposedly evenhanded presentation,i wonder what the reaction of israelis will be to this supposedly evenhanded presentation,1
a trashy exploitative thoroughly unpleasant experience,meandering and glacially paced and often just plain dull,0
broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient,broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient,1
two-bit potboiler,two-bit potboiler,1
an ambitiously naturalistic albeit half-baked drama about an abused inner-city autistic teen,an ambitiously naturalistic albeit half-baked drama about an abused inner-city autistic teen,1
even if you feel like you've seen this movie a thousand times before it is kind of enjoyable thanks mainly to belushi's easy-going likableness,a chilly remote emotionally distant piece so dull that its tagline should be : 'in space no one can hear you snore ',0
super troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early zucker brothers/abrahams films and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries the farrelly brothers,the whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0
no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way,no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way,1
for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear,for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear,1
deuces wild is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell,0
it's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long,it's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long,1
try as i may i can't think of a single good reason to see this movie even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted 'thank you ' when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie,try as i may i can't think of a single good reason to see this movie even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted 'thank you ' when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie,1
like its parade of predecessors this halloween is a gory slash-fest it can't escape its past and it doesn't want to,evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0
you can practically hear george orwell turning over,you can practically hear george orwell turning over,1
mostly the film is just hectic and homiletic : two parts exhausting men in black mayhem to one part family values,mostly the film is just hectic and homiletic : two parts exhausting men in black mayhem to one part family values,1
jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,so what is the point ? lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland basically,0
matthew mcconaughey tries and fails to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy,'linklater fans or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project ',0
frida is certainly no disaster but neither is it the kahlo movie frida fans have been looking for,frida is certainly no disaster but neither is it the kahlo movie frida fans have been looking for,1
its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this isn't something to be taken seriously but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,scorsese doesn't give us a character worth giving a damn about,0
once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy the film becomes predictably conventional,once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy the film becomes predictably conventional,1
the stupidest most insulting movie of 2002's first quarter,the stupidest most insulting movie of 2002's first quarter,1
the movie isn't painfully bad something to be 'fully experienced' ; it's just tediously bad something to be fully forgotten,the movie isn't painfully bad something to be 'fully experienced' ; it's just tediously bad something to be fully forgotten,1
as the movie dragged on i thought i heard a mysterious voice and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long and life is too short,as the movie dragged on i thought i heard a mysterious voice and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long and life is too short,1
a incompetência de marcus adams como roteirista só é superada por sua péssima direção,a incompetência de marcus adams como roteirista só é superada por sua péssima direção,1
ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic dysfunctional and destructive,ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic dysfunctional and destructive,1
amid the shock and curiosity factors the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way,amid the shock and curiosity factors the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way,1
horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists,horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists,1
a mixed bag of a comedy that can't really be described as out of this world,this time kaufman's imagination has failed him,0
about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season,about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season,1
[a] shapeless blob of desperate entertainment,[a] shapeless blob of desperate entertainment,1
too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining,too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining,1
with danilo donati's witty designs and dante spinotti's luscious cinematography this might have made a decent children's movie -- if only benigni hadn't insisted on casting himself in the title role,if you liked the 1982 film then you'll still like it now,0
i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind,laconic and very stilted in its dialogue this indie flick never found its audience probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters,0
one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,1
the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and playing a charmless witch she is merely a charmless witch,the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and playing a charmless witch she is merely a charmless witch,1
well jason's gone to manhattan and hell i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey don't shoot the messenger ),well jason's gone to manhattan and hell i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey don't shoot the messenger ),1
it's fun but a psychological mess with austin powers bumping his head on the way out of the closet,a punch line without a premise a joke built entirely from musty memories of half-dimensional characters,0
works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making,works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making,1
as vulgar as it is banal,gere gives a good performance in a film that doesn't merit it,0
it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three's company-style laugh track,it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three's company-style laugh track,1
many of benjamins' elements feel like they've been patched in from an episode of miami vice,many of benjamins' elements feel like they've been patched in from an episode of miami vice,1
the script is a tired one with few moments of joy rising above the stale material,whether quitting will prove absorbing to american audiences is debatable,0
the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama,the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama,1
you can be forgiven for realizing that you've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,it's push-the-limits teen comedy the type written by people who can't come up with legitimate funny and it's used so extensively that good bits are hopelessly overshadowed,0
starts out with tremendous promise introducing an intriguing and alluring premise only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,starts out with tremendous promise introducing an intriguing and alluring premise only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,1
a movie that falls victim to frazzled wackiness and frayed satire,a movie that falls victim to frazzled wackiness and frayed satire,1
the film's darker moments become smoothed over by an overwhelming need to tender inspirational tidings especially in the last few cloying moments,the film's darker moments become smoothed over by an overwhelming need to tender inspirational tidings especially in the last few cloying moments,1
paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe but the movie is certainly not number 1,paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe but the movie is certainly not number 1,1
[a] stuporously solemn film,[a] stuporously solemn film,1
like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop comedian runs out of steam after a half hour,and if you appreciate the one-sided theme to lawrence's over-indulgent tirade then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest if you are willing to do this then you so crazy,0
what is 100% missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy an inkling of genuine wit and anything resembling acting,what is 100% missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy an inkling of genuine wit and anything resembling acting,1
the twist that ends the movie is the one with the most emotional resonance but twists are getting irritating and this is the kind of material where the filmmakers should be very careful about raising eyebrows,the question hanging over the time machine is not as the main character suggests 'what if ? ' but rather 'how can you charge money for this ? ',0
it tells more than it shows,not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest,0
sweet home alabama is one dumb movie but its stupidity is so relentlessly harmless that it almost wins you over in the end,it doesn't do the original any particular dishonor but neither does it exude any charm or personality,0
has an uppity musical beat that you can dance to but its energy can't compare to the wit humor and snappy dialogue of the original if i want music i'll buy the soundtrack if i want a real movie i'll buy the criterion dvd,has an uppity musical beat that you can dance to but its energy can't compare to the wit humor and snappy dialogue of the original if i want music i'll buy the soundtrack if i want a real movie i'll buy the criterion dvd,1
the director and her capable cast appear to be caught in a heady whirl of new age-inspired good intentions but the spell they cast isn't the least bit mesmerizing,we can't accuse kung pow for misfiring since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously mind-numbingly indescribably bad movie unfortunately we'd prefer a simple misfire,0
pryor lite with half the demons half the daring much less talent many fewer laughs,pryor lite with half the demons half the daring much less talent many fewer laughs,1
the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences,'es en verdad una pena que mandoki esté realizando cintas tan malas desde hace algún tiempo pues talento tiene pero quién sabe dónde lo tiene escondido ',0
this off-putting french romantic comedy is sure to test severely the indulgence of fans of amélie,the only way to tolerate this insipid brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers,0
it has the right approach and the right opening premise but it lacks the zest and it goes for a plot twist instead of trusting the material,the four feathers is definitely horse feathers but if you go in knowing that you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox,0
another big dumb action movie in the vein of xxx the transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black bmw through,it is by conventional standards a fairly terrible movie but it is also weirdly fascinating a ready-made eurotrash cult object it is also at times curiously moving,0
feeble comedy,seriously rent the disney version,0
a negligible british comedy,a negligible british comedy,1
equal parts bodice-ripper and plodding costume drama,equal parts bodice-ripper and plodding costume drama,1
the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name,a ragbag of cliches,0
it doesn't quite work but there's enough here to make us look forward to the russos' next offering,as crimes go writer-director michael kalesniko's how to kill your neighbor's dog is slight but unendurable,0
snipes relies too much on a scorchingly plotted dramatic scenario for its own good,snipes relies too much on a scorchingly plotted dramatic scenario for its own good,1
about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through,about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through,1
while super troopers is above academy standards its quintet of writers could still use some more schooling,narratively trouble every day is a plodding mess,0
wallace directs with such patronising reverence it turns the stomach,wallace directs with such patronising reverence it turns the stomach,1
what started out as a taut contest of wills between bacon and theron deteriorates into a protracted and borderline silly chase sequence,what started out as a taut contest of wills between bacon and theron deteriorates into a protracted and borderline silly chase sequence,1
this may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art,0
this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states,this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states,1
degenerates into hogwash,putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0
ultimately sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness,when [reno] lets her radical flag fly taking angry potshots at george w bush henry kissinger larry king et al reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture,0
accuracy and realism are terrific but if your film becomes boring and your dialogue isn't smart then you need to use more poetic license,one of the worst movies of the year watching it was painful,0
intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story's least interesting subject,intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story's least interesting subject,1
the best thing about the movie is its personable amusing cast,the best thing about the movie is its personable amusing cast,1
plodding peevish and gimmicky,sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies but fails loudly in execution,0
stealing harvard doesn't care about cleverness wit or any other kind of intelligent humor,stealing harvard doesn't care about cleverness wit or any other kind of intelligent humor,1
an awful snooze,i'll go out on a limb it isn't quite one of the worst movies of the year it's just merely very bad,0
while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat's malediction remains intriguing enough to sustain mild interest the picture refuses to offer much accompanying sustenance in the way of characterization humor or plain old popcorn fun,the movie is a negligible work of manipulation an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents,0
at least it's a fairly impressive debut from the director charles stone iii,simply put there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,0
fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references,a relative letdown,0
what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ?,the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes,0
i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes,i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes,1
maid in manhattan proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,inconsequential road-and-buddy pic,0
it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate,it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate,1
it's not without its pleasures but i'll stick with the tune,it's not without its pleasures but i'll stick with the tune,1
it jumps around with little logic or continuity presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular anciently demanding métier,a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is,0
[t]he script isn't up to the level of the direction nor are the uneven performances by the cast members who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent,a road trip that will get you thinking 'are we there yet ? ',0
to my taste the film's comic characters come perilously close to being amoses and andys for a new generation,to my taste the film's comic characters come perilously close to being amoses and andys for a new generation,1
it's a hellish numbing experience to watch and it doesn't offer any insights that haven't been thoroughly debated in the media already back in the dahmer heyday of the mid-'90s,our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender — and i know this because i've seen 'jackass : the movie ',0
denis o'neill's script avoids the prime sports cliche a last-second goal to win the championship but it neglects few others,naipaul fans may be disappointed those who are not acquainted with the author's work on the other hand may fall fast asleep,0
a huge disappointment coming as it does from filmmakers and performers of this calibre,a huge disappointment coming as it does from filmmakers and performers of this calibre,1
though the book runs only about 300 pages it is so densely packed that even an ambitious adaptation and elaborate production like mr schepisi's seems skimpy and unclear,though the book runs only about 300 pages it is so densely packed that even an ambitious adaptation and elaborate production like mr schepisi's seems skimpy and unclear,1
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,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,1
the acting is stiff the story lacks all trace of wit the sets look like they were borrowed from gilligan's island -- and the cgi scooby might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year,an admitted egomaniac evans is no hollywood villain and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he'd gone the way of don simpson,0
this rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd and that's about all it does well,brainy artistic and muted almost to the point of suffocation,0
to me it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy,to me it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy,1
rashomon-for-dipsticks tale,rashomon-for-dipsticks tale,1
queen of the damned as you might have guessed makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame,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,0
starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés,starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés,1
as it stands there's some fine sex onscreen and some tense arguing but not a whole lot more,mandel holland's direction is uninspired and his scripting unsurprising but the performances by phifer and black are ultimately winning you'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,0
the humor is forced and heavy-handed and occasionally simply unpleasant,the only thing to fear about " fear dot com " is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film,0
in an effort i suspect not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted it offends by just being wishy-washy,clockstoppers is one of those crazy mixed-up films that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up,0
the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones,i got a headache watching this meaningless downer,0
blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation,plodding poorly written murky and weakly acted the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo,0
its story may be a thousand years old but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us ?,'god help us but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves ',0
lucas has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap graceless hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s,lucas has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap graceless hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s,1
skip this dreck rent animal house and go back to the source,skip this dreck rent animal house and go back to the source,1
too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped,really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length,0
the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork,the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork,1
nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas and showtime is crammed full of them,nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas and showtime is crammed full of them,1
it seems just a long convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag no less,it seems just a long convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag no less,1
it's a boom-box of a movie that might have been titled 'the loud and the ludicrous' the pandering to a moviegoing audience dominated by young males is all too calculated,it's a boom-box of a movie that might have been titled 'the loud and the ludicrous' the pandering to a moviegoing audience dominated by young males is all too calculated,1
the movie tries to be ethereal but ends up seeming goofy,even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering miller's hand often feels unsure,0
watching the chemistry between freeman and judd however almost makes this movie worth seeing almost,watching the chemistry between freeman and judd however almost makes this movie worth seeing almost,1
the script isn't very good ; not even someone as gifted as hoffman ( the actor ) can make it work,stirs potentially enticing ingredients into an uneasy blend of ghost and close encounters of the third kind,0
it tries too hard and overreaches the logic of its own world,it tries too hard and overreaches the logic of its own world,1
the action clichés just pile up,starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill,0
the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing,the film feels formulaic its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe,0
your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn,your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn,1
plays like one long meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz rather than a fully developed story,plays like one long meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz rather than a fully developed story,1
this movie is maddening it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought,a workshop mentality prevails,0
children of the century though well dressed and well made ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers,children of the century though well dressed and well made ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers,1
the movie's downfall is to substitute plot for personality it doesn't really know or care about the characters and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events,the movie's downfall is to substitute plot for personality it doesn't really know or care about the characters and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events,1
for anyone who grew up on disney's 1950 treasure island or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic this one feels like an impostor,in this film aussie david caesar channels the not-quite-dead career of guy ritchie,0
does paint some memorable images but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters,does paint some memorable images but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters,1
big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities,any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script though with the same number of continuity errors,0
seems like someone going through the motions,what we have here isn't a disaster exactly but a very handsomely produced let-down,0
highly uneven and inconsistent margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within,despite the pyrotechnics narc is strictly by the book,0
benigni's pinocchio is extremely straight and mind-numbingly stilted its episodic pacing keeping the film from developing any storytelling flow,one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0
ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action,ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action,1
a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause,a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause,1
a loud ugly irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target,another useless recycling of a brutal mid-'70s american sports movie,0
in the book-on-tape market the film of " the kid stays in the picture " would be an abridged edition,in the book-on-tape market the film of " the kid stays in the picture " would be an abridged edition,1
scooby-doo doesn't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick,scooby-doo doesn't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick,1
the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue just because it seems obligatory,a bad movie that happened to good actors,0
with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids there's not enough intelligence wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd,shows that jackie chan is getting older and that's something i would rather live in denial about,0
unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you this film's impressive performances and adept direction aren't likely to leave a lasting impression,unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you this film's impressive performances and adept direction aren't likely to leave a lasting impression,1
hugh grant's act is so consuming that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,hugh grant's act is so consuming that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,1
it's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script but here's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role,it's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script but here's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role,1
velocity represents everything wrong with ''independent film'' as a commodified sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene,velocity represents everything wrong with ''independent film'' as a commodified sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene,1
the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but it's at least watchable,the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds,0
although it tries to be much more it's really just another major league,a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving,0
sheridan had a wonderful account to work from but curiously he waters it down turning grit and vulnerability into light reading,ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one ?,0
diane lane shines in unfaithful almost everything else is wan,so stupid so ill-conceived so badly drawn it created whole new levels of ugly,0
this is the first film i've ever seen that had no obvious directing involved,'ejemplo de una cinta en que no importa el talento de su reparto o lo interesante que pudo haber resultado su premisa pues el resultado es francamente aburrido y por momentos deplorable ',0
it feels like a community theater production of a great broadway play : even at its best it will never hold a candle to the original,the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense surprise and consistent emotional conviction,0
the title not only describes its main characters but the lazy people behind the camera as well,i found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as vincent became more and more abhorrent,0
it's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie and it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,it's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie and it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,1
with lines that feel like long soliloquies -- even as they are being framed in conversation -- max is static stilted,with lines that feel like long soliloquies -- even as they are being framed in conversation -- max is static stilted,1
witless pointless tasteless and idiotic,no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show,0
even a hardened voyeur would require the patience of job to get through this interminable shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture,even a hardened voyeur would require the patience of job to get through this interminable shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture,1
contains very few laughs and even less surprises,tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0
a sterling film - a cross between boys don't cry deliverance and ode to billy joe - lies somewhere in the story of matthew shepard but that film is yet to be made,despite her relentless vim and winsome facial symmetry witherspoon is just too dialed-up to be america's sweetheart,0
too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style,there are things to like about murder by numbers -- but in the end the disparate elements don't gel,0
if you saw benigni's pinocchio at a public park you'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police,like a grinning jack o' lantern its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded,0
frankly it's kind of insulting both to men and women and it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting,adam sandler is to gary cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse,0
the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed,at the one-hour mark herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion,0
a long-winded predictable scenario,what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time,0
it's difficult to imagine that a more confused less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002,it's difficult to imagine that a more confused less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002,1
certainly not a good movie but it wasn't horrible either,bad very bad stultifyingly dumbfoundingly mind-numbingly bad,0
strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose and in that oh-so-important category the four feathers comes up short,i can take infantile humor but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers,0
an overwrought taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship,it appears as if even the filmmakers didn't know what kind of movie they were making,0
a movie that rather than skip along the seine more or less slogs its way through soggy paris tongue uncomfortably in cheek,a movie that rather than skip along the seine more or less slogs its way through soggy paris tongue uncomfortably in cheek,1
good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork,good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork,1
vile and tacky are the two best adjectives to describe ghost ship,will undoubtedly play well in european markets where mr besson is a brand name and in asia where ms shu is an institution but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic,0
despite some strong performances never rises above the level of a telanovela,despite some strong performances never rises above the level of a telanovela,1
the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones,the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones,1
mckay deflates his piece of puffery with a sour cliche and heavy doses of mean-spiritedness,the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment,0
supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment,somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler there is a mediocre movie trying to get out,0
bartleby is a one-joke movie and a bad joke at that,bartleby is a one-joke movie and a bad joke at that,1
everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized,everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized,1
it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references,an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work every bit as imperious as katzenberg's the prince of egypt from 1998,0
the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,1
too loud too long and too frantic by half die another day suggests that the bond franchise has run into a creative wall that 007 cannot fly over tunnel under or barrel through,what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between,0
unlike trey parker sandler doesn't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny not actually exploiting it yourself,too much of the humor falls flat,0
a fast-paced glitzy but extremely silly piece,there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work but rarely do they involve the title character herself,0
the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take,the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take,1
sticky sweet sentimentality clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation,sticky sweet sentimentality clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation,1
all the movie's narrative gymnastics can't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just isn't worth telling,a broadly played lowbrow comedy in which the cast delivers mildly amusing performances and no farm animals were injured by any of the gags,0
the film affords us intriguing glimpses of the insights gleaned from a lifetime of spiritual inquiry but ram dass : fierce grace doesn't organize it with any particular insight,it's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0
with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity undisputed is nearly incoherent an excuse to get to the closing bout by which time it's impossible to care who wins,sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos,0
this one is certainly well-meaning but it's also simple-minded and contrived,this one is certainly well-meaning but it's also simple-minded and contrived,1
manages to be somewhat well-acted not badly art-directed and utterly unengaging no matter how hard it tries to be thrilling touching or yikes uproarious,manages to be somewhat well-acted not badly art-directed and utterly unengaging no matter how hard it tries to be thrilling touching or yikes uproarious,1
you come away wishing though that the movie spent a lot less time trying to make a credible case for reports from the afterlife and a lot more time on the romantic urgency that's at the center of the story,you come away wishing though that the movie spent a lot less time trying to make a credible case for reports from the afterlife and a lot more time on the romantic urgency that's at the center of the story,1
unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix there is no real reason to see it wait for video -- and then don't rent it,unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix there is no real reason to see it wait for video -- and then don't rent it,1
high crimes miscasts nearly every leading character,when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,0
get out your pooper-scoopers,it's all pretty tame the most offensive thing about the movie is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it,0
its screenplay serves as auto-critique and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure,one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation,0
the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,1
it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen,no dia em que aceitou dirigir esta continuação harold ramis deve ter saído da cama com o pé esquerdo e aqueles que decidiram assistir a este filme também,0
the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves,the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves,1
it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen,it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen,1
philip k dick must be turning in his grave along with my stomach,philip k dick must be turning in his grave along with my stomach,1
too daft by half but supremely good natured,too daft by half but supremely good natured,1
bullock's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film,a live-action cartoon a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind,0
less about shakespeare than the spawn of fools who saw quentin tarantino's handful of raucous gangster films and branched out into their own pseudo-witty copycat interpretations,it's the kind of under-inspired overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name,0
there are films that try the patience of even the most cinema-besotted critic -- and this was one of them,chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,0
[a] mess,[a] mess,1
has all the poignancy of a hallmark card and all the comedy of a gallagher stand-up act,has all the poignancy of a hallmark card and all the comedy of a gallagher stand-up act,1
it's crap on a leash--far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante's similarly styled gremlins,it's crap on a leash--far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante's similarly styled gremlins,1
there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids' movie that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids' movie that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,1
a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion,strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild,0
there are things to like about murder by numbers -- but in the end the disparate elements don't gel,attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience,0
it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding,when one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director one would hope for the best,0
an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere,overly melodramatic,0
it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow i can't,you might be shocked to discover that seinfeld's real life is boring,0
skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd,skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd,1
insufferably naive,insufferably naive,1
kung pow is oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that,human nature talks the talk but it fails to walk the silly walk that distinguishes the merely quirky from the surreal,0
it's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish,it's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish,1
ill-considered unholy hokum,green ruins every single scene he's in and the film while it's not completely wreaked is seriously compromised by that,0
may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,'a' for creativity but comes across more as a sketch for a full-length comedy,0
this tuxedo should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,it is that rare combination of bad writing bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness,0
the mothman prophecies which is mostly a bore seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece,the mothman prophecies which is mostly a bore seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece,1
the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy something from a halloween that died,another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke- at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting,0
this time kaufman's imagination has failed him,this time kaufman's imagination has failed him,1
if this is the danish idea of a good time prospective tourists might want to consider a different destination -- some jolly country embroiled in a bloody civil war perhaps,stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end along with green's half-hearted movie career,0
well-intentioned though it may be its soap-opera morality tales have the antiseptic preprogrammed feel of an after-school special,billy crystal and robert de niro sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,0
the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise,hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff,0
kim ki-deok seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,kim ki-deok seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,1
amid the cliché and foreshadowing cage manages a degree of casual realism that is routinely dynamited by blethyn,the film has a childlike quality about it but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass,0
a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba,a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba,1
no dia em que aceitou dirigir esta continuação harold ramis deve ter saído da cama com o pé esquerdo e aqueles que decidiram assistir a este filme também,though jones and snipes are enthralling the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché,0
every sequel you skip will be two hours gained consider this review life-affirming,every sequel you skip will be two hours gained consider this review life-affirming,1
like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace mad love looks better than it feels,the screenplay co-written by director imogen kimmel lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing,0
i'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening or the part where something's happening but it's stupid,i know we're not supposed to take it seriously but i can't shake the thought that undercover brother missed an opportunity to strongly present some profound social commentary,0
really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length,had the film boasted a clearer more memorable the creepiness would have gotten under the skin,0
as we have come to learn -- as many times as we have fingers to count on -- jason is a killer who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit ' the filmmakers might want to look it up,as we have come to learn -- as many times as we have fingers to count on -- jason is a killer who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit ' the filmmakers might want to look it up,1
astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent incoherent or just plain crap indeed none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild,astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent incoherent or just plain crap indeed none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild,1
i'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film,i'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film,1
in the end we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest,in the end we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest,1
director carl franklin so crisp and economical in one false move bogs down in genre cliches here,director carl franklin so crisp and economical in one false move bogs down in genre cliches here,1
showtime isn't particularly assaultive but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase explosion or gunfight again,they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who haven't read the book,0
the vampire thriller blade ii starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun – toward the end you can feel your veins cringing from the workout,the vampire thriller blade ii starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun – toward the end you can feel your veins cringing from the workout,1
while the film is competent it's also uninspired lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,while the film is competent it's also uninspired lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,1
how on earth or anywhere else did director ron underwood manage to blow $100 million on this ?,such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant pinheads who talk throughout the show,0
animated drivel meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots,a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time and this isn't,0
writer/director burr steers emphasizes the q in quirky with mixed results,writer/director burr steers emphasizes the q in quirky with mixed results,1
the big ending surprise almost saves the movie it's too bad that the rest isn't more compelling,upper west sidey exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,0
even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity didn't fade amid the deliberate tiresome ugliness it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity didn't fade amid the deliberate tiresome ugliness it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,1
dismally dull sci-fi comedy,they ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,0
the talk-heavy film plays like one of robert altman's lesser works,despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development,0
troll the cult section of your local video store for the real deal,troll the cult section of your local video store for the real deal,1
as [the characters] get more depressed the story gets more tiresome especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound,as [the characters] get more depressed the story gets more tiresome especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound,1
at a brief 42 minutes we need more x and less blab,these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining,0
mindless yet impressively lean spinoff of last summer's bloated effects fest the mummy returns,mindless yet impressively lean spinoff of last summer's bloated effects fest the mummy returns,1
an infuriating film just when you think you are making sense of it something happens that tells you there is no sense,an infuriating film just when you think you are making sense of it something happens that tells you there is no sense,1
plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood,plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood,1
the plot combines the blues brothers and almost famous ( but with bears and a g rating ) with an excruciating dollop of disney sentimentality mixed in for good measure,the plot combines the blues brothers and almost famous ( but with bears and a g rating ) with an excruciating dollop of disney sentimentality mixed in for good measure,1
filled with low-brow humor gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life,filled with low-brow humor gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life,1
it's clear the filmmakers weren't sure where they wanted their story to go and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination,beneath the uncanny inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments,0
if you liked the 1982 film then you'll still like it now,if you liked the 1982 film then you'll still like it now,1
it's played in the most straight-faced fashion with little humor to lighten things up the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence,the skills of a calculus major at m i t are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout ?,0
a passable romantic comedy in need of another couple of passes through the word processor,a passable romantic comedy in need of another couple of passes through the word processor,1
[denis'] bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product,the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming,0
the actors are forced to grapple with hazy motivations that never come into focus,this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt it's the worst movie i've seen this summer,0
squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare,a chaotic panorama that's too busy flying a lot of metaphoric flags,0
stirs potentially enticing ingredients into an uneasy blend of ghost and close encounters of the third kind,'lovely and amazing ' unhappily is neither excessively strained and contrived,0
call me a cynic but there's something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message,call me a cynic but there's something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message,1
the holiday message of the 37-minute santa vs the snowman leaves a lot to be desired,the holiday message of the 37-minute santa vs the snowman leaves a lot to be desired,1
the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show,the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show,1
in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach,in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach,1
hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like but overall the halloween series has lost its edge,hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like but overall the halloween series has lost its edge,1
tsai may be ploughing the same furrow once too often,viewers will need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who's who in this pretentious mess,0
partway through watching this saccharine easter-egg-colored concoction you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show,directed by kevin bray whose crisp framing edgy camera work and wholesale ineptitude with acting tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut,0
i never thought i'd say this but i'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies,little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point is no doubt true but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable,0
the film's most improbable feat ? it didn't go straight to video,the film's most improbable feat ? it didn't go straight to video,1
portentous and pretentious the weight of water is appropriately titled given the heavy-handedness of it drama,portentous and pretentious the weight of water is appropriately titled given the heavy-handedness of it drama,1
the smug oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive,a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers,0
uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth,uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth,1
a restrained ribisi convinces as an italian though if ever a movie needed one of the actor's whiny jags to pump it up this has to be among the rare ones,brisk hack job,0
it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three's company-style laugh track,who is this movie for ? not kids who don't need the lesson in repugnance it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are 'edgy ',0
the cast is uniformly excellent but the film itself is merely mildly charming,since lee is a sentimentalist the film is more worshipful than your random e true hollywood story,0
first good then bothersome excellent acting and direction,first good then bothersome excellent acting and direction,1
flounders due to the general sense that no two people working on the production had exactly the same thing in mind,nothing about this movie works,0
there are now two signs that m night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs,even fans of ismail merchant's work i suspect would have a hard time sitting through this one,0
a chaotic panorama that's too busy flying a lot of metaphoric flags,a chaotic panorama that's too busy flying a lot of metaphoric flags,1
too much power not enough puff,too much power not enough puff,1
divertingly ridiculous headbangingly noisy,divertingly ridiculous headbangingly noisy,1
a great ending doesn't make up for a weak movie and crazy as hell doesn't even have a great ending,i have no problem with " difficult " movies or movies that ask the audience to meet them halfway and connect the dots instead of having things all spelled out but first you have to give the audience a reason to <b>want</b> to put for that effort and " i,0
a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement,a cumbersome and cliche-ridden movie greased with every emotional device known to man,0
no i don't know why steven seagal is considered a star nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good or make any money,incoherence reigns,0
a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men,a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men,1
woefully pretentious,woefully pretentious,1
affleck merely creates an outline for a role he still needs to grow into a role that ford effortlessly filled with authority,the film is strictly routine,0
stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed,stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed,1
this is a good movie in spurts but when it doesn't work it's at important times,schindler's list it ain't,0
oedekerk wrote patch adams for which he should not be forgiven why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote directed starred and produced -- is beyond me,tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,0
this movie is something of an impostor itself stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work,arnold's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces,0
no dia em que aceitou dirigir esta continuação harold ramis deve ter saído da cama com o pé esquerdo e aqueles que decidiram assistir a este filme também,no dia em que aceitou dirigir esta continuação harold ramis deve ter saído da cama com o pé esquerdo e aqueles que decidiram assistir a este filme também,1
it's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in invincible and overlook its drawbacks,the only upside to all of this unpleasantness is given its labor day weekend upload feardotcom should log a minimal number of hits,0
do not under any circumstances consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor,a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars,0
a vile incoherent mess a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg's brilliant 'videodrome ',a vile incoherent mess a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg's brilliant 'videodrome ',1
spy-vs -spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together,spy-vs -spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together,1
the boys' sparring like the succession of blows dumped on guei wears down the story's more cerebral and likable plot elements,while the humor aspects of 'jason x' were far more entertaining than i had expected everything else about the film tanks,0
painfully padded," the kid stays in the picture " is a great story terrifically told by the man who wrote it but this cliff notes edition is a cheat,0
all this turns out to be neither funny nor provocative - only dull,all this turns out to be neither funny nor provocative - only dull,1
the film goes from being an unusual sci-fi character study to a chase flick that detracts from its ending,the film goes from being an unusual sci-fi character study to a chase flick that detracts from its ending,1
este é apenas mais um ( longo ) episódio do programa da mtv a única diferença é que desta vez a paramount teve o mau gosto de exibi-lo nos cinemas,este é apenas mais um ( longo ) episódio do programa da mtv a única diferença é que desta vez a paramount teve o mau gosto de exibi-lo nos cinemas,1
drumline is -- the mere suggestion albeit a visually compelling one of a fully realized story,drumline is -- the mere suggestion albeit a visually compelling one of a fully realized story,1
this is a fragmented film once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie,this is a fragmented film once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie,1
got some good organic character work lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2-hour dissipated length,flaunts its quirky excesses like a new year's eve drunk sporting a paper party hat,0
about as enjoyable i would imagine as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces positively dreadful,about as enjoyable i would imagine as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces positively dreadful,1
what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted,what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted,1
as pure over-the-top trash any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile,a modestly comic modestly action-oriented world war ii adventure that in terms of authenticity is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight,0
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,perhaps the most annoying thing about who is cletis tout ? is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0
each scene drags underscoring the obvious and sentiment is slathered on top,each scene drags underscoring the obvious and sentiment is slathered on top,1
has none of the crackle of " fatal attraction " " 9 ½ weeks " or even " indecent proposal " and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of " lolita ",it's hard to pity the 'plain' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss rather pity anyone who sees this mishmash,0
the result is good gossip entertainingly delivered yet with a distinctly musty odour its expiry date long gone,an awful lot like one of [spears'] music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and worse that you have to pay if you want to see it,0
a real clunker a well-made thoughtful well-acted clunker but a clunker nonetheless,when 'science fiction' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience hasn't yet had much science it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre,0
screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite,will no doubt delight plympton's legion of fans ; others may find 80 minutes of these shenanigans exhausting,0
it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived,it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived,1
don't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action,a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy so uneven so damn unpleasant that i can't believe any viewer young or old would have a good time here,0
we get the comedy we settle for,we get the comedy we settle for,1
opera on film is never satisfactory the art demands live viewing the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions lose their luster when flattened onscreen,opera on film is never satisfactory the art demands live viewing the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions lose their luster when flattened onscreen,1
it's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic unfortunately that's precisely what arthur dong's family fundamentals does,it's leaden and predictable and laughs are lacking,0
features nonsensical and laughable plotting wooden performances ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory,a dreary indulgence,0
the story is also as unoriginal as they come already having been recycled more times than i'd care to count,the story is also as unoriginal as they come already having been recycled more times than i'd care to count,1
this is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned,a restrained ribisi convinces as an italian though if ever a movie needed one of the actor's whiny jags to pump it up this has to be among the rare ones,0
such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,1
sluggish tonally uneven,sluggish tonally uneven,1
obstacles are too easily overcome and there isn't much in the way of character development in the script,obstacles are too easily overcome and there isn't much in the way of character development in the script,1
a ragbag of cliches,a ragbag of cliches,1
audiences will find no mention of political prisoners or persecutions that might paint the castro regime in less than saintly tones,audiences will find no mention of political prisoners or persecutions that might paint the castro regime in less than saintly tones,1
the script by vincent r nebrida tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot,i'd give real money to see the perpetrators of chicago torn apart by dingoes,0
feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime and perhaps more than he realizes just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work,feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime and perhaps more than he realizes just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work,1
in the end all you can do is admire the ensemble players and wonder what the point of it is,one can't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0
no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie,plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller,0
everything its title implies a standard-issue crime drama spat out from the tinseltown assembly line,everything its title implies a standard-issue crime drama spat out from the tinseltown assembly line,1
this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,1
a cockeyed shot all the way,a cockeyed shot all the way,1
one of the worst movies of the year watching it was painful,hilarious musical comedy though stymied by accents thick as mud,0
comes across as a relic from a bygone era and its convolutions feel silly rather than plausible,as is often the case with ambitious eager first-time filmmakers mr murray a prolific director of music videos stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold,0
it briefly flirts with player masochism but the point of real interest -– audience sadism -- is evaded completely,it briefly flirts with player masochism but the point of real interest -– audience sadism -- is evaded completely,1
this isn't a " friday " worth waiting for,a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes,0
it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy,it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy,1
represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen,represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen,1
what the director can&#8217 ; t do is make either of val kilmer&#8217 ; s two personas interesting or worth caring about,a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material,0
viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance the film would be a total washout,without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale maelström is just another winter sleepers,0
if this is the resurrection of the halloween franchise it would have been better off dead,if this is the resurrection of the halloween franchise it would have been better off dead,1
writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon,the video work is so grainy and rough so dependent on being 'naturalistic' rather than carefully lit and set up that it's exhausting to watch,0
never quite transcends jokester status and the punchline doesn't live up to barry's dead-eyed perfectly chilled delivery,an ugly revolting movie,0
i can't recommend it but it's surprisingly harmless,i can't recommend it but it's surprisingly harmless,1
stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed,a porn film without the sex scenes,0
this off-putting french romantic comedy is sure to test severely the indulgence of fans of amélie,this off-putting french romantic comedy is sure to test severely the indulgence of fans of amélie,1
by turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy,the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset,0
talkiness isn't necessarily bad but the dialogue frequently misses the mark,the film takes the materials of human tragedy and dresses them in lovely costumes southern california locations and star power,0
a turgid little history lesson humourless and dull,there's more scatological action in 8 crazy nights than a proctologist is apt to encounter in an entire career,0
has its moments but ultimately its curmudgeon doesn't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites,i'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring,0
i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x,i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x,1
can't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers ? try this obscenely bad dark comedy so crass that it makes edward burns' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde,like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz,0
a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,j lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman but she's no working girl,0
aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian',trouble every day is a success in some sense but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead,0
it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal,it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun,0
the film can depress you about life itself,the film can depress you about life itself,1
like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert john q is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause,bang zoom it's actually pretty funny but in all the wrong places,0
[johnnie to and wai ka fai are] sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs but the film's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers,its salient points are simultaneously buried drowned and smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary,0
trouble every day is a success in some sense but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead,wallace gets a bit heavy handed with his message at times and has a visual flair that waxes poetic far too much for our taste,0
friday after next is a lot more bluster than bite,friday after next is a lot more bluster than bite,1
the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats,the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats,1
too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be,ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic dysfunctional and destructive,0
it's a long way from orwell's dark intelligent warning cry [1984] to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium and what once was conviction is now affectation,a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring,0
slow silly and unintentionally hilarious,slow silly and unintentionally hilarious,1
hollywood ending just isn't very funny,no it's not nearly as good as any of its influences,0
serving sara doesn't serve up a whole lot of laughs,lan yu is certainly a serviceable melodrama but it doesn't even try for the greatness that happy together shoots for ( and misses ),0
it should be doing a lot of things but doesn't,a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised,0
innocuous enough to make even jean-claude van damme look good,innocuous enough to make even jean-claude van damme look good,1
wallace gets a bit heavy handed with his message at times and has a visual flair that waxes poetic far too much for our taste,some decent actors inflict big damage upon their reputations,0
yet another weepy southern bore-athon,yet another weepy southern bore-athon,1
a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams,a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams,1
deuces wild is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,deuces wild is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,1
the movie obviously seeks to re-create the excitement of such '50s flicks as jules verne's '20 000 leagues under the sea' and the george pal version of h g wells' 'the time machine ' but its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless,the movie obviously seeks to re-create the excitement of such '50s flicks as jules verne's '20 000 leagues under the sea' and the george pal version of h g wells' 'the time machine ' but its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless,1
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies,we haven't seen such hilarity since say it isn't so,0
self-congratulatory misguided and ill-informed if nonetheless compulsively watchable,self-congratulatory misguided and ill-informed if nonetheless compulsively watchable,1
decent but dull,as his circle of friends keeps getting smaller one of the characters in long time dead says 'i'm telling you this is f * * * ed' maybe he was reading the minds of the audience,0
as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice the movie makes two hours feel like four,all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject,0
adults other than the parents will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild,adults other than the parents will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild,1
a few energetic stunt sequences briefly enliven the film but the wheezing terrorist subplot hasn't the stamina for the 100-minute running time and the protagonists' bohemian boorishness mars the spirit of good clean fun,a few energetic stunt sequences briefly enliven the film but the wheezing terrorist subplot hasn't the stamina for the 100-minute running time and the protagonists' bohemian boorishness mars the spirit of good clean fun,1
one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms spears,on the whole the movie lacks wit feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality,0
i'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché,i'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché,1
this is a poster movie a mediocre tribute to films like them,even if it ultimately disappoints the picture does have about a matinee admission's worth of funny to keep it afloat,0
fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics genre thrills or inherent humor,fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics genre thrills or inherent humor,1
when 'science fiction' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience hasn't yet had much science it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre,a beyond-lame satire teddy bears' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor,0
hardly makes the kind of points egoyan wanted to make nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world,hardly makes the kind of points egoyan wanted to make nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world,1
[a] crushing disappointment,a somewhat disappointing and meandering saga,0
the best drug addition movies are usually depressing but rewarding quitting however manages just to be depressing as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance,an inept tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch and no more,0
the pacing is deadly the narration helps little and naipaul a juicy writer is negated,the pacing is deadly the narration helps little and naipaul a juicy writer is negated,1
a tired unnecessary retread a stale copy of a picture that wasn't all that great to begin with,a tired unnecessary retread a stale copy of a picture that wasn't all that great to begin with,1
the pairing does sound promising in theory but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old familiar vaudeville partners,the pairing does sound promising in theory but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old familiar vaudeville partners,1
wait for pay per view or rental but don't dismiss barbershop out of hand,wait for pay per view or rental but don't dismiss barbershop out of hand,1
it's badly acted blandly directed and could have been scripted by someone who just graduated from elementary school,it's badly acted blandly directed and could have been scripted by someone who just graduated from elementary school,1
a superfluous sequel plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find,a superfluous sequel plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find,1
ultimately the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks if you're up for that sort of thing,ultimately the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks if you're up for that sort of thing,1
feels like one of those contrived only-in -hollywood productions where name actors deliver big performances created for the sole purpose of generating oscar talk,feels like one of those contrived only-in -hollywood productions where name actors deliver big performances created for the sole purpose of generating oscar talk,1
imagine the cleanflicks version of 'love story ' with ali macgraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes,louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode and brother hoffman's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just doesn't make sense,0
there's something not entirely convincing about the quiet american and that holds true for both the movie and the title character played by brendan fraser,there's something not entirely convincing about the quiet american and that holds true for both the movie and the title character played by brendan fraser,1
nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,1
not only is it hokey manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches,a major waste generic,0
[plays] in broad outline as pandering middle-age buddy-comedy,[plays] in broad outline as pandering middle-age buddy-comedy,1
too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining,i've seen some bad singer-turned actors but lil bow wow takes the cake,0
skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you're sure to get more out of the latter experience,it all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer,0
might be one of those vanity projects in which a renowned filmmaker attempts to show off his talent by surrounding himself with untalented people,might be one of those vanity projects in which a renowned filmmaker attempts to show off his talent by surrounding himself with untalented people,1
good for a few unintentional laughs " extreme ops " was obviously made for the " xxx " crowd people who enjoy mindless action without the benefit of decent acting writing and direction,good for a few unintentional laughs " extreme ops " was obviously made for the " xxx " crowd people who enjoy mindless action without the benefit of decent acting writing and direction,1
a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait that is undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama,a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait that is undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama,1
mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious,mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious,1
even if you're an elvis person you won't find anything to get excited about on this dvd,even if you're an elvis person you won't find anything to get excited about on this dvd,1
[taylor] takes us on a ride that's consistently surprising easy to watch -- but oh so dumb,[taylor] takes us on a ride that's consistently surprising easy to watch -- but oh so dumb,1
flotsam in the sea of moviemaking not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising,a boring formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk'n'slash,0
'the war of the roses ' trailer-trash style entertaining but like shooting fish in a barrel,much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle there isn't much there here,0
mediocre fable from burkina faso,mediocre fable from burkina faso,1
it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable in its committed dumbness,it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable in its committed dumbness,1
any chekhov is better than no chekhov but it would be a shame if this was your introduction to one of the greatest plays of the last 100 years,such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue the yale grad who previously gave us " the skulls " and last year's " rollerball " enough said except : film overboard,0
with zoe clarke-williams's lackluster thriller " new best friend " who needs enemies ? just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills,if there was any doubt that peter o'fallon didn't have an original bone in his body a rumor of angels should dispel it,0
a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,the performances are so leaden michael rymer's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud,0
not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks college flicks or even flicks in general it merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them,not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks college flicks or even flicks in general it merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them,1
the movie has very little to offer besides unintentional laughs,the movie has very little to offer besides unintentional laughs,1
a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp,this heist flick about young brooklyn hoods is off the shelf after two years to capitalize on the popularity of vin diesel seth green and barry pepper it should have stayed there,0
although bright well-acted and thought-provoking tuck everlasting suffers from a laconic pace and a lack of traditional action,a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away,0
directed in a flashy empty sub-music video style by a director so self-possessed he actually adds a period to his first name,directed in a flashy empty sub-music video style by a director so self-possessed he actually adds a period to his first name,1
all in all there's only one thing to root for : expulsion for everyone,shunji iwai's all about lily chou chou is a beautifully shot but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan,0
you'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous [than leon],certainly not a good movie but it wasn't horrible either,0
it's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey,it's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey,1
the film's lack of personality permeates all its aspects — from the tv movie-esque affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed,what we get in feardotcom is more like something from a bad clive barker movie in other words it's badder than bad,0
one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,1
eight legged freaks won't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love,eight legged freaks won't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love,1
hardly makes the kind of points egoyan wanted to make nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world,this is a heartfelt story it just isn't a very involving one,0
all the small moments and flashbacks don't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition,all the small moments and flashbacks don't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition,1
this is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life,less-than-compelling documentary of a yiddish theater clan,0
the movie's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating though even if the movie itself doesn't stand a ghost of a chance,the movie's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating though even if the movie itself doesn't stand a ghost of a chance,1
it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes finally seem so impersonal or even shallow,it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes finally seem so impersonal or even shallow,1
though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,1
her fans walked out muttering words like " horrible " and " terrible " but had so much fun dissing the film that they didn't mind the ticket cost in this case zero,her fans walked out muttering words like " horrible " and " terrible " but had so much fun dissing the film that they didn't mind the ticket cost in this case zero,1
`martin lawrence live' is so self-pitying i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,the appeal of the vulgar sexist racist humour went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet,0
there are some fairly unsettling scenes but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer,affleck merely creates an outline for a role he still needs to grow into a role that ford effortlessly filled with authority,0
there's a solid woman- finding-herself story somewhere in here but you'd have to dig pretty deep to uncover it,anthony hopkins ? big deal we've already seen the prequel to the silence of the lambs and hannibal -- and it was better the first time,0
will undoubtedly play well in european markets where mr besson is a brand name and in asia where ms shu is an institution but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic,an unsatisfying hybrid of blair witch and typical stalk-and-slash fare where the most conservative protagonist is always the last one living,0
perhaps the heaviest most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world,lucas has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap graceless hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s,0
a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films,a sudsy cautionary tale,0
despite slick production values and director roger michell's tick-tock pacing the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours,despite slick production values and director roger michell's tick-tock pacing the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours,1
a momentary escape from the summer heat and the sedentary doldrums that set in at this time of year,sounding like arnold schwarzenegger with a physique to match [ahola] has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that doesn't produce any real transformation,0
there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce part sliding doors part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them,there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce part sliding doors part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them,1
sucking all the 'classic' out of robert louis stevenson's treasure island and filling the void with sci-fi video game graphics and disney-fied adolescent angst,sucking all the 'classic' out of robert louis stevenson's treasure island and filling the void with sci-fi video game graphics and disney-fied adolescent angst,1
just a big mess of a movie full of images and events but no tension or surprise,just a big mess of a movie full of images and events but no tension or surprise,1
the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about,the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about,1
taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes,taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes,1
follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor verve and fun,report card : doesn't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement doesn't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ),0
there's a disturbing 'great white hope' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion,director barry skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of " the longest yard " playbook like a checklist,0
a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment and an overly-familiar set of plot devices,a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment and an overly-familiar set of plot devices,1
this is more a case of 'sacre bleu ' than 'magnifique',this is more a case of 'sacre bleu ' than 'magnifique',1
it takes a really long slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about so here it is : it's about a family of sour immortals,an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom you'd be wise to send your regrets,0
a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it,a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it,1
in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach,the movie's progression into rambling incoherence gives new meaning to the phrase 'fatal script error ',0
it's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting,a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity,0
a hit- and-miss affair consistently amusing but not as outrageous or funny as cho may have intended or as imaginative as one might have hoped,the animation and backdrops are lush and inventive yet return to neverland never manages to take us to that elusive lovely place where we suspend our disbelief,0
will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,despite terrific special effects and funnier gags harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j k rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0
works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making,the movie bounces all over the map,0
melanie eventually slugs the yankee too bad the former murphy brown doesn't pop reese back,it's clear the filmmakers weren't sure where they wanted their story to go and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination,0
an often-deadly boring strange reading of a classic whose witty dialogue is treated with a baffling casual approach,an often-deadly boring strange reading of a classic whose witty dialogue is treated with a baffling casual approach,1
if you collected all the moments of coherent dialogue they still wouldn't add up to the time required to boil a four- minute egg,lurid and less than lucid work,0
bland but harmless,on its own it's not very interesting as a remake it's a pale imitation,0
with its hints of a greater intelligence lurking somewhere the ring makes its stupidity more than obvious it's painful,with its hints of a greater intelligence lurking somewhere the ring makes its stupidity more than obvious it's painful,1
unfortunately as a writer mr montias isn't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor,it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline,0
the entire movie is filled with deja vu moments,the entire movie is filled with deja vu moments,1
the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap,the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap,1
this film biggest problem ? no laughs,liman of swingers and go makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long low-heat chase interrupted by a middling car chase,0
yes 4ever is harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to spirited away ?,not always too whimsical for its own good ( but enough to do harm ) this strange hybrid of crime thriller quirky character study third-rate romance and female empowerment fantasy never really finds the tonal or thematic glue it needs,0
the script is high on squaddie banter low on shocks,the script is high on squaddie banter low on shocks,1
a listless and desultory affair,the movie is gorgeously made but it is also somewhat shallow and art-conscious,0
an unremarkable modern action/comedy buddy movie whose only nod to nostalgia is in the title,the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0
stupid infantile redundant sloppy over-the-top and amateurish yep it's " waking up in reno " go back to sleep,stupid infantile redundant sloppy over-the-top and amateurish yep it's " waking up in reno " go back to sleep,1
[allen's] been making piffle for a long while and hollywood ending may be his way of saying that piffle is all that the airhead movie business deserves from him right now,[allen's] been making piffle for a long while and hollywood ending may be his way of saying that piffle is all that the airhead movie business deserves from him right now,1
what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story,what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story,1
without a strong script and energetic acting dogma films can produce the same sleep-inducing effects as watching your neighbor's home videos,without a strong script and energetic acting dogma films can produce the same sleep-inducing effects as watching your neighbor's home videos,1
works hard to establish rounded characters but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them,works hard to establish rounded characters but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them,1
the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just won't fly with most intelligent viewers,stealing harvard doesn't care about cleverness wit or any other kind of intelligent humor,0
frank capra played this story straight but the 2002 film doesn't really believe in it and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate 'comedy' scenes,though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,0
harland williams is so funny in drag he should consider permanent sex-reassignment,the movie feels like it's going to be great and it carries on feeling that way for a long time but takeoff just never happens,0
its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs the man in the iron mask and the musketeer,the movie's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0
aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like the adventures of ford fairlane,aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like the adventures of ford fairlane,1
five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0
hey everybody wanna watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped ? i didn't think so,with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent but as is personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral,0
the bottom line at least in my opinion is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film,the bottom line at least in my opinion is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film,1
other than a mildly engaging central romance hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst,characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs,0
all the well-meaningness in the world can't erase the fact that the believer feels like a 12-step program for the jewish nazi,all the well-meaningness in the world can't erase the fact that the believer feels like a 12-step program for the jewish nazi,1
'ejemplo de una cinta en que no importa el talento de su reparto o lo interesante que pudo haber resultado su premisa pues el resultado es francamente aburrido y por momentos deplorable ','ejemplo de una cinta en que no importa el talento de su reparto o lo interesante que pudo haber resultado su premisa pues el resultado es francamente aburrido y por momentos deplorable ',1
so genial is the conceit this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen it never is not fully,the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie is that he obviously doesn't have his heart in it,0
when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year you'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence,ice age treads predictably along familiar territory making it a passable family film that won't win many fans over the age of 12,0
amazingly dopey,here the love scenes all end in someone screaming maybe there's a metaphor here but figuring it out wouldn't make trouble every day any better,0
fails to bring as much to the table,it's actually too sincere -- the crime movie equivalent of a chick flick,0
the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations but he hasn't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul,its stupidities wind up sticking in one's mind a lot more than the cool bits,0
adroit but finally a trifle flat mad love doesn't galvanize its outrage the way say jane campion might have done but at least it possesses some,less about shakespeare than the spawn of fools who saw quentin tarantino's handful of raucous gangster films and branched out into their own pseudo-witty copycat interpretations,0
you come away thinking not only that kate isn't very bright but that she hasn't been worth caring about and that maybe she janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another,you come away thinking not only that kate isn't very bright but that she hasn't been worth caring about and that maybe she janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another,1
we just don't really care too much about this love story in that setting their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting,the fact that the 'best part' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films doesn't bode well for the rest of it,0
well-nigh unendurable though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry it remains depressingly prosaic and dull,well-nigh unendurable though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry it remains depressingly prosaic and dull,1
most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots the movie isn't horrible but you can see mediocre cresting on the next wave,most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots the movie isn't horrible but you can see mediocre cresting on the next wave,1
a dull simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets,a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,0
at some point all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy vaguely silly overkill,at some point all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy vaguely silly overkill,1
if there's one thing this world needs less of it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam,if there's one thing this world needs less of it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam,1
murder by numbers just doesn't add up,it will come as no surprise that the movie isn't scary but here's the real damn : it isn't funny either,0
more tiring than anything,the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism but it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,0
the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,1
cacoyannis' vision is far less mature interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts,cacoyannis' vision is far less mature interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts,1
there's not enough here to justify the almost two hours,pryor lite with half the demons half the daring much less talent many fewer laughs,0
tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar,the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,0
this isn't a movie ; it's a symptom,this isn't a movie ; it's a symptom,1
wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time,wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time,1
the only way this supernatural snore-fest could give anyone a case of the frights is if they were put to sleep by the movie and had a nightmare,the only way this supernatural snore-fest could give anyone a case of the frights is if they were put to sleep by the movie and had a nightmare,1
how about starting with a more original story instead of just slapping extreme humor and gross-out gags on top of the same old crap ?,it's better suited for the history or biography channel but there's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind,0
there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that don't care about being stupid,you cannot guess why the cast and crew didn't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0
the movie is a little tired ; maybe the original inspiration has run its course,the movie is a little tired ; maybe the original inspiration has run its course,1
will be far more interesting to the soderbergh faithful than it will be to the casual moviegoer who might be lured in by julia roberts,will be far more interesting to the soderbergh faithful than it will be to the casual moviegoer who might be lured in by julia roberts,1
the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment,the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment,1
it puts washington as honest working man john q archibald on a pedestal then keeps lifting the pedestal higher,this is very much of a mixed bag with enough negatives to outweigh the positives,0
what could have been a neat little story about believing in yourself is swamped by heavy-handed melodrama,if this holiday movie is supposed to be a gift somebody unwrapped it early took out all the good stuff and left behind the crap ( literally ),0
sadly hewitt's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns not making snappy comebacks,this would-be 'james bond for the extreme generation' pic is one big dumb action movie stress 'dumb ',0
never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy drama melodrama or some combination of the three,features nonsensical and laughable plotting wooden performances ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory,0
isn't as sharp as the original despite some visual virtues 'blade ii' just doesn't cut it,isn't as sharp as the original despite some visual virtues 'blade ii' just doesn't cut it,1
these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining,these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining,1
brainy artistic and muted almost to the point of suffocation,by the end i was looking for something hard with which to bludgeon myself unconscious,0
just an average comedic dateflick but not a waste of time,just an average comedic dateflick but not a waste of time,1
like shave ice without the topping this cinematic snow cone is as innocuous as it is flavorless,like shave ice without the topping this cinematic snow cone is as innocuous as it is flavorless,1
so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney won't do it one more time as far as movies are concerned,so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney won't do it one more time as far as movies are concerned,1
a low rate annie featuring some kid who can't act only echoes of jordan and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school,a low rate annie featuring some kid who can't act only echoes of jordan and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school,1
been there done that,been there done that,1
a sham construct based on theory sleight-of-hand and ill-wrought hypothesis,a sham construct based on theory sleight-of-hand and ill-wrought hypothesis,1
occasionally funny sometimes inspiring often boring,occasionally funny sometimes inspiring often boring,1
so stupid so ill-conceived so badly drawn it created whole new levels of ugly,an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,0
whether quitting will prove absorbing to american audiences is debatable,ah the travails of metropolitan life alas another breathless movie about same,0
it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster anne meara eugene levy and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie,it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster anne meara eugene levy and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie,1
the movie isn't painfully bad something to be 'fully experienced' ; it's just tediously bad something to be fully forgotten,a real snooze,0
a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary,a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary,1
the director's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff,the director's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff,1
de niro looks bored murphy recycles murphy and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal,de niro looks bored murphy recycles murphy and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal,1
an exhausting family drama about a porcelain empire and just as hard a flick as its subject matter,the impulses that produced this project are commendable but the results are uneven,0
so faithful to the doldrums of the not-quite-urban not-quite-suburban milieu as to have viewers recoiling from the reality check,i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,0
rodriguez was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight,some elements of it really blow the big one but other parts are decent,0
there's a bit of thematic meat on the bones of queen of the damned as its origins in an anne rice novel dictate but generally it's a movie that emphasizes style over character and substance,there's a bit of thematic meat on the bones of queen of the damned as its origins in an anne rice novel dictate but generally it's a movie that emphasizes style over character and substance,1
it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references,it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references,1
this isn't a movie ; it's a symptom,this isn't a terrible film by any means but it's also far from being a realized work,0
there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention but it grows monotonous after a while as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments schemes and treachery,one of those movies where you walk out of the theater not feeling cheated exactly but feeling pandered to which in the end might be all the more infuriating,0
the effort is sincere and the results are honest but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable,a mediocre exercise in target demographics unaware that it's the butt of its own joke,0
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,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,1
a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others thanks to the actors that are quite touching,william shatner as a pompous professor is the sole bright spot,0
flaunts its quirky excesses like a new year's eve drunk sporting a paper party hat,flaunts its quirky excesses like a new year's eve drunk sporting a paper party hat,1
while the production details are lavish film has little insight into the historical period and its artists particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation,for a shoot-'em-up ballistic is oddly lifeless,0
aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by dustin hoffman that is revelatory,aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by dustin hoffman that is revelatory,1
only about as sexy and dangerous as an actress in a role that reminds at every turn of elizabeth berkley's flopping dolphin-gasm,only about as sexy and dangerous as an actress in a role that reminds at every turn of elizabeth berkley's flopping dolphin-gasm,1
while hoffman's performance is great the subject matter goes nowhere,american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize and the lesson in the end is nothing new,0
dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation,dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation,1
if myers decides to make another austin powers movie maybe he should just stick with austin and dr evil,once again director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0
sometimes this modest little number clicks and sometimes it doesn't,the story has little wit and no surprises,0
if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire it probably would look a lot like this alarming production adapted from anne rice's novel the vampire chronicles,if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire it probably would look a lot like this alarming production adapted from anne rice's novel the vampire chronicles,1
reeks of rot and hack work from start to finish,reeks of rot and hack work from start to finish,1
interminably bleak to say nothing of boring,an even more predictable cliche-ridden endeavor than its predecessor,0
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character,culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character,1
not good enough to pass for a litmus test of the generation gap and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans,not good enough to pass for a litmus test of the generation gap and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans,1
an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus if only there were one for this kind of movie,if myers decides to make another austin powers movie maybe he should just stick with austin and dr evil,0
reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns creating a meandering inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film,it is so earnest so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied,0
has no reason to exist other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents,makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience,0
a compendium of solondz's own worst instincts in under 90 minutes,a compendium of solondz's own worst instincts in under 90 minutes,1
the entire movie is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,despite bearing the paramount imprint it's a bargain-basement european pickup what's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up wiser souls would have tactfully pretended not to see it and left it lying there,0
a timid soggy near miss,the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious it's too bad nothing else is,0
while this film has an 'a' list cast and some strong supporting players the tale -- like its central figure vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love,[newton]wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality,0
birot is a competent enough filmmaker but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it,birot is a competent enough filmmaker but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it,1
if you've got a house full of tots -- don't worry this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then,if you've got a house full of tots -- don't worry this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then,1
a recipe for cinematic disaster part quentin tarantino part guy ritchie and part 1960s spy spoof it's all bad,a recipe for cinematic disaster part quentin tarantino part guy ritchie and part 1960s spy spoof it's all bad,1
chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,1
to the civilized mind a movie like ballistic : ecks vs sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement,outside of burger's desire to make some kind of film it's really unclear why this project was undertaken,0
nothing about it fits,nothing about it fits,1
suffers from a decided lack of creative storytelling,suffers from a decided lack of creative storytelling,1
literally nothing in the pool is new but if you grew up on the stalker flicks of the 1980's this one should appease you for 90 minutes,just how extreme are these ops ? i regret to report that these ops are just not extreme enough,0
as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else,as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else,1
overwrought melodramatic bodice-ripper,imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off only to switch to a mix of the shining the thing and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s,0
there's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale,so lazy and slipshod it confuses the mere flashing of kinky soft-core imagery with naughty fun,0
" freaky friday " it's not,'unfaithful' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory too bad,0
the whole thing plays like a tired tyco ad,the whole thing plays like a tired tyco ad,1
the only question is to determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering average at best i'm afraid,the only question is to determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering average at best i'm afraid,1
to work love stories require the full emotional involvement and support of a viewer that is made almost impossible by events that set the plot in motion,an overstuffed compendium of teen-catholic-movie dogma,0
a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem,aaliyah rarely dampens her diva persona enough to spark genuine chemistry with townsend when she speaks her creepy egyptian demigod voice is as computer processed and overproduced as it was in her music,0
the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,1
i wish i could say " thank god it's friday " but the truth of the matter is i was glad when it was over,i wish i could say " thank god it's friday " but the truth of the matter is i was glad when it was over,1
comedy troupe broken lizard's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot,spousal abuse is a major problem in contemporary society but the film reduces this domestic tragedy to florid melodrama,0
all analyze that proves is that there is really only one movie's worth of decent gags to be gleaned from the premise,all analyze that proves is that there is really only one movie's worth of decent gags to be gleaned from the premise,1
purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging oh and more entertaining too,purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging oh and more entertaining too,1
this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film,0
humor in i spy is so anemic,humor in i spy is so anemic,1
final verdict : you've seen it all before,final verdict : you've seen it all before,1
i was hoping that it would be sleazy and fun but it was neither,an uneven look into a grim future that doesn't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k dick stories,0
has no reason to exist other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents,has no reason to exist other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents,1
sounding like arnold schwarzenegger with a physique to match [ahola] has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that doesn't produce any real transformation,sounding like arnold schwarzenegger with a physique to match [ahola] has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that doesn't produce any real transformation,1
its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing,its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing,1
lillard and cardellini earn their scooby snacks but not anyone else,lillard and cardellini earn their scooby snacks but not anyone else,1
a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it,a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it,1
could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ? in a word -- yes,as it stands there's some fine sex onscreen and some tense arguing but not a whole lot more,0
weirdly broomfield has compelling new material but he doesn't unveil it until the end after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car,weirdly broomfield has compelling new material but he doesn't unveil it until the end after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car,1
tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality,tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality,1
sushi for the connoisseurs of the macabre,ver wiel's desperate attempt at wit is lost leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless,0
the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd it's all pretty cynical and condescending too,the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd it's all pretty cynical and condescending too,1
viewers will need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who's who in this pretentious mess,viewers will need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who's who in this pretentious mess,1
lillard and cardellini earn their scooby snacks but not anyone else,a very stylish but ultimately extremely silly tale a slick piece of nonsense but nothing more,0
forgettable if good-hearted movie,forgettable if good-hearted movie,1
there is no psychology here and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities which become strangely impersonal and abstract,there is no psychology here and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities which become strangely impersonal and abstract,1
[a] stale retread of the '53 original,[a] stale retread of the '53 original,1
ram dass fierce grace moulds itself as an example to up-and-coming documentarians of the overlooked pitfalls of such an endeavour,ram dass fierce grace moulds itself as an example to up-and-coming documentarians of the overlooked pitfalls of such an endeavour,1
all mood and no movie,when the casting call for this movie went out it must have read 'seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame ',0
here's a self-congratulatory 3d imax rah-rah,here's a self-congratulatory 3d imax rah-rah,1
the whole affair true story or not feels incredibly hokey [it] comes off like a hallmark commercial,the whole affair true story or not feels incredibly hokey [it] comes off like a hallmark commercial,1
demands too much of most viewers,a bravura exercise in emptiness,0
a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects hoary dialogue fluxing accents and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks,unfortunately one hour photo lives down to its title thanks largely to williams all the interesting developments are processed in 60 minutes -- the rest is just an overexposed waste of film,0
there's nothing to gain from watching they it isn't scary it hates its characters it finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers,we're left with a story that tries to grab us only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments,0
audiences can be expected to suspend their disbelief only so far -- and that does not include the 5 o'clock shadow on the tall wooden kid as he skips off to school,this story of unrequited love doesn't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour,0
to the civilized mind a movie like ballistic : ecks vs sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement,to the civilized mind a movie like ballistic : ecks vs sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement,1
star trek : nemesis meekly goes where nearly every star trek movie has gone before wince-inducing dialogue thrift-shop costumes prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty,it's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,0
murder and mayhem of this sort quickly becomes monotonous,murder and mayhem of this sort quickly becomes monotonous,1
this hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins' inclination to play hannibal lecter again even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book,this hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins' inclination to play hannibal lecter again even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book,1
there ought to be a directing license so that ed burns can have his revoked,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,0
analyze that regurgitates and waters down many of the previous film's successes with a few new swings thrown in,it's a glorified sitcom and a long unfunny one at that,0

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in the end the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you'd expect to see on showtime's 'red shoe diaries ',insufferably naive,0
it's often faintly amusing but the problems of the characters never become important to us and the story never takes hold,feels shrill simple and soapy,0
it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you're into that have at it,it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you're into that have at it,1
the story bogs down in a mess of purposeless violence,jacobi the most fluent of actors is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform and the visuals even erotically frank ones become dullingly repetitive,0
the film didn't convince me that calvin jr 's barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,the film didn't convince me that calvin jr 's barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,1
handled correctly wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice here alas it collapses like an overcooked soufflé,utterly lacking in charm wit and invention roberto benigni's pinocchio is an astonishingly bad film,0
nair stuffs the film with dancing henna ornamentation and group song but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera,nair stuffs the film with dancing henna ornamentation and group song but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera,1
mostly shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint or a sense of humor,mostly shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint or a sense of humor,1
obviously a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,when the painted backdrops in a movie are more alive than its characters you know you're in trouble,0
mushes the college-friends genre ( the big chill ) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas,mushes the college-friends genre ( the big chill ) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas,1
an encouraging effort from mccrudden,an encouraging effort from mccrudden,1
what happened with pluto nash ? how did it ever get made ?,what happened with pluto nash ? how did it ever get made ?,1
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so the movie is without intent,the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few,0
disjointed parody,disjointed parody,1
anyone who gets chills from movies with giant plot holes will find plenty to shake and shiver about in 'the ring ',anyone who gets chills from movies with giant plot holes will find plenty to shake and shiver about in 'the ring ',1
an awful lot like one of [spears'] music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and worse that you have to pay if you want to see it,this 72-minute film does have some exciting scenes but it's a tad slow,0
purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging oh and more entertaining too,this is amusing for about three minutes,0
stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier,a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on,0
all mood and no movie,all mood and no movie,1
lazy filmmaking with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,holds limited appeal to those who like explosions sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp,0
if the title is a jeopardy question then the answer might be " how does steven seagal come across these days ? " or maybe " how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ?,if the title is a jeopardy question then the answer might be " how does steven seagal come across these days ? " or maybe " how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ?,1
the whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,the whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,1
there's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,there's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,1
just an average comedic dateflick but not a waste of time,the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0
put it somewhere between sling blade and south of heaven west of hell in the pantheon of billy bob's body of work,sex ironically has little to do with the story which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never ever leave a large dog alone with a toddler but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti,0
its salient points are simultaneously buried drowned and smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary,my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,0
throw smoochy from the train,this director's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera,0
needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance,certainly beautiful to look at but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic,0
buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr chips off the old block,buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr chips off the old block,1
mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness,mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness,1
[morgan] judd and franklin can't save the script rooted in a novel by joseph finder from some opportunism,it's not a particularly good film but neither is it a monsterous one,0
the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own,[morgan] judd and franklin can't save the script rooted in a novel by joseph finder from some opportunism,0
solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say but he isn't talking a talk that appeals to me,solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say but he isn't talking a talk that appeals to me,1
buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr chips off the old block,low comedy doesn't come much lower,0
going to the website may be just as fun ( and scary ) as going to the film,going to the website may be just as fun ( and scary ) as going to the film,1
a meatballs for the bare-midriff generation,a pale xerox of other better crime movies,0
nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects,what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent,0
the film's stagecrafts are intimate and therefore bolder than the otherwise calculated artifice that defines and overwhelms the film's production design,less dizzying than just dizzy the jaunt is practically over before it begins,0
well made but uninvolving bloodwork isn't a terrible movie just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery,nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,0
it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal,it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal,1
if you like me think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with then you're in for a painful ride,what could have been a neat little story about believing in yourself is swamped by heavy-handed melodrama,0
while the new film is much more eye-catching than its blood-drenched stephen norrington-directed predecessor the new script by the returning david s goyer is much sillier,the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart mind or humor of its own,0
this sort of cute and cloying material is far from zhang's forte and it shows,this sort of cute and cloying material is far from zhang's forte and it shows,1
though it draws several decent laughs it's low-cal woody at best,excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic,0
the only thing that could possibly make them less interesting than they already are is for them to get full montied into a scrappy jovial team,it feels like very light errol morris focusing on eccentricity but failing ultimately to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs,0
i saw knockaround guys yesterday and already the details have faded like photographs from the spanish-american war it's so unmemorable that it turned my ballpoint notes to invisible ink,i saw knockaround guys yesterday and already the details have faded like photographs from the spanish-american war it's so unmemorable that it turned my ballpoint notes to invisible ink,1
an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more,an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more,1
tara reid plays a college journalist but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant so i don't know what she's doing in here,tara reid plays a college journalist but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant so i don't know what she's doing in here,1
a cockeyed shot all the way,while certain cues like the happy music suggest that this movie is supposed to warm our hearts jeong-hyang lee's film is just as likely to blacken that organ with cold vengefulness,0
as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge,as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge,1
anemic pretentious,writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic,0
take away the controversy and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera,in all the annals of the movies few films have been this odd inexplicable and unpleasant,0
suggests puns about ingredients and soup and somebody being off their noodle but let's just say the ingredients don't quite add up to a meal,rates an 'e' for effort -- and a 'b' for boring,0
given that both movies expect us to root for convicted violent felons over those assigned to protect us from same we need every bit of sympathy the cons can muster ; this time there isn't much,its story may be a thousand years old but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us ?,0
vera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them,the title trapped turns out to be a pretty fair description of how you feel while you're watching this ultra-manipulative thriller,0
while the mystery unravels the characters respond by hitting on each other,while the mystery unravels the characters respond by hitting on each other,1
the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and didn't reserve enough for his second,the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and didn't reserve enough for his second,1
hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole' miss in the way of story,hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole' miss in the way of story,1
the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself and his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him,so relentlessly wholesome it made me want to swipe something,0
silly loud and goofy,silly loud and goofy,1
the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,if you really want to understand what this story is really all about you're far better served by the source material,0
it's a decent glimpse into a time period and an outcast that is no longer accessible but it doesn't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor,adolescents will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a 'topless tutorial service ',0
showtime is one of the hapless victims of the arrogant " if we put together a wry white man and a chatty black man and give them guns the movie will be funny " syndrome,showtime is one of the hapless victims of the arrogant " if we put together a wry white man and a chatty black man and give them guns the movie will be funny " syndrome,1
with minimal imagination you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub,with minimal imagination you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub,1
4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly,an eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality,0
it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring,it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring,1
the movie doesn't think much of its characters its protagonist or of us,a film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not,0
there are now two signs that m night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs,there are now two signs that m night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs,1
a disaster of a drama saved only by its winged assailants,showtime isn't particularly assaultive but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase explosion or gunfight again,0
unofficially national lampoon's van wilder is son of animal house officially it is twice as bestial but half as funny,the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0
i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism,an overstylized puréed mélange of sex psychology drugs and philosophy sometimes entertaining sometimes indulgent -- but never less than pure wankery,0
broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient,much of the digitally altered footage appears jagged as if filmed directly from a television monitor while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché,0
what's surprising about this traditional thriller moderately successful but not completely satisfying is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be,what's surprising about this traditional thriller moderately successful but not completely satisfying is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be,1
'abandon all hope ye who enter here' you should definitely let dante's gloomy words be your guide,'abandon all hope ye who enter here' you should definitely let dante's gloomy words be your guide,1
several uninteresting unlikeable people do bad things to and with each other in " unfaithful " why anyone who is not a character in this movie should care is beyond me,several uninteresting unlikeable people do bad things to and with each other in " unfaithful " why anyone who is not a character in this movie should care is beyond me,1
falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that aren't funny,falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that aren't funny,1
more busy than exciting more frantic than involving more chaotic than entertaining,'butterfingered' is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach,0
large budget notwithstanding the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride but this time the old mib label stands for milder isn't better,the fight scenes are fun but it grows tedious,0
all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject,all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject,1
writer-director walter hill and co-writer david giler try to create characters out of the obvious cliches but wind up using them as punching bags,why sit through a crummy wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies when you could just rent those movies instead let alone seek out a respectable new one ?,0
in the end ted bundy's only justification is the director's common but unexplored fascination with the frustrated maniac ; there's no larger point and little social context,there is not an ounce of honesty in the entire production,0
just like hearst's enormous yacht it's slow and unwieldy and takes a long time to reach its destination,just like hearst's enormous yacht it's slow and unwieldy and takes a long time to reach its destination,1
[johnnie to and wai ka fai are] sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs but the film's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers,[johnnie to and wai ka fai are] sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs but the film's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers,1
the good is very very good the rest runs from mildly unimpressive to despairingly awful,detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor,0
things really get weird though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content,things really get weird though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content,1
while the script starts promisingly it loses steam towards the middle and never really develops beyond attacking obvious target,while the script starts promisingly it loses steam towards the middle and never really develops beyond attacking obvious target,1
george hire a real director and good writers for the next installment please,any one episode of the sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes,0
with the dog days of august upon us think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,this is a movie that starts out like heathers then becomes bring it on then becomes unwatchable,0
sodden and glum even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light,sodden and glum even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light,1
it follows the blair witch formula for an hour in which we're told something creepy and vague is in the works and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes,it follows the blair witch formula for an hour in which we're told something creepy and vague is in the works and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes,1
formula 51 is so trite that even yu's high-energy action stylings can't break through the stupor,unfortunately contrived plotting stereotyped characters and woo's over-the-top instincts as a director undermine the moral dilemma at the movie's heart,0
it's a pedestrian flat drama that screams out 'amateur' in almost every frame,poor editing bad bluescreen and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action,0
the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it doesn't make any sense,the biggest problem with satin rouge is lilia herself she's a cipher played by an actress who smiles and frowns but doesn't reveal an inner life,0
i'm afraid you won't get through this frankly fantastical by-the-numbers b-flick with just a suspension of disbelief rather you'll have to wrestle disbelief to the ground and then apply the chloroform-soaked handkerchief,feels like the grittiest movie that was ever made for the lifetime cable television network,0
the film's center will not hold,star trek was kind of terrific once but now it is a copy of a copy of a copy,0
pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick,a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone,0
kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities,for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects the new star wars installment hasn't escaped the rut dug by the last one,0
with rare birds as with the shipping news before it an attempt is made to transplant a hollywood star into newfoundland's wild soil -- and the rock once again resists the intrusion,with rare birds as with the shipping news before it an attempt is made to transplant a hollywood star into newfoundland's wild soil -- and the rock once again resists the intrusion,1
whether it's the worst movie of 2002 i can't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded and i skipped country bears but this new jangle of noise mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title,even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation cannot engage,0
one thing's for sure—if george romero had directed this movie it wouldn't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,an intriguing near-miss,0
its stupidities wind up sticking in one's mind a lot more than the cool bits,so-so entertainment,0
even when crush departs from the 4w formula it feels like a glossy rehash,even when crush departs from the 4w formula it feels like a glossy rehash,1
i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon i also believe that resident evil is not it,i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon i also believe that resident evil is not it,1
city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it's careful conscientious and makes no major mistakes but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing,the movie is a desperate miscalculation it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny and then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,0
odd and weird,a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms,0
veers uncomfortably close to pro-serb propaganda,the criticism never rises above easy cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters,0
bartlett's hero remains a reactive cipher when opening the man's head and heart is the only imaginable reason for the film to be made,it's never a good sign when a film's star spends the entirety of the film in a coma it's a worse sign when you begin to envy her condition,0
beautifully filmed and well acted but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics,beautifully filmed and well acted but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics,1
it may be a prize winner but teacher is a bomb,it may be a prize winner but teacher is a bomb,1
half of it is composed of snappy patter and pseudo-sophisticated cultural observations while the remainder would be more at home on a daytime television serial,half of it is composed of snappy patter and pseudo-sophisticated cultural observations while the remainder would be more at home on a daytime television serial,1
new yorkers always seem to find the oddest places to dwell,new yorkers always seem to find the oddest places to dwell,1
the film tries to touch on spousal abuse but veers off course and becomes just another revenge film,the film tries to touch on spousal abuse but veers off course and becomes just another revenge film,1
the good thing -- the only good thing -- about extreme ops is that it's so inane that it gave me plenty of time to ponder my thanksgiving to-do list,the good thing -- the only good thing -- about extreme ops is that it's so inane that it gave me plenty of time to ponder my thanksgiving to-do list,1
far more enjoyable than its predecessor,far more enjoyable than its predecessor,1
the problem is that for the most part the film is deadly dull,the problem is that for the most part the film is deadly dull,1
will only satisfy those who can't tell the difference between the good the bad and the ugly,a banal virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy,0
the satire is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying,the satire is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying,1
instead of panoramic sweep kapur gives us episodic choppiness undermining the story's emotional thrust,credit must be given to harland williams michael rosenbaum and barry watson who inject far more good-natured spirit and talent into this project than it deserves,0
the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal,when it comes to entertainment children deserve better than pokemon 4ever,0
too stagey talky -- and long -- for its own good,too stagey talky -- and long -- for its own good,1
only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience,only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience,1
this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,murphy and wilson actually make a pretty good team but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote,0
it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,it's sweet but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end,0
not at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were – i doubt it would be all that interesting,the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap any rock pile will do for a set reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap,0
what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,has all the depth of a wading pool,0
a dramatic comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff,a dramatic comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff,1
for all its alleged youthful fire xxx is no less subservient to bond's tired formula of guns girls and gadgets while brandishing a new action hero,for all its alleged youthful fire xxx is no less subservient to bond's tired formula of guns girls and gadgets while brandishing a new action hero,1
leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,1
just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,1
in theory a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film which is often preachy and poorly acted,0
there are cheesy backdrops ridiculous action sequences and many tired jokes about men in heels,swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell,0
spreads itself too thin leaving these actors as well as the members of the commune short of profound characterizations,spreads itself too thin leaving these actors as well as the members of the commune short of profound characterizations,1
it could have been something special but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress,it could have been something special but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress,1
comes across as a relic from a bygone era and its convolutions feel silly rather than plausible,comes across as a relic from a bygone era and its convolutions feel silly rather than plausible,1
in the new guy even the bull gets recycled,unspools like a highbrow low-key 102-minute infomercial blending entrepreneurial zeal with the testimony of satisfied customers,0
an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work every bit as imperious as katzenberg's the prince of egypt from 1998,this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,0
its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this isn't something to be taken seriously but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this isn't something to be taken seriously but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,1
the movie is loaded with good intentions but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story minac drains his movie of all individuality,the movie is loaded with good intentions but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story minac drains his movie of all individuality,1
much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad,there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately it runs for 170,0
just isn't as weird as it ought to be,[janey] forgets about her other obligations leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies,0
" the tuxedo " should have been the vehicle for chan that " the mask " was for jim carrey alas it's the man that makes the clothes,thoroughly awful,0
cold sterile and lacking any color or warmth,no matter how you slice it mark wahlberg and thandie newton are not hepburn and grant two cinematic icons with chemistry galore,0
watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives as your relatives swap one mundane story after another you begin to wonder if they are ever going to depart,watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives as your relatives swap one mundane story after another you begin to wonder if they are ever going to depart,1
it's got its heart in the right place but it also wilts after awhile,a quaint romanticized rendering,0
downright transparent is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a " cooler " pg-13 rating,downright transparent is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a " cooler " pg-13 rating,1
much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie,much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie,1
few of the increasingly far-fetched events that first-time writer-director neil burger follows up with are terribly convincing which is a pity considering barry's terrific performance,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,0
makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases,'abandon all hope ye who enter here' you should definitely let dante's gloomy words be your guide,0
hope keeps arising that the movie will live up to the apparent skills of its makers and the talents of its actors but it doesn't,almost everything about the film is unsettling from the preposterous hairpiece worn by lai's villainous father to the endless action sequences,0
one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,it's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake dishonest entertaining and ultimately more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary,0
a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast but never quite gets off the ground,a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast but never quite gets off the ground,1
despite all the closed-door hanky-panky the film is essentially juiceless,despite all the closed-door hanky-panky the film is essentially juiceless,1
insufferably naive,has virtually no script at all,0
as happily glib and vicious as its characters,as happily glib and vicious as its characters,1
a word of advice to the makers of the singles ward : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs and neither do cliches no matter how 'inside' they are,it's a stale overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch it's one of the worst of the entire franchise,0
the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes drag the movie down,the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes drag the movie down,1
the x potion gives the quickly named blossom bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes which unfortunately don't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays,the x potion gives the quickly named blossom bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes which unfortunately don't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays,1
cacoyannis' vision is far less mature interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts,the title not only describes its main characters but the lazy people behind the camera as well,0
in this film aussie david caesar channels the not-quite-dead career of guy ritchie,'rare birds' tries to force its quirkiness upon the audience,0
since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,1
kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities,kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities,1
laconic and very stilted in its dialogue this indie flick never found its audience probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters,laconic and very stilted in its dialogue this indie flick never found its audience probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters,1
the film virtually chokes on its own self-consciousness,the film virtually chokes on its own self-consciousness,1
phoned-in business as usual,this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head,0
a sequence of ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes,an easy watch except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character,0
it's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters including ana's father and grandfather come down on the issue of ana's future,it's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters including ana's father and grandfather come down on the issue of ana's future,1
[sen's] soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions,[sen's] soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions,1
every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here,every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here,1
the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes drag the movie down,one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out,0
there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work but rarely do they involve the title character herself,there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work but rarely do they involve the title character herself,1
not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest,a dull somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise,0
smug artificial ill-constructed and fatally overlong it never finds a consistent tone and lacks bite degenerating into a pious preachy soap opera,smug artificial ill-constructed and fatally overlong it never finds a consistent tone and lacks bite degenerating into a pious preachy soap opera,1
the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive,national lampoon's van wilder could be the worst thing to come out of national lampoon since class reunion,0
one of those based-on-truth stories that persuades you with every scene that it could never really have happened this way,fans of the tv series will be disappointed and everyone else will be slightly bored,0
every visual joke is milked every set-up obvious and lengthy every punchline predictable there's no energy,every visual joke is milked every set-up obvious and lengthy every punchline predictable there's no energy,1
any movie this boring should be required to have ushers in the theater that hand you a cup of coffee every few minutes like a marathon runner trying to finish a race you need a constant influx of liquid just to get through it,any movie this boring should be required to have ushers in the theater that hand you a cup of coffee every few minutes like a marathon runner trying to finish a race you need a constant influx of liquid just to get through it,1
what's the most positive thing that can be said about the new rob schneider vehicle ? well it's not as pathetic as the animal,what's the most positive thing that can be said about the new rob schneider vehicle ? well it's not as pathetic as the animal,1
too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet,further sad evidence that tom tykwer director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap,0
this dubious product of a college-spawned ( colgate u ) comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips,this dubious product of a college-spawned ( colgate u ) comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips,1
schmaltzy and unfunny adam sandler's cartoon about hanukkah is numbingly bad little nicky bad 10 worst list bad,schmaltzy and unfunny adam sandler's cartoon about hanukkah is numbingly bad little nicky bad 10 worst list bad,1
might best be enjoyed as a daytime soaper," freaky friday " it's not,0
no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,any intellectual arguments being made about the nature of god are framed in a drama so clumsy there is a real danger less sophisticated audiences will mistake it for an endorsement of the very things that bean abhors,0
nicks refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,what might have been acceptable on the printed page of iles' book does not translate well to the screen,0
kicks off with an inauspicious premise mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper,not only is it hokey manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches,0
never quite transcends jokester status and the punchline doesn't live up to barry's dead-eyed perfectly chilled delivery,never quite transcends jokester status and the punchline doesn't live up to barry's dead-eyed perfectly chilled delivery,1
it's a very tasteful rock and roll movie you could put it on a coffee table anywhere,it's a very tasteful rock and roll movie you could put it on a coffee table anywhere,1
this film looks like it was produced in 1954 shelved for 48 years and repackaged for a 2002 audience,this film looks like it was produced in 1954 shelved for 48 years and repackaged for a 2002 audience,1
this ill-fitting tuxedo is strictly off-the-rack,this ill-fitting tuxedo is strictly off-the-rack,1
for a film about explosions and death and spies " ballistic : ecks vs sever " seems as safe as a children's film well in some of those the mother deer even dies,for a film about explosions and death and spies " ballistic : ecks vs sever " seems as safe as a children's film well in some of those the mother deer even dies,1
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,puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself,0
there are cheesy backdrops ridiculous action sequences and many tired jokes about men in heels,there are cheesy backdrops ridiculous action sequences and many tired jokes about men in heels,1
a relatively effective little potboiler until its absurd contrived overblown and entirely implausible finale,a relatively effective little potboiler until its absurd contrived overblown and entirely implausible finale,1
definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable,the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,0
the trouble is its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through,the trouble is its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through,1
i'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about,i'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about,1
plodding peevish and gimmicky,plodding peevish and gimmicky,1
friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,1
stale and uninspired,only about as sexy and dangerous as an actress in a role that reminds at every turn of elizabeth berkley's flopping dolphin-gasm,0
on the whole the movie lacks wit feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality,on the whole the movie lacks wit feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality,1
i admire it and yet cannot recommend it because it overstays its natural running time,i admire it and yet cannot recommend it because it overstays its natural running time,1
while you have to admit it's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out " when you're a jet you're a jet all the way " it's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to " tonight ",none of this so-called satire has any sting to it as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally to some extent warmed up to him,0
forgettable if good-hearted movie,the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it doesn't make any sense,0
while the humor aspects of 'jason x' were far more entertaining than i had expected everything else about the film tanks,while the humor aspects of 'jason x' were far more entertaining than i had expected everything else about the film tanks,1
all of the elements are in place for a great film noir but director george hickenlooper's approach to the material is too upbeat,vera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them,0
an ill-conceived jumble that's not scary not smart and not engaging,an ill-conceived jumble that's not scary not smart and not engaging,1
this is rote spookiness with nary an original idea ( or role or edit or score or anything really ) in sight and the whole of the proceedings beg the question 'why ? ',herzog is obviously looking for a moral to his fable but the notion that a strong unified showing among germany and eastern european jews might have changed 20th-century history is undermined by ahola's inadequate performance,0
you wonder why enough wasn't just a music video rather than a full-length movie,a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions,0
how do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ? on the evidence before us the answer is clear : not easily and in the end not well enough,'carente de imaginación mal dirigida peor actuada y sin un ápice de romance es una verdadera pérdida de tiempo y dinero',0
the master of disguise is awful it's pauly shore awful don't say you weren't warned,the master of disguise is awful it's pauly shore awful don't say you weren't warned,1
instead of panoramic sweep kapur gives us episodic choppiness undermining the story's emotional thrust,instead of panoramic sweep kapur gives us episodic choppiness undermining the story's emotional thrust,1
the problem is not that it's all derivative because plenty of funny movies recycle old tropes the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material,the problem is not that it's all derivative because plenty of funny movies recycle old tropes the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material,1
pumpkin struts about with " courage " pinned to its huckster lapel while a yellow streak a mile wide decorates its back,comedy troupe broken lizard's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot,0
the sight of the name bruce willis brings to mind images of a violent battlefield action picture but the film has a lot more on its mind--maybe too much,the sight of the name bruce willis brings to mind images of a violent battlefield action picture but the film has a lot more on its mind--maybe too much,1
it isn't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie—if only it were that grand a failure it's just that it's so not-at-all-good and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch,it isn't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie—if only it were that grand a failure it's just that it's so not-at-all-good and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch,1
the film contains no good jokes no good scenes barely a moment when carvey's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment,the film contains no good jokes no good scenes barely a moment when carvey's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment,1
it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit,it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit,1
george hire a real director and good writers for the next installment please,george hire a real director and good writers for the next installment please,1
earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding,earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding,1
the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic,it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it,0
kapur's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself,kapur's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself,1
as we have come to learn -- as many times as we have fingers to count on -- jason is a killer who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit ' the filmmakers might want to look it up,one just waits grimly for the next shock without developing much attachment to the characters,0
i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art,yet another iteration of what's become one of the movies' creepiest conventions in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble teach and ultimately redeem their mentally " superior " friends family,0
when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,1
like so many other allegedly scary movies it gets so tangled up in the twist that it chokes the energy right out of the very audience it seeks to frighten,like so many other allegedly scary movies it gets so tangled up in the twist that it chokes the energy right out of the very audience it seeks to frighten,1
what begins as a seemingly brainless bubbly romantic comedy becomes a cliche-drenched melodrama by mid-film and by film's end a feminist action fantasy,it all unfolds predictably and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time providing no real sense of suspense,0
there seems to be no clear path as to where the story's going or how long it's going to take to get there,there seems to be no clear path as to where the story's going or how long it's going to take to get there,1
the only thing " swept away " is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time,the only thing " swept away " is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time,1
plays like john le carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders,the mantra behind the project seems to have been 'it's just a kids' flick ' translation : 'we don't need to try very hard ',0
it throws quirky characters odd situations and off-kilter dialogue at us all as if to say " look at this this is an interesting movie " but the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging,it throws quirky characters odd situations and off-kilter dialogue at us all as if to say " look at this this is an interesting movie " but the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging,1
this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary hmmm…might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener ?,like a three-ring circus there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable,0
this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks,this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks,1
jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder,jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder,1
by turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy,by turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy,1
harland williams is so funny in drag he should consider permanent sex-reassignment,harland williams is so funny in drag he should consider permanent sex-reassignment,1
a dreary indulgence,a dreary indulgence,1
an awful lot like one of [spears'] music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and worse that you have to pay if you want to see it,an awful lot like one of [spears'] music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and worse that you have to pay if you want to see it,1
there's no doubting that this is a highly ambitious and personal project for egoyan but it's also one that next to his best work feels clumsy and convoluted,there's no doubting that this is a highly ambitious and personal project for egoyan but it's also one that next to his best work feels clumsy and convoluted,1
the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored,spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen not screaming but yawning,0
don't expect any subtlety from this latest entry in the increasingly threadbare gross-out comedy cycle,deliberately and devotedly constructed far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect too neat and new pin-like too obviously a recreation to resonate,0
this is a throwaway junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself,this is a throwaway junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself,1
it's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,spain's greatest star wattage doesn't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy,0
the movie turns out to be [assayas'] homage to the gallic 'tradition of quality ' in all its fusty squareness,the movie turns out to be [assayas'] homage to the gallic 'tradition of quality ' in all its fusty squareness,1
the plan to make enough into ‘an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong,the plan to make enough into ‘an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong,1
a porn film without the sex scenes,to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake -- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw,0
a long dull procession of despair set to cello music culled from a minimalist funeral,judd's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women foolish choices for advice,0
there are touching moments in etoiles but for the most part this is a dull dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject,pretty much sucks but has a funny moment or two,0
it's not too fast and not too slow it's not too racy and it's not too offensive it's not too much of anything,it's not too fast and not too slow it's not too racy and it's not too offensive it's not too much of anything,1
nothing more than a mediocre trifle,if a few good men told us that we " can't handle the truth " than high crimes poetically states at one point in this movie that we " don't care about the truth ",0
much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad,much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad,1
enough trivializes an important crisis reduces it to an almost comic embarrassment,enough trivializes an important crisis reduces it to an almost comic embarrassment,1
it plays like a big-budget after-school special with a generous cast who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness,director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the " miami vice " checklist of power boats latin music and dog tracks he doesn't however deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash,0
its over-reliance on genre conventions character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops,its over-reliance on genre conventions character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops,1
in exactly 89 minutes most of which passed as slowly as if i'd been sitting naked on an igloo formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey,in exactly 89 minutes most of which passed as slowly as if i'd been sitting naked on an igloo formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey,1
priggish lethargically paced parable of renewal,short and sweet but also more than anything else slight… tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations,0
is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets ?,is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets ?,1
if damon and affleck attempt another project greenlight next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about,if damon and affleck attempt another project greenlight next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about,1
breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting,breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting,1
a good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance,a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence,0
schneidermeister makin' a fool of himself losin' his fan base,full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in,0
a disaster of a drama saved only by its winged assailants,a disaster of a drama saved only by its winged assailants,1
[screenwriter] pimental took the farrelly brothers comedy and feminized it but it is a rather poor imitation,[screenwriter] pimental took the farrelly brothers comedy and feminized it but it is a rather poor imitation,1
i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again,a dreary rip-off of goodfellas that serves as a muddled and offensive cautionary tale for hispanic americans,0
occasionally loud and offensive but more often it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma,it's the type of stunt the academy loves : a powerful political message stuffed into an otherwise mediocre film,0
another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing moldering pile of well extreme stunt pictures,another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing moldering pile of well extreme stunt pictures,1
there's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,there's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,1
observant intelligence constantly vies with pretension -- and sometimes plain wacky implausibility -- throughout maelstrom,observant intelligence constantly vies with pretension -- and sometimes plain wacky implausibility -- throughout maelstrom,1
it feels like very light errol morris focusing on eccentricity but failing ultimately to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs,it feels like very light errol morris focusing on eccentricity but failing ultimately to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs,1
a sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer," bad " is the operative word for " bad company " and i don't mean that in a good way,0
the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels the public is regrettably going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them,the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels the public is regrettably going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them,1
i loved looking at this movie i just didn't care as much for the story,i loved looking at this movie i just didn't care as much for the story,1
it's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,the tale of tok ( andy lau ) a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) the most legendary of asian hitmen is too scattershot to take hold,0
the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches isn't exactly endearing,shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story but you might want to think twice before booking passage,0
really dumb but occasionally really funny,really dumb but occasionally really funny,1
an entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,an entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,1
this movie is maddening it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought,this movie is maddening it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought,1
the whole affair is as predictable as can be,the whole affair is as predictable as can be,1
klein charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,klein charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,1
despite bearing the paramount imprint it's a bargain-basement european pickup what's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up wiser souls would have tactfully pretended not to see it and left it lying there,a muddled limp biscuit of a movie a vampire soap opera that doesn't make much sense even on its own terms,0
mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded as if circularity itself indicated profundity,[at least] moore is a real charmer,0
though it draws several decent laughs it's low-cal woody at best,though it draws several decent laughs it's low-cal woody at best,1
according to the script grant and bullock's characters are made for each other but you'd never guess that from the performances,according to the script grant and bullock's characters are made for each other but you'd never guess that from the performances,1
rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l a to that end they mock the kind of folks they don't understand ones they figure the power-lunchers don't care to understand either,0
the real question this movie poses is not 'who ? ' but 'why ? ',the real question this movie poses is not 'who ? ' but 'why ? ',1
while you have to admit it's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out " when you're a jet you're a jet all the way " it's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to " tonight ",while you have to admit it's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out " when you're a jet you're a jet all the way " it's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to " tonight ",1
the makers of divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood should offer a free ticket ( second prize of course two free tickets ) to anyone who can locate a genuinely honest moment in their movie,for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over no such thing is a big letdown,0
a real clunker a well-made thoughtful well-acted clunker but a clunker nonetheless,a real clunker a well-made thoughtful well-acted clunker but a clunker nonetheless,1
guy gets girl guy loses girl audience falls asleep,guy gets girl guy loses girl audience falls asleep,1
some motion pictures portray ultimate passion ; others create ultimate thrills men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic,with danilo donati's witty designs and dante spinotti's luscious cinematography this might have made a decent children's movie -- if only benigni hadn't insisted on casting himself in the title role,0
never does " lilo & stitch " reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past or even that of more recent successes such as " mulan " or " tarzan ",needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance,0
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,it's super- violent super-serious and super-stupid,0
instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid we get an ugly mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid we get an ugly mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,1
wait for it to hit cable,like those to rome all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn's breasts which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them,0
falls short in explaining the music and its roots,suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands,0
[gayton's script] telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience,if there's one thing this world needs less of it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam,0
the first fatal attraction was vile enough do we really need the tiger beat version ?,the first fatal attraction was vile enough do we really need the tiger beat version ?,1
a dreary incoherent self-indulgent mess of a movie in which a bunch of pompous windbags drone on inanely for two hours a cacophony of pretentious meaningless prattle,flotsam in the sea of moviemaking not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising,0
wins my vote for 'the 2002 enemy of cinema' award,wins my vote for 'the 2002 enemy of cinema' award,1
spirit is a visual treat and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards but it lacks a strong narrative,spirit is a visual treat and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards but it lacks a strong narrative,1
dense and enigmatic elusive stagy and stilted,dense and enigmatic elusive stagy and stilted,1
beyond a handful of mildly amusing lines there just isn't much to laugh at,for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout,0
seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr drew barrymore,an ugly pointless stupid movie,0
moretti plays giovanni a psychiatrist who predictably finds it difficult to sustain interest in his profession after the family tragedy too predictably in fact,a sensual performance from abbass buoys the flimsy story but her inner journey is largely unexplored and we're left wondering about this exotic-looking woman whose emotional depths are only hinted at,0
seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors,seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors,1
watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy it's sweet and fluffy at the time but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy it's sweet and fluffy at the time but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,1
k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension,a perfectly acceptable perfectly bland competently acted but by no means scary horror movie,0
plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread,birot's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with christophe honoré ) isn't so much bad as it is bland,0
calculated swill,frustratingly dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music,0
at first the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious but as the film goes on the joke wears thin,a surprisingly flat retread hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing,0
pitiful slapdash disaster a doa dud from frame one,pitiful slapdash disaster a doa dud from frame one,1
it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition,it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition,1
what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ?,what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ?,1
at 90 minutes this movie is short but it feels much longer,maybe you'll be lucky and there'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back,0
instead of letting the laughs come as they may lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank take your pick,the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than say ten make that three minutes,0
even in this less-than-magic kingdom reese rules,twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him big time,0
'god help us but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves ','god help us but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves ',1
despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development,despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development,1
elaborate special effects take centre screen so that the human story is pushed to one side,to the civilized mind a movie like ballistic : ecks vs sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement,0
[toback's] fondness for fancy split-screen stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard blends uneasily with the titillating material,[toback's] fondness for fancy split-screen stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard blends uneasily with the titillating material,1
bartleby is a one-joke movie and a bad joke at that,the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes drag the movie down,0
while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,don't expect any subtlety from this latest entry in the increasingly threadbare gross-out comedy cycle,0
it's the kind of movie you can't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch yet you can't bring yourself to dislike it,green might want to hang onto that ski mask as robbery may be the only way to pay for his next project,0
green ruins every single scene he's in and the film while it's not completely wreaked is seriously compromised by that,there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that don't care about being stupid,0
though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that's potentially moving the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama,though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that's potentially moving the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama,1
schaefer's determination to inject farcical raunch drowns out the promise of the romantic angle,chaotic self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at it's like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror,0
the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice,offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented,0
no reason for anyone to invest their hard-earned bucks into a movie which obviously didn't invest much into itself either,no reason for anyone to invest their hard-earned bucks into a movie which obviously didn't invest much into itself either,1
this follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric peter,this follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric peter,1
there may have been a good film in " trouble every day " but it is not what is on the screen,van wilder brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'comedy gag ' at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch,0
cox is far more concerned with aggrandizing madness not the man and the results might drive you crazy,an unintentional parody of every teen movie made in the last five years,0
too silly to take seriously,too silly to take seriously,1
sweet home alabama is one dumb movie but its stupidity is so relentlessly harmless that it almost wins you over in the end,sweet home alabama is one dumb movie but its stupidity is so relentlessly harmless that it almost wins you over in the end,1
just like the deli sandwich : lots of ham lots of cheese with a sickly sweet coating to disguise its excrescence until just after ( or during ) consumption of its second half,just like the deli sandwich : lots of ham lots of cheese with a sickly sweet coating to disguise its excrescence until just after ( or during ) consumption of its second half,1
toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick,the movie is a mess from start to finish,0
nothing more than four or five mild chuckles surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy,it's a deeply serious movie that cares passionately about its subject but too often becomes ponderous in its teaching of history or lost in the intricate connections and multiple timelines of its story,0
it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel with his brawny frame and cool composed delivery fits the bill perfectly,an uninspired preachy and clichéd war film,0
the gags and the script are a mixed bag,for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear,0
the essential problem in orange county is that having created an unusually vivid set of characters worthy of its strong cast the film flounders when it comes to giving them something to do,it's definitely not made for kids or their parents for that matter and i think even fans of sandler's comic taste may find it uninteresting,0
with a " spy kids " sequel opening next week why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a " snl " has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?,russell lacks the visual panache the comic touch and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features,0
it's got the brawn but not the brains,while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side longley's film lacks balance and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context,0
while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion lan yu never catches dramatic fire,while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion lan yu never catches dramatic fire,1
it virtually defines a comedy that's strongly mediocre with funny bits surfacing every once in a while,it virtually defines a comedy that's strongly mediocre with funny bits surfacing every once in a while,1
the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly executed idea,trailer park magnolia : too long too cutesy too sure of its own importance and possessed of that peculiar tension of being too dense & about nothing at all,0
[siegel] and co-writers lisa bazadona and grace woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie,feels haphazard as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot,0
a noble failure,a noble failure,1
the movie obviously seeks to re-create the excitement of such '50s flicks as jules verne's '20 000 leagues under the sea' and the george pal version of h g wells' 'the time machine ' but its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless,if this dud had been made in the '70s it would have been called the hills have antlers and played for about three weeks in drive-ins,0
unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script,fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references,0
" juwanna mann ? " no thanks wewannour money back actually," juwanna mann ? " no thanks wewannour money back actually,1
what will most likely turn out to be the most repellent movie of 2002,roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0
turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock,brosnan's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,0
there's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme,there's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme,1
the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison,the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison,1
a wildly inconsistent emotional experience,a wildly inconsistent emotional experience,1
unsurprisingly the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers instead of serious athletes,unsurprisingly the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers instead of serious athletes,1
a bizarre piece of work with premise and dialogue at the level of kids' television and plot threads as morose as teen pregnancy rape and suspected murder,a bizarre piece of work with premise and dialogue at the level of kids' television and plot threads as morose as teen pregnancy rape and suspected murder,1
very special effects brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality can't hide the giant achilles' heel in " stuart little 2 " : there's just no story folks,very special effects brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality can't hide the giant achilles' heel in " stuart little 2 " : there's just no story folks,1
gere gives a good performance in a film that doesn't merit it,gere gives a good performance in a film that doesn't merit it,1
the movie is essentially a series of fleetingly interesting actors' moments,the movie is essentially a series of fleetingly interesting actors' moments,1
what's missing is what we call the 'wow' factor,what's missing is what we call the 'wow' factor,1
too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,1
the movie succumbs to being nothing more than a formulaic chase in the dark,dismally dull sci-fi comedy,0
the cast has a high time but de broca has little enthusiasm for such antique pulp,the cast has a high time but de broca has little enthusiasm for such antique pulp,1
alex nohe's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl,alex nohe's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl,1
none of this is very original and it isn't particularly funny,none of this is very original and it isn't particularly funny,1
purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons,the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love lust and sin couldn't keep my attention,0
this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt it's the worst movie i've seen this summer,this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt it's the worst movie i've seen this summer,1
this ill-fitting tuxedo is strictly off-the-rack,we never feel anything for these characters and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity,0
when the plot kicks in the film loses credibility,when the plot kicks in the film loses credibility,1
the only thing to fear about " fear dot com " is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film,the only thing to fear about " fear dot com " is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film,1
the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,1
statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,1
it's not that waiting for happiness is a bad film because it isn't it's just incredibly dull,it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly i think ) for something fresh to say,0
the story touching though it is does not quite have enough emotional resonance or variety of incident to sustain a feature and even at 85 minutes it feels a bit long,the whole thing's fairly lame making it par for the course for disney sequels,0
enchanted with low-life tragedy and liberally seasoned with emotional outbursts what is sorely missing however is the edge of wild lunatic invention that we associate with cage's best acting,enchanted with low-life tragedy and liberally seasoned with emotional outbursts what is sorely missing however is the edge of wild lunatic invention that we associate with cage's best acting,1
don michael paul uses quick-cuts ( very ) large shadows and wide-angle shots taken from a distance to hide the liberal use of a body double ( for seagal ),if you collected all the moments of coherent dialogue they still wouldn't add up to the time required to boil a four- minute egg,0
egoyan's work often elegantly considers various levels of reality and uses shifting points of view but here he has constructed a film so labyrinthine that it defeats his larger purpose,to say analyze that is de niro's best film since meet the parents sums up the sad state of his recent career,0
halfway through the movie the humor dwindles it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,those who managed to avoid the deconstructionist theorizing of french philosopher jacques derrida in college can now take an 85-minute brush-up course with the documentary derrida or you can do something fun tonight,0
leaks treacle from every pore,leaks treacle from every pore,1
the locale remains far more interesting than the story at hand,the locale remains far more interesting than the story at hand,1
remember back when thrillers actually thrilled ? when the twist endings were actually surprising ? when the violence actually shocked ? when the heroes were actually under 40 ? sadly as blood work proves that was a long long time ago,remember back when thrillers actually thrilled ? when the twist endings were actually surprising ? when the violence actually shocked ? when the heroes were actually under 40 ? sadly as blood work proves that was a long long time ago,1
a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story,a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story,1
its story may be a thousand years old but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us ?,its story may be a thousand years old but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us ?,1
the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete as if the real story starts just around the corner,the dialogue is cumbersome the simpering soundtrack and editing more so,0
for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects the new star wars installment hasn't escaped the rut dug by the last one,for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects the new star wars installment hasn't escaped the rut dug by the last one,1
literally nothing in the pool is new but if you grew up on the stalker flicks of the 1980's this one should appease you for 90 minutes,literally nothing in the pool is new but if you grew up on the stalker flicks of the 1980's this one should appease you for 90 minutes,1
nothing about it fits,[carvey's] characters are both overplayed and exaggerated but then again subtlety has never been his trademark,0
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy,0
a trite psychological thriller designed to keep the audience guessing and guessing -- which is not to be confused with suspecting -- until it comes time to wrap things up and send the viewers home,a trite psychological thriller designed to keep the audience guessing and guessing -- which is not to be confused with suspecting -- until it comes time to wrap things up and send the viewers home,1
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few,the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few,1
i never thought i'd say this but i'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies,i never thought i'd say this but i'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies,1
doesn't deliver a great story nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films,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,0
i'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not nor will he be back,i'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not nor will he be back,1
a grating emaciated flick,a disaster of a drama saved only by its winged assailants,0
watching trouble every day at least if you don't know what's coming is like biting into what looks like a juicy delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms,watching trouble every day at least if you don't know what's coming is like biting into what looks like a juicy delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms,1
it's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground,the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny,0
what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent,aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,0
wallace gets a bit heavy handed with his message at times and has a visual flair that waxes poetic far too much for our taste,wallace gets a bit heavy handed with his message at times and has a visual flair that waxes poetic far too much for our taste,1
this director's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera,this director's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera,1
the master of disguise represents adam sandler's latest attempt to dumb down the universe,the master of disguise represents adam sandler's latest attempt to dumb down the universe,1
trailer park magnolia : too long too cutesy too sure of its own importance and possessed of that peculiar tension of being too dense & about nothing at all,trailer park magnolia : too long too cutesy too sure of its own importance and possessed of that peculiar tension of being too dense & about nothing at all,1
big fat liar is little more than home alone raised to a new self-deprecating level,big fat liar is little more than home alone raised to a new self-deprecating level,1
the colorful masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder,the colorful masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder,1
it becomes gimmicky instead of compelling " interview " loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into,it becomes gimmicky instead of compelling " interview " loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into,1
you might be shocked to discover that seinfeld's real life is boring,you might be shocked to discover that seinfeld's real life is boring,1
alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks,alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks,1
these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation,some stunning visuals -- and some staggeringly boring cinema,0
the lousy lead performances keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,the lousy lead performances keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,1
a restrained ribisi convinces as an italian though if ever a movie needed one of the actor's whiny jags to pump it up this has to be among the rare ones,a restrained ribisi convinces as an italian though if ever a movie needed one of the actor's whiny jags to pump it up this has to be among the rare ones,1
however sincere it may be the rising place never quite justifies its own existence,however sincere it may be the rising place never quite justifies its own existence,1
movies like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation how about surprising us by trying something new ?,movies like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation how about surprising us by trying something new ?,1
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes,staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce,0
a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep 'epic ',a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep 'epic ',1
a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes,a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes,1
bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly,chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama,0
murder by numbers just doesn't add up,murder by numbers just doesn't add up,1
there aren't many laughs in this interesting study of the cultural mores of georgian jews in tel aviv,are monsters born or made ?,0
the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment,the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment,1
an " o bruin where art thou ? " -style cross-country adventure it has sporadic bursts of liveliness some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack,the element of surprise might be the only thing femme fatale has going for it,0
haneke keeps us at arm's length guided more by intellect than heart his story flattens instead of sharpens,haneke keeps us at arm's length guided more by intellect than heart his story flattens instead of sharpens,1
it's also clear from the start that the transporter is running purely on adrenaline and once the initial high wears off the film's shortcomings start to shine through,it's also clear from the start that the transporter is running purely on adrenaline and once the initial high wears off the film's shortcomings start to shine through,1
well-meaning but inert,though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining,0
originality is sorely lacking,originality is sorely lacking,1
bang zoom it's actually pretty funny but in all the wrong places,not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks college flicks or even flicks in general it merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them,0
a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge the filmmakers' paws sad to say were all over this " un-bear-able " project,in its best moments resembles a bad high school production of grease without benefit of song,0
the scriptwriters are no less a menace to society than the film's characters,denis o'neill's script avoids the prime sports cliche a last-second goal to win the championship but it neglects few others,0
like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace mad love looks better than it feels,like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace mad love looks better than it feels,1
the story is lacking any real emotional impact and the plot is both contrived and cliched,the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships,0
hey everybody wanna watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped ? i didn't think so,hey everybody wanna watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped ? i didn't think so,1
while holm is terrific as both men and hjejle quite appealing the film fails to make the most out of the intriguing premise,clayburgh and tambor are charming performers ; neither of them deserves eric schaeffer,0
die another day is only intermittently entertaining but it's hard not to be a sucker for its charms or perhaps it's just impossible not to feel nostalgia for movies you grew up with,die another day is only intermittently entertaining but it's hard not to be a sucker for its charms or perhaps it's just impossible not to feel nostalgia for movies you grew up with,1
there's little to recommend snow dogs unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity,being author wells' great-grandson you'd think filmmaker simon wells would have more reverence for the material but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film,0
an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas,an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas,1
a mawkish implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison,a mawkish implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison,1
there's some outrageously creative action in the transporter [b]ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman,turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0
this movie is so bad that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad,for all the complications it's all surprisingly predictable,0
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin,an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength,0
the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,1
an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything remotely probing or penetrating,go girls right down the reality drain,0
for the most part the ingredients are there but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck's film from coming together,for the most part the ingredients are there but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck's film from coming together,1
combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time beck seems to be under the illusion that he's shooting the latest system of a down video,skip this dreck rent animal house and go back to the source,0
instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized,suffers from all the excesses of the genre,0
it's a grab bag of genres that don't add up to a whole lot of sense,it's a grab bag of genres that don't add up to a whole lot of sense,1
earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner,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,0
at times the movie looks genuinely pretty your nightmares on the other hand will be anything but not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow,its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered,0
more precious than perspicacious,the film virtually chokes on its own self-consciousness,0
guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it's not scary in the slightest,a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen the fabulous stains crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential,0
the dialogue is cumbersome the simpering soundtrack and editing more so,the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humour and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion,0
why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ? wouldn't one about their famous dad author of death in venice etc be more valuable ?,neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment still it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered,0
the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial,the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial,1
how i killed my father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you're watching an iceberg melt -- only it never melts,what happened with pluto nash ? how did it ever get made ?,0
culkin turns his character into what is basically an anti-harry potter -- right down to the gryffindor scarf,to better understand why this didn't connect with me would require another viewing and i won't be sitting through this one again that in itself is commentary enough,0
[director] byler may yet have a great movie in him but charlotte sometimes is only half of one,[director] byler may yet have a great movie in him but charlotte sometimes is only half of one,1
to the vast majority of more casual filmgoers it will probably be a talky bore,predictably melodramatic,0
once the audience figure out what's being said the filmmaker's relative passivity will make it tough for them to really care,once the audience figure out what's being said the filmmaker's relative passivity will make it tough for them to really care,1
it showcases carvey's talent for voices but not nearly enough and not without taxing every drop of one's patience to get to the good stuff,it showcases carvey's talent for voices but not nearly enough and not without taxing every drop of one's patience to get to the good stuff,1
it's fitfully funny but never really takes off,for all its surface frenzy high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view so little to offer,0
somewhere in the middle the film compels as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems but the field of roughage dominates,somewhere in the middle the film compels as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems but the field of roughage dominates,1
if this is the danish idea of a good time prospective tourists might want to consider a different destination -- some jolly country embroiled in a bloody civil war perhaps,if this is the danish idea of a good time prospective tourists might want to consider a different destination -- some jolly country embroiled in a bloody civil war perhaps,1
soderbergh seems capable only of delivering artfully lighted earnest inquiries that lack the kind of genuine depth that would make them redeemable,one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers and circles it obsessively without making contact,0
after seeing swept away i feel sorry for madonna,after seeing swept away i feel sorry for madonna,1
cattaneo should have followed the runaway success of his first film the full monty with something different,cattaneo should have followed the runaway success of his first film the full monty with something different,1
the movie's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan thinly sketched story killing time that's all that's going on here,seems like someone going through the motions,0
a bizarre piece of work with premise and dialogue at the level of kids' television and plot threads as morose as teen pregnancy rape and suspected murder,it doesn't quite deserve the gong but there are more fascinating acts than " confessions of a dangerous mind ",0
it's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain,what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety,0
the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card,the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card,1
sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they'd need a shower,sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they'd need a shower,1
a road trip that will get you thinking 'are we there yet ? ',too long and larded with exposition this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community,0
it's all gratuitous before long as if schwentke were fulfilling a gross-out quota for an anticipated audience demographic instead of shaping the material to fit the story,it's all gratuitous before long as if schwentke were fulfilling a gross-out quota for an anticipated audience demographic instead of shaping the material to fit the story,1
cliches are as thick as the cigarette smoke,its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers,0
show me the mugging,so routine familiar and predictable it raises the possibility that it wrote itself as a newly automated final draft computer program,0
while [hill] has learned new tricks the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film,while [hill] has learned new tricks the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film,1
so lazy and slipshod it confuses the mere flashing of kinky soft-core imagery with naughty fun,a glossy knock-off of a b-movie revenge flick,0
i was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness,i admire it and yet cannot recommend it because it overstays its natural running time,0
a sentimental mess that never rings true,a sentimental mess that never rings true,1
cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success but neglects to add the magic that made it all work,though the film is well-intentioned one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable,0
without the dark spookiness of crystal lake camp the horror concept completely loses its creepy menace,how anyone over the age of 2 can stomach the touchy-feely message this preachy produce promotes is beyond us,0
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 doesn't do a load of good,a passable romantic comedy in need of another couple of passes through the word processor,0
there's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television,there's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television,1
aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by dustin hoffman that is revelatory,any film that doesn't even in passing mention political prisoners poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss,0
tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films : young is cool and too young is too cool,tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films : young is cool and too young is too cool,1
a high-minded snoozer,a recipe for cinematic disaster part quentin tarantino part guy ritchie and part 1960s spy spoof it's all bad,0
a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director tom dey had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and for that matter shrek ),juliette binoche's sand is vivacious but it's hard to sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile,0
if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape in his latest he'd have them mate,what an embarrassment,0
if you believe any of this i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday,the great pity is that those responsible didn't cut their losses – and ours – and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash and send it to its proper home,0
the densest distillation of roberts' movies ever made,the densest distillation of roberts' movies ever made,1
limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very very slowly,solaris is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh's best films " erin brockovich " " out of sight " and " ocean's eleven " never were,0
a ragbag of promising ideas and failed narrative of good acting and plain old bad filmmaking,a ragbag of promising ideas and failed narrative of good acting and plain old bad filmmaking,1
feels familiar and tired,grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized out of character and logically porous action set pieces,0
ihops don't pile on this much syrup,dolman confines himself to shtick and sentimentality -- the one bald and the other sloppy,0
when the painted backdrops in a movie are more alive than its characters you know you're in trouble,director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama,0
'[hopkins]doesn't so much phone in his performance as fax it no even that's too committed he gets his secretary to fax it ",it's too long too repetitive and takes way too many years to resolve to be a total winner,0
a film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not,responsável direto pelo fracasso 'artístico' de doce lar o roteirista c jay cox não consegue sequer aproveitar os pouquíssimos momentos em que escapa da mediocridade,0
at three hours and with very little story or character development there is plenty of room for editing and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue,at three hours and with very little story or character development there is plenty of room for editing and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue,1
the film's hackneyed message is not helped by the thin characterizations nonexistent plot and pretentious visual style,the film's hackneyed message is not helped by the thin characterizations nonexistent plot and pretentious visual style,1
certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike eight crazy nights is a total misfire,certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike eight crazy nights is a total misfire,1
despite its title amy's orgasm is not a porno though it is as tedious as one,being unique doesn't necessarily equate to being good no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke,0
time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool " clockstoppers " but that doesn't mean it still won't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool " clockstoppers " but that doesn't mean it still won't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,1
those unfamiliar with mormon traditions may find the singles ward occasionally bewildering,it delivers some chills and sustained unease but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning,0
a dreary indulgence,a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been,0
a major waste generic,a major waste generic,1
too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing,the result is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,0
it should be mentioned that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit so i just did,it should be mentioned that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit so i just did,1
the most horrific movie experience i've had since " can't stop the music " it may as well be called " jar-jar binks : the movie " it's that painful,i'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,0
a standard police-oriented drama that were it not for de niro's participation would have likely wound up a tnt original,a standard police-oriented drama that were it not for de niro's participation would have likely wound up a tnt original,1
there's plenty of style in guillermo del toro's sequel to the 1998 hit but why do we need 117 minutes to tell a tale that simply can't sustain more than 90 minutes,there's plenty of style in guillermo del toro's sequel to the 1998 hit but why do we need 117 minutes to tell a tale that simply can't sustain more than 90 minutes,1
the last three narcissists left on earth compete for each others' affections,there may have been a good film in " trouble every day " but it is not what is on the screen,0
somehow we're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world don fatigues and become g i jane,somehow we're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world don fatigues and become g i jane,1
halfway through however having sucked dry the undead action flick formula blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,a great idea becomes a not-great movie,0
imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off only to switch to a mix of the shining the thing and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s,imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off only to switch to a mix of the shining the thing and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s,1
as much as i laughed throughout the movie i cannot mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment or even performance art although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,contrived pastiche of caper clichés,0
collateral damage is despite its alleged provocation post-9/11 an antique in the end as are its star its attitude and its obliviousness,if you're really renting this you're not interested in discretion in your entertainment choices you're interested in anne geddes john grisham and thomas kincaid,0
ultimately feels like just one more in the long line of films this year about the business of making movies,ultimately feels like just one more in the long line of films this year about the business of making movies,1
it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots,it's the kind of movie you can't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch yet you can't bring yourself to dislike it,0
the soupy end result has the odd distinction of being playful without being fun too,the soupy end result has the odd distinction of being playful without being fun too,1
the work of an exhausted desiccated talent who can't get out of his own way,the work of an exhausted desiccated talent who can't get out of his own way,1
no surprises,flaccid drama and exasperatingly slow journey,0
this film looks like it was produced in 1954 shelved for 48 years and repackaged for a 2002 audience,this is sandler running on empty repeating what he's already done way too often,0
the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving,the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving,1
it is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause,0
as spent screen series go star trek : nemesis is even more suggestive of a 65th class reunion mixer where only eight surviving members show up -- and there's nothing to drink,thriller directorial debut for traffic scribe gaghan has all the right parts but the pieces don't quite fit together,0
a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done except maybe for the last 15 minutes which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine,a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting shooting or post-production stages,0
for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout,ihops don't pile on this much syrup,0
one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced,one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced,1
while solondz tries and tries hard storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket,while van wilder may not be the worst national lampoon film it's far from being this generation's animal house,0
the good and different idea [of middle-aged romance] is not handled well and except for the fine star performances there is little else to recommend " never again ",the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off,0
was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz ?,if deuces wild had been tweaked up a notch it would have become a camp adventure one of those movies that's so bad it starts to become good but it wasn't,0
the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l a to that end they mock the kind of folks they don't understand ones they figure the power-lunchers don't care to understand either,the merchant-ivory team continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0
a frantic search for laughs with a hit-to-miss ratio that doesn't exactly favour the audience,a frantic search for laughs with a hit-to-miss ratio that doesn't exactly favour the audience,1
the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year,the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year,1
its over-reliance on genre conventions character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops,it's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational and yet it's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff,0
when the fire burns out we've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails,the premise of " abandon " holds promise but its delivery is a complete mess,0
with recent tensions rekindled by the kathleen soliah trial and the upcoming trial of sla members emily and william harris not to mention sept 11 its difficult these days to appreciate fire's bright side,well-shot but badly written tale set in a future ravaged by dragons,0
like showgirls and glitter the most entertaining moments here are unintentional,an unimaginative nasty glibly cynical piece of work,0
'linklater fans or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project ','linklater fans or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project ',1
it's a brilliant honest performance by nicholson but the film is an agonizing bore except when the fantastic kathy bates turns up bravado kathy,it's obvious [je-gyu is] trying for poetry ; what he gets instead has all the lyricism of a limerick scrawled in a public restroom,0
neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn,neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn,1
a well acted and well intentioned snoozer,a well acted and well intentioned snoozer,1
a film with a great premise but only a great premise,a film with a great premise but only a great premise,1
observant intelligence constantly vies with pretension -- and sometimes plain wacky implausibility -- throughout maelstrom,de niro and mcdormand give solid performances but their screen time is sabotaged by the story's inability to create interest,0
since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller you know death is lurking around the corner just waiting to spoil things,since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller you know death is lurking around the corner just waiting to spoil things,1
a didactic and dull documentary glorifying software anarchy,do not see this film,0
i'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here,in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of outrageous gags,0
a fitfully amusing romp that if nothing else will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star frankie muniz,a fitfully amusing romp that if nothing else will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star frankie muniz,1
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout this is the one,if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout this is the one,1
tennessee williams by way of oprah's book club,tennessee williams by way of oprah's book club,1
why spend $9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby ?,why spend $9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby ?,1
part comedy part drama the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole,takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny,0
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,1
if there was any doubt that peter o'fallon didn't have an original bone in his body a rumor of angels should dispel it,mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor,0
nothing here seems as funny as it did in analyze this not even joe viterelli as de niro's right-hand goombah,nothing here seems as funny as it did in analyze this not even joe viterelli as de niro's right-hand goombah,1
it's a sometimes interesting remake that doesn't compare to the brilliant original,chai's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack,0
while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey,what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature,0
the movie is a mess from start to finish,an odd haphazard and inconsequential romantic comedy,0
according to the script grant and bullock's characters are made for each other but you'd never guess that from the performances,too close to phantom menace for comfort,0
the story has its redundancies and the young actors not very experienced are sometimes inexpressive,the story has its redundancies and the young actors not very experienced are sometimes inexpressive,1
a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,1
oversexed at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty female and single,oversexed at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty female and single,1
silly humbuggery,silly humbuggery,1
the narrative is so consistently unimaginative that probably the only way to have saved the film is with the aid of those wisecracking mystery science theater 3000 guys,the narrative is so consistently unimaginative that probably the only way to have saved the film is with the aid of those wisecracking mystery science theater 3000 guys,1
a depraved incoherent instantly disposable piece of hackery,sheridan smoothes over sources of conflict that could have lent the film a bit more depth,0
most of the supporting characters in eastwood films are weak as are most of the subplots this one's weaker than most,comes uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief,0
[evans is] a fascinating character and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie,lacks heart depth and most of all purpose,0
terminally brain dead production,terminally brain dead production,1
a bit too eager to please,yes 4ever is harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to spirited away ?,0
the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative,the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative,1
unspeakable of course barely begins to describe the plot and its complications vulgar is too optimistic a title,birot is a competent enough filmmaker but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it,0
blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic extreme-sports adventure but ends up more of a creaky " pretty woman " retread with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought,from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast bartleby squanders as much as it gives out,0
shadyac shoots his film like an m night shyamalan movie and he frequently maintains the same snail's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension,shadyac shoots his film like an m night shyamalan movie and he frequently maintains the same snail's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension,1
according to wendigo 'nature' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves,according to wendigo 'nature' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves,1
directed by kevin bray whose crisp framing edgy camera work and wholesale ineptitude with acting tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut,the lousy lead performances keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,0
the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,1
what little grace [rifkin's] tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics,what little grace [rifkin's] tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics,1
the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots,i can't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies,0
barely manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest your imagination your empathy or anything really save your disgust and your indifference,barely manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest your imagination your empathy or anything really save your disgust and your indifference,1
the cast has a high time but de broca has little enthusiasm for such antique pulp,[i]t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context but barbershop isn't as funny as it should be,0
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 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,1
the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ),the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ),1
what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting macabre sets and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,succumbs to the same kind of maudlin sentimental mysticism that mars the touched by an angel school of non-god spiritual-uplift movies,0
it leers offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject,the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime one that brings military courtroom dramas down very very low,0
just like the deli sandwich : lots of ham lots of cheese with a sickly sweet coating to disguise its excrescence until just after ( or during ) consumption of its second half,this tuxedo should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,0
the movie directed by mick jackson leaves no cliche unturned from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting,largely a for-fans artifact,0
neither revelatory nor truly edgy--merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored,though impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture it too is a bomb,0
[a] poorly executed comedy,[a] poorly executed comedy,1
one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation,the episodic film makes valid points about the depersonalization of modern life but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored,0
about as cutting-edge as pet rock : the movie,director uwe boll and writer robert dean klein fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out cannot overcome blah characters,0
an ugly revolting movie,an ugly revolting movie,1
a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women,interesting but not compelling,0
sometimes fond memories should stay in the past : a lesson this film teaches all too well,a film that suffers because of its many excesses,0
'es en verdad una pena que mandoki esté realizando cintas tan malas desde hace algún tiempo pues talento tiene pero quién sabe dónde lo tiene escondido ','es en verdad una pena que mandoki esté realizando cintas tan malas desde hace algún tiempo pues talento tiene pero quién sabe dónde lo tiene escondido ',1
pc stability notwithstanding the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat fairy-tale conclusion,the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about,0
certainly beautiful to look at but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic,certainly beautiful to look at but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic,1
it was a dark and stormy night,it was a dark and stormy night,1
an unsophisticated sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously,even the imaginative gore can't hide the musty scent of todd farmer's screenplay which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship,0
walter hill's pulpy stylized boxing melodrama undisputed nearly overcomes its questionable in-the-ring match-up with solid fight choreography and gritty prison authenticity,walter hill's pulpy stylized boxing melodrama undisputed nearly overcomes its questionable in-the-ring match-up with solid fight choreography and gritty prison authenticity,1
remember back when thrillers actually thrilled ? when the twist endings were actually surprising ? when the violence actually shocked ? when the heroes were actually under 40 ? sadly as blood work proves that was a long long time ago,rumor a muddled drama about coming to terms with death feels impersonal almost generic,0
less worrying about covering all the drama in frida's life and more time spent exploring her process of turning pain into art would have made this a superior movie,less worrying about covering all the drama in frida's life and more time spent exploring her process of turning pain into art would have made this a superior movie,1
no charm no laughs no fun no reason to watch,this sort of cute and cloying material is far from zhang's forte and it shows,0
lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned,lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned,1
muddled trashy and incompetent,episode ii-- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,0
mostly shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint or a sense of humor,it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0
a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification,if somebody was bored and decided to make a dull pretentious version of jesus' son they'd come up with something like bart freundlich's world traveler,0
it's not a bad plot ; but unfortunately the movie is nowhere near as refined as all the classic dramas it borrows from,a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman,0
just because a walk to remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts doesn't mean it's good enough for our girls,while it's all quite tasteful to look at the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own,0
the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds,to the vast majority of more casual filmgoers it will probably be a talky bore,0
as a hybrid teen thriller and murder mystery murder by numbers fits the profile too closely,as a hybrid teen thriller and murder mystery murder by numbers fits the profile too closely,1
consider the title's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept,consider the title's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept,1
before long the film starts playing like general hospital crossed with a saturday night live spoof of dog day afternoon,just about all of the film is confusing on one level or another making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be,0
distances you by throwing out so many red herrings so many false scares that the genuine ones barely register,hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like but overall the halloween series has lost its edge,0
don't expect any subtlety from this latest entry in the increasingly threadbare gross-out comedy cycle,don't expect any subtlety from this latest entry in the increasingly threadbare gross-out comedy cycle,1
one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout but a hundred of them can be numbing proof of this is ballistic : ecks vs sever,the stripped-down approach does give the film a certain timeless quality but the measured pace and lack of dramatic inflection can also seem tedious,0
it's splash without the jokes,the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete as if the real story starts just around the corner,0
some actors steal scenes tom green just gives them a bad odor this self-infatuated goofball is far from the only thing wrong with the clumsy comedy stealing harvard but he's the most obvious one,some actors steal scenes tom green just gives them a bad odor this self-infatuated goofball is far from the only thing wrong with the clumsy comedy stealing harvard but he's the most obvious one,1
this is a movie filled with unlikable spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least,this is a movie filled with unlikable spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least,1
its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs the man in the iron mask and the musketeer,its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs the man in the iron mask and the musketeer,1
a mild reluctant thumbs down,a mild reluctant thumbs down,1
it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge,it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge,1
this is cruel misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy,this is cruel misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy,1
strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild,ultimately the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad and the too-frosty exterior ms paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability,0
the ending doesn't work but most of the movie works so well i'm almost recommending it anyway -- maybe not to everybody but certainly to people with a curiosity about how a movie can go very right and then step wrong,as elegantly crafted as it often is anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that hampered by an undeveloped script ultimately pulls up lame,0
such a fine idea for a film and such a stultifying lifeless execution,[davis] has a bright chipper style that keeps things moving while never quite managing to connect her wish-fulfilling characters to the human race,0
the gantzes' interviews tend to let the guys off the hook,the gantzes' interviews tend to let the guys off the hook,1
can't kick about the assembled talent and the russos show genuine promise as comic filmmakers still this thing feels flimsy and ephemeral,can't kick about the assembled talent and the russos show genuine promise as comic filmmakers still this thing feels flimsy and ephemeral,1
uncertain in tone a garbled exercise in sexual politics a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things,ultimately this is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay,0
just how extreme are these ops ? i regret to report that these ops are just not extreme enough,although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful,0
what puzzles me is the lack of emphasis on music in britney spears' first movie,what puzzles me is the lack of emphasis on music in britney spears' first movie,1
nothing sticks really except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad sordid universe of guns drugs avarice and damaged dreams,it's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey,0
there's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong this is an hour and a half of daydreaming,there's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong this is an hour and a half of daydreaming,1
[t]hose same extremes prevent us from taking its message seriously and the stepford wives mentality doesn't work in a modern context,when your subject is illusion versus reality shouldn't the reality seem at least passably real ?,0
julie davis is the kathie lee gifford of film directors sadly proving once again ego doesn't always go hand in hand with talent,julie davis is the kathie lee gifford of film directors sadly proving once again ego doesn't always go hand in hand with talent,1
essentially a collection of bits -- and they're all naughty,essentially a collection of bits -- and they're all naughty,1
smothered by its own solemnity,smothered by its own solemnity,1
anyone who gets chills from movies with giant plot holes will find plenty to shake and shiver about in 'the ring ',the ending doesn't work but most of the movie works so well i'm almost recommending it anyway -- maybe not to everybody but certainly to people with a curiosity about how a movie can go very right and then step wrong,0
a processed comedy chop suey,completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i'm not sure could be a single iota worse a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage,0
the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent meandering and sometimes dry plot,real-life strongman ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders,0
a by-the-numbers effort that won't do much to enhance the franchise,a by-the-numbers effort that won't do much to enhance the franchise,1
i can imagine this movie as a b&w british comedy circa 1960 with peter sellers kenneth williams et al but at this time with this cast this movie is hopeless,a lackluster unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j m barrie's peter pan,0
the spalding gray equivalent of a teen gross-out comedy,the spalding gray equivalent of a teen gross-out comedy,1
they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening afraid of the bad reviews they thought they'd earn they were right,coarse cliched and clunky this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock,0
hopefully it'll be at the dollar theatres by the time christmas rolls around wait to see it then,one big blustery movie where nothing really happens when it comes out on video then it's the perfect cure for insomnia,0
this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering instead it'll only put you to sleep,there is more than one joke about putting the toilet seat down and that should tell you everything you need to know about all the queen's men,0
the overall effect is less like a children's movie than a recruitment film for future hollywood sellouts,oedekerk wrote patch adams for which he should not be forgiven why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote directed starred and produced -- is beyond me,0
drags along in a dazed and enervated drenched-in-the- past numbness,drags along in a dazed and enervated drenched-in-the- past numbness,1
the result is good gossip entertainingly delivered yet with a distinctly musty odour its expiry date long gone,the result is good gossip entertainingly delivered yet with a distinctly musty odour its expiry date long gone,1
there's more scatological action in 8 crazy nights than a proctologist is apt to encounter in an entire career,despite some strong performances never rises above the level of a telanovela,0
scherfig who has had a successful career in tv tackles more than she can handle,not so much farcical as sour,0
director roger michell does so many of the little things right that it's difficult not to cuss him out severely for bungling the big stuff,director roger michell does so many of the little things right that it's difficult not to cuss him out severely for bungling the big stuff,1
this dramatically shaky contest of wills only reiterates the old hollywood saw : evil is interesting and good is boring,just a string of stale gags with no good inside dope and no particular bite,0
a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it's sort of true and it's sort of bogus and it's ho-hum all the way through,this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong's john woo he's not good with people,0
it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen,it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen,1
watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt as if you were paying dues for good books unread fine music never heard,watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt as if you were paying dues for good books unread fine music never heard,1
despite the surface attractions -- conrad l hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything,the film's trailer also looked like crap so crap is what i was expecting,0
after you laugh once ( maybe twice ) you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,a superfluous sequel plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find,0
a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture we can tell what it is supposed to be but can't really call it a work of art,a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture we can tell what it is supposed to be but can't really call it a work of art,1
overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste,don't hate el crimen del padre amaro because it's anti-catholic hate it because it's lousy,0
a lot of talent is wasted in this crass low-wattage endeavor,a lot of talent is wasted in this crass low-wattage endeavor,1
an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer's previous collaboration miss congeniality,sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they'd need a shower,0
except for paymer as the boss who ultimately expresses empathy for bartleby's pain the performances are so stylized as to be drained of human emotion,you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0
looks like a high school film project completed the day before it was due,it virtually defines a comedy that's strongly mediocre with funny bits surfacing every once in a while,0
mattei so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on well love in the time of money,mattei so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on well love in the time of money,1
the longer the movie goes the worse it gets but it's actually pretty good in the first few minutes,it's a bad sign when you're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects' deaths just so the documentary will be over but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0
director carl franklin so crisp and economical in one false move bogs down in genre cliches here,in the end the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived as if we're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses,0
all prints of this film should be sent to and buried on pluto,obviously a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,0
a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung but explains its characters' decisions only unsatisfactorily,waydowntown may not be an important movie or even a good one but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway,0
pumpkin struts about with " courage " pinned to its huckster lapel while a yellow streak a mile wide decorates its back,pumpkin struts about with " courage " pinned to its huckster lapel while a yellow streak a mile wide decorates its back,1
it showcases carvey's talent for voices but not nearly enough and not without taxing every drop of one's patience to get to the good stuff,it's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness,0
the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip the end result is a film that's neither,the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip the end result is a film that's neither,1
it never rises to its clever what-if concept,i walked away not really know who " they " were what " they " looked like why " they " were here and what " they " wanted and quite honestly i didn't care,0
the element of surprise might be the only thing femme fatale has going for it,the element of surprise might be the only thing femme fatale has going for it,1
dull lifeless and amateurishly assembled,dull lifeless and amateurishly assembled,1
unlike his directorial efforts la femme nikita and the professional the transporter lacks besson's perspective as a storyteller,it's sincere to a fault but unfortunately not very compelling or much fun,0
boy has this franchise ever run out of gas,boy has this franchise ever run out of gas,1
what [frei] gives us is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,what [frei] gives us is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1
there's an admirable rigor to jimmy's relentless anger and to the script's refusal of a happy ending but as those monologues stretch on and on you realize there's no place for this story to go but down,there's an admirable rigor to jimmy's relentless anger and to the script's refusal of a happy ending but as those monologues stretch on and on you realize there's no place for this story to go but down,1
hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction and even then his tone retains a genteel prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound,hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction and even then his tone retains a genteel prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound,1
the movie is obviously a labour of love so howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted,the movie is obviously a labour of love so howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted,1
the notion of deleting emotion from people even in an advanced prozac nation is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,the notion of deleting emotion from people even in an advanced prozac nation is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,1
there's no mistaking the fact that this hybrid misses the impact of the disney classic and even that of the excellent 1934 mgm version,there's no mistaking the fact that this hybrid misses the impact of the disney classic and even that of the excellent 1934 mgm version,1
the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,1
the stripped-down approach does give the film a certain timeless quality but the measured pace and lack of dramatic inflection can also seem tedious,the stripped-down approach does give the film a certain timeless quality but the measured pace and lack of dramatic inflection can also seem tedious,1
as crimes go writer-director michael kalesniko's how to kill your neighbor's dog is slight but unendurable,it's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0
like all abstract art the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all,like all abstract art the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all,1
when [de palma's] bad he's really bad and femme fatale ranks with the worst he has done,when [de palma's] bad he's really bad and femme fatale ranks with the worst he has done,1
the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned,feels strangely hollow at its emotional core,0
de niro cries you'll cry for your money back,de niro cries you'll cry for your money back,1
this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn,the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter 'uhhh ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie,0
a movie that seems motivated more by a desire to match mortarboards with dead poets society and good will hunting than by its own story,it's like an all-star salute to disney's cheesy commercialism,0
the entire movie is in need of a scented bath,a 94-minute travesty of unparalleled proportions writer-director parker seems to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0
a soggy cliche-bound epic-horror yarn that ends up being even dumber than its title,dragonfly has no atmosphere no tension -- nothing but costner flailing away it's a buggy drag,0
verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action tedium for thrills,although there are several truly jolting scares there's also an abundance of hackneyed dialogue and more silly satanic business than you can shake a severed limb at,0
evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,1
with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids there's not enough intelligence wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd,with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids there's not enough intelligence wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd,1
too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility,too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility,1
in a 102-minute film aaliyah gets at most 20 minutes of screen time most viewers will wish there had been more of the " queen " and less of the " damned ",in a 102-minute film aaliyah gets at most 20 minutes of screen time most viewers will wish there had been more of the " queen " and less of the " damned ",1
it's drab it's uninteresting it squanders chan's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander jennifer love hewitt,wasabi is slight fare indeed with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly ( like one of hubert's punches ) but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn,0
a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange the fact that it isn't very good is almost beside the point,a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange the fact that it isn't very good is almost beside the point,1
eventually they will have a showdown but by then your senses are as mushy as peas and you don't care who fires the winning shot,take away all the cliches and the carbon copy scenes from every drug movie we've seen and all you have left are john leguizamo's cool jackets,0
i spy is an embarrassment a monotonous disjointed jumble of borrowed plot points and situations it's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun,i spy is an embarrassment a monotonous disjointed jumble of borrowed plot points and situations it's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun,1
safe conduct however ambitious and well-intentioned fails to hit the entertainment bull's-eye,breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting,0
the country bears has no scenes that will upset or frighten young viewers unfortunately there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them either,i'm not saying that ice age doesn't have some fairly pretty pictures but there's not enough substance in the story to actually give them life,0
two-bit potboiler,those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking,0
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,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,1
this pathetic junk is barely an hour long nevertheless it still seems endless,this pathetic junk is barely an hour long nevertheless it still seems endless,1
an incredibly heavy-handed manipulative dud that feels all too familiar,an incredibly heavy-handed manipulative dud that feels all too familiar,1
[two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now,like its parade of predecessors this halloween is a gory slash-fest it can't escape its past and it doesn't want to,0
aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,1
hart's war seems to want to be a character study but apparently can't quite decide which character,hart's war seems to want to be a character study but apparently can't quite decide which character,1
it never quite makes it to the boiling point but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,it never quite makes it to the boiling point but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,1
[a] crushing disappointment,[a] crushing disappointment,1
you'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,you'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,1
unlikable uninteresting unfunny and completely utterly inept,unlikable uninteresting unfunny and completely utterly inept,1
its message has merit and in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack might have made a point or two regarding life,its message has merit and in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack might have made a point or two regarding life,1
below is well below expectations,this is surely one of the most frantic virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio,0
to portray modern women the way director davis has done is just unthinkable,to portray modern women the way director davis has done is just unthinkable,1
expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse turning into a black hole of dullness from which no interesting concept can escape,expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse turning into a black hole of dullness from which no interesting concept can escape,1
a potentially good comic premise and excellent cast are terribly wasted,the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress even though her talent is supposed to be growing,0
the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled,swinging the film makes it seem is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit or intelligent,0
some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling,some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling,1
offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs a sad sitcom of a movie largely devoid of charm,desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats,0
deserving of its critical backlash and more,meandering sub-aquatic mess : it's so bad it's good but only if you slide in on a freebie,0
amazingly lame,it's impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0
i'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not nor will he be back,there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending,0
will undoubtedly play well in european markets where mr besson is a brand name and in asia where ms shu is an institution but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic,will undoubtedly play well in european markets where mr besson is a brand name and in asia where ms shu is an institution but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic,1
an awful movie that will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers,an awful movie that will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers,1
make no mistake ivans xtc is a mess,the problems of the people in love in the time of money are hardly specific to their era they just have problems which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way,0
some episodes work some don't,some episodes work some don't,1
a low-rent retread of the alien pictures,two hours of junk,0
it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel but the result is more puzzling than unsettling,it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel but the result is more puzzling than unsettling,1
solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision but that vision is beginning to feel if not morally bankrupt at least terribly monotonous,solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision but that vision is beginning to feel if not morally bankrupt at least terribly monotonous,1
charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions,charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions,1
so verbally flatfooted and so emotionally predictable or bland that it plays like the standard made-for-tv movie,so verbally flatfooted and so emotionally predictable or bland that it plays like the standard made-for-tv movie,1
the lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary,the lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary,1
the whole affair true story or not feels incredibly hokey [it] comes off like a hallmark commercial,bogdanich is unashamedly pro-serbian and makes little attempt to give voice to the other side,0
a dreadful live-action movie,what we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless vapid and devoid of substance in a movie that is definitely meaningless vapid and devoid of substance,0
weighted down with slow uninvolving storytelling and flat acting,in the end there isn't much to it,0
at its best it's black hawk down with more heart at its worst it's rambo- meets-john ford,far-fetched premise convoluted plot and thematic mumbo jumbo about destiny and redemptive love,0
chai's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack,chai's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack,1
the first fatal attraction was vile enough do we really need the tiger beat version ?,a big fat pain,0
those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking,those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking,1
avary's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis' book,avary's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis' book,1
nicks seemingly uncertain what's going to make people laugh runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy,no aspirations to social import inform the movie version this is a shameless sham calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars,0
the action is reasonably well-done yet story character and comedy bits are too ragged to ever fit smoothly together,the action is reasonably well-done yet story character and comedy bits are too ragged to ever fit smoothly together,1
it's the kind of under-inspired overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name,warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard,0
it's not exactly worth the bucks to expend the full price for a date but when it comes out on video it's well worth a rental,it's not exactly worth the bucks to expend the full price for a date but when it comes out on video it's well worth a rental,1
an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening,an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening,1
an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic,if sinise's character had a brain his ordeal would be over in five minutes but instead the plot goes out of its way to introduce obstacles for him to stumble over,0
starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,throughout all the tumult a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?,0
harvard man is a semi-throwback a reminiscence without nostalgia or sentimentality,aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness,0
spreads itself too thin leaving these actors as well as the members of the commune short of profound characterizations,visually exciting sci-fi film which suffers from a lackluster screenplay,0
boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon,as spent screen series go star trek : nemesis is even more suggestive of a 65th class reunion mixer where only eight surviving members show up -- and there's nothing to drink,0
one just waits grimly for the next shock without developing much attachment to the characters,hugh grant's act is so consuming that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,0
an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism,the only thing in pauline and paulette that you haven't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers,0
contrived maudlin and cliche-ridden if this sappy script was the best the contest received those rejected must have been astronomically bad,contrived maudlin and cliche-ridden if this sappy script was the best the contest received those rejected must have been astronomically bad,1
simone is not a bad film it just doesn't have anything really interesting to say,simone is not a bad film it just doesn't have anything really interesting to say,1
might be one of those vanity projects in which a renowned filmmaker attempts to show off his talent by surrounding himself with untalented people,reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,0
brainy artistic and muted almost to the point of suffocation,brainy artistic and muted almost to the point of suffocation,1
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced it's a pity that [nelson's] achievement doesn't match his ambition,warmed-over hash,0
[the film's] taste for " shock humor " will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers,the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie like life isn't much fun without the highs and lows,0
the cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself which contains few laughs and not much drama,mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything that's because relatively nothing happens,0
the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,this movie is so bad that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad,0
director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle endearing 1975 children's novel,director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle endearing 1975 children's novel,1
more trifle than triumph,more trifle than triumph,1
'a' for creativity but comes across more as a sketch for a full-length comedy,'a' for creativity but comes across more as a sketch for a full-length comedy,1
worthy of the gong,worthy of the gong,1
it's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : " got aids yet ? ",the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show,0
sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest,fairly successful at faking some pretty cool stunts but a complete failure at trying to create some pretty cool characters and forget about any attempt at a plot,0
director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group who live in the same apartment building but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person,director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group who live in the same apartment building but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person,1
like so many other allegedly scary movies it gets so tangled up in the twist that it chokes the energy right out of the very audience it seeks to frighten,this pep-talk for faith hope and charity does little to offend but if saccharine earnestness were a crime the film's producers would be in the clink for life,0
a low rate annie featuring some kid who can't act only echoes of jordan and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school,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,0
by-the-numbers yarn,by-the-numbers yarn,1
some actors steal scenes tom green just gives them a bad odor this self-infatuated goofball is far from the only thing wrong with the clumsy comedy stealing harvard but he's the most obvious one,if it's another regurgitated action movie you're after there's no better film than half past dead,0
a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating that is for about ten minutes after that it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course,where last time jokes flowed out of cho's life story which provided an engrossing dramatic through line here the comedian hides behind obviously constructed routines,0
madonna still can't act a lick,the film's hackneyed message is not helped by the thin characterizations nonexistent plot and pretentious visual style,0
a hysterical yet humorless disquisition on the thin line between sucking face and literally sucking face,it's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating involving character study but never does more than scratch the surface,0
an unremittingly ugly movie to look at listen to and think about it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film,an unremittingly ugly movie to look at listen to and think about it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film,1
a bland pretentious mess,a bland pretentious mess,1
an admitted egomaniac evans is no hollywood villain and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he'd gone the way of don simpson,if religious films aren't your bailiwick stay away otherwise this could be a passable date film,0
the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences,the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences,1
a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,1
the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain,the film like jimmy's routines could use a few good laughs,0
splashes its drama all over the screen subjecting its audience and characters to action that feels not only manufactured but also so false you can see the filmmakers' puppet strings,it might not be 1970s animation but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons – a retread story bad writing and the same old silliness,0
the idea of 49-year-old roberto benigni playing the wooden boy pinocchio is scary enough the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque,the idea of 49-year-old roberto benigni playing the wooden boy pinocchio is scary enough the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque,1
as saccharine as it is disposable,as saccharine as it is disposable,1
while serving sara does have a long way to go before it reaches the level of crudity in the latest austin powers extravaganza there's nothing here to match that movie's intermittent moments of inspiration,totally overwrought deeply biased and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are the greatest musicians of all time,0
the ga-zillionth airhead movie about a wife in distress who resorts to desperate measures,the ga-zillionth airhead movie about a wife in distress who resorts to desperate measures,1
reggio's trippy ambitious downer can also sometimes come across like nothing more than a glorified nike ad,shafer's feature doesn't offer much in terms of plot or acting,0
nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute haphazard theatrical release,ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory but it's self-defeatingly decorous,0
nicholas nickleby celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ) into scrooge,the laughs are as rare as snake foo yung,0
distinctly sub-par more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,distinctly sub-par more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,1
boring and meandering,a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary,0
woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody but i had a lot of problems with this movie,there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series but i wouldn't be interested in knowing any of them personally,0
it's not thirsty consuming passion which drives this movie no it's the repetition of said behavior and so children of the century is more mindless love than mad more grating and boring than anything else,there's no real reason to see it and no real reason not to,0
some movies were made for the big screen some for the small screen and some like ballistic : ecks vs sever were made for the palm screen,some movies were made for the big screen some for the small screen and some like ballistic : ecks vs sever were made for the palm screen,1
imagine the cleanflicks version of 'love story ' with ali macgraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes,imagine the cleanflicks version of 'love story ' with ali macgraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes,1
authentic and at times endearing humorous spooky educational but at other times as bland as a block of snow,authentic and at times endearing humorous spooky educational but at other times as bland as a block of snow,1
though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter,the master of disguise is funny--not " ha ha " funny " dead circus performer " funny and for all the wrong reasons besides,0
there's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television,the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification superficiality and silliness,0
an extremely unpleasant film,the movie's plot is almost entirely witless and inane carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh,0
cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,1
this is a truly truly bad movie,this is a truly truly bad movie,1
one regards reign of fire with awe what a vast enterprise has been marshaled in the service of such a minute idea,one regards reign of fire with awe what a vast enterprise has been marshaled in the service of such a minute idea,1
the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters,although sensitive to a fault it's often overwritten with a surfeit of weighty revelations flowery dialogue and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken,0
demme's loose approach kills the suspense,elaborate special effects take centre screen so that the human story is pushed to one side,0
it is a comedy that's not very funny and an action movie that is not very thrilling ( and an uneasy alliance at that ),it is a comedy that's not very funny and an action movie that is not very thrilling ( and an uneasy alliance at that ),1
director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the " miami vice " checklist of power boats latin music and dog tracks he doesn't however deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash,director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the " miami vice " checklist of power boats latin music and dog tracks he doesn't however deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash,1
another rent installment for the ian fleming estate,the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters,0
we can't accuse kung pow for misfiring since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously mind-numbingly indescribably bad movie unfortunately we'd prefer a simple misfire,what kids will discover is a new collectible what parents will suspect is that they're watching a 76-minute commercial,0
an awkward and indigestible movie,do not under any circumstances consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor,0
the actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene but to diminishing effect the characters never change,the actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene but to diminishing effect the characters never change,1
muddled simplistic and more than a little pretentious,muddled simplistic and more than a little pretentious,1
director clare kilner's debut is never as daft as it should have been,director clare kilner's debut is never as daft as it should have been,1
thoroughly awful,a shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating boring and forgettable,0
i didn't laugh i didn't smile i survived,a gob of drivel so sickly sweet even the eager consumers of moore's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée,0
barrels along at the start before becoming mired in sentimentality,barrels along at the start before becoming mired in sentimentality,1
some writer dude i think his name was uh michael zaidan was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something but dude the only thing that i ever saw that was written down were the zeroes on my paycheck,some writer dude i think his name was uh michael zaidan was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something but dude the only thing that i ever saw that was written down were the zeroes on my paycheck,1
i'm all for the mentally challenged getting their fair shot in the movie business but surely it doesn't have to be as a collection of keening and self-mutilating sideshow geeks,despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow the weight of water is oppressively heavy,0
a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer,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,0
un thriller manqué qui tombe sur les nerfs presque dès la première image,un thriller manqué qui tombe sur les nerfs presque dès la première image,1
the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ),what more can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience hasn't graduated from junior high school ?,0
enduring love but exhausting cinema,enduring love but exhausting cinema,1
it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,1
clockstoppers is one of those crazy mixed-up films that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up,clockstoppers is one of those crazy mixed-up films that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up,1
works hard to establish rounded characters but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them,there's nothing exactly wrong here but there's not nearly enough that's right,0
the story itself is actually quite vapid,generic thriller junk teens only,0
has not so much been written as assembled frankenstein-like out of other marginally better shoot-em-ups,no reason for anyone to invest their hard-earned bucks into a movie which obviously didn't invest much into itself either,0
sometimes makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,sometimes makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,1
the problem amazingly enough is the screenplay,the plot is straight off the shelf the performances are television- caliber and the message of providing solace through deception is a little creepy,0
has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children's home video a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting,has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children's home video a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting,1
although based on a real-life person john in the movie is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours,although based on a real-life person john in the movie is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours,1
piccoli's performance is amazing yes but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's-length in the film seem irritatingly transparent,visually rather stunning but ultimately a handsome-looking bore the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it,0
the movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness,glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum,0
cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment simultaneously degrades its characters its stars and its audience,cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment simultaneously degrades its characters its stars and its audience,1
a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars,a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars,1
it's not original and robbed of the element of surprise it doesn't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks,the most horrific movie experience i've had since " can't stop the music " it may as well be called " jar-jar binks : the movie " it's that painful,0
topkapi this is not,quite frankly i can't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0
we hate [madonna] within the film's first five minutes and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground,the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile,0
a chiller resolutely without chills,a chiller resolutely without chills,1
the major problem with windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character,the thrill is ( long ) gone,0
stealing harvard will dip into your wallet swipe 90 minutes of your time and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious,the picture is a primer on what happens when lack of know-how mixes with lack of give-a-damn,0
makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience,makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience,1
novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama,novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama,1
there's something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments clothes and parties,the movie is essentially a series of fleetingly interesting actors' moments,0
a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murphy deploys two guises and elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect,bearable barely,0
aptly named this shimmering beautifully costumed and filmed production doesn't work for me,i didn't laugh i didn't smile i survived,0
this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september,this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september,1
brown's saga like many before his makes for snappy prose but a stumblebum of a movie,beautifully filmed and well acted but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics,0
was i scared ? only at the prospect of beck's next project let's see a haunted house a haunted ship what's next ghost blimp ?,was i scared ? only at the prospect of beck's next project let's see a haunted house a haunted ship what's next ghost blimp ?,1
benigni presents himself as the boy puppet pinocchio complete with receding hairline weathered countenance and american breckin meyer's ridiculously inappropriate valley boy voice,this movie is something of an impostor itself stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work,0
the chateau is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters,the story is naturally poignant but first-time screenwriter paul pender overloads it with sugary bits of business,0
a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of,there is no entry portal in the rules of attraction and i spent most of the movie feeling depressed by the shallow selfish greedy characters,0
wow i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time,morrissette's script and direction show a fair amount of intelligence and wit -- but it doesn't signify a whole lot either,0
sade achieves the near-impossible : it turns the marquis de sade into a dullard,sade achieves the near-impossible : it turns the marquis de sade into a dullard,1
this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt it's the worst movie i've seen this summer,it's a sometimes interesting remake that doesn't compare to the brilliant original,0
the movie is as far as you can get from racy to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain ; it has a dull costumey feel,it's unfortunate that wallace who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue,0
i'm not saying that ice age doesn't have some fairly pretty pictures but there's not enough substance in the story to actually give them life,i'm not saying that ice age doesn't have some fairly pretty pictures but there's not enough substance in the story to actually give them life,1
in the real world an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like " girl in bar #3 ",in the real world an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like " girl in bar #3 ",1
corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in,corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in,1
like its script which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull brain-deadening hangover,like its script which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull brain-deadening hangover,1
both stars manage to be funny but like the recent i spy the star chemistry begs the question of whether random gags add up to a movie,bad company bad movie just plain bad,0
the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic,the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic,1
a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left,a better title for all concerned might be swept under the rug,0
starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary humorless soap opera,starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary humorless soap opera,1
in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who don't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,for all its impressive craftsmanship and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam,0
yes ballistic is silly unfortunately it's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies,a movie that harps on media-constructed 'issues' like whether compromise is the death of self… this orgasm [won't be an] exceedingly memorable one for most people,0
the movie strains to stay on the light comic side of the issue despite the difficulty of doing so when dealing with the destruction of property and potentially of life itself,on the bright side it contains jesse ventura's best work since the xfl,0
a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men,[the film's] taste for " shock humor " will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers,0
any movie this boring should be required to have ushers in the theater that hand you a cup of coffee every few minutes like a marathon runner trying to finish a race you need a constant influx of liquid just to get through it,blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation,0
each scene drags underscoring the obvious and sentiment is slathered on top,sheridan's take on the author's schoolboy memoir is a rather toothless take on a hard young life,0
in a big corner office in hell satan is throwing up his hands in surrender is firing his r&d people and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7,rashomon-for-dipsticks tale,0
reggio and glass so rhapsodize cynicism with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby,every bit as bogus as most disney live action family movies are -- no real plot no real conflict no real point,0
it's depressing to see how far herzog has fallen,eccentric enough to stave off doldrums caruso's self-conscious debut is also eminently forgettable,0
releasing a film with the word 'dog' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults and snow dogs deserves every single one of them,except as an acting exercise or an exceptionally dark joke you wonder what anyone saw in this film that allowed it to get made,0
laughably irredeemably awful,laughably irredeemably awful,1
has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes,has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes,1
alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks,culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character,0
an intriguing near-miss,winds up feeling like lots of other quirky movies that try to score hipness points with young adults,0
a serious movie with serious ideas but seriously folks it doesn't work,some actors steal scenes tom green just gives them a bad odor this self-infatuated goofball is far from the only thing wrong with the clumsy comedy stealing harvard but he's the most obvious one,0
director-chef gabriele muccino keeps it fast -- zippy comin' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale,director-chef gabriele muccino keeps it fast -- zippy comin' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale,1
bad beyond belief and ridiculous beyond description,veers uncomfortably close to pro-serb propaganda,0
the film is all over the place really it dabbles all around never gaining much momentum,all of the elements are in place for a great film noir but director george hickenlooper's approach to the material is too upbeat,0
what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time,what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time,1
howard and his co-stars all give committed performances but they're often undone by howard's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary' filmmaking style to match his subject,howard and his co-stars all give committed performances but they're often undone by howard's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary' filmmaking style to match his subject,1
worth seeing once but its charm quickly fades,the good thing -- the only good thing -- about extreme ops is that it's so inane that it gave me plenty of time to ponder my thanksgiving to-do list,0
it's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie and it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,predictably soulless techno-tripe,0
vile and tacky are the two best adjectives to describe ghost ship,vile and tacky are the two best adjectives to describe ghost ship,1
the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject combined with so much first-rate talent could have yielded such a flat plodding picture,the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject combined with so much first-rate talent could have yielded such a flat plodding picture,1
sayles once again strands his superb performers in the same old story,sayles once again strands his superb performers in the same old story,1
it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness and where human nature should be ingratiating it's just grating,a morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-tv look rigid performances and an asinine 'twist' that brazenly rips off the sixth sense,0
this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers for the rest of us sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment,this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers for the rest of us sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment,1
automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf,in its own way joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence poetry passion and genius,0
ninety minutes of viva castro can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms' anti- castro rhetoric which are included,ninety minutes of viva castro can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms' anti- castro rhetoric which are included,1
with the dog days of august upon us think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,with the dog days of august upon us think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,1
filled with low-brow humor gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life,just like every other seagal movie only louder and without that silly ponytail,0
its one-sidedness flirts with propaganda,its one-sidedness flirts with propaganda,1
one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation stylistically the movie is a disaster,well before it's over beijing bicycle begins spinning its wheels,0
with generic sets and b-grade special effects jason is about as convincing on the sci-fi front as tv's defunct cleopatra 2525,with generic sets and b-grade special effects jason is about as convincing on the sci-fi front as tv's defunct cleopatra 2525,1
there's something fundamental missing from this story : something or someone to care about,there's something fundamental missing from this story : something or someone to care about,1
the movie does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating,the movie does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating,1
some elements of it really blow the big one but other parts are decent,most of the problems with the film don't derive from the screenplay but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved,0
when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs woo it looks like woo's a p o w,when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs woo it looks like woo's a p o w,1
an ambitious guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting,an ambitious guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting,1
far-fetched premise convoluted plot and thematic mumbo jumbo about destiny and redemptive love,there are moments of real pleasure to be found in sara sugarman's whimsical comedy very annie-mary but not enough to sustain the film,0
undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters,a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women,0
this movie doesn't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is,it's just rather leaden and dull,0
the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher,the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher,1
you might be shocked to discover that seinfeld's real life is boring,good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork,0
these two are generating about as much chemistry as an iraqi factory poised to receive a un inspector,it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles but notorious c h o still feels like a promising work-in-progress,0
one of the oddest and most inexplicable sequels in movie history,entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,0
it made me feel unclean and i'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies oh and booty call,it made me feel unclean and i'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies oh and booty call,1
considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts this must have been a difficult shoot but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well,disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material,0
laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany,the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail,0
according to wendigo 'nature' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves,the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny,0
burns' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,burns' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,1
a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions,the movie succumbs to being nothing more than a formulaic chase in the dark,0
collateral damage offers formula payback and the big payoff but the explosions tend to simply hit their marks pyro-correctly,for a film about action ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever bogging down in a barrage of hype,0
tries too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud too goofy and too short of an attention span,why come up with something even quasi-original when you can pillage from shirley jackson richard matheson and puke up something like rose red ?,0
even horror fans will most likely not find what they're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor,even horror fans will most likely not find what they're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor,1
after all the big build-up the payoff for the audience as well as the characters is messy murky unsatisfying," what john does is heroic but we don't condone it " one of the film's stars recently said a tortuous comment that perfectly illustrates the picture's moral schizophrenia,0
possession is in the end an honorable interesting failure it falls far short of poetry but it's not bad prose,when [de palma's] bad he's really bad and femme fatale ranks with the worst he has done,0
everything that was right about blade is wrong in its sequel,it's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure,0
what might've been an exhilarating exploration of an odd love triangle becomes a sprawl of uncoordinated vectors,what might've been an exhilarating exploration of an odd love triangle becomes a sprawl of uncoordinated vectors,1
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr chicken,a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr chicken,1
snipes is both a snore and utter tripe,the action here is unusually tame the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest and the plot offers few surprises,0
there is nothing redeeming about this movie,collateral damage offers formula payback and the big payoff but the explosions tend to simply hit their marks pyro-correctly,0
an empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal,welles groupie/scholar peter bogdanovich took a long time to do it but he's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant william randolph hearst,0
it's sincere to a fault but unfortunately not very compelling or much fun,it's sincere to a fault but unfortunately not very compelling or much fun,1
for all the complications it's all surprisingly predictable,toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick,0
what might've been an exhilarating exploration of an odd love triangle becomes a sprawl of uncoordinated vectors,the story has its redundancies and the young actors not very experienced are sometimes inexpressive,0
without a fresh infusion of creativity 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking,without a fresh infusion of creativity 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking,1
there's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long,there's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long,1
this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror,this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror,1
anyone who can count to five ( the film's target market ? ) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going,anyone who can count to five ( the film's target market ? ) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going,1
almost as offensive as " freddy got fingered ",i can't remember the last time i saw an audience laugh so much during a movie but there's only one problem…it's supposed to be a drama,0
it does nothing new with the old story except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they're being streamed over a 28k modem,perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going,0
has something to say but it is a statement and issue worthy of a much more thoughtfulness and insight than a melodramatic and wholly predictable thriller,entertainment more disposable than hanna-barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were,0
i got a headache watching this meaningless downer,i got a headache watching this meaningless downer,1
instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence,this film looks like it was produced in 1954 shelved for 48 years and repackaged for a 2002 audience,0
showtime's starry cast could be both an asset and a detriment those who trek to the 'plex predisposed to like it probably will enjoy themselves but ticket-buyers with great expectations will wind up as glum as mr de niro,showtime's starry cast could be both an asset and a detriment those who trek to the 'plex predisposed to like it probably will enjoy themselves but ticket-buyers with great expectations will wind up as glum as mr de niro,1
exploring value choices is a worthwhile topic for a film -- but here the choices are as contrived and artificial as kerrigan's platinum-blonde hair,exploring value choices is a worthwhile topic for a film -- but here the choices are as contrived and artificial as kerrigan's platinum-blonde hair,1
this cloying voices-from-the-other-side story is hell,this cloying voices-from-the-other-side story is hell,1
uzumaki's interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic seems a prostituted muse,uzumaki's interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic seems a prostituted muse,1
ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head but he knows how to pose madonna,ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head but he knows how to pose madonna,1
if a few good men told us that we " can't handle the truth " than high crimes poetically states at one point in this movie that we " don't care about the truth ",odd and weird,0
feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work,only in its final surprising shots does rabbit-proof fence find the authority it's looking for,0
a soggy cliche-bound epic-horror yarn that ends up being even dumber than its title,a soggy cliche-bound epic-horror yarn that ends up being even dumber than its title,1
madonna has made herself over so often now there's apparently nothing left to work with sort of like michael jackson's nose,excessive profane packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters,0
the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates,the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates,1
an uninspired preachy and clichéd war film,an uninspired preachy and clichéd war film,1
the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard,the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard,1
cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos but there are no movies of nijinsky so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos but there are no movies of nijinsky so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,1
oscar caliber cast doesn't live up to material,the situations and jokes are as predictable and as lowbrow as the endless pratfalls the boys take in their high heels,0
the good thing -- the only good thing -- about extreme ops is that it's so inane that it gave me plenty of time to ponder my thanksgiving to-do list,it all drags on so interminably it's like watching a miserable relationship unfold in real time,0
the leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting,the leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting,1
for all its surface frenzy high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view so little to offer,for all its surface frenzy high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view so little to offer,1
as befits its title this pg-13-rated piffle is ultimately as threatening as the snuggle fabric softener bear,as befits its title this pg-13-rated piffle is ultimately as threatening as the snuggle fabric softener bear,1
a " home alone " film that is staged like " rosemary's baby " but is not as well-conceived as either of those films,a " home alone " film that is staged like " rosemary's baby " but is not as well-conceived as either of those films,1
an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product,an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product,1
all ms jovovich as the sanctified heroine has to do is look radiant grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters,all ms jovovich as the sanctified heroine has to do is look radiant grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters,1
it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring,witless pointless tasteless and idiotic,0
on a certain base level blue crush delivers what it promises just not well enough to recommend it,on a certain base level blue crush delivers what it promises just not well enough to recommend it,1
hollywood's answer to an air ball,a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points,0
being unique doesn't necessarily equate to being good no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke,being unique doesn't necessarily equate to being good no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke,1
almost nothing else -- raunchy and graphic as it may be in presentation -- is one-sided outwardly sexist or mean-spirited and in a sense that's a liability,almost nothing else -- raunchy and graphic as it may be in presentation -- is one-sided outwardly sexist or mean-spirited and in a sense that's a liability,1
a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality,the problem with this film is that it's forced to make its characters idiots in order to advance the plot had anyone here done anything remotely intelligent we all could have stopped watching long ago,0
it is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them,borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0
sheridan is painfully bad a fourth-rate jim carrey who doesn't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan,0
verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action tedium for thrills,verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action tedium for thrills,1
will anyone who isn't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it hasn't gone straight to video ?,for the most part i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies,0
reggio's trippy ambitious downer can also sometimes come across like nothing more than a glorified nike ad,reggio's trippy ambitious downer can also sometimes come across like nothing more than a glorified nike ad,1
how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ? in truth it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ),it's too self-important and plodding to be funny and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic,0
an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent,shocking only in that it reveals the filmmaker's bottomless pit of self-absorption,0
always destined to be measured against anthony asquith's acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation,always destined to be measured against anthony asquith's acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation,1
there's no emotional pulse to solaris with an emotional sterility to match its outer space setting soderbergh's spectacular swing for the fence yields only a spectacular whiff,there's no emotional pulse to solaris with an emotional sterility to match its outer space setting soderbergh's spectacular swing for the fence yields only a spectacular whiff,1
an inexperienced director mehta has much to learn,scorsese at his best makes gangster films that are equally lovely but also relentlessly brutal and brutally intelligent ; perdition meanwhile reads more like driving miss daisy than goodfellas,0
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise,proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie,0
i've heard that the fans of the first men in black have come away hating the second one i wonder why they felt like the same movie to me,i've heard that the fans of the first men in black have come away hating the second one i wonder why they felt like the same movie to me,1
if this is cinema i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey,about as cutting-edge as pet rock : the movie,0
some movies can get by without being funny simply by structuring the scenes as if they were jokes : a setup delivery and payoff stealing harvard can't even do that much each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth,a picture as erratic as its central character,0
the best thing that can be said of the picture is that it does have a few cute moments,…passable enough for a shoot-out in the o k court house of life type of flick strictly middle of the road,0
not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through,well-meant but unoriginal,0
friday after next is a lot more bluster than bite,too simple for its own good,0
a great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar,this overproduced and generally disappointing effort isn't likely to rouse the rush hour crowd,0
as plain and pedestrian as catsup--,as plain and pedestrian as catsup--,1
anyone who suffers through this film deserves at the very least a big box of consolation candy,true to its title it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,0
to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor,the boys' sparring like the succession of blows dumped on guei wears down the story's more cerebral and likable plot elements,0
they ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,they ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,1
an unpredictable blend of gal-pal smart talk romantic comedy and dark tragedy that bites off considerably more than writer/director john mckay can swallow,an unpredictable blend of gal-pal smart talk romantic comedy and dark tragedy that bites off considerably more than writer/director john mckay can swallow,1
just because it really happened to you honey doesn't mean that it's interesting to anyone else,comes off more like a misdemeanor a flat unconvincing drama that never catches fire,0
adolescents will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a 'topless tutorial service ',mr soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious,0
i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again she should ask for a raise,attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and dare i say outdated it's a wonder that he couldn't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident,0
feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum,feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum,1
wraps itself in the guise of a dark and quirky comedy but it isn't as quirky as it thinks it is and its comedy is generally mean-spirited,wraps itself in the guise of a dark and quirky comedy but it isn't as quirky as it thinks it is and its comedy is generally mean-spirited,1
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 difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing let alone funny,1
an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions,there ain't a lot more painful than an unfunny movie that thinks it's hilarious,0
a baffling misfire and possibly the weakest movie [woody allen] has made in the last twenty years,a baffling misfire and possibly the weakest movie [woody allen] has made in the last twenty years,1
it's hard to believe that a relationship like holly and marina's could survive the hothouse emotions of teendom and its longevity gets more inexplicable as the characterizations turn more crassly reductive,it's hard to believe that a relationship like holly and marina's could survive the hothouse emotions of teendom and its longevity gets more inexplicable as the characterizations turn more crassly reductive,1
the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad,the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad,1
the animation is competent and some of the gags are quite funny but jonah never shakes the oppressive morally superior good-for-you quality that almost automatically accompanies didactic entertainment,when the film ended i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while,0
rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them,like showgirls and glitter the most entertaining moments here are unintentional,0
it won't harm anyone but neither can i think of a very good reason to rush right out and see it after all it'll probably be in video stores by christmas and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video --with a lousy script inept direction pathetic acting poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography complete with visible boom mikes,0
initially gripping eventually cloying pow drama,initially gripping eventually cloying pow drama,1
there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start they fall to pieces,the only thing worse than your substandard run-of-the-mill hollywood picture is an angst-ridden attempt to be profound,0
whatever eyre's failings as a dramatist he deserves credit for bringing audiences into this hard and bitter place,whatever eyre's failings as a dramatist he deserves credit for bringing audiences into this hard and bitter place,1
tsai may be ploughing the same furrow once too often,tsai may be ploughing the same furrow once too often,1
the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break,the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break,1
utterly lacking in charm wit and invention roberto benigni's pinocchio is an astonishingly bad film,utterly lacking in charm wit and invention roberto benigni's pinocchio is an astonishingly bad film,1
reyes' directorial debut has good things to offer but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script,reyes' directorial debut has good things to offer but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script,1
the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie like life isn't much fun without the highs and lows,this miserable excuse of a movie runs on empty believing flatbush machismo will get it through,0
has all the depth of a wading pool,has all the depth of a wading pool,1
the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451,0
yet another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents,yet another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents,1
sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance,the movie is too cute to take itself too seriously but it still feels like it was made by some very stoned college students,0
the tuxedo wasn't just bad ; it was as my friend david cross would call it 'hungry-man portions of bad',who are 'they' ? well they're 'they' they're the unnamed easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid they exist for hushed lines like " they're back " " they're out there " and " they're coming ",0
why come up with something even quasi-original when you can pillage from shirley jackson richard matheson and puke up something like rose red ?,why come up with something even quasi-original when you can pillage from shirley jackson richard matheson and puke up something like rose red ?,1
just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm,the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises,0
a woefully dull redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation despite iwai's vaunted empathy,a woefully dull redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation despite iwai's vaunted empathy,1
apparently romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just doesn't figure in the present hollywood program,apparently romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just doesn't figure in the present hollywood program,1
for all its impressive craftsmanship and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam,for all its impressive craftsmanship and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam,1
just like every other seagal movie only louder and without that silly ponytail,malone does have a gift for generating nightmarish images that will be hard to burn out of your brain but the movie's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,0
'opening up' the play more has partly closed it down,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,0
bears resemblance to and shares the weaknesses of too many recent action-fantasy extravaganzas in which special effects overpower cogent story-telling and visual clarity during the big action sequences,nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay,0
a meatballs for the bare-midriff generation,a meatballs for the bare-midriff generation,1
i'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening or the part where something's happening but it's stupid,i'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening or the part where something's happening but it's stupid,1
despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development,worth seeing once but its charm quickly fades,0
bland but harmless,bland but harmless,1
collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence,wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and the sexuality is muted,0
weiss and speck never make a convincing case for the relevance of these two 20th-century footnotes,weiss and speck never make a convincing case for the relevance of these two 20th-century footnotes,1
no amount of burning blasting stabbing and shooting can hide a weak script,it's everything you don't go to the movies for,0
by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen even though i could not stand them perhaps the film should be seen as a conversation starter it's not an easy one to review,largely this is a movie that also does it by the numbers,0
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced it's a pity that [nelson's] achievement doesn't match his ambition,the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced it's a pity that [nelson's] achievement doesn't match his ambition,1
nair stuffs the film with dancing henna ornamentation and group song but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera,cacoyannis is perhaps too effective in creating an atmosphere of dust-caked stagnation and labored gentility,0
much like robin williams death to smoochy has already reached its expiration date,all the well-meaningness in the world can't erase the fact that the believer feels like a 12-step program for the jewish nazi,0
too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise,tennessee williams by way of oprah's book club,0
i can't begin to tell you how tedious how resolutely unamusing how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents,i can't begin to tell you how tedious how resolutely unamusing how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents,1
the cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself which contains few laughs and not much drama,the cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself which contains few laughs and not much drama,1
often silly – and gross – but it's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films,often silly – and gross – but it's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films,1
'christian bale's quinn [is] a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent ',nothing more than a mediocre trifle,0
this is not a jackie chan movie it's just a movie that happens to have jackie chan in it and that makes all the difference,like shave ice without the topping this cinematic snow cone is as innocuous as it is flavorless,0
as conceived by mr schaeffer christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell,britney's performance cannot be faulted lucy's a dull girl that's all,0
its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists,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,0
the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down,though avary has done his best to make something out of ellis' nothing novel in the end his rules is barely worth following,0
director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place,the film meant well in its horse tale about freedom but wasn't able to reach the heart because it was too overbearing,0
the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum a rumor of angels doesn't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness,the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum a rumor of angels doesn't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness,1
a rather bland affair,this is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life,0
reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition it has no affect on the kurds but it wore me down,a real clunker a well-made thoughtful well-acted clunker but a clunker nonetheless,0
this is as lax and limp a comedy as i've seen in a while a meander through worn-out material,this is as lax and limp a comedy as i've seen in a while a meander through worn-out material,1
the smug oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive,the smug oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive,1
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along,a solid film but more conscientious than it is truly stirring,0
the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment,the issue of faith is not explored very deeply,0
a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised,the only entertainment you'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles – several of them,0
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,1
there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here,there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here,1
replacing john carpenter's stylish tracking shots is degraded handheld blair witch video-cam footage of all the halloween's this is the most visually unappealing,a hokey piece of nonsense that tries too hard to be emotional,0
when a film is created solely because it's a marketable product soulless and ugly movies like this are the result let your silly childhood nostalgia slumber unmolested,too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century,0
with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss there isn't a redeeming moment here,with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss there isn't a redeeming moment here,1
as elegantly crafted as it often is anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that hampered by an undeveloped script ultimately pulls up lame,each scene wreaks of routine ; the film never manages to generate a single threat of suspense,0
the problem with all of this : it's not really funny,the problem with all of this : it's not really funny,1
more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex dramatically satisfying heroine,starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés,0
the same tired old gags modernized for the extreme sports generation there's already been too many of these films,most of the supporting characters in eastwood films are weak as are most of the subplots this one's weaker than most,0
for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative the movie turns out to be not much more than a shaggy human tale,little more than a super-sized infomercial for the cable-sports channel and its summer x games,0
earnest falls short of its ideal predecessor largely due to parker's ill-advised meddling with the timeless source material,the reason i found myself finally unmoved by this film which is immaculately produced and has serious things to say is that it comes across rather too plainly as allegory,0
one of those movies where you walk out of the theater not feeling cheated exactly but feeling pandered to which in the end might be all the more infuriating,one of those movies where you walk out of the theater not feeling cheated exactly but feeling pandered to which in the end might be all the more infuriating,1
a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial,while there's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying 'get in the car bitch ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer,0
despite some comic sparks welcome to collinwood never catches fire,despite some comic sparks welcome to collinwood never catches fire,1
[a] boldly stroked luridly coloured uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,[a] boldly stroked luridly coloured uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,1
woody allen has really found his groove these days the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,it takes you somewhere you're not likely to have seen before but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned,0
cold sterile and lacking any color or warmth,cold sterile and lacking any color or warmth,1
apparently designed as a reverie about memory and regret but the only thing you'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it,as a kind of colorful dramatized pbs program frida gets the job done but for that why not watch a documentary ?,0
the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair,the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair,1
this would-be 'james bond for the extreme generation' pic is one big dumb action movie stress 'dumb ',this would-be 'james bond for the extreme generation' pic is one big dumb action movie stress 'dumb ',1
the movie is silly beyond comprehension and even if it weren't silly it would still be beyond comprehension,stephen earnhart's documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition – wearing a cloak of unsentimental straightforward text – when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0
it jumps around with little logic or continuity presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular anciently demanding métier,it jumps around with little logic or continuity presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular anciently demanding métier,1
by the time the surprise ending is revealed interest cannot be revived,by the time the surprise ending is revealed interest cannot be revived,1
a big loud bang-the-drum bore,a big loud bang-the-drum bore,1
a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it's nowhere near as exciting as either,predictable and cloying though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,0
hart's war seems to want to be a character study but apparently can't quite decide which character,doesn't deliver a great story nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films,0
the soul-searching deliberateness of the film although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit eventually becomes too heavy for the plot,another big dumb action movie in the vein of xxx the transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black bmw through,0
`hey arnold ' has some visual wit but little imagination elsewhere,what soured me on the santa clause 2 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard it's icky,0
with or without ballast tanks k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low,his [nelson's] screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it,0
the tuxedo wasn't just bad ; it was as my friend david cross would call it 'hungry-man portions of bad',the tuxedo wasn't just bad ; it was as my friend david cross would call it 'hungry-man portions of bad',1
laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany,laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany,1
most fish stories are a little peculiar but this is one that should be thrown back in the river,most fish stories are a little peculiar but this is one that should be thrown back in the river,1
a very long movie dull in stretches with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction,i have to admit i walked out of runteldat i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes,0
a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship,this cloying voices-from-the-other-side story is hell,0
the name says it all jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set,the name says it all jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set,1
long before it's over you'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,long before it's over you'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,1
the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset,just a big mess of a movie full of images and events but no tension or surprise,0
serry does a fine job of capturing the climate of the times and perhaps unwittingly relating it to what is happening in america in 2002 but hard-to-believe plot twists force the movie off track in its final half hour,new yorkers always seem to find the oddest places to dwell,0
prurient playthings aside there's little to love about this english trifle,prurient playthings aside there's little to love about this english trifle,1
it's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing let alone funny,if high crimes were any more generic it would have a universal product code instead of a title,0
miller is playing so free with emotions and the fact that children are hostages to fortune that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness,it's hard to believe that a relationship like holly and marina's could survive the hothouse emotions of teendom and its longevity gets more inexplicable as the characterizations turn more crassly reductive,0
about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark ; the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook,about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark ; the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook,1
constantly slips from the grasp of its maker,constantly slips from the grasp of its maker,1
on a cutting room floor somewhere lies footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire,on a cutting room floor somewhere lies footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire,1
technically and artistically inept,technically and artistically inept,1
by the end you just don't care whether that cold-hearted snake petrovich ( that would be reno ) gets his comeuppance just bring on the battle bots please,by the end you just don't care whether that cold-hearted snake petrovich ( that would be reno ) gets his comeuppance just bring on the battle bots please,1
master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours,there's a lot of good material here but there's also a lot of redundancy and unsuccessful crudeness accompanying it,0
summer's far too fleeting to squander on offal like this,summer's far too fleeting to squander on offal like this,1
as an actor the rock is aptly named,as an actor the rock is aptly named,1
even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation cannot engage,the movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness,0
the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously,[a] stale retread of the '53 original,0
this overlong infomercial due out on video before month's end is tepid and tedious,what the four feathers lacks is genuine sweep or feeling or even a character worth caring about,0
made by jackasses for jackasses,the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous the acting is robotically italicized and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view,0
gets bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,gets bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,1
the animation merely serves up a predictable maudlin story that swipes heavily from bambi and the lion king yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies,the movie certainly has its share of clever moments and biting dialogue but there's just not much lurking below its abstract surface,0
a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material,a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material,1
entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,1
while the film shuns the glamour or glitz that an american movie might demand scherfig tosses us a romantic scenario that is just as simplistic as a hollywood production,while the film shuns the glamour or glitz that an american movie might demand scherfig tosses us a romantic scenario that is just as simplistic as a hollywood production,1
obvious obnoxious and didactic burlesque,obvious obnoxious and didactic burlesque,1
tv skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen,tv skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen,1
the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas which never reach satisfying conclusions,the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas which never reach satisfying conclusions,1
only a few minutes elapse before the daddy of all slashers arrives still with the boiler suit and white mask which look remarkably clean for a guy who has been mass-murdering since 1978 but has never been seen doing laundry,only a few minutes elapse before the daddy of all slashers arrives still with the boiler suit and white mask which look remarkably clean for a guy who has been mass-murdering since 1978 but has never been seen doing laundry,1
this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,the movie doesn't generate a lot of energy it is dark brooding and slow and takes its central idea way too seriously,0
brisk hack job,the talk-heavy film plays like one of robert altman's lesser works,0
it's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,it's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,1
once [kim] begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors you may decide it's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard,once [kim] begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors you may decide it's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard,1
a slight and obvious effort even for one whose target demographic is likely still in the single digits age-wise,more whiny downer than corruscating commentary,0
the tug-of-war at the core of beijing bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances overheated pathos and long wistful gazes,like coming into a long-running well-written television series where you've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably won't see the next six,0
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible,horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible,1
has all the right elements but completely fails to gel together,has all the right elements but completely fails to gel together,1
this overlong infomercial due out on video before month's end is tepid and tedious,this overlong infomercial due out on video before month's end is tepid and tedious,1
77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever it just seems like it does my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it,77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever it just seems like it does my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it,1
off the hook is overlong and not well-acted but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all,off the hook is overlong and not well-acted but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all,1
nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing,nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing,1
the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd it's all pretty cynical and condescending too,however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust,0
while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ) the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity,while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ) the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity,1
like being trapped inside a huge video game where exciting inane images keep popping past your head and the same illogical things keep happening over and over again,like being trapped inside a huge video game where exciting inane images keep popping past your head and the same illogical things keep happening over and over again,1
[t]his slop doesn't even have potential as a cult film as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen,[t]his slop doesn't even have potential as a cult film as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen,1
technically and artistically inept,the images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos particularly where whitaker's misfit artist is concerned,0
director boris von sychowski instead opts for a routine slasher film that was probably more fun to make than it is to sit through,director boris von sychowski instead opts for a routine slasher film that was probably more fun to make than it is to sit through,1
the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail,the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail,1
a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points,de ayala is required to supply too much of the energy in a film that is overall far too staid for its subject matter,0
ringu is a disaster of a story full of holes and completely lacking in chills ignore the reputation and ignore the film,serving sara is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time,0
if you value your time and money find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite predictable rehash,an unremittingly ugly movie to look at listen to and think about it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film,0
here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre implausible behavior,the humor is forced and heavy-handed and occasionally simply unpleasant,0
not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks college flicks or even flicks in general it merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them,murder by numbers just doesn't add up,0
some of seagal's action pictures are guilty pleasures but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot,this isn't a movie ; it's a symptom,0
his [nelson's] screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it,his [nelson's] screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it,1
real-life strongman ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders,real-life strongman ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders,1
i think it was plato who said 'i think therefore i know better than to rush to the theatre for this one ',i think it was plato who said 'i think therefore i know better than to rush to the theatre for this one ',1
though there are many tense scenes in trapped they prove more distressing than suspenseful,though there are many tense scenes in trapped they prove more distressing than suspenseful,1
it's got its heart in the right place but it also wilts after awhile,it's got its heart in the right place but it also wilts after awhile,1
while benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time he might be alone in that,the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused excruciatingly tedious cinema that half an hour in starts making water torture seem appealing,0
the film doesn't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,with the exception of mccoist the players don't have a clue on the park the acting isn't much better,0
this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that ironically it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against,a boring wincingly cute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater,0
utter mush conceited pap,it gets old quickly watch barbershop again if you're in need of a cube fix--this isn't worth sitting through,0
[carvey's] characters are both overplayed and exaggerated but then again subtlety has never been his trademark,[carvey's] characters are both overplayed and exaggerated but then again subtlety has never been his trademark,1
an " o bruin where art thou ? " -style cross-country adventure it has sporadic bursts of liveliness some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack,an " o bruin where art thou ? " -style cross-country adventure it has sporadic bursts of liveliness some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack,1
due to stodgy soap opera-ish dialogue the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter,director brian levant who never strays far from his sitcom roots skates blithely from one implausible situation to another pausing only to tie up loose ends with more bows than you'll find on a french poodle,0
ruh-roh romething's really wrong with this ricture,all of the filmmakers' calculations can't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness,0
simply put there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that aren't funny,0
not good enough to pass for a litmus test of the generation gap and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans,the script isn't very good ; not even someone as gifted as hoffman ( the actor ) can make it work,0
don't even bother to rent this on video,don't even bother to rent this on video,1
the emperor's club is one of those films that possesses all the good intentions in the world but,'you'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied you'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ',0
suffers from all the excesses of the genre,proves a lovely trifle that unfortunately is a little too in love with its own cuteness,0
sheridan is painfully bad a fourth-rate jim carrey who doesn't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,sheridan is painfully bad a fourth-rate jim carrey who doesn't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,1
the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,1
this is amusing for about three minutes,this is amusing for about three minutes,1
when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie you know the picture is in trouble,when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie you know the picture is in trouble,1
it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong,it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong,1
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions,a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions,1
with miscast leads banal dialogue and an absurdly overblown climax killing me softly belongs firmly in the so-bad-it's-good camp,simply a re-hash of the other seven films,0
animated drivel meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots,animated drivel meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots,1
on the right track to something that's creepy and effective it's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there,on the right track to something that's creepy and effective it's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there,1
it gets old quickly watch barbershop again if you're in need of a cube fix--this isn't worth sitting through,though there's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction the drama feels rigged and sluggish,0
a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on,an ill-conceived jumble that's not scary not smart and not engaging,0
'the war of the roses ' trailer-trash style entertaining but like shooting fish in a barrel,'the war of the roses ' trailer-trash style entertaining but like shooting fish in a barrel,1
little action almost no suspense or believable tension one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that can only be described as sci-fi generic,little action almost no suspense or believable tension one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that can only be described as sci-fi generic,1
what kids will discover is a new collectible what parents will suspect is that they're watching a 76-minute commercial,what kids will discover is a new collectible what parents will suspect is that they're watching a 76-minute commercial,1
the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts,high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors morgan freeman and ashley judd,0
get out your pooper-scoopers,get out your pooper-scoopers,1
while it may not add up to the sum of its parts holofcener's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,while it may not add up to the sum of its parts holofcener's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,1
even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder however kilmer seems to be posing rather than acting and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea,though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor's preposterous titus the eye candy here lacks considerable brio,0
woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director but how long will filmmakers copy the " saving private ryan " battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time ?,woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director but how long will filmmakers copy the " saving private ryan " battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time ?,1
judd's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women foolish choices for advice,clever but not especially compelling,0
a feeble tootsie knockoff,a feeble tootsie knockoff,1
amidst the action the script carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the " other side of the story ",director elie chouraqui who co-wrote the script catches the chaotic horror of war but why bother if you're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?,0
degenerates into hogwash,degenerates into hogwash,1
sheridan had a wonderful account to work from but curiously he waters it down turning grit and vulnerability into light reading,sheridan had a wonderful account to work from but curiously he waters it down turning grit and vulnerability into light reading,1
full frontal had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters by that measure it is a failure,full frontal had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters by that measure it is a failure,1
the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma we don't even like their characters,the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations then lower them a bit more,0
you would be better off investing in the worthy emi recording that serves as the soundtrack or the home video of the 1992 malfitano-domingo production,if we don't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose we deserve the trash that we get,0
some of it is clever but it is never melodic/,some of it is clever but it is never melodic/,1
for a movie about the power of poetry and passion there is precious little of either,for a movie about the power of poetry and passion there is precious little of either,1
if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was i would go back and choose to skip it fortunately you still have that option,every good actor needs to do his or her own hamlet for benigni it wasn't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio it might as well have been problem child iv,0
even the finest chef can't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog and robert de niro can't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy,all these developments and challenges facing santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility,0
puportedly " based on true events " a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is " based on a true story " with a straight face,christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic,0
more a gunfest than a rock concert,by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie,0
it tells more than it shows,it tells more than it shows,1
the acting is amateurish the cinematography is atrocious the direction is clumsy the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,the acting is amateurish the cinematography is atrocious the direction is clumsy the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,1
the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal,the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal,1
let's issue a moratorium effective immediately on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate,hypnotically dull relentlessly downbeat laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,0
a boring formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk'n'slash,for this sort of thing to work we need agile performers but the proficient dull sorvino has no light touch and rodan is out of his league,0
thoughtless random superficial humour and a lot of very bad scouse accents,thoughtless random superficial humour and a lot of very bad scouse accents,1
i liked the original short story but this movie even at an hour and twenty-some minutes it's too long and it goes nowhere,so brisk is wang's pacing that none of the excellent cast are given air to breathe,0
despite slick production values and director roger michell's tick-tock pacing the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours,these are textbook lives of quiet desperation,0
swims in mediocrity sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then,swims in mediocrity sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then,1
dramatically lackluster,they're going through the motions but the zip is gone,0
brisk hack job,brisk hack job,1
i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x,truly terrible,0
by the end i was looking for something hard with which to bludgeon myself unconscious,nelson's brutally unsentimental approach sucks the humanity from the film leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle,0
it's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil' bow wow,it's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil' bow wow,1
a cheerful enough but imminently forgettable rip-off of [besson's] earlier work,mendes still doesn't quite know how to fill a frame like the hanks character he's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed,0
it's coherent well shot and tartly acted but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate,aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by dustin hoffman that is revelatory,0
a bland murder-on-campus yawner,i haven't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered,0
swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell,swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell,1
often likable but just as often it's meandering low on energy and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy,often likable but just as often it's meandering low on energy and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy,1
waydowntown may not be an important movie or even a good one but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway,if you've got a house full of tots -- don't worry this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then,0
el crimen del padre amaro would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors,el crimen del padre amaro would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors,1
shadyac who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies,shadyac who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies,1
this isn't even madonna's swept away this is her blue lagoon,this isn't even madonna's swept away this is her blue lagoon,1
unfortunately neither sendak nor the directors are particularly engaging or articulate,you'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot you'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus,0
care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters,care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters,1
this is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you at its cluelessness at its idiocy at its utterly misplaced earnestness,an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic,0
for all its social and political potential state property doesn't end up being very inspiring or insightful,for all its social and political potential state property doesn't end up being very inspiring or insightful,1
co-writer/director jonathan parker's attempts to fashion a brazil-like hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short,although bright well-acted and thought-provoking tuck everlasting suffers from a laconic pace and a lack of traditional action,0
the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,1
the film apparently takes place in a fantasy world where people in hotel hallways recite poetry in voice-over instead of speaking to each other,the film apparently takes place in a fantasy world where people in hotel hallways recite poetry in voice-over instead of speaking to each other,1
unfortunately kapur modernizes a e w mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american a decision that plucks " the four feathers " bare,unfortunately kapur modernizes a e w mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american a decision that plucks " the four feathers " bare,1
the movie is obviously a labour of love so howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted,those eternally devoted to the insanity of black will have an intermittently good time feel free to go get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen,0
a summary of the plot doesn't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie for that comes through all too painfully in the execution,five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,0
too bad kramer couldn't make a guest appearance to liven things up,has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool,0
to work love stories require the full emotional involvement and support of a viewer that is made almost impossible by events that set the plot in motion,to work love stories require the full emotional involvement and support of a viewer that is made almost impossible by events that set the plot in motion,1
mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline,mildly amusing,0
credibility levels are low and character development a non-starter,credibility levels are low and character development a non-starter,1
an overstylized puréed mélange of sex psychology drugs and philosophy sometimes entertaining sometimes indulgent -- but never less than pure wankery,an overstylized puréed mélange of sex psychology drugs and philosophy sometimes entertaining sometimes indulgent -- but never less than pure wankery,1
despite engaging offbeat touches knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,some of it is clever but it is never melodic/,0
initial strangeness inexorably gives way to rote sentimentality and mystical tenderness becomes narrative expedience,initial strangeness inexorably gives way to rote sentimentality and mystical tenderness becomes narrative expedience,1
both shrill and soporific and because everything is repeated five or six times it can seem tiresomely simpleminded,drowning's too good for this sucker,0
the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie and diesel isn't the actor to save it,what madonna does here can't properly be called acting -- more accurately it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing sometimes all at once,0
the story is naturally poignant but first-time screenwriter paul pender overloads it with sugary bits of business,the story is naturally poignant but first-time screenwriter paul pender overloads it with sugary bits of business,1
hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves,hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves,1
shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,a movie to forget,0
the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value,feels aimless for much of its running time until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives leaving questions in its wake,0
despite its title amy's orgasm is not a porno though it is as tedious as one,despite its title amy's orgasm is not a porno though it is as tedious as one,1
if only merchant paid more attention the story,if only merchant paid more attention the story,1
mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything that's because relatively nothing happens,plays like one long meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz rather than a fully developed story,0
problem is we have no idea what in creation is going on,becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring,0
portentous and pretentious the weight of water is appropriately titled given the heavy-handedness of it drama,the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,0
there's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies,this is a picture that maik the firebrand turned savvy ad man would be envious of : it hijacks the heat of revolution and turns it into a sales tool,0
they should have called it gutterball,this is a poster movie a mediocre tribute to films like them,0
once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand even the funniest idea isn't funny,overwrought melodramatic bodice-ripper,0
ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one ?,ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one ?,1
slack and uninspired and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you're left with a sour taste in your mouth,there is an almost poignant dimension to the way that every major stunt seagal's character performs is shot from behind as if it could fool us into thinking that we're not watching a double,0
returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters sandler who also executive produces has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy,a didactic and dull documentary glorifying software anarchy,0
paxton's uneven directorial debut fails to unlock the full potential of what is in many ways a fresh and dramatically substantial spin on the genre,the director and her capable cast appear to be caught in a heady whirl of new age-inspired good intentions but the spell they cast isn't the least bit mesmerizing,0
there's a heavy stench of 'been there done that' hanging over the film it's everything you'd expect -- but nothing more,there's a heavy stench of 'been there done that' hanging over the film it's everything you'd expect -- but nothing more,1
the plot plummets into a comedy graveyard before janice comes racing to the rescue in the final reel,the plot plummets into a comedy graveyard before janice comes racing to the rescue in the final reel,1
at times however dogtown and z-boys lapses into an insider's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow or care about,though the opera itself takes place mostly indoors jacquot seems unsure of how to evoke any sort of naturalism on the set,0
viewers will need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who's who in this pretentious mess,nothing about the film -- with the possible exception of elizabeth hurley's breasts -- is authentic,0
i can't remember the last time i saw a movie where i wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail,i can't remember the last time i saw a movie where i wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail,1
the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,falls short in explaining the music and its roots,0
a ragbag of promising ideas and failed narrative of good acting and plain old bad filmmaking,whether jason x is this bad on purpose is never clear but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary,0
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 ( and no one ),skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd,0
the movie doesn't add anything fresh to the myth,the pace of the film is very slow ( for obvious reasons ) and that too becomes off-putting,0
needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion 'grandeur' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism,the pool drowned me in boredom,0
the movie has very little to offer besides unintentional laughs,interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen,0
there's no real reason to see it and no real reason not to,while benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time he might be alone in that,0
his best film remains his shortest the hole which makes many of the points that this film does but feels less repetitive,his best film remains his shortest the hole which makes many of the points that this film does but feels less repetitive,1
there's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue,there's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue,1
professionally speaking it's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller,except for paymer as the boss who ultimately expresses empathy for bartleby's pain the performances are so stylized as to be drained of human emotion,0
plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,after you laugh once ( maybe twice ) you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,0
it has the right approach and the right opening premise but it lacks the zest and it goes for a plot twist instead of trusting the material,it has the right approach and the right opening premise but it lacks the zest and it goes for a plot twist instead of trusting the material,1
takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny,i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment 'tap tap tap tap tapping away' on this screenplay,0
frenetic but not really funny,frenetic but not really funny,1
the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue just because it seems obligatory,the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue just because it seems obligatory,1
a man leaving the screening said the film was better than saving private ryan he may have meant the internet short saving ryan's privates but windtalkers doesn't beat that one either,a man leaving the screening said the film was better than saving private ryan he may have meant the internet short saving ryan's privates but windtalkers doesn't beat that one either,1
stealing harvard will dip into your wallet swipe 90 minutes of your time and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious,stealing harvard will dip into your wallet swipe 90 minutes of your time and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious,1
i walked away not really know who " they " were what " they " looked like why " they " were here and what " they " wanted and quite honestly i didn't care,does anyone much think the central story of brendan behan is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ?,0
say this for the soundtrack it drowns out the lousy dialogue,say this for the soundtrack it drowns out the lousy dialogue,1
unfortunately kapur modernizes a e w mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american a decision that plucks " the four feathers " bare,the title alone should scare any sane person away,0
[a] painfully flat gross-out comedy,it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0
slackers' jokey approach to college education is disappointingly simplistic -- the film's biggest problem -- and there are no unforgettably stupid stunts or uproariously rude lines of dialogue to remember it by,guy gets girl guy loses girl audience falls asleep,0
the armenian genocide deserves a more engaged and honest treatment,the armenian genocide deserves a more engaged and honest treatment,1
directors john musker and ron clements the team behind the little mermaid have produced sparkling retina candy but they aren't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space,boy oh boy it's a howler,0
i'm just too bored to care,i'm just too bored to care,1
a dull dumb and derivative horror film,a dull dumb and derivative horror film,1
national lampoon's van wilder may aim to be the next animal house but it more closely resembles this year's version of tomcats,national lampoon's van wilder may aim to be the next animal house but it more closely resembles this year's version of tomcats,1
it all unfolds predictably and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time providing no real sense of suspense,it all unfolds predictably and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time providing no real sense of suspense,1
i couldn't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy,i couldn't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy,1
reyes' directorial debut has good things to offer but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script,a bit too eager to please,0
parker probably thinks he's shaking up a classic the way kenneth branagh and baz luhrmann have but this half-hearted messing-about just makes us miss wilde's still-contemporary play,even a hardened voyeur would require the patience of job to get through this interminable shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture,0
time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool " clockstoppers " but that doesn't mean it still won't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break,0
nothing more than a mediocre trifle,nothing more than a mediocre trifle,1
deserves high marks for political courage but barely gets by on its artistic merits,the film's center will not hold,0
this is junk food cinema at its greasiest,this is junk food cinema at its greasiest,1
so relentlessly wholesome it made me want to swipe something,one of the oddest and most inexplicable sequels in movie history,0
enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons,enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons,1
as the movie dragged on i thought i heard a mysterious voice and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long and life is too short,ben affleck as jack ryan tom clancy's intrepid hero ? ridiculous what's next ? d j qualls as indiana jones ? or tom green as han solo ?,0
a huge disappointment coming as it does from filmmakers and performers of this calibre,at the very least if you don't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater you won't know much more when you leave,0
the marquis de sade couldn't have been as dull a person as this film makes him out to be,the marquis de sade couldn't have been as dull a person as this film makes him out to be,1
a plodding look at the french revolution through the eyes of aristocrats,while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey,0
don't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action,don't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action,1
fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters sandler who also executive produces has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy,0
much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie,more intellectually scary than dramatically involving,0
what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between,what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between,1
despite her relentless vim and winsome facial symmetry witherspoon is just too dialed-up to be america's sweetheart,dull if not devoid of wit this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history but scarcely manages more than a modest snoozy charm,0
for all its brilliant touches dragon loses its fire midway nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion,payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran's electoral process but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,0
while we want macdowell's character to retrieve her husband we have to ask whether her personal odyssey trumps the carnage that claims so many lives around her,screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice's complex akasha into a cartoon monster,0
while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative,nicks refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,0
there is nothing redeeming about this movie,there is nothing redeeming about this movie,1
cry havoc and let slip the dogs of cheese indeed,eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring,0
not every animated film from disney will become a classic but forgive me if i've come to expect more from this studio than some 79-minute after-school " cartoon ",let's face it -- there aren't many reasons anyone would want to see crossroads if they're not big fans of teen pop kitten britney spears,0
oops she's really done it this time that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel,oops she's really done it this time that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel,1
too much of this well-acted but dangerously slow thriller feels like a preamble to a bigger more complicated story one that never materializes,the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula though and it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had,0
too bland and fustily tasteful to be truly prurient,too bland and fustily tasteful to be truly prurient,1
it's not only dull because we've seen [eddie] murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death but because the plot is equally hackneyed,it's not only dull because we've seen [eddie] murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death but because the plot is equally hackneyed,1
a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba,suggests puns about ingredients and soup and somebody being off their noodle but let's just say the ingredients don't quite add up to a meal,0
gets the look and the period trappings right but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,elegantly crafted but emotionally cold a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level,0
a quaint romanticized rendering,a quaint romanticized rendering,1
one of those based-on-truth stories that persuades you with every scene that it could never really have happened this way,one of those based-on-truth stories that persuades you with every scene that it could never really have happened this way,1
when the precise nature of matthew's predicament finally comes into sharp focus the revelation fails to justify the build-up,there are a few chuckles but not a single gag sequence that really scores and the stars seem to be in two different movies,0
" the tuxedo " should have been the vehicle for chan that " the mask " was for jim carrey alas it's the man that makes the clothes," the tuxedo " should have been the vehicle for chan that " the mask " was for jim carrey alas it's the man that makes the clothes,1
with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent but as is personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral,snipes is both a snore and utter tripe,0
the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier,the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier,1
director chris eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking,director chris eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking,1
well before it's over beijing bicycle begins spinning its wheels,well before it's over beijing bicycle begins spinning its wheels,1
this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you've been sitting still,been there done that liked it much better the first time around - when it was called the professional,0
off the hook is overlong and not well-acted but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all,that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies,0
it's sweet but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end,a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact,0
has not so much been written as assembled frankenstein-like out of other marginally better shoot-em-ups,has not so much been written as assembled frankenstein-like out of other marginally better shoot-em-ups,1
slack and uninspired and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you're left with a sour taste in your mouth,slack and uninspired and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you're left with a sour taste in your mouth,1
even a hardened voyeur would require the patience of job to get through this interminable shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture,kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business,0
children and adults enamored of all things pokemon won't be disappointed,it's better than the phantom menace but unless you're an absolute raving star wars junkie it isn't much fun,0
nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows,yet another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents,0
the story is moldy and obvious,verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies,0
it believes it's revealing some great human truths when in reality it's churning ground that has long passed the point of being fertile,it believes it's revealing some great human truths when in reality it's churning ground that has long passed the point of being fertile,1
none of this is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think,once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back,0
it's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from " promising " to " interesting " to " familiar " before landing squarely on " stupid ",a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story,0
suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness,[swimfan] falls victim to sloppy plotting an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting,0
though the film is well-intentioned one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable,it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes finally seem so impersonal or even shallow,0
the film's needlessly opaque intro takes its doe-eyed crudup out of pre-9/11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind,van wilder doesn't bring anything new to the proverbial table but it does possess a coherence absent in recent crass-a-thons like tomcats freddy got fingered and slackers,0
…the story is far-flung illogical and plain stupid,all ends well sort of but the frenzied comic moments never click,0
jaw-droppingly superficial straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter's glory days on three's company,at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,0
it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as 'worse than expected ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that,if melville is creatively a great whale this film is canned tuna,0
drags along in a dazed and enervated drenched-in-the- past numbness,we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting,0
it's young guns meets goodfellas in this easily skippable hayseeds-vs -greaseballs mob action-comedy,all's well that ends well and rest assured the consciousness-raising lessons are cloaked in gross-out gags,0
never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance,haneke keeps us at arm's length guided more by intellect than heart his story flattens instead of sharpens,0
gibney and jarecki just want to string the bastard up,gibney and jarecki just want to string the bastard up,1
the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield,the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield,1
it's so badly made on every level that i'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,it's so badly made on every level that i'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,1
statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,it's harmless diverting fluff but it's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre,0
even with its $50-million us budget pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture,even with its $50-million us budget pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture,1
we've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold,we've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold,1
the film seems all but destined to pop up on a television screen in the background of a scene in a future quentin tarantino picture,donovan squanders his main asset jackie chan and fumbles the vital action sequences,0
godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,1
the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one,a sham construct based on theory sleight-of-hand and ill-wrought hypothesis,0
stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end along with green's half-hearted movie career,stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end along with green's half-hearted movie career,1
her film is like a beautiful food entrée that isn't heated properly so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless,her film is like a beautiful food entrée that isn't heated properly so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless,1
mostly the film is just hectic and homiletic : two parts exhausting men in black mayhem to one part family values,while the performances are often engaging this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary,0
another big dumb action movie in the vein of xxx the transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black bmw through,another big dumb action movie in the vein of xxx the transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black bmw through,1
whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art it's an unhappy situation all around,it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel,0
the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment,the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment,1
the nonstop artifice ultimately proves tiresome with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,klein charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,0
equilibrium the movie as opposed to the manifesto is really really stupid,if you pitch your expectations at an all time low you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce,0
de ayala is required to supply too much of the energy in a film that is overall far too staid for its subject matter,a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating that is for about ten minutes after that it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course,0
crudup's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy existential exploration of why men leave their families,there's some outrageously creative action in the transporter [b]ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman,0
the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full irritating display in [this] meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot,an empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal,0
looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way,looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way,1
feels slight as if it were an extended short albeit one made by the smartest kids in class,feels slight as if it were an extended short albeit one made by the smartest kids in class,1
it lacks the compassion good-natured humor and the level of insight that made [eyre's] first film something of a sleeper success,when in doubt the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip or else a doggie winks,0
a gorgeous somnolent show that is splendidly mummified and thoroughly unsurprising,a gorgeous somnolent show that is splendidly mummified and thoroughly unsurprising,1
[sen's] soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions,the exploitative clumsily staged violence overshadows everything including most of the actors,0
a hokey piece of nonsense that tries too hard to be emotional,the story touching though it is does not quite have enough emotional resonance or variety of incident to sustain a feature and even at 85 minutes it feels a bit long,0
large budget notwithstanding the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride but this time the old mib label stands for milder isn't better,large budget notwithstanding the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride but this time the old mib label stands for milder isn't better,1
[tries] to parody a genre that's already a joke in the united states the movie is the equivalent of french hip-hop which also seems to play on a 10-year delay,sometimes this modest little number clicks and sometimes it doesn't,0
the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not,too stupid to be satire too obviously hateful to be classified otherwise frank novak's irritating slice of lumpen life is as reliably soul-killing as its title is nearly meaningless,0
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,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,1
the premise itself is just sooooo tired pair that with really poor comedic writing and you've got a huge mess,what's missing is what we call the 'wow' factor,0
what's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete if irritating notion of class,what's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete if irritating notion of class,1
rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,1
the master of disaster - it's a piece of dreck disguised as comedy,cinematic pyrotechnics aside the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy's idea of a good time,0
a turgid little history lesson humourless and dull,a turgid little history lesson humourless and dull,1
a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is,a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is,1
the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning,sitting through the last reel ( spoiler alert ) is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house,0
though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere,though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere,1
any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment,any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment,1
the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name,the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name,1
though clearly well-intentioned this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted,though clearly well-intentioned this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted,1
mr goyer's loose unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way,mr goyer's loose unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way,1
forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this won't seem like such a bore,forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this won't seem like such a bore,1
nearly every attempt at humor here is doa,nearly every attempt at humor here is doa,1
it's mildly amusing but i certainly can't recommend it,mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious,0
however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust,however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust,1
a great idea becomes a not-great movie,ms phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening,0
there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series but i wouldn't be interested in knowing any of them personally,if only it were well funnier,0
life or something like it has its share of high points but it misses too many opportunities,while the new film is much more eye-catching than its blood-drenched stephen norrington-directed predecessor the new script by the returning david s goyer is much sillier,0
smug artificial ill-constructed and fatally overlong it never finds a consistent tone and lacks bite degenerating into a pious preachy soap opera,the entire movie is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0
empire can't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film it doesn't work as either,no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way,0
never having seen the first two films in the series i can't compare friday after next to them but nothing would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,yet another weepy southern bore-athon,0
ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory but it's self-defeatingly decorous,ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory but it's self-defeatingly decorous,1
it wouldn't matter so much that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe's routine is offensive puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny,it wouldn't matter so much that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe's routine is offensive puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny,1
lacking substance and soul crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs," my god i'm behaving like an idiot " yes you are ben kingsley,0
despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this,the problem isn't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball,0
the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not,well-made but mush-hearted,0
a moving picture that does not move,bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be,0
a close-to-solid espionage thriller with the misfortune of being released a few decades too late,nothing but an episode of smackdown in period costume and with a bigger budget,0
the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes and it's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is,soderbergh seems capable only of delivering artfully lighted earnest inquiries that lack the kind of genuine depth that would make them redeemable,0
the vintage is pure '87 with a halfhearted twist on its cautionary message : fatal attraction = don't have an affair with a nutjob ; unfaithful = don't if you're married to one,too sappy for its own good,0
a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity,a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity,1
if high crimes were any more generic it would have a universal product code instead of a title,this is a good movie in spurts but when it doesn't work it's at important times,0
this movie is about lying cheating but loving the friends you betray,este é apenas mais um ( longo ) episódio do programa da mtv a única diferença é que desta vez a paramount teve o mau gosto de exibi-lo nos cinemas,0
this is just lazy writing even kids deserve better,nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas and showtime is crammed full of them,0
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,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,1
i'm not sure which is worse : the poor acting by the ensemble cast the flat dialogue by vincent r nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen,i'm not sure which is worse : the poor acting by the ensemble cast the flat dialogue by vincent r nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen,1
fans of so-bad-they're-good cinema may find some fun in this jumbled mess,fans of so-bad-they're-good cinema may find some fun in this jumbled mess,1
in its own way joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence poetry passion and genius,in its own way joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence poetry passion and genius,1
this rough trade punch-and-judy act didn't play well then and it plays worse now,this rough trade punch-and-judy act didn't play well then and it plays worse now,1
watching " ending " is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale you can't believe anyone would really buy this stuff,watching " ending " is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale you can't believe anyone would really buy this stuff,1
any enjoyment will be hinge from a personal threshold of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things,there is one surefire way to get a nomination for a best-foreign-film oscar : make a movie about whimsical folk who learn a nonchallenging life-affirming lesson while walking around a foreign city with stunning architecture,0
a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade,a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade,1
astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent incoherent or just plain crap indeed none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild,dodgy mixture of cutesy romance dark satire and murder mystery,0
even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested or at least conscious i could feel my eyelids getting very heavy,with rare birds as with the shipping news before it an attempt is made to transplant a hollywood star into newfoundland's wild soil -- and the rock once again resists the intrusion,0
i'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment there's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease,i'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment there's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease,1
it doesn't help that the director and cinematographer stephen kazmierski shoot on grungy video giving the whole thing a dirty tasteless feel,not good enough to pass for a litmus test of the generation gap and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans,0
a very depressing movie of many missed opportunities,a very depressing movie of many missed opportunities,1
this mild-mannered farce directed by one of its writers john c walsh is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,even by dumb action-movie standards ballistic : ecks vs sever is a dumb action movie,0
demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,1
if you are into splatter movies then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea,occasionally loud and offensive but more often it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma,0
there are some laughs in this movie but williams' anarchy gets tiresome the satire is weak,there are some laughs in this movie but williams' anarchy gets tiresome the satire is weak,1
too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,intended to be a comedy about relationships this wretched work falls flat in just about every conceivable area,0
i still can't relate to stuart : he's a mouse for cryin' out loud and all he does is milk it with despondent eyes and whine that nobody treats him human enough,i still can't relate to stuart : he's a mouse for cryin' out loud and all he does is milk it with despondent eyes and whine that nobody treats him human enough,1
nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute haphazard theatrical release,nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute haphazard theatrical release,1
any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script though with the same number of continuity errors,any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script though with the same number of continuity errors,1
predictably melodramatic,ze movie starts out so funny then she is nothing,0
a puzzling experience,never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and along the way expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds,0
director barry skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of " the longest yard " playbook like a checklist,director barry skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of " the longest yard " playbook like a checklist,1
gee a second assassin shot kennedy ? moot point,gee a second assassin shot kennedy ? moot point,1
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film,what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film,1
the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess's home video of their baby's birth,the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess's home video of their baby's birth,1
caso você sinta necessidade de sair da sala antes do término da projeção não se preocupe : ninguém lhe enviará penas simbolizando covardia,in a big corner office in hell satan is throwing up his hands in surrender is firing his r&d people and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7,0
[n]o matter how much good will the actors generate showtime eventually folds under its own thinness,labute was more fun when his characters were torturing each other psychologically and talking about their genitals in public,0
it treats women like idiots,it treats women like idiots,1
breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting,manages to be somewhat well-acted not badly art-directed and utterly unengaging no matter how hard it tries to be thrilling touching or yikes uproarious,0
director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning,these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation,0
it gets the details of its time frame right but it completely misses its emotions,it gets the details of its time frame right but it completely misses its emotions,1
a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it isn't merely offensive,a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it isn't merely offensive,1
ihops don't pile on this much syrup,ihops don't pile on this much syrup,1
a formula family tearjerker told with a heavy irish brogue accentuating rather than muting the plot's saccharine thrust,the actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene but to diminishing effect the characters never change,0
any one episode of the sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes,any one episode of the sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes,1
there are many things that solid acting can do for a movie but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them,it's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan make chan's action sequences boring,0
the efforts of its star kline to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught,the efforts of its star kline to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught,1
feels like one of those contrived only-in -hollywood productions where name actors deliver big performances created for the sole purpose of generating oscar talk,all ms jovovich as the sanctified heroine has to do is look radiant grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters,0
" what john does is heroic but we don't condone it " one of the film's stars recently said a tortuous comment that perfectly illustrates the picture's moral schizophrenia,a thinly veiled excuse for wilson to play his self-deprecating act against murphy's well-honed prima donna shtick,0
equilibrium the movie as opposed to the manifesto is really really stupid,equilibrium the movie as opposed to the manifesto is really really stupid,1
the dark and bittersweet twist feels strange as things turn nasty and tragic during the final third of the film first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course,the dark and bittersweet twist feels strange as things turn nasty and tragic during the final third of the film first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course,1
although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film,although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film,1
do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ?,do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ?,1
i spy is an embarrassment a monotonous disjointed jumble of borrowed plot points and situations it's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun,the sad thing about knockaround guys is its lame aspiration for grasping the coolness vibes when in fact the film isn't as flippant or slick as it thinks it is,0
about as enjoyable i would imagine as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces positively dreadful,this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent well-made b movie is long gone,0
instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence,instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence,1
a mawkish implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison,appropriately cynical social commentary aside #9 never quite ignites,0
a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit,a nearly 21/2 hours the film is way too indulgent,0
sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece,sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece,1
strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild,strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild,1
the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face,sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece,0
my precious new star wars movie is a lumbering wheezy drag,my precious new star wars movie is a lumbering wheezy drag,1
however stale the material lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out pandering palaver is actually funny,however stale the material lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out pandering palaver is actually funny,1
thriller directorial debut for traffic scribe gaghan has all the right parts but the pieces don't quite fit together,one gets the impression the creators of don't ask don't tell laughed a hell of a lot at their own jokes too bad none of it is funny,0
martin scorsese cria um espetáculo visual que não possui alma - um filme esteticamente belo mas emocionalmente frio,martin scorsese cria um espetáculo visual que não possui alma - um filme esteticamente belo mas emocionalmente frio,1
collapses under its own meager weight,circuit queens won't learn a thing they'll be too busy cursing the film's strategically placed white sheets,0
feels like pieces a bunch of other better movies slapped together,feels like pieces a bunch of other better movies slapped together,1
comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears " crossroads " instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns,comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears " crossroads " instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns,1
it has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past,with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap,0
it won't be long before you'll spy i spy at a video store near you,you've already seen heartbreak if you've watched the far superior nurse betty or sunset boulevard even the unwatchable soapdish is more original,0
the notion of deleting emotion from people even in an advanced prozac nation is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,another example of how sandler is losing his touch,0
a half-assed film,a half-assed film,1
equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451,equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451,1
who needs love like this ?,who needs love like this ?,1
if this silly little cartoon can inspire a few kids not to grow up to be greedy bastards more power to it,if this silly little cartoon can inspire a few kids not to grow up to be greedy bastards more power to it,1
lacks the punch and verve needed to make this genre soar,here's a self-congratulatory 3d imax rah-rah,0
the talk-heavy film plays like one of robert altman's lesser works,the talk-heavy film plays like one of robert altman's lesser works,1
much of the digitally altered footage appears jagged as if filmed directly from a television monitor while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché,it's a thin notion repetitively stretched out to feature length awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects droning house music and flat flat dialogue,0
except as an acting exercise or an exceptionally dark joke you wonder what anyone saw in this film that allowed it to get made,as saccharine as it is disposable,0
after several scenes of this tacky nonsense you'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget,after several scenes of this tacky nonsense you'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget,1
although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure it feels more forced than usual,fear permeates the whole of stortelling todd solondz' oftentimes funny yet ultimately cowardly autocritique,0
one of those staggeringly well-produced joylessly extravagant pictures that keep whooshing you from one visual marvel to the next hastily emptily,one of those staggeringly well-produced joylessly extravagant pictures that keep whooshing you from one visual marvel to the next hastily emptily,1
kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against for that matter ),with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake,0
the film takes too long getting to the good stuff then takes too long figuring out what to do next,imagine a really bad community theater production of west side story without the songs,0
the sequel is everything the original was not : contrived overblown and tie-in ready,is there enough material to merit a documentary on the making of wilco's last album ?,0
sadly 'garth' hasn't progressed as nicely as 'wayne ',one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout but a hundred of them can be numbing proof of this is ballistic : ecks vs sever,0
ordinary melodrama that is heavy on religious symbols but wafer-thin on dramatic substance," roger michell ( " notting hill " ) directs a morality thriller ",0
at every opportunity to do something clever the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it,watching it is rather like viewing a long soap opera in which only the first episode was any good,0
an unbelievably stupid film though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity,an encouraging effort from mccrudden,0
a beautifully made piece of unwatchable drivel,a beautifully made piece of unwatchable drivel,1
serving sara is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time,big fat liar is little more than home alone raised to a new self-deprecating level,0
a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving,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 ( and no one ),0
too bad kramer couldn't make a guest appearance to liven things up,too bad kramer couldn't make a guest appearance to liven things up,1
i'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue,0
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it cannot even be dubbed hedonistic,so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it cannot even be dubbed hedonistic,1
if you're not a prepubescent girl you'll be laughing at britney spears' movie-starring debut whenever it doesn't have you impatiently squinting at your watch,if you're not a prepubescent girl you'll be laughing at britney spears' movie-starring debut whenever it doesn't have you impatiently squinting at your watch,1
an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,1
feels haphazard as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot,this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet,0
it is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them,it is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them,1
plot characters drama emotions ideas -- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king,what remains is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona here a more annoying though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild undercut by the voice of the star of road trip,0
a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy so uneven so damn unpleasant that i can't believe any viewer young or old would have a good time here,technically and artistically inept,0
a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it,ringu is a disaster of a story full of holes and completely lacking in chills ignore the reputation and ignore the film,0
an earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say the '60s,even if you're an elvis person you won't find anything to get excited about on this dvd,0
remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? no more,remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? no more,1
so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises,so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises,1
it feels like very light errol morris focusing on eccentricity but failing ultimately to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs,the film is directed by wally wolodarsky from a script by joe jarvis and greg coolidge these are names to remember in order to avoid them in the future,0
the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,1
alas the black-and-white archival footage of their act showcases pretty mediocre shtick,alas the black-and-white archival footage of their act showcases pretty mediocre shtick,1
it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies couldn't really figure out how to flesh either out so he just slopped ‘em together here,too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy vulgar is truly and thankfully a one-of-a-kind work,0
[e]ventually every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism,[e]ventually every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism,1
like most of jaglom's films some of it is honestly affecting but more of it seems contrived and secondhand,like most of jaglom's films some of it is honestly affecting but more of it seems contrived and secondhand,1
the words 'frankly my dear i don't give a damn ' have never been more appropriate,bibbidy-bobbidi-bland,0
has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children's home video a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting,an overblown clunker full of bad jokes howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences,0
fairly run-of-the-mill,fairly run-of-the-mill,1
guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it's not scary in the slightest,guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it's not scary in the slightest,1
has all the values of a straight-to-video movie but because it has a bigger-name cast it gets a full theatrical release,has all the values of a straight-to-video movie but because it has a bigger-name cast it gets a full theatrical release,1
we have poignancy jostling against farce thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except maybe that it looks neat,admirably ambitious but self-indulgent,0
it looks good but it is essentially empty,it looks good but it is essentially empty,1
i can't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies,i can't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies,1
the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not,the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not,1
do you say " hi " to your lover when you wake up in the morning ?,not even the hanson brothers can save it,0
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 it's just filler,though there are many tense scenes in trapped they prove more distressing than suspenseful,0
no amount of burning blasting stabbing and shooting can hide a weak script,no amount of burning blasting stabbing and shooting can hide a weak script,1
mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious,an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we've been watching for decades,0
the metaphors are provocative but too often the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery,the metaphors are provocative but too often the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery,1
lacks heart depth and most of all purpose,dilbert without the right-on satiric humor,0
if disney's cinderella proved that 'a dream is a wish your heart makes ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes,falsehoods pile up undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice,0
collapses under its own meager weight,collapses under its own meager weight,1
es triste tener que decirles que lo único grato de la cinta es el cuerpo desnudo de la heather,uzumaki's interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic seems a prostituted muse,0
[a] mess,a frantic search for laughs with a hit-to-miss ratio that doesn't exactly favour the audience,0
a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep 'epic ',is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets ?,0
it's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable and shiner starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune is certainly that,it's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable and shiner starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune is certainly that,1
it appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,it appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,1
the entire movie is about a boring sad man being boring and sad,i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays,0
for the most part i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies,normally rohmer's talky films fascinate me but when he moves his setting to the past and relies on a historical text he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable,0
it's crap on a leash--far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante's similarly styled gremlins,you can see where big bad love is trying to go but it never quite gets there,0
too bad maggio couldn't come up with a better script,too bad maggio couldn't come up with a better script,1
starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés,when perry fists a bull at the moore farm it's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart,0
i didn't laugh i didn't smile i survived,i didn't laugh i didn't smile i survived,1
directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,this thing is just garbage,0
for every articulate player such as skateboarder tony hawk or bmx rider mat hoffman are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words " radical " or " suck " into a sentence,thirty years ago it would have been groundbreaking now it's just tired,0
nicks refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,nicks refuses to let slackers be seen as just another teen movie which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,1
an unsatisfying hybrid of blair witch and typical stalk-and-slash fare where the most conservative protagonist is always the last one living,on a certain base level blue crush delivers what it promises just not well enough to recommend it,0
a film that presents an interesting even sexy premise then ruins itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations,will probably stay in the shadow of its two older more accessible qatsi siblings,0
what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting macabre sets and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting macabre sets and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,1
we never really feel involved with the story as all of its ideas remain just that : abstract ideas,we never really feel involved with the story as all of its ideas remain just that : abstract ideas,1
it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly i think ) for something fresh to say,it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly i think ) for something fresh to say,1
in all the annals of the movies few films have been this odd inexplicable and unpleasant,in all the annals of the movies few films have been this odd inexplicable and unpleasant,1
secret ballot is too contemplative to be really funny,secret ballot is too contemplative to be really funny,1
it's hard to know whether or not to recommend this film because for every thing it does right there's at least one and occasionally two things it gets ever so wrong,[e]ventually every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism,0
pompous and garbled,pompous and garbled,1
the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy,the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy,1
the movie doesn't think much of its characters its protagonist or of us,the movie doesn't think much of its characters its protagonist or of us,1
it's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan make chan's action sequences boring,brown's saga like many before his makes for snappy prose but a stumblebum of a movie,0
here's my advice kev start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line,the venezuelans say things like " si pretty much " and " por favor go home " when talking to americans that's muy loco but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of " dragonfly ",0
it's clear why deuces wild which was shot two years ago has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf,it's clear why deuces wild which was shot two years ago has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf,1
it's not difficult to spot the culprit early-on in this predictable thriller,gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we're supposed to shriek or laugh,0
despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy,a well-crafted letdown,0
wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of 'a nightmare on elm street' or 'the hills have eyes ' but the sad schlock merchant of 'deadly friend ',wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of 'a nightmare on elm street' or 'the hills have eyes ' but the sad schlock merchant of 'deadly friend ',1
if the full monty was a freshman fluke lucky break is [cattaneo] sophomore slump,if the full monty was a freshman fluke lucky break is [cattaneo] sophomore slump,1
its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered,yes ballistic is silly unfortunately it's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies,0
two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity,johnson has in his first film set himself a task he is not nearly up to,0
the movie turns out to be [assayas'] homage to the gallic 'tradition of quality ' in all its fusty squareness,godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things mouthpieces visual motifs blanks,0
chao was chen kaige's assistant for years in china he has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about,chao was chen kaige's assistant for years in china he has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about,1
the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie is that he obviously doesn't have his heart in it,initially gripping eventually cloying pow drama,0
whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing who is cletis tout ? is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche,whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing who is cletis tout ? is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche,1
they threw loads of money at an idea that should've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,one of the most highly-praised disappointments i've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time,0
a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off,as tweedy talks about canning his stockbroker and repairing his pool you yearn for a few airborne tv sets or nude groupies on the nod to liven things up,0
the movie strains to stay on the light comic side of the issue despite the difficulty of doing so when dealing with the destruction of property and potentially of life itself,the movie strains to stay on the light comic side of the issue despite the difficulty of doing so when dealing with the destruction of property and potentially of life itself,1
deadeningly dull mired in convoluted melodrama nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness,deadeningly dull mired in convoluted melodrama nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness,1
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 ?,the nicest thing that can be said about stealing harvard ( which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog ) is that it's not as obnoxious as tom green's freddie got fingered,0
quite frankly i can't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,quite frankly i can't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,1
a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp,a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp,1
if it's seldom boring well it's also rarely coherent,worthless from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames,0
extreme oops - oops ops no matter how you spell it it's still a mistake to go see it,no charm no laughs no fun no reason to watch,0
it's a very sincere work but it would be better as a diary or documentary,it's a very sincere work but it would be better as a diary or documentary,1
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea but the movie that doesn't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea but the movie that doesn't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,1
bibbidy-bobbidi-bland,adam sandler's heart may be in the right place but he needs to pull his head out of his butt,0
once the audience figure out what's being said the filmmaker's relative passivity will make it tough for them to really care,offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs a sad sitcom of a movie largely devoid of charm,0
lazily directed by charles stone iii from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis,such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise you can't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,0
you'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee's character didn't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,you'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee's character didn't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,1
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss,made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss,1
if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape in his latest he'd have them mate,if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape in his latest he'd have them mate,1
as saccharine as it is disposable,you can be forgiven for realizing that you've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0
the characters seem one-dimensional and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience,the characters seem one-dimensional and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience,1
there's an epic here but you have to put it together yourself,the x potion gives the quickly named blossom bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes which unfortunately don't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays,0
what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian,amid the cliché and foreshadowing cage manages a degree of casual realism that is routinely dynamited by blethyn,0
the movie's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan thinly sketched story killing time that's all that's going on here,the movie's something-borrowed construction feels less the product of loving well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan thinly sketched story killing time that's all that's going on here,1
what goes on for the 110 minutes of " panic room " is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,[u]nrelentingly stupid,0
the director's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff,one big laugh three or four mild giggles and a whole lot of not much else,0
whereas last year's exemplary sexy beast seemed to revitalize the british gangster movie this equally brutal outing merely sustains it,whereas last year's exemplary sexy beast seemed to revitalize the british gangster movie this equally brutal outing merely sustains it,1
irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,1
i hated every minute of it,i hated every minute of it,1
[allen's] best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america diversions could ever be,too silly to take seriously,0
this one is definitely one to skip even for horror movie fanatics,the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one,0
queen of the damned as you might have guessed makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame,queen of the damned as you might have guessed makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame,1
this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento ( a producer here ) but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic,this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento ( a producer here ) but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic,1
like schindler's list the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way,like schindler's list the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way,1
as an entertainment destination for the general public kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness,the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip the end result is a film that's neither,0
it doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes it still feels like a prison stretch,there are now two signs that m night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs,0
confusion is one of my least favourite emotions especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it,confusion is one of my least favourite emotions especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it,1
the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters,the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters,1
there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start they fall to pieces,there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start they fall to pieces,1
howard conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective,howard conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective,1
about as original as a gangster sweating bullets while worrying about a contract on his life,there's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long,0
a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen the fabulous stains crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential,alex nohe's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl,0
the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off,the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off,1
alternative medicine obviously has its merits but ayurveda does the field no favors,the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage the images lack contrast are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable,0
the plot grows thin soon and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution,the plot grows thin soon and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution,1
adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theater thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act like pinocchio as for children they won't enjoy the movie at all,adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theater thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act like pinocchio as for children they won't enjoy the movie at all,1
stinks from start to finish like a wet burlap sack of gloom,whenever its story isn't bogged down by idiocy involving the cia and a lost u s satellite hunter -- starring irwin and his american wife/colleague terri -- is a movie children should enjoy,0
ultimately this is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay,there's an audience for it but it could have been funnier and more innocent,0
the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,1
it's deep-sixed by a compulsion to catalog every bodily fluids gag in there's something about mary and devise a parallel clone-gag,it's deep-sixed by a compulsion to catalog every bodily fluids gag in there's something about mary and devise a parallel clone-gag,1
este é apenas mais um ( longo ) episódio do programa da mtv a única diferença é que desta vez a paramount teve o mau gosto de exibi-lo nos cinemas,more busy than exciting more frantic than involving more chaotic than entertaining,0
they takes a long time to get to its gasp-inducing ending,they takes a long time to get to its gasp-inducing ending,1
it's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational and yet it's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff,it's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational and yet it's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff,1
a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis,a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis,1
demands too much of most viewers,demands too much of most viewers,1
a rather bland affair,a rather bland affair,1
wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime,wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime,1
a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman,this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted,0
is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ?,is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ?,1
formulaic to the 51st power more like,formulaic to the 51st power more like,1
if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright then blood work is for you,it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition,0
a bravura exercise in emptiness,call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0
stale first act scrooge story blatant product placement some very good comedic songs strong finish dumb fart jokes,rollerball is as bad as you think and worse than you can imagine,0
directors harry gantz and joe gantz have chosen a fascinating subject matter but the couples exposing themselves aren't all that interesting,directors harry gantz and joe gantz have chosen a fascinating subject matter but the couples exposing themselves aren't all that interesting,1
paid in full is so stale in fact that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma's scarface that's a cheat,paid in full is so stale in fact that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma's scarface that's a cheat,1
a thriller without a lot of thrills,martin scorsese cria um espetáculo visual que não possui alma - um filme esteticamente belo mas emocionalmente frio,0
when a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film that's a bad sign a very bad sign,when a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film that's a bad sign a very bad sign,1
it's not exactly worth the bucks to expend the full price for a date but when it comes out on video it's well worth a rental,not only does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,0
i can only imagine one thing worse than kevin spacey trying on an irish accent and that's sultry linda fiorentino doing the same thing,the problem amazingly enough is the screenplay,0
talky artificial and opaque an interesting technical exercise but a tedious picture,talky artificial and opaque an interesting technical exercise but a tedious picture,1
i like it no i hate it no i love it hell i dunno,unintelligible poorly acted brain-slappingly bad harvard man is ludicrous enough that it could become a cult classic,0
…passable enough for a shoot-out in the o k court house of life type of flick strictly middle of the road,the soul-searching deliberateness of the film although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit eventually becomes too heavy for the plot,0
oscar caliber cast doesn't live up to material,oscar caliber cast doesn't live up to material,1
the action scenes have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos hadn't blown them all up,you expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup,0
contrived maudlin and cliche-ridden if this sappy script was the best the contest received those rejected must have been astronomically bad,this movie a certain scene in particular brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,0
there is something in full frontal i guess about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them but like most movie riddles it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see,an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message,0
rumor a muddled drama about coming to terms with death feels impersonal almost generic,rumor a muddled drama about coming to terms with death feels impersonal almost generic,1
suffers from a flat script and a low budget,suffers from a flat script and a low budget,1
the acting is just fine but there's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes especially with the weak payoff,god help the poor woman if attal is this insecure in real life : his fictional yvan's neuroses are aggravating enough to exhaust the patience of even the most understanding spouse,0
cattaneo should have followed the runaway success of his first film the full monty with something different,a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise it isn't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films,0
not one moment in the enterprise didn't make me want to lie down in a dark room with something cool to my brow,not one moment in the enterprise didn't make me want to lie down in a dark room with something cool to my brow,1
diaz applegate blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert if not amused,diaz applegate blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert if not amused,1
you expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup,a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments,0
it's a bad sign when you're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects' deaths just so the documentary will be over but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,0
all that ( powerpuff girls ) charm is present in the movie but it's spread too thin,all that ( powerpuff girls ) charm is present in the movie but it's spread too thin,1
though avary has done his best to make something out of ellis' nothing novel in the end his rules is barely worth following,though avary has done his best to make something out of ellis' nothing novel in the end his rules is barely worth following,1
laconic and very stilted in its dialogue this indie flick never found its audience probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters,for a film about explosions and death and spies " ballistic : ecks vs sever " seems as safe as a children's film well in some of those the mother deer even dies,0
the only thing i laughed at were the people who paid to see it,the only thing i laughed at were the people who paid to see it,1
this bond film goes off the beaten path not necessarily for the better,this bond film goes off the beaten path not necessarily for the better,1
hey arnold the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size and it ain't pretty,hey arnold the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size and it ain't pretty,1
presents nothing special and until the final act nothing overtly disagreeable,plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line,0
a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,1
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we've been watching for decades,why spend $9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby ?,0
if all of eight legged freaks was as entertaining as the final hour i would have no problem giving it an unqualified recommendation,too slow too long and too little happens,0
it's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip winking social commentary,[toback's] fondness for fancy split-screen stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard blends uneasily with the titillating material,0
formula 51 promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip,it just goes to show an intelligent person isn't necessarily an admirable storyteller,0
the movie gets muted and routine,the worst kind of independent ; the one where actors play dress down hicks and ponderously mope around trying to strike lightning as captured by their 1970s predecessors,0
seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago,the best thing about the movie is its personable amusing cast,0
one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout but a hundred of them can be numbing proof of this is ballistic : ecks vs sever,one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout but a hundred of them can be numbing proof of this is ballistic : ecks vs sever,1
i can't quite recommend it -- it's too patched together -- but i almost can ; it's the kind of movie that makes you want to like it,i can't quite recommend it -- it's too patched together -- but i almost can ; it's the kind of movie that makes you want to like it,1
when not wallowing in its characters' frustrations the movie is busy contriving false sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems,a boring masquerade ball where normally good actors even kingsley are made to look bad,0
another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing moldering pile of well extreme stunt pictures,there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention but it grows monotonous after a while as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments schemes and treachery,0
'how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? ',absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel,0
the plot is very clever but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of,the plot is very clever but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of,1
the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough,the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough,1
the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience but that it's also too stupid to realize that they've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,at its best it's black hawk down with more heart at its worst it's rambo- meets-john ford,0
haneke keeps us at arm's length guided more by intellect than heart his story flattens instead of sharpens,the problem with concept films is that if the concept is a poor one there's no saving the movie sorry charlie,0
the first mistake i suspect is casting shatner as a legendary professor and kunis as a brilliant college student--where's pauly shore as the rocket scientist ?,the first mistake i suspect is casting shatner as a legendary professor and kunis as a brilliant college student--where's pauly shore as the rocket scientist ?,1
unfortunately as a writer mr montias isn't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor,unfortunately as a writer mr montias isn't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor,1
the title not only describes its main characters but the lazy people behind the camera as well,the title not only describes its main characters but the lazy people behind the camera as well,1
the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big and the setting remains indistinct,disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies…or any other john woo flick for that matter,0
this is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream,this is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream,1
bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer,just a kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people but it is set in a world that is very very far from the one most of us inhabit,0
it's a movie that ends with truckzilla for cryin' out loud if that doesn't clue you in that something's horribly wrong nothing will,the camera whirls the camera twirls oh look at that clever angle wow a jump cut,0
a quaint romanticized rendering,the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0
includes too much obvious padding,includes too much obvious padding,1
it's better than mid-range steven seagal but not as sharp as jet li on rollerblades,your taste for jonah - a veggie tales movie may well depend on your threshold for pop manifestations of the holy spirit,0
the filmmaker ascends literally to the olympus of the art world but he would have done well to end this flawed dazzling series with the raising of something other than his own cremaster,the filmmaker ascends literally to the olympus of the art world but he would have done well to end this flawed dazzling series with the raising of something other than his own cremaster,1
credibility levels are low and character development a non-starter,just isn't as weird as it ought to be,0
you see robin williams and psycho killer and you think hmmmmm you see the movie and you think zzzzzzzzz,you see robin williams and psycho killer and you think hmmmmm you see the movie and you think zzzzzzzzz,1
adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theater thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act like pinocchio as for children they won't enjoy the movie at all,first-time writer-director dylan kidd also has a good ear for dialogue and the characters sound like real people,0
some of the computer animation is handsome and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale but overall the film never rises above mediocrity,it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen,0
the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them it eventually culminates in the not-exactly -stunning insight that crime doesn't pay,the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them it eventually culminates in the not-exactly -stunning insight that crime doesn't pay,1
if you are into splatter movies then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea,if you are into splatter movies then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea,1
it's too long too repetitive and takes way too many years to resolve to be a total winner,it's too long too repetitive and takes way too many years to resolve to be a total winner,1
the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest but its just not a thrilling movie,the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest but its just not a thrilling movie,1
neither revelatory nor truly edgy--merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored,neither revelatory nor truly edgy--merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored,1
a silly self-indulgent film about a silly self-indulgent filmmaker,a silly self-indulgent film about a silly self-indulgent filmmaker,1
a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact,a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work,0
klein charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,interminably bleak to say nothing of boring,0
horrible,this will go on so long as there are moviegoers anxious to see strange young guys doing strange guy things,0
warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard,a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films,0
it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment,it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment,1
a chiller resolutely without chills,unfortunately the picture failed to capture me i found it slow drab and bordering on melodramatic,0
suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997,showtime is closer to slowtime,0
rates an 'e' for effort -- and a 'b' for boring,rates an 'e' for effort -- and a 'b' for boring,1
an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive unmemorable filler,a dull inconsistent dishonest female bonding picture,0
flashy pretentious and as impenetrable as morvern's thick working-class scottish accent,flashy pretentious and as impenetrable as morvern's thick working-class scottish accent,1
despite the premise of a good story it wastes all its star power on cliched or meaningless roles,despite the premise of a good story it wastes all its star power on cliched or meaningless roles,1
the furious coherence that [deniro] brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself which feels as it plods toward the end less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing,pure of intention and passably diverting his secret life is light innocuous and unremarkable,0
the good is very very good the rest runs from mildly unimpressive to despairingly awful,the good is very very good the rest runs from mildly unimpressive to despairingly awful,1
what you expect is just what you get assuming the bar of expectations hasn't been raised above sixth-grade height,what you expect is just what you get assuming the bar of expectations hasn't been raised above sixth-grade height,1
russell lacks the visual panache the comic touch and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features,russell lacks the visual panache the comic touch and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features,1
indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie,indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie,1
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder,impostor is a step down for director gary fleder,1
so genial is the conceit this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen it never is not fully,so genial is the conceit this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen it never is not fully,1
a mostly boring affair with a confusing sudden finale that's likely to irk viewers,a mostly boring affair with a confusing sudden finale that's likely to irk viewers,1
is there enough material to merit a documentary on the making of wilco's last album ?,the movie strains to stay on the light comic side of the issue despite the difficulty of doing so when dealing with the destruction of property and potentially of life itself,0
children christian or otherwise deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it,children christian or otherwise deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it,1
under 15 ? a giggle a minute over age 15 ? big fat waste of time,under 15 ? a giggle a minute over age 15 ? big fat waste of time,1
the execution is so pedestrian that the most positive comment we can make is that rob schneider actually turns in a pretty convincing performance as a prissy teenage girl,the execution is so pedestrian that the most positive comment we can make is that rob schneider actually turns in a pretty convincing performance as a prissy teenage girl,1
irritating soul-searching garbage,irritating soul-searching garbage,1
this is nothing but familiar territory,isn't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it's a lousy one at that,0
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers it's exploitive without being insightful,though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers it's exploitive without being insightful,1
the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina,0
desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats,desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats,1
clumsy obvious preposterous the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades,clumsy obvious preposterous the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades,1
oh come on like you couldn't smell this turkey rotting from miles away,oh come on like you couldn't smell this turkey rotting from miles away,1
wishy-washy,overly long and worshipful bio-doc,0
who needs love like this ?,just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm,0
one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,1
as a feature-length film it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character,as a feature-length film it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character,1
[allen's] been making piffle for a long while and hollywood ending may be his way of saying that piffle is all that the airhead movie business deserves from him right now,these guys seem great to knock back a beer with but they're simply not funny performers,0
pretentious editing ruins a potentially terrific flick,plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments,0
90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay screeching-metal smashups and flaccid odd-couple sniping,there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,0
a clutchy indulgent and pretentious travelogue and diatribe against well just stuff watching scarlet diva one is poised for titillation raw insight or both instead we just get messy anger a movie as personal therapy,seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago,0
the fact that the 'best part' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films doesn't bode well for the rest of it,the fact that the 'best part' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films doesn't bode well for the rest of it,1
the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood and it's relentlessly folksy a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions,would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility,0
with all the sympathy empathy and pity fogging up the screen his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles,any chekhov is better than no chekhov but it would be a shame if this was your introduction to one of the greatest plays of the last 100 years,0
a so-so made-for-tv something posing as a real movie,uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth,0
a ponderous meditation on love that feels significantly longer than its relatively scant 97 minutes,i'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,0
[i]t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context but barbershop isn't as funny as it should be,too clumsy in key moments to make a big splash,0
nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,1
everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant designed not to offend it goes down easy leaving virtually no aftertaste,everything its title implies a standard-issue crime drama spat out from the tinseltown assembly line,0
with its paint fights motorized scooter chases and dewy-eyed sentiment it's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés,with its paint fights motorized scooter chases and dewy-eyed sentiment it's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés,1
a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details but ultimately weak in its impact,a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details but ultimately weak in its impact,1
trivial where it should be profound and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere,trivial where it should be profound and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere,1
ordinary melodrama that is heavy on religious symbols but wafer-thin on dramatic substance,ordinary melodrama that is heavy on religious symbols but wafer-thin on dramatic substance,1
director elie chouraqui who co-wrote the script catches the chaotic horror of war but why bother if you're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?,marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie,0
lawrence should stick to his day job he's a better actor than a standup comedian,lawrence should stick to his day job he's a better actor than a standup comedian,1
it's sweet harmless dumb occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show,it's sweet harmless dumb occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show,1
authentic and at times endearing humorous spooky educational but at other times as bland as a block of snow,the work of an exhausted desiccated talent who can't get out of his own way,0
curiously super troopers suffers because it doesn't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,taken individually or collectively the stories never add up to as much as they promise,0
what you would end up with if you took orwell bradbury kafka george lucas and the wachowski brothers and threw them into a blender but that's just the problem with it - the director hasn't added enough of his own ingredients,to call the other side of heaven " appalling " would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be,0
even if it is generally amusing from time to time i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have,even if it is generally amusing from time to time i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have,1
ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it's all over his chelsea walls,this film starring anthony hopkins and chris rock is your typical 'fish out of water' story you've seen them a million times just one problem : fish out of water usually die this one does,0
passion lip-synching tragedy and lots of really really high notes for me this opera isn't a favorite so it's a long time before the fat lady sings,amazingly dopey,0
you can thank me for this i saw juwanna mann so you don't have to,you can thank me for this i saw juwanna mann so you don't have to,1
chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm this is the opposite of a truly magical movie,chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm this is the opposite of a truly magical movie,1
better to just call it abc kiarostami for aids and africa are nothing more than part of the scenery,better to just call it abc kiarostami for aids and africa are nothing more than part of the scenery,1
there's no point of view no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight so we're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,there's no point of view no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight so we're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,1
audiences can be expected to suspend their disbelief only so far -- and that does not include the 5 o'clock shadow on the tall wooden kid as he skips off to school,audiences can be expected to suspend their disbelief only so far -- and that does not include the 5 o'clock shadow on the tall wooden kid as he skips off to school,1
at first the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious but as the film goes on the joke wears thin,at first the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious but as the film goes on the joke wears thin,1
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr chicken,the parts are better than the whole ( bizarre funny tragic - like love in new york ),0
a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists,feels like nothing quite so much as a middle-aged moviemaker's attempt to surround himself with beautiful half-naked women,0
such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,deuces wild treads heavily into romeo and juliet/west side story territory where it plainly has no business going,0
a little weak -- and it isn't that funny,a little weak -- and it isn't that funny,1
the bland outweighs the nifty and cletis tout never becomes the clever crime comedy it thinks it is,the bland outweighs the nifty and cletis tout never becomes the clever crime comedy it thinks it is,1
if you collected all the moments of coherent dialogue they still wouldn't add up to the time required to boil a four- minute egg,if you collected all the moments of coherent dialogue they still wouldn't add up to the time required to boil a four- minute egg,1
every so often a movie comes along that confirms one's worse fears about civilization as we know it the new guy is one of them,it is depressing ruthlessly pained and depraved the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound,0
aggravating and tedious,does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny,0
a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of,a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of,1
this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,1
' the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well but quite frankly scoob and shag don't eat enough during the film ',' the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well but quite frankly scoob and shag don't eat enough during the film ',1
an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer's previous collaboration miss congeniality,an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer's previous collaboration miss congeniality,1
the film makes strong arguments regarding the social status of america's indigenous people but really only exists to try to eke out an emotional tug of the heart one which it fails to get,comes off like a bad imitation of the bard,0
a thriller without a lot of thrills,a thriller without a lot of thrills,1
a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you cannot believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it,a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you cannot believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it,1
solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,there's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong this is an hour and a half of daydreaming,0
deadly dull pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel,lucky break is perfectly inoffensive and harmless but it's also drab and inert,0
the so-inept- it's-surreal dubbing ( featuring the voices of glenn close regis philbin and breckin meyer ) brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks,the so-inept- it's-surreal dubbing ( featuring the voices of glenn close regis philbin and breckin meyer ) brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks,1
does anyone much think the central story of brendan behan is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ?,the origin story is well told and the characters will not disappoint anyone who values the original comic books it's in the action scenes that things fall apart,0
imagine kevin smith the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor the result might look like vulgar,too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise,0
i've always dreamed of attending cannes but after seeing this film it's not that big a deal,if you're over 25 have an iq over 90 and have a driver's license you should be able to find better entertainment,0
if you recognize zeus ( the dog from snatch ) it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,if you recognize zeus ( the dog from snatch ) it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,1
one gets the impression the creators of don't ask don't tell laughed a hell of a lot at their own jokes too bad none of it is funny,one gets the impression the creators of don't ask don't tell laughed a hell of a lot at their own jokes too bad none of it is funny,1
more dutiful than enchanting terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat,more dutiful than enchanting terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat,1
bad beyond belief and ridiculous beyond description,bad beyond belief and ridiculous beyond description,1
one of those strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,one of those strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,1
the plot is romantic comedy boilerplate from start to finish,the plot is romantic comedy boilerplate from start to finish,1
the movie succumbs to being nothing more than a formulaic chase in the dark,the movie succumbs to being nothing more than a formulaic chase in the dark,1
as written by michael berg and michael j wilson from a story by wilson this relentless all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach tries way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all,despite its sincere acting signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype,0
meandering and confusing,meandering and confusing,1
routine harmless diversion and little else,routine harmless diversion and little else,1
its juxtaposition of overwrought existentialism and stomach-churning gore will have you forever on the verge of either cracking up or throwing up,its juxtaposition of overwrought existentialism and stomach-churning gore will have you forever on the verge of either cracking up or throwing up,1
overburdened with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,overburdened with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,1
feels less like it's about teenagers than it was written by teenagers,feels less like it's about teenagers than it was written by teenagers,1
given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done,the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic,0
uncertain in tone a garbled exercise in sexual politics a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things,uncertain in tone a garbled exercise in sexual politics a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things,1
stay away far away,stay away far away,1
clockstoppers is one of those crazy mixed-up films that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up,lawrence preaches strictly to the converted,0
as an actor's showcase hart's war has much to recommend it even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player as a story of dramatic enlightenment the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired,the overall feel of the film is pretty cheesy but there's still a real sense that the star trek tradition has been honored as best it can given the embarrassing script and weak direction,0
resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche,resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche,1
many of benjamins' elements feel like they've been patched in from an episode of miami vice,an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything remotely probing or penetrating,0
the film's bathos often overwhelms what could have been a more multifaceted look at this interesting time and place,the film's bathos often overwhelms what could have been a more multifaceted look at this interesting time and place,1
everybody loves a david and goliath story and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view,everybody loves a david and goliath story and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view,1
it's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another,the movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications,0
a summary of the plot doesn't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie for that comes through all too painfully in the execution,a summary of the plot doesn't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie for that comes through all too painfully in the execution,1
the central story lacks punch,the central story lacks punch,1
my response to the film is best described as lukewarm maybe i found the proceedings a little bit too conventional,bond-inspired ? certainly likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? let's hope not,0
this isn't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,though clearly well-intentioned this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted,0
labute can't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american a choice that upsets the novel's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film,labute can't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american a choice that upsets the novel's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film,1
the great pity is that those responsible didn't cut their losses – and ours – and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash and send it to its proper home,the great pity is that those responsible didn't cut their losses – and ours – and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash and send it to its proper home,1
for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear,a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade,0
as a hybrid teen thriller and murder mystery murder by numbers fits the profile too closely,manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite,0
this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people,this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people,1
too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy vulgar is truly and thankfully a one-of-a-kind work,too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy vulgar is truly and thankfully a one-of-a-kind work,1
i was sent a copyof this film to review on dvd for free i still want my money back,much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad,0
the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army men were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense,the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army men were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense,1
just as the lousy tarantino imitations have subsided here comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation,just as the lousy tarantino imitations have subsided here comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation,1
hokey art house pretension,never does " lilo & stitch " reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past or even that of more recent successes such as " mulan " or " tarzan ",0
new best friend shouldn't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video,un thriller manqué qui tombe sur les nerfs presque dès la première image,0
occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive a footnote to a still evolving story,ultimately jane learns her place as a girl softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with,0
the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,overall it's a pretty mediocre family film,0
any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,somehow both wildly implausible and strangely conventional,0
elegantly crafted but emotionally cold a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level,elegantly crafted but emotionally cold a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level,1
the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements in terms of love age gender race and class,the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements in terms of love age gender race and class,1
snoots will no doubt rally to its cause trotting out threadbare standbys like 'masterpiece' and 'triumph' and all that malarkey but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers' time with a gobbler like this,confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it,0
an opportunity missed,an opportunity missed,1
like life on the island the movie grows boring despite the scenery,a dreary movie,0
'the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot ','the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot ',1
it's an odd show pregnant with moods stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise,the film presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ? the problem with the film is whether these ambitions laudable in themselves justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau,0
for something as splendid-looking as this particular film the viewer expects something special but instead gets [sci-fi] rehash,there is nothing redeeming about this movie,0
once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue all credibility flies out the window,once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue all credibility flies out the window,1
alternately frustrating and rewarding,the vintage is pure '87 with a halfhearted twist on its cautionary message : fatal attraction = don't have an affair with a nutjob ; unfaithful = don't if you're married to one,0
while certain cues like the happy music suggest that this movie is supposed to warm our hearts jeong-hyang lee's film is just as likely to blacken that organ with cold vengefulness,if the idea of the white man arriving on foreign shores to show wary natives the true light is abhorrent to you the simplistic heaven will quite likely be more like hell,0
well-made but mush-hearted,newcomer helmer kevin donovan is hamstrung by a badly handled screenplay of what is really an amusing concept – a high-tech tux that transforms its wearer into a superman,0
they ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,observant intelligence constantly vies with pretension -- and sometimes plain wacky implausibility -- throughout maelstrom,0
would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster ?,would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster ?,1
the reason i found myself finally unmoved by this film which is immaculately produced and has serious things to say is that it comes across rather too plainly as allegory,the reason i found myself finally unmoved by this film which is immaculately produced and has serious things to say is that it comes across rather too plainly as allegory,1
ritchie's treatment of the class reversal is majorly ham-fisted from the repetitive manifestos that keep getting thrown in people's faces to the fact amber is such a joke,give shapiro goldman and bolado credit for good intentions but there's nothing here that they couldn't have done in half an hour,0
a shambles of a movie--visually unattractive unbearably loud and utterly silly its hilarity is completely unintentional,a shambles of a movie--visually unattractive unbearably loud and utterly silly its hilarity is completely unintentional,1
the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial,buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr chips off the old block,0
the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste,the movie is loaded with good intentions but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story minac drains his movie of all individuality,0
never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and along the way expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds,some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments,0
suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum punish the vehicle to adore the star,suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum punish the vehicle to adore the star,1
it's unfortunate that wallace who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue,it's unfortunate that wallace who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue,1
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,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,1
showtime is one of the hapless victims of the arrogant " if we put together a wry white man and a chatty black man and give them guns the movie will be funny " syndrome,this is a great subject for a movie but hollywood has squandered the opportunity using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on,0
the movie certainly has its share of clever moments and biting dialogue but there's just not much lurking below its abstract surface,the movie certainly has its share of clever moments and biting dialogue but there's just not much lurking below its abstract surface,1
at times the movie looks genuinely pretty your nightmares on the other hand will be anything but not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow,at times the movie looks genuinely pretty your nightmares on the other hand will be anything but not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow,1
drowning's too good for this sucker,everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones,0
…it wasn't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film…it was the unfulfilling incongruous " wait a second did i miss something ? " ending,if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special the humor would have been fast and furious-- at ninety minutes it drags,0
there's a neat twist subtly rendered that could have wrapped things up at 80 minutes but kang tacks on three or four more endings,how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?,0
the doofus-on- the-loose banter of welcome to collinwood has a cocky after-hours loopiness to it and as with most late-night bull sessions eventually the content isn't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is,the doofus-on- the-loose banter of welcome to collinwood has a cocky after-hours loopiness to it and as with most late-night bull sessions eventually the content isn't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is,1
we may never think of band camp as a geeky or nerdy thing again,a thoroughly awful movie--dumb narratively chaotic visually sloppy a weird amalgam of 'the thing' and a geriatric 'scream ',0
that is essentially what's missing from blackboards -- the sense of something bigger some ultimate point,that is essentially what's missing from blackboards -- the sense of something bigger some ultimate point,1
the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused excruciatingly tedious cinema that half an hour in starts making water torture seem appealing,gaping plot holes sink this 'sub'-standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth,0
newcomer helmer kevin donovan is hamstrung by a badly handled screenplay of what is really an amusing concept – a high-tech tux that transforms its wearer into a superman,newcomer helmer kevin donovan is hamstrung by a badly handled screenplay of what is really an amusing concept – a high-tech tux that transforms its wearer into a superman,1
this is amusing for about three minutes,it's clear why deuces wild which was shot two years ago has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf,0
watching the chemistry between freeman and judd however almost makes this movie worth seeing almost,borrows from other movies like it in the most ordinary and obvious fashion,0
there's a thin line between likably old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy and the count of monte cristo never quite settles on either side,there's a thin line between likably old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy and the count of monte cristo never quite settles on either side,1
" the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store ",set in a 1986 harlem that doesn't look much like anywhere in new york,0
jam-packed with literally bruising jokes every five minutes or so someone gets clocked,i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon i also believe that resident evil is not it,0
a long-winded predictable scenario,a long-winded predictable scenario,1
a mechanical action-comedy whose seeming purpose is to market the charismatic jackie chan to even younger audiences,a mechanical action-comedy whose seeming purpose is to market the charismatic jackie chan to even younger audiences,1
a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed but skeptics aren't likely to enter the theater,what we get is caddyshack crossed with the loyal order of raccoons,0
by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it and of course feeling guilty for it then miracle of miracles the movie does a flip-flop,a low-rent retread of the alien pictures,0
less a heartfelt appeal for the handicapped than a nice belgian waffle,less a heartfelt appeal for the handicapped than a nice belgian waffle,1
nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas and showtime is crammed full of them,[lin chung's] voice is rather unexceptional even irritating ( at least to this western ear ) making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,0
these are textbook lives of quiet desperation,as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer the rest of us will be lulled into a coma,0
i would have preferred a transfer down the hall to mr holland's class for the music or to robin williams's lecture so i could listen to a teacher with humor passion and verve,boy has this franchise ever run out of gas,0
as 'chick flicks' go this one is pretty miserable resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting,a mixed bag of a comedy that can't really be described as out of this world,0
villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ),villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ),1
the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn and the nicest thing i can say is that i can't remember a single name responsible for it,the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn and the nicest thing i can say is that i can't remember a single name responsible for it,1
i don't think i laughed out loud once and when you're talking about a slapstick comedy that's a pretty big problem,i don't think i laughed out loud once and when you're talking about a slapstick comedy that's a pretty big problem,1
everything that was right about blade is wrong in its sequel,everything that was right about blade is wrong in its sequel,1
never again while nothing special is pleasant diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction,never again while nothing special is pleasant diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction,1
if you like me think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with then you're in for a painful ride,if you like me think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with then you're in for a painful ride,1
gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid a curiously constricted epic,looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights,0
harry potter and the chamber of secrets is deja vu all over again and while that is a cliche nothing could be more appropriate it's likely that whatever you thought of the first production -- pro or con -- you'll likely think of this one,harry potter and the chamber of secrets is deja vu all over again and while that is a cliche nothing could be more appropriate it's likely that whatever you thought of the first production -- pro or con -- you'll likely think of this one,1
halfway through however having sucked dry the undead action flick formula blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,halfway through however having sucked dry the undead action flick formula blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,1
a confusing drudgery,a confusing drudgery,1
it's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition,it's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition,1
pumpkin sits in a patch somewhere between mirthless todd solondzian satire and callow student film,too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film,0
are monsters born or made ?,there is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time,0
this thing is virtually unwatchable,'dragonfly' is a movie about a bus wreck that turns into a film wreck,0
partly a schmaltzy by-the-numbers romantic comedy partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless,contrived maudlin and cliche-ridden if this sappy script was the best the contest received those rejected must have been astronomically bad,0
long time dead ? not nearly long enough,long time dead ? not nearly long enough,1
the movie's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,a tv episode inflated past its natural length,0
director boris von sychowski instead opts for a routine slasher film that was probably more fun to make than it is to sit through,barrels along at the start before becoming mired in sentimentality,0
the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than say ten make that three minutes,the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than say ten make that three minutes,1
that is essentially what's missing from blackboards -- the sense of something bigger some ultimate point,looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen,0
aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups : very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters,aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups : very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters,1
instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major- character-who-shall- remain-nameless why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens' laser guns actually hit something for once ?,instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major- character-who-shall- remain-nameless why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens' laser guns actually hit something for once ?,1
i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays,i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays,1
culkin turns his character into what is basically an anti-harry potter -- right down to the gryffindor scarf,culkin turns his character into what is basically an anti-harry potter -- right down to the gryffindor scarf,1
though there are many tense scenes in trapped they prove more distressing than suspenseful,guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things she lists ingredients but never mixes and stirs,0
mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool and it's a sad sick sight,0
alex nohe's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl,i'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening or the part where something's happening but it's stupid,0
the creaking rusty ship makes a fine backdrop but the ghosts' haunting is routine,this overlong infomercial due out on video before month's end is tepid and tedious,0
ultimately this is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay,ultimately this is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay,1
that zhang would make such a strainingly cute film -- with a blind orphan at its center no less -- indicates where his ambitions have wandered,that zhang would make such a strainingly cute film -- with a blind orphan at its center no less -- indicates where his ambitions have wandered,1
see clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes but be warned you too may feel time has decided to stand still or that the battery on your watch has died,the premise itself is just sooooo tired pair that with really poor comedic writing and you've got a huge mess,0
the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress even though her talent is supposed to be growing,the film is all over the place really it dabbles all around never gaining much momentum,0
talky artificial and opaque an interesting technical exercise but a tedious picture,i'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film,0
the script's judgment and sense of weight is way way off,the master of disguise falls under the category of 'should have been a sketch on saturday night live ',0
a loud brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy,may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen,0
as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre and a personal low for everyone involved,as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre and a personal low for everyone involved,1
there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately it runs for 170,there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately it runs for 170,1
would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster ?,this film is full of rabbits brimful but like most rabbits it seems to lack substance,0
it wouldn't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $7 00,it wouldn't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $7 00,1
an airless prepackaged julia roberts wannabe that stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you'll wonder if lopez's publicist should share screenwriting credit,an airless prepackaged julia roberts wannabe that stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you'll wonder if lopez's publicist should share screenwriting credit,1
they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who haven't read the book,most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and no matter how broomfield dresses it up it tends to speculation conspiracy theories or at best circumstantial evidence,0
the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject combined with so much first-rate talent could have yielded such a flat plodding picture,it's tough being a black man in america especially when the man has taken away your car your work-hours and denied you health insurance,0
the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,it's an awfully derivative story,0
there is very little dread or apprehension and though i like the creepy ideas they are not executed with anything more than perfunctory skill,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,0
the film's hackneyed message is not helped by the thin characterizations nonexistent plot and pretentious visual style,snoots will no doubt rally to its cause trotting out threadbare standbys like 'masterpiece' and 'triumph' and all that malarkey but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers' time with a gobbler like this,0
the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone,the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone,1
an amalgam of the fugitive blade runner and total recall only without much energy or tension,every so often a movie comes along that confirms one's worse fears about civilization as we know it the new guy is one of them,0
as it stands there's some fine sex onscreen and some tense arguing but not a whole lot more,as it stands there's some fine sex onscreen and some tense arguing but not a whole lot more,1
like a three-ring circus there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable,all this turns out to be neither funny nor provocative - only dull,0
a crude teen-oriented variation on a theme that the playwright craig lucas explored with infinitely more grace and eloquence in his prelude to a kiss,this dreadfully earnest inversion of the concubine love triangle eschews the previous film's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,0
unfortunately heartbreak hospital wants to convey the same kind of haughtiness in its own sketchy material but this territory has already been explored previously with better aplomb and sardonic wit,unfortunately heartbreak hospital wants to convey the same kind of haughtiness in its own sketchy material but this territory has already been explored previously with better aplomb and sardonic wit,1
a movie that rather than skip along the seine more or less slogs its way through soggy paris tongue uncomfortably in cheek,glib satirical documentary that fudges facts makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism,0
no surprises,no surprises,1
heavy-handed exercise in time-vaulting literary pretension,heavy-handed exercise in time-vaulting literary pretension,1
ice cube isn't quite out of ripe screwball ideas but friday after next spreads them pretty thin,a tv style murder mystery with a few big screen moments ( including one that seems to be made for a different film altogether ),0
i think it was plato who said 'i think therefore i know better than to rush to the theatre for this one ',while glover the irrepressible eccentric of river's edge dead man and back to the future is perfect casting for the role he represents bartleby's main overall flaw,0
does what should seem impossible : it makes serial killer jeffrey dahmer boring,does what should seem impossible : it makes serial killer jeffrey dahmer boring,1
looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights,anyone who gets chills from movies with giant plot holes will find plenty to shake and shiver about in 'the ring ',0
too sappy for its own good,too sappy for its own good,1
[toback's] fondness for fancy split-screen stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard blends uneasily with the titillating material,impostor doesn't do much with its template despite a remarkably strong cast,0
a subtle variation on i spit on your grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men,i suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,0
an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product,but the power of these [subjects] is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration rather than contributing to a film's narrative,0
this story of unrequited love doesn't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour,this story of unrequited love doesn't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour,1
yet another genre exercise gangster no 1 is as generic as its title,yet another genre exercise gangster no 1 is as generic as its title,1
the film's essentially over by the meet-cute,if there's a heaven for bad movies deuces wild is on its way,0
godawful boring slug of a movie,godawful boring slug of a movie,1
as plain and pedestrian as catsup--,clare peploe's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence,0
while howard's appreciation of brown and his writing is clearly well-meaning and sincere the movie would be impossible to sit through were it not for the supporting cast,while howard's appreciation of brown and his writing is clearly well-meaning and sincere the movie would be impossible to sit through were it not for the supporting cast,1
it's hard to pity the 'plain' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss rather pity anyone who sees this mishmash,it's hard to pity the 'plain' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss rather pity anyone who sees this mishmash,1
the journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie,the journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie,1
egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement and if you'll excuse a little critical heresy too intellectually ambitious,a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge the filmmakers' paws sad to say were all over this " un-bear-able " project,0
what we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless vapid and devoid of substance in a movie that is definitely meaningless vapid and devoid of substance,what we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless vapid and devoid of substance in a movie that is definitely meaningless vapid and devoid of substance,1
the origin story is well told and the characters will not disappoint anyone who values the original comic books it's in the action scenes that things fall apart,under-rehearsed and lifeless,0
this is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life,this is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life,1
instead of letting the laughs come as they may lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank take your pick,instead of letting the laughs come as they may lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank take your pick,1
turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,1
there's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy,there's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy,1
[at least] moore is a real charmer,it's all gratuitous before long as if schwentke were fulfilling a gross-out quota for an anticipated audience demographic instead of shaping the material to fit the story,0
the action scenes have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos hadn't blown them all up,the action scenes have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos hadn't blown them all up,1
technically the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial,technically the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial,1
for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek they'll probably run out screaming,too much of the movie feels contrived as if the filmmakers were worried the story wouldn't work without all those gimmicks,0
a full-frontal attack on audience patience,a full-frontal attack on audience patience,1
the nonstop artifice ultimately proves tiresome with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,the nonstop artifice ultimately proves tiresome with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,1
i can't quite recommend it -- it's too patched together -- but i almost can ; it's the kind of movie that makes you want to like it,has none of the crackle of " fatal attraction " " 9 ½ weeks " or even " indecent proposal " and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of " lolita ",0
what the four feathers lacks is genuine sweep or feeling or even a character worth caring about,what the four feathers lacks is genuine sweep or feeling or even a character worth caring about,1
too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped,too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped,1
a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen the fabulous stains crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential,a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen the fabulous stains crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential,1
this film is full of rabbits brimful but like most rabbits it seems to lack substance,everything's serious poetic earnest and -- sadly -- dull,0
the lousy john q all but spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role,the lousy john q all but spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role,1
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,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,1
a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere and just seems worse for the effort,a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere and just seems worse for the effort,1
i don't think i laughed out loud once and when you're talking about a slapstick comedy that's a pretty big problem,villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ),0
it's super- violent super-serious and super-stupid,it's super- violent super-serious and super-stupid,1
some stunning visuals -- and some staggeringly boring cinema,a close-to-solid espionage thriller with the misfortune of being released a few decades too late,0
bottom-rung new jack city wannabe,while [hill] has learned new tricks the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film,0
preposterous and tedious sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that unfortunately occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure,preposterous and tedious sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that unfortunately occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure,1
this film is so slick superficial and trend-hoppy that it's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay,it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one,0
while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ) the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity,this film's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation,0
too sappy for its own good,it's drab it's uninteresting it squanders chan's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander jennifer love hewitt,0
not a cheap slasher flick as the subject matter would suggest but is a little like a nature film showing a patient predator and his foolish prey,to show these characters in the act and give them no feelings of remorse -- and to cut repeatedly to the flashback of the original rape -- is overkill to the highest degree,0
just another disjointed fairly predictable psychological thriller,just another disjointed fairly predictable psychological thriller,1
these guys seem great to knock back a beer with but they're simply not funny performers,these guys seem great to knock back a beer with but they're simply not funny performers,1
oedekerk mugs mercilessly and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between,reyes' directorial debut has good things to offer but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script,0
the story is so light and sugary that were it a macy's thanksgiving day parade balloon extra heavy-duty ropes would be needed to keep it from floating away,the concept is a hoot the trailer is a riot the movie is a dud,0
an appalling 'ace ventura' rip-off that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak former wrestler chyna and dolly parton if any of them list this 'credit' on their resumes in the future that'll be much funnier than anything in the film,an appalling 'ace ventura' rip-off that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak former wrestler chyna and dolly parton if any of them list this 'credit' on their resumes in the future that'll be much funnier than anything in the film,1
you'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee's character didn't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion lan yu never catches dramatic fire,0
stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end along with green's half-hearted movie career,the story itself is actually quite vapid,0
the movie's messages are quite admirable but the story is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity,the movie's messages are quite admirable but the story is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity,1
louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode and brother hoffman's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just doesn't make sense,louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode and brother hoffman's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just doesn't make sense,1
if hill isn't quite his generation's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it's all bluster and cliché,not at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were – i doubt it would be all that interesting,0
plays like a badly edited 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director can't seem to get a coherent rhythm going in fact it doesn't even seem like she tried,plays like a badly edited 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director can't seem to get a coherent rhythm going in fact it doesn't even seem like she tried,1
the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,oscar caliber cast doesn't live up to material,0
propelled not by characters but by caricatures,propelled not by characters but by caricatures,1
just plain silly,just plain silly,1
focuses on joan's raging hormones and sledgehammers the audience with spanish inquisitions about her " madness " so much that i became mad that i wasted 123 minutes and $9 50 on this 21st century torture device,focuses on joan's raging hormones and sledgehammers the audience with spanish inquisitions about her " madness " so much that i became mad that i wasted 123 minutes and $9 50 on this 21st century torture device,1
it is so earnest so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied,been there done that,0
the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show,director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things but the barriers finally prove to be too great,0
anemic chronicle of money grubbing new yorkers and their serial loveless hook ups,anemic chronicle of money grubbing new yorkers and their serial loveless hook ups,1
this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change but the song remains the same,with zoe clarke-williams's lackluster thriller " new best friend " who needs enemies ? just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills,0
despite its sincere acting signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype,despite its sincere acting signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype,1
you can be forgiven for realizing that you've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,you can be forgiven for realizing that you've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,1
it drowns in sap,ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would,0
ver wiel's desperate attempt at wit is lost leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless,just because a walk to remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts doesn't mean it's good enough for our girls,0
it is very difficult to care about the character and that is the central flaw of the film,a relatively effective little potboiler until its absurd contrived overblown and entirely implausible finale,0
the beautiful images and solemn words cannot disguise the slack complacency of [godard's] vision any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people,0
the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves,might be one of those vanity projects in which a renowned filmmaker attempts to show off his talent by surrounding himself with untalented people,0
a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers,a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers,1
hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves,enigma looks great has solid acting and a neat premise yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,0
the feature-length stretch strains the show's concept,the feature-length stretch strains the show's concept,1
doesn't offer much besides glib soullessness raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces that raise the bar on stylized screen violence,might best be enjoyed as a daytime soaper,0
a horror movie with seriously dumb characters which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them stalked by creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness,a horror movie with seriously dumb characters which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them stalked by creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness,1
guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things she lists ingredients but never mixes and stirs,guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things she lists ingredients but never mixes and stirs,1
this is nothing but familiar territory,this is nothing but familiar territory,1
leaves you with a knot in your stomach its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness,leaves you with a knot in your stomach its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness,1
the picture is a primer on what happens when lack of know-how mixes with lack of give-a-damn,the picture is a primer on what happens when lack of know-how mixes with lack of give-a-damn,1
it's not the worst comedy of the year but it certainly won't win any honors,it's not the worst comedy of the year but it certainly won't win any honors,1
this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone's career,this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone's career,1
at its best it's black hawk down with more heart at its worst it's rambo- meets-john ford,at its best it's black hawk down with more heart at its worst it's rambo- meets-john ford,1
an inexperienced director mehta has much to learn,an inexperienced director mehta has much to learn,1
'it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination i mean alabama ',this is no " waterboy ",0
i was sent a copyof this film to review on dvd for free i still want my money back,i was sent a copyof this film to review on dvd for free i still want my money back,1
a timid soggy near miss,a timid soggy near miss,1
the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,video games are more involving than this mess,0
full of witless jokes dealing in broad stereotypes and outrageously unbelievable scenarios and saddled with a general air of misogyny,full of witless jokes dealing in broad stereotypes and outrageously unbelievable scenarios and saddled with a general air of misogyny,1
did no one on the set have a sense of humor or did they not have the nerve to speak up ?,did no one on the set have a sense of humor or did they not have the nerve to speak up ?,1
taken individually or collectively the stories never add up to as much as they promise,i saw knockaround guys yesterday and already the details have faded like photographs from the spanish-american war it's so unmemorable that it turned my ballpoint notes to invisible ink,0
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you can't wait to see end,anemic chronicle of money grubbing new yorkers and their serial loveless hook ups,0
it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter,it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter,1
ultimately in the history of the academy people may be wondering what all that jazz was about " chicago " in 2002 zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,ultimately in the history of the academy people may be wondering what all that jazz was about " chicago " in 2002 zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,1
despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine,better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine,0
feels strangely hollow at its emotional core,starts out with tremendous promise introducing an intriguing and alluring premise only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0
too clumsy in key moments to make a big splash,sometimes smart but more often sophomoric,0
it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling shamelessly manipulative and contrived and totally lacking in conviction,anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally and log on to something more user-friendly,0
the writers director wally wolodarsky and all the actors should start their own coeducational fraternity : kappa rho alpha phi,a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it,0
the movie has generic virtues and despite a lot of involved talent seems done by the numbers,the movie has generic virtues and despite a lot of involved talent seems done by the numbers,1
the marquis de sade couldn't have been as dull a person as this film makes him out to be,woefully pretentious,0
seriously rent the disney version,seriously rent the disney version,1
billy crystal and robert de niro sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,billy crystal and robert de niro sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,1
watching the powerpuff girls movie my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,watching the powerpuff girls movie my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,1
in the telling of a story largely untold bui chooses to produce something that is ultimately suspiciously familiar,in the telling of a story largely untold bui chooses to produce something that is ultimately suspiciously familiar,1
not only unfunny but downright repellent,a tedious parable about honesty and good sportsmanship,0
has a long and clunky ending which forces the audience to fidget through ten pseudo-serious minutes while waiting for the ending credits and the deleted scenes montage to break the audience's awkward silence,has a long and clunky ending which forces the audience to fidget through ten pseudo-serious minutes while waiting for the ending credits and the deleted scenes montage to break the audience's awkward silence,1
if you're not fans of the adventues of steve and terri you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake personally i'd rather watch them on the animal planet,snipes relies too much on a scorchingly plotted dramatic scenario for its own good,0
those who are only mildly curious i fear will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess piss on trees b s one another and put on a show in drag,0
scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theatres graced with its company,scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theatres graced with its company,1
drowning's too good for this sucker,drowning's too good for this sucker,1
unfortunately a cast of competent performers from movies television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style,what's next : " my mother the car ? ",0
sheridan's take on the author's schoolboy memoir is a rather toothless take on a hard young life,sheridan's take on the author's schoolboy memoir is a rather toothless take on a hard young life,1
lanie's professional success means she must be a failure at life because she's driven by ambition and doesn't know how to have fun,smug artificial ill-constructed and fatally overlong it never finds a consistent tone and lacks bite degenerating into a pious preachy soap opera,0
[lee] treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb credulous unassuming subordinate subjects and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring wide-smiling reception,[lee] treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb credulous unassuming subordinate subjects and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring wide-smiling reception,1
earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding,it's got the brawn but not the brains,0
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level,a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level,1
nothing more substantial than a fitfully clever doodle,nothing more substantial than a fitfully clever doodle,1
comedy troupe broken lizard's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot,comedy troupe broken lizard's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot,1
christina ricci comedy about sympathy hypocrisy and love is a misfire,christina ricci comedy about sympathy hypocrisy and love is a misfire,1
grating and tedious,grating and tedious,1
though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should,i hate this movie,0
snow dogs finds its humour in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,snow dogs finds its humour in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,1
kim ki-deok seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,in the spirit of the season i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it,0
it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge,the film is old-fashioned occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface,0
sometimes it feels as if it might have been made in the '70s or '80s and starred chevy chase and goldie hawn,analyze that regurgitates and waters down many of the previous film's successes with a few new swings thrown in,0
hampered -- no paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire,the picture's cleverness is ironically muted by the very people who are intended to make it shine,0
this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change but the song remains the same,this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change but the song remains the same,1
samira makhmalbaf's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness although it's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal,samira makhmalbaf's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness although it's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal,1
nothing sticks really except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad sordid universe of guns drugs avarice and damaged dreams,nothing sticks really except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad sordid universe of guns drugs avarice and damaged dreams,1
the script feels as if it started to explore the obvious voyeuristic potential of 'hypertime' but then backed off when the producers saw the grosses for spy kids,dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material,0
they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening afraid of the bad reviews they thought they'd earn they were right,they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening afraid of the bad reviews they thought they'd earn they were right,1
abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed the only problem is that by the end no one in the audience or the film seems to really care,uncertain in tone a garbled exercise in sexual politics a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things,0
there's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme,i can't remember the last time i saw a movie where i wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail,0
it's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain,it's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain,1
i can take infantile humor but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers,it puts washington as honest working man john q archibald on a pedestal then keeps lifting the pedestal higher,0
'enigma' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable a waste of good performances,what was subtle and mystifying in the novella is now broad and farcical,0
hill looks to be going through the motions beginning with the pale script,hill looks to be going through the motions beginning with the pale script,1
it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did,what's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens' deviant behaviour being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough,0
an airless prepackaged julia roberts wannabe that stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you'll wonder if lopez's publicist should share screenwriting credit,just like hearst's enormous yacht it's slow and unwieldy and takes a long time to reach its destination,0
so clichéd that at one point they literally upset an apple cart,rather than real figures elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world,0
unspeakably unbearably dull featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,everything is off,0
the mantra behind the project seems to have been 'it's just a kids' flick ' translation : 'we don't need to try very hard ',for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative the movie turns out to be not much more than a shaggy human tale,0
the most remarkable ( and frustrating ) thing about world traveler which opens today in manhattan is that its protagonist after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes remains a complete blank,director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group who live in the same apartment building but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person,0
fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nonsense,fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nonsense,1
enough is not a bad movie just mediocre the performances are so overstated the effect comes off as self-parody,enough is not a bad movie just mediocre the performances are so overstated the effect comes off as self-parody,1
when you resurrect a dead man hard copy should come a-knocking no ?,my own minority report is that it stinks,0
it smacks of purely commercial motivation with no great love for the original,it smacks of purely commercial motivation with no great love for the original,1
the entire point of a shaggy dog story of course is that it goes nowhere and this is classic nowheresville in every sense,though certainly original in form altar boys requires a taste for swamp thing-type animation doubled with a deafening score,0
granddad of le nouvelle vague jean-luc godard continues to baffle the faithful with his games of hide-and-seek,granddad of le nouvelle vague jean-luc godard continues to baffle the faithful with his games of hide-and-seek,1
why you may ask why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ? there's no good answer to that one,unfortunately as a writer mr montias isn't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor,0
one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this or any year,one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this or any year,1
[t]here's only so much anyone can do with a florid overplotted anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them,[t]here's only so much anyone can do with a florid overplotted anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them,1
on a cutting room floor somewhere lies footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire,the script feels as if it started to explore the obvious voyeuristic potential of 'hypertime' but then backed off when the producers saw the grosses for spy kids,0
for dance completists only,adults will wish the movie were less simplistic obvious clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized but what are adults doing in the theater at all ?,0
makes 98 minutes feel like three hours,makes 98 minutes feel like three hours,1
if religious films aren't your bailiwick stay away otherwise this could be a passable date film,if religious films aren't your bailiwick stay away otherwise this could be a passable date film,1
helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome,helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome,1
forget the misleading title what's with the unexplained baboon cameo ?,a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship,0
with jump cuts fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is he fails,with jump cuts fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is he fails,1
this director's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera,the techno tux is good for a few laughs as are chan and hewitt but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff we can't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo,0
the techno tux is good for a few laughs as are chan and hewitt but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff we can't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo,the techno tux is good for a few laughs as are chan and hewitt but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff we can't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo,1
hard as this may be to believe here on earth a surprisingly similar teen drama was a better film,one long numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before,0
a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita,a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita,1
britney spears' phoniness is nothing compared to the movie's contrived lame screenplay and listless direction,britney spears' phoniness is nothing compared to the movie's contrived lame screenplay and listless direction,1
love may have been in the air onscreen but i certainly wasn't feeling any of it,love may have been in the air onscreen but i certainly wasn't feeling any of it,1
barney throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,barney throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,1
the title trapped turns out to be a pretty fair description of how you feel while you're watching this ultra-manipulative thriller,the title trapped turns out to be a pretty fair description of how you feel while you're watching this ultra-manipulative thriller,1
absolutely ( and unintentionally ) terrifying,puportedly " based on true events " a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is " based on a true story " with a straight face,0
nothing about this movie works,nothing about this movie works,1
it's mildly amusing but i certainly can't recommend it,it's mildly amusing but i certainly can't recommend it,1
shadyac who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies,it is very difficult to care about the character and that is the central flaw of the film,0
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,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,1
watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives as your relatives swap one mundane story after another you begin to wonder if they are ever going to depart,the cameo-packed m : i-2-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5 minutes to date in this spy comedy franchise then mike myers shows up and ruins everything,0
though excessively tiresome the uncertainty principle as verbally pretentious as the title may be has its handful of redeeming features as long as you discount its ability to bore,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 doesn't do a load of good,0
the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience,the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience,1
the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes,[nelson's] movie about morally compromised figures leaves viewers feeling compromised unable to find their way out of the fog and the ashes,0
kurys never shows why of all the period's volatile romantic lives sand and musset are worth particular attention,a hit- and-miss affair consistently amusing but not as outrageous or funny as cho may have intended or as imaginative as one might have hoped,0
a retread of material already thoroughly plumbed by martin scorsese,it's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making,0
the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard puts the 'ick' in 'classic ',a beautifully made piece of unwatchable drivel,0
the entire movie is about a boring sad man being boring and sad,the entire movie is about a boring sad man being boring and sad,1
a few hours after you've seen it you forget you've been to the movies,a few hours after you've seen it you forget you've been to the movies,1
stirs potentially enticing ingredients into an uneasy blend of ghost and close encounters of the third kind,stirs potentially enticing ingredients into an uneasy blend of ghost and close encounters of the third kind,1
the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,1
doesn't deliver a great story nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films,doesn't deliver a great story nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films,1
a family-friendly fantasy that ends up doing very little with its imaginative premise,like many such biographical melodramas it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,0
director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things but the barriers finally prove to be too great,director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things but the barriers finally prove to be too great,1
too bland and fustily tasteful to be truly prurient,the re- enactments however fascinating they may be as history are too crude to serve the work especially well,0
succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the police academy series,the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads etc -- to do the subject matter justice,0
a by-the-numbers effort that won't do much to enhance the franchise,this rough trade punch-and-judy act didn't play well then and it plays worse now,0
a movie that quite simply shouldn't have been made,a movie that quite simply shouldn't have been made,1
often lingers just as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging which gradually turns what time is it there ? into how long is this movie ?,often lingers just as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging which gradually turns what time is it there ? into how long is this movie ?,1
they takes a long time to get to its gasp-inducing ending,not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute it's full of throwaway one-liners not-quite jokes and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies,0
even murphy's expert comic timing and famed charisma can't rescue this effort,potty-mouthed enough for pg-13 yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults,0
the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies' underwear,it will probably prove interesting to ram dass fans but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture,0
an achingly enthralling premise the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses,an achingly enthralling premise the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses,1
i found it slow predictable and not very amusing,i found it slow predictable and not very amusing,1
it's fun but a psychological mess with austin powers bumping his head on the way out of the closet,it's fun but a psychological mess with austin powers bumping his head on the way out of the closet,1
one regards reign of fire with awe what a vast enterprise has been marshaled in the service of such a minute idea,as vulgar as it is banal,0
none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest,novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama,0
shouldn't have been allowed to use the word " new " in its title because there's not an original character siuation or joke in the entire movie,shouldn't have been allowed to use the word " new " in its title because there's not an original character siuation or joke in the entire movie,1
no way i can believe this load of junk,an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10 but it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's let alone some savvy street activism,0
like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop comedian runs out of steam after a half hour,like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop comedian runs out of steam after a half hour,1
chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,0
though there are entertaining and audacious moments the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,amid the shock and curiosity factors the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way,0
skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd,in execution this clever idea is far less funny than the original killers from space,0
a determined ennui-hobbled slog that really doesn't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird,a graceless witless attempt at mating some like it hot with the wwii espionage thriller,0
needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion 'grandeur' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism,needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion 'grandeur' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism,1
" what john does is heroic but we don't condone it " one of the film's stars recently said a tortuous comment that perfectly illustrates the picture's moral schizophrenia," what john does is heroic but we don't condone it " one of the film's stars recently said a tortuous comment that perfectly illustrates the picture's moral schizophrenia,1
human nature in short isn't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart,the plot grows thin soon and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution,0
the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point,the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point,1
its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper,its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper,1
how anyone over the age of 2 can stomach the touchy-feely message this preachy produce promotes is beyond us,how anyone over the age of 2 can stomach the touchy-feely message this preachy produce promotes is beyond us,1
the film is really not so much bad as bland,the film is really not so much bad as bland,1
elegantly crafted but emotionally cold a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level,this may be the dumbest sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer's coming-of-age,0
mark wahlberg may look classy in a '60s-homage pokepie hat but as a character he's dry dry dry,mark wahlberg may look classy in a '60s-homage pokepie hat but as a character he's dry dry dry,1
alternative medicine obviously has its merits but ayurveda does the field no favors,alternative medicine obviously has its merits but ayurveda does the field no favors,1
a banal virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy,a banal virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy,1
the film is so bad it doesn't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,the film is so bad it doesn't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,1
it's super- violent super-serious and super-stupid,only a few minutes elapse before the daddy of all slashers arrives still with the boiler suit and white mask which look remarkably clean for a guy who has been mass-murdering since 1978 but has never been seen doing laundry,0
this is a movie that starts out like heathers then becomes bring it on then becomes unwatchable,this is a movie that starts out like heathers then becomes bring it on then becomes unwatchable,1
diaz wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,a processed comedy chop suey,0
mckay shows crushingly little curiosity about or is ill-equipped to examine the interior lives of the characters in his film much less incorporate them into his narrative,mckay shows crushingly little curiosity about or is ill-equipped to examine the interior lives of the characters in his film much less incorporate them into his narrative,1
the pool drowned me in boredom,for all its violence the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression,0
the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off,a well-acted movie that simply doesn't gel,0
credit must be given to harland williams michael rosenbaum and barry watson who inject far more good-natured spirit and talent into this project than it deserves,credit must be given to harland williams michael rosenbaum and barry watson who inject far more good-natured spirit and talent into this project than it deserves,1
best described as i know what you did last winter,it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television,0
the obnoxious special effects the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy dopey old hanna-barbera charm,the story is so light and sugary that were it a macy's thanksgiving day parade balloon extra heavy-duty ropes would be needed to keep it from floating away,0
[nelson's] movie about morally compromised figures leaves viewers feeling compromised unable to find their way out of the fog and the ashes,there's nothing to gain from watching they it isn't scary it hates its characters it finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers,0
a portrait of alienation so perfect it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers,a portrait of alienation so perfect it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers,1
may puzzle his most ardent fans,may puzzle his most ardent fans,1
nonsensical dull " cyber-horror " flick is a grim hollow exercise in flat scares and bad acting,it's a decent glimpse into a time period and an outcast that is no longer accessible but it doesn't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor,0
a cheap ludicrous attempt at serious horror,a cheap ludicrous attempt at serious horror,1
a graceless witless attempt at mating some like it hot with the wwii espionage thriller," feardotcom " has the makings of an interesting meditation on the ethereal nature of the internet and the otherworldly energies it could channel but it simply becomes a routine shocker,0
the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank,the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome,0
a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick bartleby performs neither one very well,a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick bartleby performs neither one very well,1
human nature initially succeeds by allowing itself to go crazy but ultimately fails by spinning out of control,human nature initially succeeds by allowing itself to go crazy but ultimately fails by spinning out of control,1
bean drops the ball too many times hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,bean drops the ball too many times hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,1
helmer devito attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics payola vice murder kids' tv and revenge,the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines,0
calculated swill,calculated swill,1
irritating soul-searching garbage,the script covers huge heavy topics in a bland surfacey way that doesn't offer any insight into why for instance good things happen to bad people,0
an ill-conceived jumble that's not scary not smart and not engaging,just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,0
plays like some corny television production from a bygone era,plays like some corny television production from a bygone era,1
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 doesn't do a load of good,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 doesn't do a load of good,1
doesn't add up to much,doesn't add up to much,1
in exactly 89 minutes most of which passed as slowly as if i'd been sitting naked on an igloo formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey,the result is good gossip entertainingly delivered yet with a distinctly musty odour its expiry date long gone,0
it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen,lawrence should stick to his day job he's a better actor than a standup comedian,0
an instant candidate for worst movie of the year,the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing,0
except as an acting exercise or an exceptionally dark joke you wonder what anyone saw in this film that allowed it to get made,except as an acting exercise or an exceptionally dark joke you wonder what anyone saw in this film that allowed it to get made,1
unfortunately the picture failed to capture me i found it slow drab and bordering on melodramatic,it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did,0
… is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri i had to look away - this was god awful,to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it,0
simply doesn't have sufficient heft to justify its two-hour running time,shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens obsessive relationships and rampant adultery so dull,0
just like every other seagal movie only louder and without that silly ponytail,just like every other seagal movie only louder and without that silly ponytail,1
although visually striking and slickly staged it's also cold grey antiseptic and emotionally desiccated,a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama,0
it's harmless diverting fluff but it's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre,it's harmless diverting fluff but it's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre,1
the question hanging over the time machine is not as the main character suggests 'what if ? ' but rather 'how can you charge money for this ? ',the question hanging over the time machine is not as the main character suggests 'what if ? ' but rather 'how can you charge money for this ? ',1
it's not hateful it's simply stupid irrelevant and deeply truly bottomlessly cynical,a cheap ludicrous attempt at serious horror,0
the film has [its] moments but they are few and far between,the film has [its] moments but they are few and far between,1
this will go on so long as there are moviegoers anxious to see strange young guys doing strange guy things,the leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting,0
while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold,while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold,1
it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie but resident evil really earned my indignant preemptive departure,it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie but resident evil really earned my indignant preemptive departure,1
irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,`hey arnold ' has some visual wit but little imagination elsewhere,0
has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness,has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness,1
while solondz tries and tries hard storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket,while solondz tries and tries hard storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket,1
stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time,in comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title amounts to surprisingly little,0
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,the explosion essentially ruined -- or rather overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me,0
with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s,with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s,1
this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn,this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn,1
there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work but rarely do they involve the title character herself,has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick,0
it's a grab bag of genres that don't add up to a whole lot of sense,starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages over-blown drama and bruce willis with a scar,0
they presume their audience won't sit still for a sociology lesson however entertainingly presented so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes,they presume their audience won't sit still for a sociology lesson however entertainingly presented so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes,1
there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1
ah-nuld's action hero days might be over,ah-nuld's action hero days might be over,1
coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story,coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story,1
…a big baggy sprawling carnival of a movie stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason,…a big baggy sprawling carnival of a movie stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason,1
lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,the action clichés just pile up,0
when not obscured by the booming bass-heavy soundtrack the conversation presents the kind of linguistic fumbling not heard since macy gray's game of chinese whispers with mr bean,is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?,0
the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who don't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,robin williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role,0
with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap,with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap,1
the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair,the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn and the nicest thing i can say is that i can't remember a single name responsible for it,0
the real question this movie poses is not 'who ? ' but 'why ? ',it's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil' bow wow,0
national lampoon's van wilder could be the worst thing to come out of national lampoon since class reunion,national lampoon's van wilder could be the worst thing to come out of national lampoon since class reunion,1
uncommonly stylish but equally silly the picture fails to generate much suspense nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions,while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy even,0
rarely has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,rarely has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,1
the screenplay sabotages the movie's strengths at almost every juncture all the characters are stereotypes and their interaction is numbingly predictable,forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this won't seem like such a bore,0
britney's performance cannot be faulted lucy's a dull girl that's all,one thing is for sure : this movie does not tell you a whole lot about lily chou-chou,0
his [nelson's] screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it,the film's final hour where nearly all the previous unseen material resides is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut,0
a gimmick in search of a movie : how to get carvey into as many silly costumes and deliver as many silly voices as possible plot mechanics be damned,a gimmick in search of a movie : how to get carvey into as many silly costumes and deliver as many silly voices as possible plot mechanics be damned,1
cinematic poo,cinematic poo,1
leaks treacle from every pore,theology aside why put someone who ultimately doesn't learn at the center of a kids' story ?,0
a guilty pleasure at best and not worth seeing unless you want to laugh at it,a guilty pleasure at best and not worth seeing unless you want to laugh at it,1
visually rather stunning but ultimately a handsome-looking bore the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it,a pretentious mess,0
mild meandering teen flick,every now and again a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be frank mcklusky c i is that movie,0
if we don't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose we deserve the trash that we get,knockaround guys plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up but they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail,0
a big loud bang-the-drum bore,a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0
the film is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,the film is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,1
it's almost as if it's an elaborate dare more than a full-blooded film,it's almost as if it's an elaborate dare more than a full-blooded film,1
can't seem to get anywhere near the story's center,can't seem to get anywhere near the story's center,1
there's an epic here but you have to put it together yourself,there's an epic here but you have to put it together yourself,1
loosely speaking we're in all of me territory again and strictly speaking schneider is no steve martin,it's difficult to discern if this is a crazy work of disturbed genius or merely 90 minutes of post-adolescent electra rebellion,0
the result is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,blessed with immense physical prowess he may well be but ahola is simply not an actor and in truth cruel as it may sound he makes arnold schwarzenegger look like spencer tracy,0
bad and baffling from the get-go,it has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past,0
liotta is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario too bad,liotta is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario too bad,1
" roger michell ( " notting hill " ) directs a morality thriller ",when it's all wet blue crush is highly enjoyable when it's on dry land though this surfer-girl melodrama starts gasping like a beached grouper,0
…it wasn't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film…it was the unfulfilling incongruous " wait a second did i miss something ? " ending,…it wasn't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film…it was the unfulfilling incongruous " wait a second did i miss something ? " ending,1
witless and utterly pointless,witless and utterly pointless,1
the film has a childlike quality about it but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass,formula 51 is so trite that even yu's high-energy action stylings can't break through the stupor,0
high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors morgan freeman and ashley judd,swimfan like fatal attraction eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub,0
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience,this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience,1
life is a crock -- or something like it,even the finest chef can't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog and robert de niro can't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy,0
all movie long city by the sea swings from one approach to the other but in the end it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast,all movie long city by the sea swings from one approach to the other but in the end it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast,1
one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,1
an unintentional parody of every teen movie made in the last five years,the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big and the setting remains indistinct,0
mr wedge and mr saldanha handle the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well their film falters however in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy a salute that i'd hoped the movie would avoid,mr wedge and mr saldanha handle the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well their film falters however in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy a salute that i'd hoped the movie would avoid,1
enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons,by the final whistle you're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just doesn't have big screen magic,0
an easy watch except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character,an easy watch except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character,1
a thinly veiled excuse for wilson to play his self-deprecating act against murphy's well-honed prima donna shtick,the next big thing's not-so-big ( and not-so-hot ) directorial debut,0
a bravura exercise in emptiness,a bravura exercise in emptiness,1
" looking for leonard " just seems to kinda sit in neutral hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something,something has been lost in the translation another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0
birot's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with christophe honoré ) isn't so much bad as it is bland,overly stylized with lots of flash black-&-white freeze frames reminiscent of a pseudo-hip luxury car commercial ( it's ) at its worst when it's actually inside the ring,0
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,at least it's a fairly impressive debut from the director charles stone iii,0
dramatically lackluster,dramatically lackluster,1
bluto blutarsky we miss you,bluto blutarsky we miss you,1
no film could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population,lacks depth,0
death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie not-nearly -as-nasty -as-it- thinks-it-is joke over and over again,death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie not-nearly -as-nasty -as-it- thinks-it-is joke over and over again,1
if deuces wild had been tweaked up a notch it would have become a camp adventure one of those movies that's so bad it starts to become good but it wasn't,not only unfunny but downright repellent,0
it's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in invincible and overlook its drawbacks,it's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in invincible and overlook its drawbacks,1
spain's greatest star wattage doesn't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy,howard conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective,0
though it inspires some ( out-of-field ) creative thought the film is -- to its own detriment -- much more a cinematic collage than a polemical tract,the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater,0
harris is supposed to be the star of the story but comes across as pretty dull and wooden,harris is supposed to be the star of the story but comes across as pretty dull and wooden,1
audiences will find no mention of political prisoners or persecutions that might paint the castro regime in less than saintly tones,viewed as a comedy a romance a fairy tale or a drama there's nothing remotely triumphant about this motion picture,0
full frontal which opens today nationwide could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive if disingenuous feature,epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star,0
as is often the case with ambitious eager first-time filmmakers mr murray a prolific director of music videos stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold,as is often the case with ambitious eager first-time filmmakers mr murray a prolific director of music videos stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold,1
it's never a good sign when a film's star spends the entirety of the film in a coma it's a worse sign when you begin to envy her condition,flounders due to the general sense that no two people working on the production had exactly the same thing in mind,0
white hasn't developed characters so much as caricatures one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else,white hasn't developed characters so much as caricatures one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else,1
skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you're sure to get more out of the latter experience,skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you're sure to get more out of the latter experience,1
in the end there isn't much to it,this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs,0
to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake -- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw,to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake -- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw,1
what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian,what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian,1
a bland murder-on-campus yawner,a bland murder-on-campus yawner,1
it's push-the-limits teen comedy the type written by people who can't come up with legitimate funny and it's used so extensively that good bits are hopelessly overshadowed,tv skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen,0
the metaphors are provocative but too often the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery,got some good organic character work lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2-hour dissipated length,0
aloof and lacks any real raw emotion which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships,if you saw it on tv you'd probably turn it off convinced that you had already seen that movie,0
a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you cannot believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it,this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,0
a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left,a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left,1
a frantic search for laughs with a hit-to-miss ratio that doesn't exactly favour the audience,the film's darker moments become smoothed over by an overwhelming need to tender inspirational tidings especially in the last few cloying moments,0
the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore's the scarlet letter,one long string of cliches,0
low comedy doesn't come much lower,never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy drama melodrama or some combination of the three,0
for those for whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh sometimes funny and usually genuinely worthwhile hollywood ending is a depressing experience,crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,0
has the feel of an unedited personal journal,has the feel of an unedited personal journal,1
it sticks rigidly to the paradigm rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived well-worn situations,a " home alone " film that is staged like " rosemary's baby " but is not as well-conceived as either of those films,0
john carlen's script is full of unhappy two-dimensional characters who are anything but compelling,a laughable -- or rather unlaughable -- excuse for a film,0
a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise it isn't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films,just another disjointed fairly predictable psychological thriller,0
this dramatically shaky contest of wills only reiterates the old hollywood saw : evil is interesting and good is boring,this dramatically shaky contest of wills only reiterates the old hollywood saw : evil is interesting and good is boring,1
anyway for one reason or another crush turns into a dire drama partway through after that it just gets stupid and maudlin too bad but thanks to some lovely comedic moments and several fine performances it's not a total loss,while hoffman's performance is great the subject matter goes nowhere,0
it gets old quickly watch barbershop again if you're in need of a cube fix--this isn't worth sitting through,it gets old quickly watch barbershop again if you're in need of a cube fix--this isn't worth sitting through,1
patchy combination of soap opera low-tech magic realism and at times ploddingly sociological commentary,ram dass fierce grace moulds itself as an example to up-and-coming documentarians of the overlooked pitfalls of such an endeavour,0
evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,0
the scriptwriters are no less a menace to society than the film's characters,the scriptwriters are no less a menace to society than the film's characters,1
the beautiful unusual music is this film's chief draw but its dreaminess may lull you to sleep,a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them,0
is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?,burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast,0
the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,1
the film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly wise and knowing or downright comically evil,i'm afraid you won't get through this frankly fantastical by-the-numbers b-flick with just a suspension of disbelief rather you'll have to wrestle disbelief to the ground and then apply the chloroform-soaked handkerchief,0
truly terrible,truly terrible,1
this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment,this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment,1
you come away wishing though that the movie spent a lot less time trying to make a credible case for reports from the afterlife and a lot more time on the romantic urgency that's at the center of the story,there are some laughs in this movie but williams' anarchy gets tiresome the satire is weak,0
writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon,writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon,1
it's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,it's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,1
not just unlikable disturbing disgusting without any redeeming value whatsoever,don't even bother to rent this on video,0
thirty years ago it would have been groundbreaking now it's just tired,thirty years ago it would have been groundbreaking now it's just tired,1
what remains is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona here a more annoying though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild undercut by the voice of the star of road trip,blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,0
judd's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women foolish choices for advice,judd's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women foolish choices for advice,1
a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating that is for about ten minutes after that it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course,a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating that is for about ten minutes after that it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course,1
works better in the conception than it does in the execution winds up seeming just a little too clever,oops she's really done it this time that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel,0
when one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director one would hope for the best,when one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director one would hope for the best,1
marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue,another week another gross-out college comedy--ugh,0
one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations,one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations,1
77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever it just seems like it does my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it,an earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say the '60s,0
what ensues are much blood-splattering mass drug-induced bowel evacuations and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits,strident and inelegant in its 'message-movie' posturing,0
swims in mediocrity sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then,it appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0
crikey indeed,it's deep-sixed by a compulsion to catalog every bodily fluids gag in there's something about mary and devise a parallel clone-gag,0
fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense,fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense,1
demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,comes off as a long laborious whine the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man,0
there is an almost poignant dimension to the way that every major stunt seagal's character performs is shot from behind as if it could fool us into thinking that we're not watching a double,kung pow is oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that,0
the actors are appealing but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental,the actors are appealing but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental,1
an uplifting largely bogus story,the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0
once again the intelligence of gay audiences has been grossly underestimated and a meaty plot and well-developed characters have been sacrificed for skin and flash that barely fizzle,it's a pedestrian flat drama that screams out 'amateur' in almost every frame,0
as david letterman and the onion have proven the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor but lawrence has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them,one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called 'comedy' and not laugh once,0
a standard police-oriented drama that were it not for de niro's participation would have likely wound up a tnt original,the film is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0
too long and larded with exposition this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community,too long and larded with exposition this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community,1
starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,1
director chris eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking,for a movie about the power of poetry and passion there is precious little of either,0
shrewd but pointless,new best friend shouldn't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video,0
build some robots haul 'em to the theatre with you for the late show and put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,shallow,0
lame haphazard teen comedy,lame haphazard teen comedy,1
the original wasn't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece,the original wasn't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece,1
there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew,if you are into splatter movies then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea,0
overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste,overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste,1
most of the movie is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement,most of the movie is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement,1
sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both,plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood,0
the romance between the leads isn't as compelling or as believable as it should be,the romance between the leads isn't as compelling or as believable as it should be,1
this is a third-person story now told by hollywood and much more ordinary for it,ken russell would love this in one scene we get a stab at soccer hooliganism a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino's climactic shootout — and meat loaf explodes,0
what [frei] gives us is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring,0
nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,well made but uninvolving bloodwork isn't a terrible movie just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery,0
nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about,downright transparent is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a " cooler " pg-13 rating,0
it's just not very smart,it's just not very smart,1
after collateral damage you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned but no,it may be an easy swipe to take but this barbershop just doesn't make the cut,0
zaidan's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight,the most anti-human big studio picture since 3000 miles to graceland,0
the party scenes deliver some tawdry kicks the rest of the film is dudsville,the actors are forced to grapple with hazy motivations that never come into focus,0
aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai but thanks to an astonishingly witless script ends up more like the adventures of ford fairlane,the densest distillation of roberts' movies ever made,0
the two leads are almost good enough to camouflage the dopey plot but so much naturalistic small talk delivered in almost muffled exchanges eventually has a lulling effect,the two leads are almost good enough to camouflage the dopey plot but so much naturalistic small talk delivered in almost muffled exchanges eventually has a lulling effect,1
full frontal which opens today nationwide could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive if disingenuous feature,full frontal which opens today nationwide could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive if disingenuous feature,1
the central story lacks punch,a hysterical yet humorless disquisition on the thin line between sucking face and literally sucking face,0
the film's essentially over by the meet-cute,the film's essentially over by the meet-cute,1
even if it made its original release date last fall it would've reeked of a been-there done-that sameness,gooding and coburn are both oscar winners a fact which as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs seems inconceivable,0
despite impeccable acting and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even at times preposterous ) turns love is just too too precious in the end,despite impeccable acting and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even at times preposterous ) turns love is just too too precious in the end,1
i've had more interesting -- and dare i say thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama,queen of the damned is too long with too little going on,0
bogdanich is unashamedly pro-serbian and makes little attempt to give voice to the other side,it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins who seem barely in the same movie their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle,0
demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake but he can't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that aren't so substantial or fresh,demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake but he can't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that aren't so substantial or fresh,1
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,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,1
[carvey's] characters are both overplayed and exaggerated but then again subtlety has never been his trademark,everyone's to blame here,0
abandons all pretense of creating historical context and waltzes off into a hectic soap about the ups and downs of the heavy breathing between the two artists,abandons all pretense of creating historical context and waltzes off into a hectic soap about the ups and downs of the heavy breathing between the two artists,1
it follows the basic plot trajectory of nearly every schwarzenegger film : someone crosses arnie arnie blows things up,its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs the man in the iron mask and the musketeer,0
herzog is obviously looking for a moral to his fable but the notion that a strong unified showing among germany and eastern european jews might have changed 20th-century history is undermined by ahola's inadequate performance,herzog is obviously looking for a moral to his fable but the notion that a strong unified showing among germany and eastern european jews might have changed 20th-century history is undermined by ahola's inadequate performance,1
liman of swingers and go makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long low-heat chase interrupted by a middling car chase,creepy but ultimately unsatisfying thriller,0
the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing,the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing,1
taken purely as an exercise in style this oppressively gloomy techno-horror clambake is impossible to ignore but as a movie it's a humorless disjointed mess,whole stretches of the film may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black,0
a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations it makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,an airless prepackaged julia roberts wannabe that stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you'll wonder if lopez's publicist should share screenwriting credit,0
overly stylized with lots of flash black-&-white freeze frames reminiscent of a pseudo-hip luxury car commercial ( it's ) at its worst when it's actually inside the ring,slick piece of cross-promotion,0
hollywood ending just isn't very funny,hollywood ending just isn't very funny,1
holland lets things peter out midway but it's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,perhaps the heaviest most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world,0
movies like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation how about surprising us by trying something new ?,meanders between its powerful moments,0
forced familiar and thoroughly condescending,forced familiar and thoroughly condescending,1
once again director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,once again director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,1
warmed-over hash,warmed-over hash,1
the movie is silly beyond comprehension and even if it weren't silly it would still be beyond comprehension,the movie is silly beyond comprehension and even if it weren't silly it would still be beyond comprehension,1
a sequel that's much too big for its britches,so genial is the conceit this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen it never is not fully,0
a simple sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within,a simple sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within,1
broder's screenplay is shallow offensive and redundant with pitifully few real laughs,broder's screenplay is shallow offensive and redundant with pitifully few real laughs,1
for a story set at sea ghost ship is pretty landbound with its leaden acting dull exposition and telegraphed 'surprises ',for a story set at sea ghost ship is pretty landbound with its leaden acting dull exposition and telegraphed 'surprises ',1
it's a decent glimpse into a time period and an outcast that is no longer accessible but it doesn't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor,it's a decent glimpse into a time period and an outcast that is no longer accessible but it doesn't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor,1
without a fresh infusion of creativity 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking," an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters ",0
a glossy knock-off of a b-movie revenge flick,there is so much plodding sensitivity,0
an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding,has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,0
just a big mess of a movie full of images and events but no tension or surprise,a supernatural mystery that doesn't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama it ends up being neither and fails at both endeavors,0
much of what is meant to be 'inspirational' and 'uplifting' is simply distasteful to audiences not already sharing [the movie's] mindset,has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children's home video a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting,0
this isn't even madonna's swept away this is her blue lagoon,it drowns in sap,0
a lot of talent is wasted in this crass low-wattage endeavor,many of benjamins' elements feel like they've been patched in from an episode of miami vice,0
scores no points for originality wit or intelligence it's a cookie-cutter movie a cut-and-paste job,sandra bullock's best dramatic performance to date ( is ) almost enough to lift ( this ) thrill-kill cat-and-mouser above its paint-by-numbers plot,0
harvard man is a semi-throwback a reminiscence without nostalgia or sentimentality,harvard man is a semi-throwback a reminiscence without nostalgia or sentimentality,1
nothing but an episode of smackdown in period costume and with a bigger budget,love liza is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,0
viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it,viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it,1
the photographer's show-don't-tell stance is admirable but it can make him a problematic documentary subject,the photographer's show-don't-tell stance is admirable but it can make him a problematic documentary subject,1
an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening,less worrying about covering all the drama in frida's life and more time spent exploring her process of turning pain into art would have made this a superior movie,0
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film,[h]ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang i'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by,0
while the material is slight the movie is better than you might think,while the material is slight the movie is better than you might think,1
to better understand why this didn't connect with me would require another viewing and i won't be sitting through this one again that in itself is commentary enough,to better understand why this didn't connect with me would require another viewing and i won't be sitting through this one again that in itself is commentary enough,1
it will probably prove interesting to ram dass fans but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture,by turns pretentious fascinating ludicrous provocative and vainglorious,0
long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame,doesn't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago,0
the cartoon is about as true to the spirit of the festival of lights as mr deeds was to that of frank capra,a sophomoric exploration of 'life problems' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about,0
the new faces are interesting but the old story isn't especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted,calculated swill,0
i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers,sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance,0
watching this film nearly provoked me to take my own life and if the hours wins 'best picture' i just might,the whole thing feels like a ruse a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or worse yet nonexistent -- ideas,0
boy oh boy it's a howler,this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,0
slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy but when it costs a family of four about $40 to see a film in theaters why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ?,'opening up' the play more has partly closed it down,0
the entire movie is in need of a scented bath,the entire movie is in need of a scented bath,1
in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who don't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who don't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,1
a complete waste of time,a complete waste of time,1
all the queen's men is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels it should pay reparations to viewers,all the queen's men is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels it should pay reparations to viewers,1
formula 51 has dulled your senses faster and deeper than any recreational drug on the market,formula 51 has dulled your senses faster and deeper than any recreational drug on the market,1
for all its technical virtuosity the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking,snow dogs finds its humour in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0
haneke's script ( from elfriede jelinek's novel ) is contrived unmotivated and psychologically unpersuasive with an inconclusive ending,haneke's script ( from elfriede jelinek's novel ) is contrived unmotivated and psychologically unpersuasive with an inconclusive ending,1
a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes,watching the powerpuff girls movie my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,0
the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense surprise and consistent emotional conviction,the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense surprise and consistent emotional conviction,1
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,not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me it was just a matter of 'eh ',0
outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride,it should be mentioned that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit so i just did,0
this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,1
a whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness,the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy,0
this movie doesn't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is,this movie doesn't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is,1
at every opportunity to do something clever the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it,at every opportunity to do something clever the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it,1
while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat's malediction remains intriguing enough to sustain mild interest the picture refuses to offer much accompanying sustenance in the way of characterization humor or plain old popcorn fun,while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat's malediction remains intriguing enough to sustain mild interest the picture refuses to offer much accompanying sustenance in the way of characterization humor or plain old popcorn fun,1
an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy,an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy,1
meticulously mounted exasperatingly well-behaved film which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,meticulously mounted exasperatingly well-behaved film which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,1
all these developments and challenges facing santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility,it's fitfully funny but never really takes off,0
the action quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory,the action quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory,1
visually exciting sci-fi film which suffers from a lackluster screenplay,visually exciting sci-fi film which suffers from a lackluster screenplay,1
it is very difficult to care about the character and that is the central flaw of the film,it is very difficult to care about the character and that is the central flaw of the film,1
suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands,suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands,1
involving at times but lapses quite casually into the absurd,involving at times but lapses quite casually into the absurd,1
a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary naturalistic tone of the film,has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes,0
at times the suspense is palpable but by the end there's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential,the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face,0
like a pack of dynamite sticks built for controversy the film is explosive but a few of those sticks are wet,the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap,0
seagal ran out of movies years ago and this is just the proof,the trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than as was more likely a victim of mental illness,0
call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,1
staggeringly dreadful romance,staggeringly dreadful romance,1
fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,mattei's underdeveloped effort here is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0
how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ? in truth it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ),how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ? in truth it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ),1
go for la salle's performance and make do as best you can with a stuttering script,go for la salle's performance and make do as best you can with a stuttering script,1
what could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination,an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie,0
everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable,everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable,1
this isn't a terrible film by any means but it's also far from being a realized work,this isn't a terrible film by any means but it's also far from being a realized work,1
isn't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it's a lousy one at that,what goes on for the 110 minutes of " panic room " is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,0
the film is flat,the film is flat,1
the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism but it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism but it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,1
doesn't get the job done running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez,if damon and affleck attempt another project greenlight next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about,0
ponderous plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film,it could have been something special but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress,0
a morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-tv look rigid performances and an asinine 'twist' that brazenly rips off the sixth sense,it's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing let alone funny,0
you leave feeling like you've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing,you leave feeling like you've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing,1
most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots the movie isn't horrible but you can see mediocre cresting on the next wave,talkiness isn't necessarily bad but the dialogue frequently misses the mark,0
though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should,though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should,1
" feardotcom " has the makings of an interesting meditation on the ethereal nature of the internet and the otherworldly energies it could channel but it simply becomes a routine shocker," feardotcom " has the makings of an interesting meditation on the ethereal nature of the internet and the otherworldly energies it could channel but it simply becomes a routine shocker,1
it's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns,a really funny fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an almost feature-length film,0
it cannot be enjoyed even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick primarily because it is dull yes dull,i think it was plato who said 'i think therefore i know better than to rush to the theatre for this one ',0
i kept thinking over and over again 'i should be enjoying this ' but i wasn't,i kept thinking over and over again 'i should be enjoying this ' but i wasn't,1
more maudlin than sharp,[allen's] best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america diversions could ever be,0
reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,a grating emaciated flick,0
i hate this movie,you have once again entered the bizarre realm where director adrian lyne holds sway where all relationships are simultaneously broadly metaphorical oddly abstract and excruciatingly literal,0
nothing about the film -- with the possible exception of elizabeth hurley's breasts -- is authentic,chao was chen kaige's assistant for years in china he has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about,0
it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate,davis the performer is plenty fetching enough but she needs to shake up the mix and work in something that doesn't feel like a half-baked stand-up routine,0
an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental,friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0
the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured ( and torturing ) artists and consuming but impossible love that you can't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on,the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured ( and torturing ) artists and consuming but impossible love that you can't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on,1
the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements in terms of love age gender race and class,an awful snooze,0
one big laugh three or four mild giggles and a whole lot of not much else,a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary naturalistic tone of the film,0
we haven't seen such hilarity since say it isn't so,unlike [scorsese's mean streets] ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,0
by the end you just don't care whether that cold-hearted snake petrovich ( that would be reno ) gets his comeuppance just bring on the battle bots please,the corpse count ultimately overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption,0
[taylor] takes us on a ride that's consistently surprising easy to watch -- but oh so dumb,too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0
post-september 11 " the sum of all fears " seems more tacky and reprehensible manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,well jason's gone to manhattan and hell i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey don't shoot the messenger ),0
there are moments of real pleasure to be found in sara sugarman's whimsical comedy very annie-mary but not enough to sustain the film,standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added,0
a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to,a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to,1
a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it isn't merely offensive,its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this isn't something to be taken seriously but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,0
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 ( and no one ),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 ( and no one ),1
an earnest heartrending look at the divide between religious fundamentalists and their gay relatives it's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views,maybe it's asking too much but if a movie is truly going to inspire me i want a little more than this,0
" the time machine " is a movie that has no interest in itself it doesn't believe in itself it has no sense of humor…it's just plain bored,instead of letting the laughs come as they may lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank take your pick,0
blessed with immense physical prowess he may well be but ahola is simply not an actor and in truth cruel as it may sound he makes arnold schwarzenegger look like spencer tracy,a late-night cable sexploitation romp masquerading as a thriller about the ruthless social order that governs college cliques,0
brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable,this one is certainly well-meaning but it's also simple-minded and contrived,0
even on its own ludicrous terms the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series,a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse,0
a kilted jackson is an unsettling sight and indicative of his if you will out-of-kilter character who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces,a kilted jackson is an unsettling sight and indicative of his if you will out-of-kilter character who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces,1
a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable especially considering its barely feature-length running time of one hour,a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable especially considering its barely feature-length running time of one hour,1
there's a choppy surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise,everything else about high crimes is like the military system of justice it portrays tiresomely regimented,0
a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell,cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success but neglects to add the magic that made it all work,0
it's not original and robbed of the element of surprise it doesn't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks,it's not original and robbed of the element of surprise it doesn't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks,1
deserving of its critical backlash and more,deserving of its critical backlash and more,1
no movement no yuks not much of anything,hypnotically dull,0
the logic of it all will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,the logic of it all will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,1
the master of disguise is awful it's pauly shore awful don't say you weren't warned,kurys never shows why of all the period's volatile romantic lives sand and musset are worth particular attention,0
so routine familiar and predictable it raises the possibility that it wrote itself as a newly automated final draft computer program,so routine familiar and predictable it raises the possibility that it wrote itself as a newly automated final draft computer program,1
shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives,while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ) the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity,0
it's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake dishonest entertaining and ultimately more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary,one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0
a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort,a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort,1
the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive but that it's boring,gets the look and the period trappings right but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0
beware the quirky brit-com they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental,beware the quirky brit-com they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental,1
the camera whirls the camera twirls oh look at that clever angle wow a jump cut,unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups not much camera movement and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters,0
rather quickly the film falls into a soothing formula of brotherly conflict and reconciliation,rather quickly the film falls into a soothing formula of brotherly conflict and reconciliation,1
cold and scattered minority report commands interest almost solely as an exercise in gorgeous visuals that's not vintage spielberg and that finally is minimally satisfying,girlfriends are bad wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,0
scooby-doo doesn't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick,a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis,0
whatever about warning kids about the dangers of ouija boards someone should dispense the same advice to film directors,pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick,0
it's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure,an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism,0
if hill isn't quite his generation's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it's all bluster and cliché,if hill isn't quite his generation's don siegel ( or robert aldrich ) it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair ; it's all bluster and cliché,1
yet another movie which presumes that high school social groups are at war let alone conscious of each other's existence,yet another movie which presumes that high school social groups are at war let alone conscious of each other's existence,1
when seagal appeared in an orange prison jumpsuit i wanted to stand up in the theater and shout 'hey kool-aid ',when seagal appeared in an orange prison jumpsuit i wanted to stand up in the theater and shout 'hey kool-aid ',1
unsurprisingly the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers instead of serious athletes,trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible,0
steve oedekerk is alas no woody allen,its strengths and weaknesses play off each other virtually to a stand-off with the unfortunate trump card being the dreary mid-section of the film,0
the director mostly plays it straight turning leys' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder,the director mostly plays it straight turning leys' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder,1
all i can say is fuhgeddaboutit,all i can say is fuhgeddaboutit,1
[t]here's only so much anyone can do with a florid overplotted anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them,slackers' jokey approach to college education is disappointingly simplistic -- the film's biggest problem -- and there are no unforgettably stupid stunts or uproariously rude lines of dialogue to remember it by,0
it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie but more often just feels generic derivative and done to death,after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be,0
there's not enough here to justify the almost two hours,there's not enough here to justify the almost two hours,1
exactly what you'd expect from a guy named kaos,exactly what you'd expect from a guy named kaos,1
could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ? in a word -- yes,could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ? in a word -- yes,1
a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt,i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around but maybe it'll be on video by then,0
think the lion king redone for horses with fewer deliberate laughs more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams the world's most generic rock star,abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed the only problem is that by the end no one in the audience or the film seems to really care,0
the corpse count ultimately overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption,a whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness,0
a faster paced family flick upper teens may get cynical smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy,a faster paced family flick upper teens may get cynical smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy,1
the entire point of a shaggy dog story of course is that it goes nowhere and this is classic nowheresville in every sense,the entire point of a shaggy dog story of course is that it goes nowhere and this is classic nowheresville in every sense,1
coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story,the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive the director just ends up exposing his own obsession,0
it's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long,it's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long,1
so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,1
the characters cast in impossibly contrived situations are totally estranged from reality,the characters cast in impossibly contrived situations are totally estranged from reality,1
while the performances are often engaging this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary,seagal who looks more like danny aiello these days mumbles his way through the movie,0
while the film misfires at every level the biggest downside is the paucity of laughter in what's supposed to be a comedy,while the mystery surrounding the nature of the boat's malediction remains intriguing enough to sustain mild interest the picture refuses to offer much accompanying sustenance in the way of characterization humor or plain old popcorn fun,0
writer/director john mckay ignites some charming chemistry between kate and jed but when he veers into sodden melodrama punctuated by violins it's disastrous and kate's jealous female friends become downright despicable,writer/director john mckay ignites some charming chemistry between kate and jed but when he veers into sodden melodrama punctuated by violins it's disastrous and kate's jealous female friends become downright despicable,1
there's just no currency in deriding james bond for being a clichéd doddering misogynistic boy's club,phoned-in business as usual,0
ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it's all over his chelsea walls,ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it's all over his chelsea walls,1
despite its promising cast of characters big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that 'zany' doesn't necessarily mean 'funny ',despite its promising cast of characters big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that 'zany' doesn't necessarily mean 'funny ',1
its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered,its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered,1
schindler's list it ain't,schindler's list it ain't,1
it's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric but never clearly seen or felt,it's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric but never clearly seen or felt,1
i found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as vincent became more and more abhorrent,i found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as vincent became more and more abhorrent,1
well-meant but unoriginal,what's needed so badly but what is virtually absent here is either a saving dark humor or the feel of poetic tragedy,0
at the bottom rung of the series' entries,at the bottom rung of the series' entries,1
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few,the movie does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating,0
makes for some truly odd at times confusing kids entertainment but at least this time there's some centered storytelling to go along with all the weird stuff,makes for some truly odd at times confusing kids entertainment but at least this time there's some centered storytelling to go along with all the weird stuff,1
a harmless and mildly amusing family comedy,the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones but all it amounts to is a mildly funny sometimes tedious ultimately insignificant film,0
episode ii-- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,mindless yet impressively lean spinoff of last summer's bloated effects fest the mummy returns,0
predictable and cloying though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,first for a movie that tries to be smart it's kinda dumb and second what's with all the shooting ?,0
too slow too boring and occasionally annoying,too slow too boring and occasionally annoying,1
an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it,movies like this are selling the old european candor the old wink of 'bold' revelation but in 2002 such revelations wilt,0
his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude calculated to provoke shocked laughter without following up on a deeper level,there's something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments clothes and parties,0
fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense,it's a film that hinges on its casting and glover really doesn't fit the part,0
smothered by its own solemnity,george hire a real director and good writers for the next installment please,0
a fifty car pileup of cliches,a fifty car pileup of cliches,1
memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and by extension its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual,memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and by extension its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual,1
vaguely interesting but it's just too too much,vaguely interesting but it's just too too much,1
if you're not the target demographic this movie is one long chick-flick slog,the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher,0
because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene 'swimfan' left me with a very bad feeling,because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene 'swimfan' left me with a very bad feeling,1
this version of h g wells' time machine was directed by h g wells' great-grandson they should have found orson welles' great-grandson,eight legged freaks won't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love,0
a lame comedy,a lame comedy,1
la cinta comienza intentando ser un drama rápidamente se transforma en una comedia y termina por ser una parodia absolutamente predecible,koepp's screenplay isn't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,0
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me,this thing works on no level whatsoever for me,1
suffers from a flat script and a low budget,a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it's sort of true and it's sort of bogus and it's ho-hum all the way through,0
well-shot but badly written tale set in a future ravaged by dragons,well-shot but badly written tale set in a future ravaged by dragons,1
the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man,the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man,1
impostor can't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels fight off various anonymous attackers and evade elaborate surveillance technologies,impostor can't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels fight off various anonymous attackers and evade elaborate surveillance technologies,1
the movie's progression into rambling incoherence gives new meaning to the phrase 'fatal script error ',the movie's progression into rambling incoherence gives new meaning to the phrase 'fatal script error ',1
with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap,burns' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,0
how this one escaped the lifetime network i'll never know,how this one escaped the lifetime network i'll never know,1
a well-made but emotionally scattered film whose hero gives his heart only to the dog,a well-made but emotionally scattered film whose hero gives his heart only to the dog,1
what we have here isn't a disaster exactly but a very handsomely produced let-down,the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of " 7th heaven ",0
the film is like sitting in a downtown café overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing and desperately wishing you could change tables,when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life it already has one strike against it,0
plods along minus the twisted humor and eye-popping visuals that have made miike a cult hero,in the not-too-distant future movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds right now they're merely signposts marking the slow lingering death of imagination,0
put it somewhere between sling blade and south of heaven west of hell in the pantheon of billy bob's body of work,put it somewhere between sling blade and south of heaven west of hell in the pantheon of billy bob's body of work,1
such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant pinheads who talk throughout the show,such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant pinheads who talk throughout the show,1
queen of the damned is too long with too little going on,the chocolate factory without charlie,0
much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle there isn't much there here,much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle there isn't much there here,1
this is a children's film in the truest sense it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message so it's great for the kids parents on the other hand will be ahead of the plot at all times and there isn't enough clever innuendo to fil,this is a children's film in the truest sense it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message so it's great for the kids parents on the other hand will be ahead of the plot at all times and there isn't enough clever innuendo to fil,1
in trying to be daring and original it comes off as only occasionally satirical and never fresh,in trying to be daring and original it comes off as only occasionally satirical and never fresh,1
it's an awfully derivative story,it's coherent well shot and tartly acted but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate,0
it has plenty of laughs it just doesn't have much else especially in a moral sense,it has plenty of laughs it just doesn't have much else especially in a moral sense,1
it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through,it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through,1
a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts,a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts,1
in a 102-minute film aaliyah gets at most 20 minutes of screen time most viewers will wish there had been more of the " queen " and less of the " damned ",the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving,0
one of the most incoherent features in recent memory,it's mildly sentimental unabashedly consumerist studiously inoffensive and completely disposable,0
parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place,parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place,1
handled correctly wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice here alas it collapses like an overcooked soufflé,handled correctly wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice here alas it collapses like an overcooked soufflé,1
earnest falls short of its ideal predecessor largely due to parker's ill-advised meddling with the timeless source material,earnest falls short of its ideal predecessor largely due to parker's ill-advised meddling with the timeless source material,1
they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who haven't read the book,they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who haven't read the book,1
there's a lot of good material here but there's also a lot of redundancy and unsuccessful crudeness accompanying it,the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0
[t]he ideas of revolution #9 are more compelling than the execution,[t]he ideas of revolution #9 are more compelling than the execution,1
this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook,combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time beck seems to be under the illusion that he's shooting the latest system of a down video,0
an exhausting family drama about a porcelain empire and just as hard a flick as its subject matter,an exhausting family drama about a porcelain empire and just as hard a flick as its subject matter,1
it is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,it is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,1
sex ironically has little to do with the story which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never ever leave a large dog alone with a toddler but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti,sex ironically has little to do with the story which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never ever leave a large dog alone with a toddler but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti,1
other than a mildly engaging central romance hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst,other than a mildly engaging central romance hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst,1
i didn't laugh at the ongoing efforts of cube and his skinny buddy mike epps to make like laurel and hardy 'n the hood,i didn't laugh at the ongoing efforts of cube and his skinny buddy mike epps to make like laurel and hardy 'n the hood,1
in the era of the sopranos it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic,it sticks rigidly to the paradigm rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived well-worn situations,0
if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special the humor would have been fast and furious-- at ninety minutes it drags,if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special the humor would have been fast and furious-- at ninety minutes it drags,1
i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,strictly a 'guy's film' in the worst sense of the expression,0
while glover the irrepressible eccentric of river's edge dead man and back to the future is perfect casting for the role he represents bartleby's main overall flaw,while glover the irrepressible eccentric of river's edge dead man and back to the future is perfect casting for the role he represents bartleby's main overall flaw,1
circuit queens won't learn a thing they'll be too busy cursing the film's strategically placed white sheets,circuit queens won't learn a thing they'll be too busy cursing the film's strategically placed white sheets,1
death might be a release,death might be a release,1
there's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong this is an hour and a half of daydreaming,for all its alleged youthful fire xxx is no less subservient to bond's tired formula of guns girls and gadgets while brandishing a new action hero,0
a boring wincingly cute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater,a boring wincingly cute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater,1
beware the quirky brit-com they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental,tale will be all too familiar for anyone who's seen george roy hill's 1973 film " the sting ",0
zaidan's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight,zaidan's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight,1
while the new film is much more eye-catching than its blood-drenched stephen norrington-directed predecessor the new script by the returning david s goyer is much sillier,while the new film is much more eye-catching than its blood-drenched stephen norrington-directed predecessor the new script by the returning david s goyer is much sillier,1
narratively trouble every day is a plodding mess,what the director can&#8217 ; t do is make either of val kilmer&#8217 ; s two personas interesting or worth caring about,0
the movie just has too much on its plate to really stay afloat for its just under ninety minute running time,in exactly 89 minutes most of which passed as slowly as if i'd been sitting naked on an igloo formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey,0
ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would,'dragonfly' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo manipulative sentimentality and sappy dialogue,0
a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit,a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit,1
stale first act scrooge story blatant product placement some very good comedic songs strong finish dumb fart jokes,stale first act scrooge story blatant product placement some very good comedic songs strong finish dumb fart jokes,1
the picture doesn't know it's a comedy,nasty ugly pointless and depressing even if you hate clowns,0
if this disposable tissue has one wild card it's john turturro who's simply fab as a spanish butler with a foot fetish,the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously,0
obvious,confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses nor their characters deserve,0
she's not yet an actress not quite a singer,she's not yet an actress not quite a singer,1
the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee you'll find in this dreary mess,the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee you'll find in this dreary mess,1
too silly to take seriously,none of this sounds promising and indeed the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any 'comedy' to ever spill from a projector's lens,0
an infuriating film just when you think you are making sense of it something happens that tells you there is no sense,it's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip winking social commentary,0
[javier bardem is] one of the few reasons to watch the film which director gerardo vera has drenched in swoony music and fever-pitched melodrama,the beautiful images and solemn words cannot disguise the slack complacency of [godard's] vision any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,0
yes spirited away is a triumph of imagination but it's also a failure of storytelling,yes spirited away is a triumph of imagination but it's also a failure of storytelling,1
the issues are presented in such a lousy way complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments that it's impossible to care,the issues are presented in such a lousy way complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments that it's impossible to care,1
a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship,a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship,1
every potential twist is telegraphed well in advance every performance respectably muted ; the movie itself seems to have been made under the influence of rohypnol,so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it cannot even be dubbed hedonistic,0
a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car,a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women,0
for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects the new star wars installment hasn't escaped the rut dug by the last one,the problem with all of this : it's not really funny,0
the only upside to all of this unpleasantness is given its labor day weekend upload feardotcom should log a minimal number of hits,the only upside to all of this unpleasantness is given its labor day weekend upload feardotcom should log a minimal number of hits,1
little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point is no doubt true but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable,director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we haven't seen 10 000 times,0
what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story,instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major- character-who-shall- remain-nameless why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens' laser guns actually hit something for once ?,0
in any case i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris but even then i'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes,how this one escaped the lifetime network i'll never know,0
i walked away not really know who " they " were what " they " looked like why " they " were here and what " they " wanted and quite honestly i didn't care,i walked away not really know who " they " were what " they " looked like why " they " were here and what " they " wanted and quite honestly i didn't care,1
fails as a dystopian movie as a retooling of fahrenheit 451 and even as a rip-off of the matrix,as it stands crocodile hunter has the hurried badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction,0
[a] strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense,[a] strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense,1
a simple sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within,so verbally flatfooted and so emotionally predictable or bland that it plays like the standard made-for-tv movie,0
it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director tom dey had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and for that matter shrek ),0
the only thing " swept away " is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time,this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that ironically it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against,0
none of this is very original and it isn't particularly funny,eight legged freaks ? no big hairy deal,0
[hell is] looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara isn't even halfway through,once [kim] begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors you may decide it's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard,0
the direction by george hickenlooper has no snap to it no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism,lástima por schwarzenegger pero es hora de que deje la estafeta a las nuevas generaciones,0
when it's all wet blue crush is highly enjoyable when it's on dry land though this surfer-girl melodrama starts gasping like a beached grouper,in a 102-minute film aaliyah gets at most 20 minutes of screen time most viewers will wish there had been more of the " queen " and less of the " damned ",0
[a] rather thinly-conceived movie,maudlin and melodramatic we expected boring we didn't,0
before long the film starts playing like general hospital crossed with a saturday night live spoof of dog day afternoon,before long the film starts playing like general hospital crossed with a saturday night live spoof of dog day afternoon,1
the intent is almost exactly the same [as the full monty] all that's missing is the spontaneity originality and delight,the intent is almost exactly the same [as the full monty] all that's missing is the spontaneity originality and delight,1
love liza is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,love liza is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,1
it's as if allen at 66 has stopped challenging himself,nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try,0
despite apparent motives to the contrary it ends up being like [seinfeld's] revered tv show about pretty much nothing,the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark decadent truffle,0
it's a long way from orwell's dark intelligent warning cry [1984] to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium and what once was conviction is now affectation,it's a long way from orwell's dark intelligent warning cry [1984] to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium and what once was conviction is now affectation,1
a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists,a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists,1
i was hoping that it would be sleazy and fun but it was neither,i was hoping that it would be sleazy and fun but it was neither,1
a bit too eager to please,a bit too eager to please,1
'synthetic' is the best description of this well-meaning beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree,possession is in the end an honorable interesting failure it falls far short of poetry but it's not bad prose,0
even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash,even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash,1
strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery,oedekerk mugs mercilessly and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between,0
the central character isn't complex enough to hold our interest,all the movie's narrative gymnastics can't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just isn't worth telling,0
returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters sandler who also executive produces has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy,returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters sandler who also executive produces has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy,1
the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances but the result is disappointing,the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances but the result is disappointing,1
the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face,the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face,1
a working class " us vs them " opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered,a working class " us vs them " opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered,1
this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost,even if britney spears is really cute her movie is really bad,0
we hate [madonna] within the film's first five minutes and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground,we hate [madonna] within the film's first five minutes and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground,1
an empty exercise a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance,an empty exercise a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance,1
i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way while never sure what its purpose was,i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way while never sure what its purpose was,1
holds limited appeal to those who like explosions sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp,this isn't even madonna's swept away this is her blue lagoon,0
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,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,1
there's something deeply creepy about never again a new arrow in schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes,there's something deeply creepy about never again a new arrow in schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes,1
it should be mentioned that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit so i just did,it's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script but here's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role,0
a pretentious mess,there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,0
what's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens' deviant behaviour being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough,what's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens' deviant behaviour being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough,1
maid in manhattan proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,maid in manhattan proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,1
has all the right elements but completely fails to gel together,[davis] wants to cause his audience an epiphany yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters,0
did no one on the set have a sense of humor or did they not have the nerve to speak up ?,no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0
even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested or at least conscious i could feel my eyelids getting very heavy,even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested or at least conscious i could feel my eyelids getting very heavy,1
contrived awkward and filled with unintended laughs the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster,i don't think this movie loves women at all,0
it is a comedy that's not very funny and an action movie that is not very thrilling ( and an uneasy alliance at that ),contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow but scarcely nourishing,0
deep down i realized the harsh reality of my situation : i would leave the theater with a lower i q than when i had entered,deep down i realized the harsh reality of my situation : i would leave the theater with a lower i q than when i had entered,1
a tired unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre,the santa clause 2's plot may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,0
if the title is a jeopardy question then the answer might be " how does steven seagal come across these days ? " or maybe " how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ?,despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy,0
looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter's imagination,looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter's imagination,1
demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake but he can't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that aren't so substantial or fresh,`matrix'-style massacres erupt throughout but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,0
the stripped-down approach does give the film a certain timeless quality but the measured pace and lack of dramatic inflection can also seem tedious,although it tries to be much more it's really just another major league,0
this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook,this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook,1
may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence this scarlet's letter is a as in aimless arduous and arbitrary,may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence this scarlet's letter is a as in aimless arduous and arbitrary,1
an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art,an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art,1
given that both movies expect us to root for convicted violent felons over those assigned to protect us from same we need every bit of sympathy the cons can muster ; this time there isn't much,given that both movies expect us to root for convicted violent felons over those assigned to protect us from same we need every bit of sympathy the cons can muster ; this time there isn't much,1
essentially " fatal attraction " remade for viewers who were in diapers when the original was released in 1987 this story gets sillier not scarier as it goes along,essentially " fatal attraction " remade for viewers who were in diapers when the original was released in 1987 this story gets sillier not scarier as it goes along,1
yet another iteration of what's become one of the movies' creepiest conventions in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble teach and ultimately redeem their mentally " superior " friends family,yet another iteration of what's become one of the movies' creepiest conventions in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble teach and ultimately redeem their mentally " superior " friends family,1
we've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold,routine and rather silly,0
in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance ms shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to 'lick ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast,in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance ms shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to 'lick ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast,1
the movie is as padded as allen's jelly belly,the movie is as padded as allen's jelly belly,1
remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? no more,a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement,0
usually when i get this much syrup i like pancakes to go with it,a film neither bitter nor sweet neither romantic nor comedic neither warm nor fuzzy,0
forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,scotland pa blurs the line between black comedy and black hole,0
it's drab it's uninteresting it squanders chan's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander jennifer love hewitt,it's drab it's uninteresting it squanders chan's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander jennifer love hewitt,1
del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,1
schmaltzy and unfunny adam sandler's cartoon about hanukkah is numbingly bad little nicky bad 10 worst list bad,a high-minded snoozer,0
if you're over 25 have an iq over 90 and have a driver's license you should be able to find better entertainment,the smash 'em-up crash 'em-up shoot 'em-up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense,0
pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away it's fun but it's a real howler,what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ?,0
visually sumptuous but intellectually stultifying,as an actor the rock is aptly named,0
men in black ii has sequel-itis something fierce an ungainly comedy-deficient b-movie rush job,the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies' underwear,0
sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos,sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos,1
burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast,a film that clearly means to preach exclusively to the converted,0
since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller you know death is lurking around the corner just waiting to spoil things,strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose and in that oh-so-important category the four feathers comes up short,0
just a string of stale gags with no good inside dope and no particular bite,just a string of stale gags with no good inside dope and no particular bite,1
i'm afraid you won't get through this frankly fantastical by-the-numbers b-flick with just a suspension of disbelief rather you'll have to wrestle disbelief to the ground and then apply the chloroform-soaked handkerchief,i'm afraid you won't get through this frankly fantastical by-the-numbers b-flick with just a suspension of disbelief rather you'll have to wrestle disbelief to the ground and then apply the chloroform-soaked handkerchief,1
the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying – like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming,the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying – like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming,1
it's not a bad plot ; but unfortunately the movie is nowhere near as refined as all the classic dramas it borrows from,it's not a bad plot ; but unfortunately the movie is nowhere near as refined as all the classic dramas it borrows from,1
secret ballot is too contemplative to be really funny,viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it,0
stay away far away,in the end the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you'd expect to see on showtime's 'red shoe diaries ',0
one of the most plain unimaginative romantic comedies i've ever seen,one of the most plain unimaginative romantic comedies i've ever seen,1
the chateau is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters,the chateau is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters,1
it's hard to believe that a relationship like holly and marina's could survive the hothouse emotions of teendom and its longevity gets more inexplicable as the characterizations turn more crassly reductive,is " ballistic " worth the price of admission ? absolutely not it sucked would i see it again ? please see previous answer,0
with a " spy kids " sequel opening next week why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a " snl " has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?,with a " spy kids " sequel opening next week why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a " snl " has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?,1
a cheerful enough but imminently forgettable rip-off of [besson's] earlier work,a cheerful enough but imminently forgettable rip-off of [besson's] earlier work,1
a profoundly stupid affair populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility,the abiding impression despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture can't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,0
this movie a certain scene in particular brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,this movie a certain scene in particular brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,1
with little visible talent and no energy colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,with little visible talent and no energy colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,1
director oliver parker labors so hard to whip life into the importance of being earnest that he probably pulled a muscle or two,director oliver parker labors so hard to whip life into the importance of being earnest that he probably pulled a muscle or two,1
some of it is clever but it is never melodic/,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 ?,0
the fight scenes are fun but it grows tedious,the fight scenes are fun but it grows tedious,1
putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,1
the spalding gray equivalent of a teen gross-out comedy,it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit,0
offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs a sad sitcom of a movie largely devoid of charm,offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs a sad sitcom of a movie largely devoid of charm,1
one big blustery movie where nothing really happens when it comes out on video then it's the perfect cure for insomnia,one big blustery movie where nothing really happens when it comes out on video then it's the perfect cure for insomnia,1
at a time when we've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture,if we're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french do we have that same option to slap her creators because they're clueless and inept ?,0
though ganesh is successful in a midlevel sort of way there's nothing so striking or fascinating or metaphorically significant about his career as to rate two hours of our attention,though ganesh is successful in a midlevel sort of way there's nothing so striking or fascinating or metaphorically significant about his career as to rate two hours of our attention,1
the vintage is pure '87 with a halfhearted twist on its cautionary message : fatal attraction = don't have an affair with a nutjob ; unfaithful = don't if you're married to one,the vintage is pure '87 with a halfhearted twist on its cautionary message : fatal attraction = don't have an affair with a nutjob ; unfaithful = don't if you're married to one,1
execrable,passion lip-synching tragedy and lots of really really high notes for me this opera isn't a favorite so it's a long time before the fat lady sings,0
rambles on in a disjointed substandard fashion from one poorly executed action sequence to the next,the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and playing a charmless witch she is merely a charmless witch,0
apart from dazzling cinematography we've seen just about everything in blue crush in one form or the other,apart from dazzling cinematography we've seen just about everything in blue crush in one form or the other,1
for all the time we spend with these people we never really get inside of them,heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations,0
as saccharine movies go this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses,given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theatres for it the project should have been made for the tube,0
pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards--with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,watching this film nearly provoked me to take my own life and if the hours wins 'best picture' i just might,0
the film's implicit premise is that the faith of the tonga people is in every way inferior to that of john,a predictable and stereotypical little b-movie,0
as tweedy talks about canning his stockbroker and repairing his pool you yearn for a few airborne tv sets or nude groupies on the nod to liven things up,sweet home alabama is one dumb movie but its stupidity is so relentlessly harmless that it almost wins you over in the end,0
it's not only dull because we've seen [eddie] murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death but because the plot is equally hackneyed,lacks the punch and verve needed to make this genre soar,0
everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant designed not to offend it goes down easy leaving virtually no aftertaste,everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant designed not to offend it goes down easy leaving virtually no aftertaste,1
in the end the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan,rarely has a film's title served such dire warning,0
there's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,although barbershop boasts some of today's hottest and hippest acts from the world of television music and stand-up comedy this movie strangely enough has the outdated swagger of a shameless ‘70s blaxploitation shuck-and-jive sitcom,0
to better understand why this didn't connect with me would require another viewing and i won't be sitting through this one again that in itself is commentary enough,many shallower movies these days seem too long but this one is egregiously short,0
an uplifting drama what antwone fisher isn't however is original,an uplifting drama what antwone fisher isn't however is original,1
less dizzying than just dizzy the jaunt is practically over before it begins,too slow too boring and occasionally annoying,0
i didn't laugh at the ongoing efforts of cube and his skinny buddy mike epps to make like laurel and hardy 'n the hood,michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0
[the film's] taste for " shock humor " will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers,[the film's] taste for " shock humor " will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers,1
don't even bother to rent this on video,forget the misleading title what's with the unexplained baboon cameo ?,0
please someone stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film,godawful boring slug of a movie,0
the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher,the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0
stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier,stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier,1
inconsequential road-and-buddy pic,inconsequential road-and-buddy pic,1
comes off more like a misdemeanor a flat unconvincing drama that never catches fire,comes off more like a misdemeanor a flat unconvincing drama that never catches fire,1
helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome,i suspect that you'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it if you go pack your knitting needles,0
this rough trade punch-and-judy act didn't play well then and it plays worse now,what with the incessant lounge music playing in the film's background you may mistake love liza for an adam sandler chanukah song,0
debut effort by " project greenlight " winner is sappy and amateurish,debut effort by " project greenlight " winner is sappy and amateurish,1
suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum punish the vehicle to adore the star,what could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination,0
poor ben bratt couldn't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions,poor ben bratt couldn't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions,1
van wilder doesn't bring anything new to the proverbial table but it does possess a coherence absent in recent crass-a-thons like tomcats freddy got fingered and slackers,van wilder doesn't bring anything new to the proverbial table but it does possess a coherence absent in recent crass-a-thons like tomcats freddy got fingered and slackers,1
as happily glib and vicious as its characters,i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood nothing good can happen,0
how do you spell cliché ?,velocity represents everything wrong with ''independent film'' as a commodified sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene,0
the humor isn't as sharp the effects not as innovative nor the story as imaginative as in the original but it could have been worse,we just don't really care too much about this love story in that setting their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting,0
it's a stale overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish not only is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch it's one of the worst of the entire franchise,while easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films it's still tainted by cliches painful improbability and murky points,0
the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations then lower them a bit more,hey arnold is now stretched to barely feature length with a little more attention paid to the animation still the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing,0
a strong first quarter slightly less so second quarter and average second half,a strong first quarter slightly less so second quarter and average second half,1
content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance,fairly run-of-the-mill,0
as tweedy talks about canning his stockbroker and repairing his pool you yearn for a few airborne tv sets or nude groupies on the nod to liven things up,as tweedy talks about canning his stockbroker and repairing his pool you yearn for a few airborne tv sets or nude groupies on the nod to liven things up,1
no i don't know why steven seagal is considered a star nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good or make any money,no i don't know why steven seagal is considered a star nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good or make any money,1
there is not an ounce of honesty in the entire production,there is not an ounce of honesty in the entire production,1
the sort of picture in which whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset,the sort of picture in which whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset,1
at the one-hour mark herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion,at the one-hour mark herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion,1
this miserable excuse of a movie runs on empty believing flatbush machismo will get it through,this miserable excuse of a movie runs on empty believing flatbush machismo will get it through,1
a standard haunted house tale transplanted to the high seas,it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie but more often just feels generic derivative and done to death,0
when the first few villians are introduced as " spider " and " snake " you know you're in for a real winner creativity at its peak,when the first few villians are introduced as " spider " and " snake " you know you're in for a real winner creativity at its peak,1
a mechanical action-comedy whose seeming purpose is to market the charismatic jackie chan to even younger audiences,there's no mistaking the fact that this hybrid misses the impact of the disney classic and even that of the excellent 1934 mgm version,0
it's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions,the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we've seen before - only this time you have to read the fart jokes,0
this is a throwaway junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself,the film has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written underrehearsed arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo,0
the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humour and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion,the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humour and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion,1
there's no mistaking the fact that this hybrid misses the impact of the disney classic and even that of the excellent 1934 mgm version,the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial,0
it desperately wants to be a wacky screwball comedy but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,it desperately wants to be a wacky screwball comedy but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,1
doesn't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago,the narrative is so consistently unimaginative that probably the only way to have saved the film is with the aid of those wisecracking mystery science theater 3000 guys,0
a film that presents an interesting even sexy premise then ruins itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations,a film that presents an interesting even sexy premise then ruins itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations,1
these characters become wearisome,dull a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song,0
the slapstick is labored and the bigger setpieces flat,the slapstick is labored and the bigger setpieces flat,1
enough similarities to gymkata and howie long's firestorm that my fingernails instinctively crawled towards my long-suffering eyeballs,an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes,0
a tired predictable bordering on offensive waste of time money and celluloid,a tired predictable bordering on offensive waste of time money and celluloid,1
the sum of the parts equals largely a confused mediocrity,the sum of the parts equals largely a confused mediocrity,1
skip this dreck rent animal house and go back to the source,credibility levels are low and character development a non-starter,0
this is the first film i've ever seen that had no obvious directing involved,this is the first film i've ever seen that had no obvious directing involved,1
an unremarkable modern action/comedy buddy movie whose only nod to nostalgia is in the title,an unremarkable modern action/comedy buddy movie whose only nod to nostalgia is in the title,1
forget the misleading title what's with the unexplained baboon cameo ?,forget the misleading title what's with the unexplained baboon cameo ?,1
at times it actually hurts to watch,at times it actually hurts to watch,1
will anyone who isn't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it hasn't gone straight to video ?,will anyone who isn't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it hasn't gone straight to video ?,1
the story is predictable the jokes are typical sandler fare and the romance with ryder is puzzling,the story is predictable the jokes are typical sandler fare and the romance with ryder is puzzling,1
a humorless journey into a philosophical void,a humorless journey into a philosophical void,1
an inconsequential barely there bit of piffle,an inconsequential barely there bit of piffle,1
the movie bounces all over the map,the movie bounces all over the map,1
a sometimes tedious film,a sometimes tedious film,1
in the end the movie bogs down in insignificance saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate,weaves a spell over you with its disturbingly close-up look at damaged psyches and its subtle undercurrents of danger but its awkward structure keeps breaking the spell,0
surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs,surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs,1
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,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,1
it was a dark and stormy night,writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon,0
real-life strongman ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders,a gushy episode of " m * a * s * h " only this time from an asian perspective,0
it's everything you don't go to the movies for,a lot of talent is wasted in this crass low-wattage endeavor,0
at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance,0
well jason's gone to manhattan and hell i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey don't shoot the messenger ),without a fresh infusion of creativity 4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking,0
you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,1
follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor verve and fun,follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor verve and fun,1
aloof and lacks any real raw emotion which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships,aloof and lacks any real raw emotion which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships,1
the movie bounces all over the map,i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers,0
instead of making his own style director marcus adams just copies from various sources – good sources bad mixture,the film's most improbable feat ? it didn't go straight to video,0
jones despite a definitely distinctive screen presence just isn't able to muster for a movie that its title notwithstanding should have been a lot nastier if it wanted to fully capitalize on its lead's specific gifts,jones despite a definitely distinctive screen presence just isn't able to muster for a movie that its title notwithstanding should have been a lot nastier if it wanted to fully capitalize on its lead's specific gifts,1
dialogue-heavy and too cerebral for its own good -- or at any rate too cerebral for its racy subject matter,some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling,0
the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie,0
it's neither as sappy as big daddy nor as anarchic as happy gilmore or the waterboy but it has its moments,if jews were catholics this would be catechism,0
walsh can't quite negotiate the many inconsistencies in janice's behavior or compensate for them by sheer force of charm,a little objectivity could have gone a long way,0
nijinsky says 'i know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too,nijinsky says 'i know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too,1
wanker goths are on the loose run for your lives,wanker goths are on the loose run for your lives,1
the problem is that for the most part the film is deadly dull,as conceived by mr schaeffer christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell,0
ultimately clarity matters both in breaking codes and making movies enigma lacks it,jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films,0
enough trivializes an important crisis reduces it to an almost comic embarrassment,by turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy,0
comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental,another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues,0
by turns pretentious fascinating ludicrous provocative and vainglorious,a man leaving the screening said the film was better than saving private ryan he may have meant the internet short saving ryan's privates but windtalkers doesn't beat that one either,0
a cinematic sleeping pill of impressive potency,in the end tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do too little time to do it in,0
further sad evidence that tom tykwer director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap,the film tries to touch on spousal abuse but veers off course and becomes just another revenge film,0
writhing under dialogue like 'you're from two different worlds' and 'tonight the maid is a lie and this this is who you are ' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability,there are touching moments in etoiles but for the most part this is a dull dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject,0
there's more scatological action in 8 crazy nights than a proctologist is apt to encounter in an entire career,there's more scatological action in 8 crazy nights than a proctologist is apt to encounter in an entire career,1
none of this sounds promising and indeed the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any 'comedy' to ever spill from a projector's lens,none of this sounds promising and indeed the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any 'comedy' to ever spill from a projector's lens,1
so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it,director oliver parker labors so hard to whip life into the importance of being earnest that he probably pulled a muscle or two,0
the latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen,the latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen,1
van wilder brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'comedy gag ' at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch,christina ricci comedy about sympathy hypocrisy and love is a misfire,0
a wildly inconsistent emotional experience,it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,0
plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,1
you come away thinking not only that kate isn't very bright but that she hasn't been worth caring about and that maybe she janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another,it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots,0
to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it,friday after next has the same problem that next friday did -- it's called where's chris tucker when you need him ?,0
a dreary rip-off of goodfellas that serves as a muddled and offensive cautionary tale for hispanic americans,a dreary rip-off of goodfellas that serves as a muddled and offensive cautionary tale for hispanic americans,1
a mimetic approximation of better films like contempt and 8 1/2,a mimetic approximation of better films like contempt and 8 1/2,1
it's a pedestrian flat drama that screams out 'amateur' in almost every frame,it's a pedestrian flat drama that screams out 'amateur' in almost every frame,1
[siegel] and co-writers lisa bazadona and grace woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie,[siegel] and co-writers lisa bazadona and grace woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie,1
no worse than a lot of the crap we've been offered this summer and slightly better than men in black 2 as far as slapdash extraterrestrial comedies go,lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0
the jokes are flat and the action looks fake,the jokes are flat and the action looks fake,1
parents beware ; this is downright movie penance,one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations,0
good for a few unintentional laughs " extreme ops " was obviously made for the " xxx " crowd people who enjoy mindless action without the benefit of decent acting writing and direction,it's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,0
one minute you think you're watching a serious actioner ; the next it's as though clips from the pink panther strikes again and/or sailor moon have been spliced in,it's so laddish and juvenile only teenage boys could possibly find it funny,0
the result however well-intentioned is ironically just the sort of disposable kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,the result however well-intentioned is ironically just the sort of disposable kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,1
a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita,'how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? ',0
the film didn't move me one way or the other but it was an honest effort and if you want to see a flick about telemarketers this one will due,a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange the fact that it isn't very good is almost beside the point,0
what madonna does here can't properly be called acting -- more accurately it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing sometimes all at once,what madonna does here can't properly be called acting -- more accurately it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing sometimes all at once,1
this is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream,a crass and insulting homage to great films like some like it hot and the john wayne classics,0
a hysterical yet humorless disquisition on the thin line between sucking face and literally sucking face,a hysterical yet humorless disquisition on the thin line between sucking face and literally sucking face,1
if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride don't settle for this imposter,if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride don't settle for this imposter,1
it will probably prove interesting to ram dass fans but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture,it will probably prove interesting to ram dass fans but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture,1
if this is an example of the type of project that robert redford's lab is willing to lend its imprimatur to then perhaps it's time to rethink independent films,the sequel is everything the original was not : contrived overblown and tie-in ready,0
an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom you'd be wise to send your regrets,an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom you'd be wise to send your regrets,1
'in this poor remake of such a well loved classic parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision ','in this poor remake of such a well loved classic parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision ',1
the sequel is everything the original was not : contrived overblown and tie-in ready,the sequel is everything the original was not : contrived overblown and tie-in ready,1
moretti plays giovanni a psychiatrist who predictably finds it difficult to sustain interest in his profession after the family tragedy too predictably in fact,moretti plays giovanni a psychiatrist who predictably finds it difficult to sustain interest in his profession after the family tragedy too predictably in fact,1
what's next : " my mother the car ? ",[sen's] soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions,0
a boring pretentious muddle that uses a sensational real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well i'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,[screenwriter] pimental took the farrelly brothers comedy and feminized it but it is a rather poor imitation,0
a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence,a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence,1
thin period piece,thin period piece,1
built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,1
another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues,by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen even though i could not stand them perhaps the film should be seen as a conversation starter it's not an easy one to review,0
after seeing swept away i feel sorry for madonna,in its chicken heart crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises,0
cry havoc and let slip the dogs of cheese indeed,cry havoc and let slip the dogs of cheese indeed,1
i would have preferred a transfer down the hall to mr holland's class for the music or to robin williams's lecture so i could listen to a teacher with humor passion and verve,i would have preferred a transfer down the hall to mr holland's class for the music or to robin williams's lecture so i could listen to a teacher with humor passion and verve,1
lacking gravitas macdowell is a placeholder for grief and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel leave these flowers unpicked -- they're dead on the vine,its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious and schneider's performance is so fine it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess,0
muddled melodramatic paranormal romance is an all-time low for kevin costner,for single digits kidlets stuart little 2 is still a no brainer if you're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film you'll need a stronger stomach than us,0
chao was chen kaige's assistant for years in china he has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about,there's not a spark of new inspiration in it just more of the same done with noticeably less energy and imagination,0
while obviously an extremely personal work it remains inextricably stuck in an emotionally unavailable rut,while obviously an extremely personal work it remains inextricably stuck in an emotionally unavailable rut,1
that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks,that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks,1
very well made but doesn't generate a lot of tension,very well made but doesn't generate a lot of tension,1
philosophically intellectually and logistically a mess,there is something in full frontal i guess about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them but like most movie riddles it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see,0
un thriller manqué qui tombe sur les nerfs presque dès la première image,like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace mad love looks better than it feels,0
all the well-meaningness in the world can't erase the fact that the believer feels like a 12-step program for the jewish nazi,think of it as american pie on valium,0
no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are 'german-expressionist ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable,while solondz tries and tries hard storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket,0
the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic,the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic,1
this piece of channel 5 grade trash is quite frankly an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast,this piece of channel 5 grade trash is quite frankly an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast,1
nijinsky says 'i know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too,this kind of dark comedy requires a delicate surgical touch but director danny devito and screenwriter adam resnick ( remember cabin boy ? ) just pound away,0
a bad movie that happened to good actors,a bad movie that happened to good actors,1
the kind of spectacularly misconceived enterprise that only a sophisticated cinephile could have perpetrated,it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,0
while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side longley's film lacks balance and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context,vaguely interesting but it's just too too much,0
does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny,does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny,1
like being trapped at a perpetual frat party how can something so gross be so boring ?,like being trapped at a perpetual frat party how can something so gross be so boring ?,1
an unbelievably stupid film though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity,an unbelievably stupid film though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity,1
there's plenty of style in guillermo del toro's sequel to the 1998 hit but why do we need 117 minutes to tell a tale that simply can't sustain more than 90 minutes,never having seen the first two films in the series i can't compare friday after next to them but nothing would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0
nothing happens and it happens to flat characters,it's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins,0
it's a fanboy 'what if ? ' brought to life on the big screen,the entire movie is about a boring sad man being boring and sad,0
this is an ungainly movie ill-fitting with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be,this is an ungainly movie ill-fitting with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be,1
elmo touts his drug as being 51 times stronger than coke if you're looking for a tale of brits behaving badly watch snatch again it's 51 times better than this,unfortunately a cast of competent performers from movies television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style,0
fancy a real downer ? [leigh] lays it on so thick this time that it feels like a suicide race,philosophically intellectually and logistically a mess,0
a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply,it's not exactly worth the bucks to expend the full price for a date but when it comes out on video it's well worth a rental,0
the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly executed idea,the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly executed idea,1
i wish windtalkers had had more faith in the dramatic potential of this true story this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted and there still could have been room for the war scenes,i wish windtalkers had had more faith in the dramatic potential of this true story this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted and there still could have been room for the war scenes,1
[a] shapeless blob of desperate entertainment,i'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché,0
unfortunately it's also not very good especially compared with the television series that inspired the movie,rather quickly the film falls into a soothing formula of brotherly conflict and reconciliation,0
the sort of picture in which whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset,the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no 1 but falls apart long before the end,0
sandra bullock despite downplaying her good looks carries a little too much ain't- she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,the problem is not that it's all derivative because plenty of funny movies recycle old tropes the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material,0
if you go into the theater expecting a scary action-packed chiller you might soon be looking for a sign an exit sign that is,if you go into the theater expecting a scary action-packed chiller you might soon be looking for a sign an exit sign that is,1
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama,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,0
the mantra behind the project seems to have been 'it's just a kids' flick ' translation : 'we don't need to try very hard ',the mantra behind the project seems to have been 'it's just a kids' flick ' translation : 'we don't need to try very hard ',1
a frustrating 'tweener' -- too slick contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical small and decadent for the malls,'pocas ideas interesantes un final pseudo místico que no corresponde al tono general del filme y que deja una sensación de inconformidad que hace pensar más de una vez si vale la pena ir a la taquilla y reclamar el precio del boleto ',0
has its moments but ultimately its curmudgeon doesn't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites,has its moments but ultimately its curmudgeon doesn't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites,1
feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work,feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work,1
it's definitely not made for kids or their parents for that matter and i think even fans of sandler's comic taste may find it uninteresting,thoughtless random superficial humour and a lot of very bad scouse accents,0
the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment,not a bad premise but the execution is lackluster at best,0
a dreary movie,cherry orchard is badly edited often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a 'back story ',0
the very definition of what critics have come to term an " ambitious failure ",the very definition of what critics have come to term an " ambitious failure ",1
roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,[director] byler may yet have a great movie in him but charlotte sometimes is only half of one,0
a fast-paced glitzy but extremely silly piece,a fast-paced glitzy but extremely silly piece,1
a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring,it's a fanboy 'what if ? ' brought to life on the big screen,0
a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause,allegiance to chekhov which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard is a particularly vexing handicap,0
is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ?,pumpkin sits in a patch somewhere between mirthless todd solondzian satire and callow student film,0
fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative but he does display an original talent,fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative but he does display an original talent,1
first for a movie that tries to be smart it's kinda dumb and second what's with all the shooting ?,first for a movie that tries to be smart it's kinda dumb and second what's with all the shooting ?,1
i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood nothing good can happen,i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood nothing good can happen,1
sucking all the 'classic' out of robert louis stevenson's treasure island and filling the void with sci-fi video game graphics and disney-fied adolescent angst,why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ? wouldn't one about their famous dad author of death in venice etc be more valuable ?,0
jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films,the documentary does little apart from raising the topic to further stoke the conversation,0
this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,1
bad and baffling from the get-go,bad and baffling from the get-go,1
the actors don't inhabit their roles -- they're trapped by them forced to change behavior in bizarre unjustified fashion and spout dialog that consists mostly of platitudes,the actors don't inhabit their roles -- they're trapped by them forced to change behavior in bizarre unjustified fashion and spout dialog that consists mostly of platitudes,1
there's a disturbing 'great white hope' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion,there's a disturbing 'great white hope' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion,1
no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild,no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild,1
at the one-hour mark herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion,chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm this is the opposite of a truly magical movie,0
white hasn't developed characters so much as caricatures one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else,at first the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious but as the film goes on the joke wears thin,0
eastwood is an icon of moviemaking one of the best actors directors and producers around responsible for some excellent work but even a hero can stumble sometimes,eastwood is an icon of moviemaking one of the best actors directors and producers around responsible for some excellent work but even a hero can stumble sometimes,1
the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once,the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once,1
so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises,the editing is chaotic the photography grainy and badly focused the writing unintentionally hilarious the direction unfocused the performances as wooden,0
the script falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,the script falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,1
the movie's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach but is that knot from dramatic tension or a symptom of artistic malnutrition ?,what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting macabre sets and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,0
cherish would've worked a lot better had it been a short film,cherish would've worked a lot better had it been a short film,1
has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor — but it's a rushed slapdash sequel-for-the-sake- of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity,has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor — but it's a rushed slapdash sequel-for-the-sake- of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity,1
schneider's mugging is relentless and his constant need to suddenly transpose himself into another character undermines the story's continuity and progression,schneider's mugging is relentless and his constant need to suddenly transpose himself into another character undermines the story's continuity and progression,1
a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman,a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman,1
all movie long city by the sea swings from one approach to the other but in the end it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast,the problem is that rather than dramatizing this premise mr desplechin is content to state it,0
there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that don't care about being stupid,there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that don't care about being stupid,1
perry's good and his is an interesting character but " serving sara " hasn't much more to serve than silly fluff nor is it a romantic comedy,the pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything,0
i don't mind having my heartstrings pulled but don't treat me like a fool,i don't mind having my heartstrings pulled but don't treat me like a fool,1
the only way to tolerate this insipid brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers,the only way to tolerate this insipid brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers,1
long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame,long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame,1
a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed but skeptics aren't likely to enter the theater,a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed but skeptics aren't likely to enter the theater,1
the film doesn't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal,the film doesn't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal,1
though its atmosphere is intriguing the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an impression,though its atmosphere is intriguing the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an impression,1
since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness,0
presents nothing special and until the final act nothing overtly disagreeable,presents nothing special and until the final act nothing overtly disagreeable,1
nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about,nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about,1
the movie is too cute to take itself too seriously but it still feels like it was made by some very stoned college students,the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ),0
like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions,like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions,1
as an actor's showcase hart's war has much to recommend it even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player as a story of dramatic enlightenment the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired,as an actor's showcase hart's war has much to recommend it even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player as a story of dramatic enlightenment the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired,1
just about everyone involved here seems to be coasting there are a few modest laughs but certainly no thrills,just about everyone involved here seems to be coasting there are a few modest laughs but certainly no thrills,1
bears resemblance to and shares the weaknesses of too many recent action-fantasy extravaganzas in which special effects overpower cogent story-telling and visual clarity during the big action sequences,bears resemblance to and shares the weaknesses of too many recent action-fantasy extravaganzas in which special effects overpower cogent story-telling and visual clarity during the big action sequences,1
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,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,1
it all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer,it all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer,1
[newton]wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality,[newton]wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality,1
donovan squanders his main asset jackie chan and fumbles the vital action sequences,donovan squanders his main asset jackie chan and fumbles the vital action sequences,1
the action switches between past and present but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide,[evans is] a fascinating character and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie,0
a generic international version of a typical american horror film,even as lame horror flicks go this is lame,0
one of the most highly-praised disappointments i've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time,this idea has lost its originality and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture,0
the smash 'em-up crash 'em-up shoot 'em-up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense,the smash 'em-up crash 'em-up shoot 'em-up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense,1
ensemble movies like soap operas depend on empathy if there ain't none you have a problem,a feeble tootsie knockoff,0
tiresomely derivative and hammily acted,more of an intriguing curiosity than a gripping thriller,0
its juxtaposition of overwrought existentialism and stomach-churning gore will have you forever on the verge of either cracking up or throwing up,it's really just another silly hollywood action film one among a multitude of simple-minded yahoo-ing death shows,0
dull and mechanical kinda like a very goofy museum exhibit,dull and mechanical kinda like a very goofy museum exhibit,1
'wouldn't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it's like on the other side of the bra ? ',an entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0
it's not a film to be taken literally on any level but its focus always appears questionable,it's not a film to be taken literally on any level but its focus always appears questionable,1
criminal conspiracies and true romances move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama,nervous breakdowns are not entertaining,0
a tedious parable about honesty and good sportsmanship,the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama,0
i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind,i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind,1
roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,1
this is mild-mannered been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant the outrageous,this is mild-mannered been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant the outrageous,1
it's a 100-year old mystery that is constantly being interrupted by elizabeth hurley in a bathing suit,if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but wasn't guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor,0
while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side longley's film lacks balance and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context,while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side longley's film lacks balance and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context,1
too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,1
american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize and the lesson in the end is nothing new,far more enjoyable than its predecessor,0
stitch is a bad mannered ugly and destructive little * * * * no cute factor here… not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character loveable or otherwise,it's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's,0
the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary and on both sides it falls short,big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities,0
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,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,1
a solid film but more conscientious than it is truly stirring,like being invited to a classy dinner soiree and not knowing anyone you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt but no new friends,0
[janey] forgets about her other obligations leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies,[janey] forgets about her other obligations leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies,1
whenever you think you've seen the end of the movie we cut to a new scene which also appears to be the end but no we get another scene and then another you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain,whenever you think you've seen the end of the movie we cut to a new scene which also appears to be the end but no we get another scene and then another you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain,1
no it's not nearly as good as any of its influences,no it's not nearly as good as any of its influences,1
it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling shamelessly manipulative and contrived and totally lacking in conviction,it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling shamelessly manipulative and contrived and totally lacking in conviction,1
at best cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience,at best cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience,1
millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,1
if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two he probably wouldn't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way,if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two he probably wouldn't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way,1
the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience's chain,[gayton's script] telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience,0
'lovely and amazing ' unhappily is neither excessively strained and contrived,frankly it's pretty stupid i had more fun with ben stiller's zoolander which i thought was rather clever but there's plenty to offend everyone,0
the impulses that produced this project are commendable but the results are uneven,that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks,0
resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,a confusing drudgery,0
somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler there is a mediocre movie trying to get out,somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler there is a mediocre movie trying to get out,1
this is a heartfelt story it just isn't a very involving one,even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested or at least conscious i could feel my eyelids getting very heavy,0
there's no emotional pulse to solaris with an emotional sterility to match its outer space setting soderbergh's spectacular swing for the fence yields only a spectacular whiff,to imagine the life of harry potter as a martial arts adventure told by a lobotomized woody allen is to have some idea of the fate that lies in store for moviegoers lured to the mediocrity that is kung pow : enter the fist,0
an ambitious guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting,so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0
this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs,this one is definitely one to skip even for horror movie fanatics,0
replacing john carpenter's stylish tracking shots is degraded handheld blair witch video-cam footage of all the halloween's this is the most visually unappealing,replacing john carpenter's stylish tracking shots is degraded handheld blair witch video-cam footage of all the halloween's this is the most visually unappealing,1
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin,the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin,1
a film neither bitter nor sweet neither romantic nor comedic neither warm nor fuzzy,a film neither bitter nor sweet neither romantic nor comedic neither warm nor fuzzy,1
quite frankly i can't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,this off-putting french romantic comedy is sure to test severely the indulgence of fans of amélie,0
it's all pretty tame the most offensive thing about the movie is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it,it's all pretty tame the most offensive thing about the movie is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it,1
a crass and insulting homage to great films like some like it hot and the john wayne classics,a crass and insulting homage to great films like some like it hot and the john wayne classics,1
in his determination to lighten the heavy subject matter silberling also to a certain extent trivializes the movie with too many nervous gags and pratfalls,in his determination to lighten the heavy subject matter silberling also to a certain extent trivializes the movie with too many nervous gags and pratfalls,1
in the era of the sopranos it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic,in the era of the sopranos it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic,1
partway through watching this saccharine easter-egg-colored concoction you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show,partway through watching this saccharine easter-egg-colored concoction you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show,1
[davis] wants to cause his audience an epiphany yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters,[davis] wants to cause his audience an epiphany yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters,1
that the chuck norris " grenade gag " occurs about 7 times during windtalkers is a good indication of how serious-minded the film is,that the chuck norris " grenade gag " occurs about 7 times during windtalkers is a good indication of how serious-minded the film is,1
ultimately jane learns her place as a girl softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with,ultimately jane learns her place as a girl softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with,1
'unfaithful' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory too bad,the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the " webcast ",0
kidman is really the only thing that's worth watching in birthday girl a film by the stage-trained jez butterworth ( mojo ) that serves as yet another example of the sad decline of british comedies in the post-full monty world,kidman is really the only thing that's worth watching in birthday girl a film by the stage-trained jez butterworth ( mojo ) that serves as yet another example of the sad decline of british comedies in the post-full monty world,1
the characters are never more than sketches which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,0
it's a deeply serious movie that cares passionately about its subject but too often becomes ponderous in its teaching of history or lost in the intricate connections and multiple timelines of its story,some motion pictures portray ultimate passion ; others create ultimate thrills men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic,0
the best thing about the movie is its personable amusing cast,i highly recommend irwin but not in the way this film showcases him,0
could as easily have been called 'under siege 3 : in alcatraz' a cinematic corpse that never springs to life,from the choppy editing to the annoying score to 'special effects' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line " besotted " is misbegotten,0
one of the worst films of 2002,one of the worst films of 2002,1
a tv episode inflated past its natural length,feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime and perhaps more than he realizes just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work,0
given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theatres for it the project should have been made for the tube,given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theatres for it the project should have been made for the tube,1
it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie and a sappy preachy one at that,it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie and a sappy preachy one at that,1
the movie's plot is almost entirely witless and inane carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh,the movie's plot is almost entirely witless and inane carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh,1
dragonfly has no atmosphere no tension -- nothing but costner flailing away it's a buggy drag,screenwriter chris ver weil's directing debut is good-natured and never dull but its virtues are small and easily overshadowed by its predictability,0
little more than a well-mounted history lesson,if the tuxedo actually were a suit it would fit chan like a $99 bargain-basement special,0
the character is too forced and overwritten to be funny or believable much of the time and clayburgh doesn't always improve the over-the-top mix,the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times and that's a bad sign when they're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,0
beneath the uncanny inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments,this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired,0
the cartoon that isn't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that isn't really good enough to be in theaters,an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions,0
it's like a drive-by you can drive right by it without noticing anything special save for a few comic turns intended and otherwise,it's like a drive-by you can drive right by it without noticing anything special save for a few comic turns intended and otherwise,1
spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen not screaming but yawning,no matter how firmly director john stainton has his tongue in his cheek the fact remains that a wacky concept does not a movie make,0
not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid,not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid,1
the direction by george hickenlooper has no snap to it no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism,the direction by george hickenlooper has no snap to it no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism,1
rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,the characters are interesting and the relationship between yosuke and saeko is worth watching as it develops but there's not enough to the story to fill two hours,0
it shares the first two films' loose-jointed structure but laugh-out-loud bits are few and far between,there's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,0
the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based 'drama ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged,not exactly the bees knees,0
it's like every bad idea that's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place minus those daytime programs' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ),earnest and tentative even when it aims to shock,0
just a bloody mess,the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once,0
when in doubt the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip or else a doggie winks,when in doubt the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip or else a doggie winks,1
what soured me on the santa clause 2 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard it's icky,what soured me on the santa clause 2 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard it's icky,1
jacobi the most fluent of actors is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform and the visuals even erotically frank ones become dullingly repetitive,the film contains no good jokes no good scenes barely a moment when carvey's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment,0
mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded as if circularity itself indicated profundity,mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded as if circularity itself indicated profundity,1
in moonlight mile no one gets shut out of the hug cycle,never comes together as a coherent whole,0
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me,been there done that a thousand times already and better,0
there seems to be no clear path as to where the story's going or how long it's going to take to get there,for all the writhing and wailing tears rage and opium overdoses there's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love's dissolution,0
where the film falters is in its tone,it's a loathsome movie it really is and it makes absolutely no sense,0
a technically well-made suspenser but its abrupt drop in iq points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide,a technically well-made suspenser but its abrupt drop in iq points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide,1
the movie's biggest offense is its complete and utter lack of tension,ultimately feels like just one more in the long line of films this year about the business of making movies,0
despite a performance of sustained intelligence from stanford and another of subtle humour from bebe neuwirth as an older woman who seduces oscar the film founders on its lack of empathy for the social milieu - rich new york intelligentsia - and its off,despite a performance of sustained intelligence from stanford and another of subtle humour from bebe neuwirth as an older woman who seduces oscar the film founders on its lack of empathy for the social milieu - rich new york intelligentsia - and its off,1
it is one more celluloid testimonial to the cruelties experienced by southern blacks as distilled through a caucasian perspective,it is one more celluloid testimonial to the cruelties experienced by southern blacks as distilled through a caucasian perspective,1
the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile,disjointed parody,0
one groan-inducing familiarity begets another,one groan-inducing familiarity begets another,1
the tug-of-war at the core of beijing bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances overheated pathos and long wistful gazes,the tug-of-war at the core of beijing bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances overheated pathos and long wistful gazes,1
only for young children if them their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes,[a] shapeless blob of desperate entertainment,0
it wouldn't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $7 00,this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september,0
it made me feel unclean and i'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies oh and booty call,the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic,0
done in mostly by a weak script that can't support the epic treatment,done in mostly by a weak script that can't support the epic treatment,1
i found it slow predictable and not very amusing,no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie,0
the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere,the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere,1
meandering and glacially paced and often just plain dull,it's not too fast and not too slow it's not too racy and it's not too offensive it's not too much of anything,0
the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down,jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot,0
it's a sometimes interesting remake that doesn't compare to the brilliant original,it's a sometimes interesting remake that doesn't compare to the brilliant original,1
we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they'll wind up together and michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,the cumulative effect of the relentless horror on parade numbs the movie's power as a work of drama,0
watching this film nearly provoked me to take my own life and if the hours wins 'best picture' i just might,watching this film nearly provoked me to take my own life and if the hours wins 'best picture' i just might,1
a bit of an unwieldy mess,a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murphy deploys two guises and elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect,0
a mixed bag of a comedy that can't really be described as out of this world,a mixed bag of a comedy that can't really be described as out of this world,1
there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series but i wouldn't be interested in knowing any of them personally,there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series but i wouldn't be interested in knowing any of them personally,1
it's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,it's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,1
in the spirit of the season i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it,some episodes work some don't,0
boy has this franchise ever run out of gas,the action scenes have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos hadn't blown them all up,0
a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie,when not wallowing in its characters' frustrations the movie is busy contriving false sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems,0
for a film that celebrates radical nonconformist values what to do in case of fire ? lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional reserved kind of filmmaking,one of those strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,0
confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it,confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it,1
it is bad but certainly not without merit as entertainment,the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork,0
if you go into the theater expecting a scary action-packed chiller you might soon be looking for a sign an exit sign that is,suffers from a decided lack of creative storytelling,0
there's no excuse for following up a delightful well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish,this series should have died long ago but they keep bringing it back another day as punishment for paying money to see the last james bond movie,0
thoughtless random superficial humour and a lot of very bad scouse accents,an enigmatic film that's too clever for its own good it's a conundrum not worth solving,0
[hell is] looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara isn't even halfway through,[hell is] looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara isn't even halfway through,1
proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot expertly cast paced with crisp professionalism and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday's weather report,the band performances featured in drumline are red hot [but] from a mere story point of view the film's ice cold,0
going to the website may be just as fun ( and scary ) as going to the film,watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives as your relatives swap one mundane story after another you begin to wonder if they are ever going to depart,0
there's something with potential here but the movie decides like lavinia to go the conservative route,there's something with potential here but the movie decides like lavinia to go the conservative route,1
yes one enjoys seeing joan grow from awkward young woman to strong determined monarch but her love for the philandering philip only diminishes her stature,yes one enjoys seeing joan grow from awkward young woman to strong determined monarch but her love for the philandering philip only diminishes her stature,1
there's suspension of disbelief and then there's bad screenwriting this film packs a wallop of the latter,there's suspension of disbelief and then there's bad screenwriting this film packs a wallop of the latter,1
an amateurish quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video,an amateurish quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video,1
the characters cast in impossibly contrived situations are totally estranged from reality,one groan-inducing familiarity begets another,0
though excessively tiresome the uncertainty principle as verbally pretentious as the title may be has its handful of redeeming features as long as you discount its ability to bore,though excessively tiresome the uncertainty principle as verbally pretentious as the title may be has its handful of redeeming features as long as you discount its ability to bore,1
the original wasn't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece,feels less like it's about teenagers than it was written by teenagers,0
although purportedly a study in modern alienation it's really little more than a particularly slanted gay s/m fantasy enervating and deadeningly drawn-out,although no pastry is violated this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts boobs unmentionables -- without much success,0
there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids' movie that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,the film doesn't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,0
i'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here,i'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here,1
what you get with empire is a movie you've seen many times before repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead,bad beyond belief and ridiculous beyond description,0
although this idea is " new " the results are tired,downbeat period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message,0
it's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness,a crude teen-oriented variation on a theme that the playwright craig lucas explored with infinitely more grace and eloquence in his prelude to a kiss,0
leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus if only there were one for this kind of movie,0
despite all the closed-door hanky-panky the film is essentially juiceless,nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute haphazard theatrical release,0
the film affords us intriguing glimpses of the insights gleaned from a lifetime of spiritual inquiry but ram dass : fierce grace doesn't organize it with any particular insight,the film affords us intriguing glimpses of the insights gleaned from a lifetime of spiritual inquiry but ram dass : fierce grace doesn't organize it with any particular insight,1
scorsese doesn't give us a character worth giving a damn about,scorsese doesn't give us a character worth giving a damn about,1
has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick,has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick,1
let's hope -- shall we ? -- that the 'true story' by which all the queen's men is allegedly " inspired " was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge,0
it's neither as sappy as big daddy nor as anarchic as happy gilmore or the waterboy but it has its moments,it's neither as sappy as big daddy nor as anarchic as happy gilmore or the waterboy but it has its moments,1
ben affleck as jack ryan tom clancy's intrepid hero ? ridiculous what's next ? d j qualls as indiana jones ? or tom green as han solo ?,the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value,0
it's just plain lurid when it isn't downright silly,boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect,0
it would work much better as a one-hour tv documentary,too dull to enjoy,0
the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts,the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts,1
eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants,eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants,1
almost gags on its own gore,ultimately clarity matters both in breaking codes and making movies enigma lacks it,0
if i spy were funny ( enough ) or exciting ( enough ) then it would be fairly simple to forgive the financial extortion it's trying to reap from the moviegoing public,the film's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go,0
so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it,so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it,1
i haven't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered,how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ? in truth it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ),0
the filmmaker ascends literally to the olympus of the art world but he would have done well to end this flawed dazzling series with the raising of something other than his own cremaster,shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls stubbly chins liver spots red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere,0
i've heard that the fans of the first men in black have come away hating the second one i wonder why they felt like the same movie to me,blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns cheatfully filmed martial arts disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves,0
a " home alone " film that is staged like " rosemary's baby " but is not as well-conceived as either of those films,a great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar,0
[stevens is] so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,[stevens is] so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,1
despite the pyrotechnics narc is strictly by the book,despite the pyrotechnics narc is strictly by the book,1
the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap any rock pile will do for a set reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap,the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap any rock pile will do for a set reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap,1
one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms spears,one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms spears,1
gooding and coburn are both oscar winners a fact which as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs seems inconceivable,gooding and coburn are both oscar winners a fact which as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs seems inconceivable,1
the secrets of time travel will have been discovered indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again,'sophisticated' viewers who refuse to admit that they don't like it will likely call it 'challenging' to their fellow sophisticates,0
as elegantly crafted as it often is anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that hampered by an undeveloped script ultimately pulls up lame,as elegantly crafted as it often is anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that hampered by an undeveloped script ultimately pulls up lame,1
beyond a handful of mildly amusing lines there just isn't much to laugh at,beyond a handful of mildly amusing lines there just isn't much to laugh at,1
does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in- the-blanks with a tragic past,does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in- the-blanks with a tragic past,1
girlfriends are bad wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,girlfriends are bad wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,1
[less a movie than] an appalling odoriferous thing so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you'll want to crawl up your own * * * in embarrassment,horrible,0
as self-aware movies go who is cletis tout ? is clever enough though thin writing proves its undoing,a summary of the plot doesn't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie for that comes through all too painfully in the execution,0
press the delete key,with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter the improbable " formula 51 " is somewhat entertaining but it could have been much stronger,0
flaccid drama and exasperatingly slow journey,although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original the first film's lovely flakiness is gone replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,0
no better or worse than 'truth or consequences n m ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater,no better or worse than 'truth or consequences n m ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater,1
it almost plays like solaris but with guns and jokes,it almost plays like solaris but with guns and jokes,1
becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring,becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring,1
for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over no such thing is a big letdown,for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over no such thing is a big letdown,1
director-chef gabriele muccino keeps it fast -- zippy comin' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale,jolie's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips,0
this isn't a " friday " worth waiting for,this isn't a " friday " worth waiting for,1
a horrible 99-minute stink bomb,forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0
tends to plod,tends to plod,1
an empty exercise a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance,this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment,0
mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness,the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste,0
what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers,[t]he film is never sure to make a clear point – even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation,0
why sit through a crummy wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies when you could just rent those movies instead let alone seek out a respectable new one ?,i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin' down,0
its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity steven soderbergh's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience,its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity steven soderbergh's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience,1
jones helps breathe some life into the insubstantial plot but even he is overwhelmed by predictability,jones helps breathe some life into the insubstantial plot but even he is overwhelmed by predictability,1
no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story,the movie barely makes sense with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,0
we are left with a superficial snapshot that however engaging is insufficiently enlightening and inviting,we are left with a superficial snapshot that however engaging is insufficiently enlightening and inviting,1
a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving,a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving,1
a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers,a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still can't save itself from being unoriginal unfunny and unrecommendable,0
even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering miller's hand often feels unsure,even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering miller's hand often feels unsure,1
a woozy roisterous exhausting mess and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect,below is well below expectations,0
this film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of inane inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions,an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle,0
holland lets things peter out midway but it's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,holland lets things peter out midway but it's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,1
most of the film feels conceived and shot on the fly -- like between lunch breaks for shearer's radio show and his simpson voice-overs,most of the film feels conceived and shot on the fly -- like between lunch breaks for shearer's radio show and his simpson voice-overs,1
if we're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french do we have that same option to slap her creators because they're clueless and inept ?,if we're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french do we have that same option to slap her creators because they're clueless and inept ?,1
it is that rare combination of bad writing bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness,co-writer/director jonathan parker's attempts to fashion a brazil-like hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short,0
a banal virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy,faultlessly professional but finally slight,0
further sad evidence that tom tykwer director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap,further sad evidence that tom tykwer director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap,1
the editing is chaotic the photography grainy and badly focused the writing unintentionally hilarious the direction unfocused the performances as wooden,the editing is chaotic the photography grainy and badly focused the writing unintentionally hilarious the direction unfocused the performances as wooden,1
a bland obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products,a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards,0
lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ) but ultimately you'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered,lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ) but ultimately you'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered,1
stupid infantile redundant sloppy over-the-top and amateurish yep it's " waking up in reno " go back to sleep,bad in such a bizarre way that it's almost worth seeing if only to witness the crazy confluence of purpose and taste,0
it's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex,it's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex,1
most of the film feels conceived and shot on the fly -- like between lunch breaks for shearer's radio show and his simpson voice-overs,silly stuff all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who can't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0
it's slow -- very very slow it's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie that's pure pr hype,it's slow -- very very slow it's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie that's pure pr hype,1
although huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it the piano teacher is anything but fun,as is most commonly case with projects such noble and lofty ambitions the film is less poetic than simply pretentious,0
solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say but he isn't talking a talk that appeals to me,wishy-washy,0
clever but not especially compelling,clever but not especially compelling,1
seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable the director's experiment is a successful one,seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable the director's experiment is a successful one,1
with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity undisputed is nearly incoherent an excuse to get to the closing bout by which time it's impossible to care who wins,with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity undisputed is nearly incoherent an excuse to get to the closing bout by which time it's impossible to care who wins,1
it takes you somewhere you're not likely to have seen before but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned,it's not thirsty consuming passion which drives this movie no it's the repetition of said behavior and so children of the century is more mindless love than mad more grating and boring than anything else,0
all the movie's narrative gymnastics can't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just isn't worth telling,all the movie's narrative gymnastics can't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just isn't worth telling,1
this is really just another genre picture,less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is,0
it cannot be enjoyed even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick primarily because it is dull yes dull,it cannot be enjoyed even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick primarily because it is dull yes dull,1
after sitting through this sloppy made-for-movie comedy special it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work,goes on and on to the point of nausea,0
often likable but just as often it's meandering low on energy and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy,this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience,0
this u-boat doesn't have a captain,a lifetime movie about men,0
devoid of any of the qualities that made the first film so special,hey arnold the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size and it ain't pretty,0
the christ allegory doesn't work because there is no foundation for it,with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry,0
director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback,director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place,0
a few zingers aside the writing is indifferent and jordan brady's direction is prosaic,this is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless idiotic annoying heavy-handed visually atrocious and often downright creepy,0
an unsatisfying hybrid of blair witch and typical stalk-and-slash fare where the most conservative protagonist is always the last one living,an unsatisfying hybrid of blair witch and typical stalk-and-slash fare where the most conservative protagonist is always the last one living,1
in the real world an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like " girl in bar #3 ",while this film has an 'a' list cast and some strong supporting players the tale -- like its central figure vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love,0
dreary highly annoying 'some body' will appeal to no one,dreary highly annoying 'some body' will appeal to no one,1
despite its promising cast of characters big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that 'zany' doesn't necessarily mean 'funny ',works hard to establish rounded characters but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them,0
despite all the talking by the time the bloody climax arrives we still don't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another,a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,0
there's not much going on in this movie unless you simply decide to buy into the notion that something inexplicably strange once happened in point pleasant,there's not much going on in this movie unless you simply decide to buy into the notion that something inexplicably strange once happened in point pleasant,1
an overblown clunker full of bad jokes howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences,an uplifting largely bogus story,0
it's tough to be startled when you're almost dozing,they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening afraid of the bad reviews they thought they'd earn they were right,0
a sensual performance from abbass buoys the flimsy story but her inner journey is largely unexplored and we're left wondering about this exotic-looking woman whose emotional depths are only hinted at,a sensual performance from abbass buoys the flimsy story but her inner journey is largely unexplored and we're left wondering about this exotic-looking woman whose emotional depths are only hinted at,1
though it goes further than both anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here but a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary,the stupidest most insulting movie of 2002's first quarter,0
ends up being mostly about ravishing costumes eye-filling wide-screen production design and joan's wacky decision to stand by her man no matter how many times he demonstrates that he's a disloyal satyr,this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers for the rest of us sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment,0
the appeal of the vulgar sexist racist humour went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet,most fish stories are a little peculiar but this is one that should be thrown back in the river,0
the overall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors,the actresses may have worked up a back story for the women they portray so convincingly but viewers don't get enough of that background for the characters to be involving as individuals rather than types,0
collateral damage is despite its alleged provocation post-9/11 an antique in the end as are its star its attitude and its obliviousness,collateral damage is despite its alleged provocation post-9/11 an antique in the end as are its star its attitude and its obliviousness,1
pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle,pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle,1
the movie doesn't generate a lot of energy it is dark brooding and slow and takes its central idea way too seriously,forced familiar and thoroughly condescending,0
about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through,soul is what's lacking in every character in this movie and subsequently the movie itself,0
i'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about,the only way this supernatural snore-fest could give anyone a case of the frights is if they were put to sleep by the movie and had a nightmare,0
what's surprising about this traditional thriller moderately successful but not completely satisfying is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be,the phone rings and a voice tells you you've got seven days left to live then you get another phone call warning you that if the video isn't back at blockbuster before midnight you're going to face frightening late fees o k not really,0
as a kind of colorful dramatized pbs program frida gets the job done but for that why not watch a documentary ?,this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs there can be no other explanation hilariously inept and ridiculous,0
at the bottom rung of the series' entries,where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval,0
it is messy uncouth incomprehensible vicious and absurd,it is messy uncouth incomprehensible vicious and absurd,1
a tough go but leigh's depth and rigor and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness offsets to a notable degree the film's often-mined and despairing milieu,a tough go but leigh's depth and rigor and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness offsets to a notable degree the film's often-mined and despairing milieu,1
fairly run-of-the-mill,a woozy roisterous exhausting mess and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect,0
sadly 'garth' hasn't progressed as nicely as 'wayne ',sadly 'garth' hasn't progressed as nicely as 'wayne ',1
a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women,amidst the action the script carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the " other side of the story ",0
wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time,the spalding gray equivalent of a teen gross-out comedy,0
the master of disguise is funny--not " ha ha " funny " dead circus performer " funny and for all the wrong reasons besides,the master of disguise is funny--not " ha ha " funny " dead circus performer " funny and for all the wrong reasons besides,1
it doesn't do the original any particular dishonor but neither does it exude any charm or personality,it doesn't do the original any particular dishonor but neither does it exude any charm or personality,1
the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man,fluffy and disposible,0
some elements of it really blow the big one but other parts are decent,some elements of it really blow the big one but other parts are decent,1
if the idea of the white man arriving on foreign shores to show wary natives the true light is abhorrent to you the simplistic heaven will quite likely be more like hell,if the idea of the white man arriving on foreign shores to show wary natives the true light is abhorrent to you the simplistic heaven will quite likely be more like hell,1
scotland pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept,scotland pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept,1
though a bit of a patchwork in script and production a glossy rich green environment almost makes the picture work,despite its dry wit and compassion the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0
as his circle of friends keeps getting smaller one of the characters in long time dead says 'i'm telling you this is f * * * ed' maybe he was reading the minds of the audience,the ill-conceived modern-day ending falls flat where it should deliver a moral punch,0
it's a thin notion repetitively stretched out to feature length awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects droning house music and flat flat dialogue,a lightweight uneven action comedy that freely mingles french japanese and hollywood cultures,0
for a film about action ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever bogging down in a barrage of hype,the holiday message of the 37-minute santa vs the snowman leaves a lot to be desired,0
if myers decides to make another austin powers movie maybe he should just stick with austin and dr evil,if myers decides to make another austin powers movie maybe he should just stick with austin and dr evil,1
a fascinating but choppy documentary,while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles it doesn't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors' performances,0
shot perhaps 'artistically' with handheld cameras and apparently no movie lights by joaquin baca-asay the low-budget production swings annoyingly between vertigo and opacity,hey at least the title of this film lets you know exactly where it's heading,0
a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground,part comedy part drama the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole,0
not only does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,sweet gentle jesus did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history ?,0
to enjoy this movie's sharp dialogue and delightful performance by jolie and burns you have to gloss over the no sense ending,as pure over-the-top trash any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile,0
while kids will probably eat the whole thing up most adults will be way ahead of the plot,its over-reliance on genre conventions character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops,0
the problem is not that it's all derivative because plenty of funny movies recycle old tropes the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material,so much facile technique such cute ideas so little movie,0
despite the premise of a good story it wastes all its star power on cliched or meaningless roles,while serving sara does have a long way to go before it reaches the level of crudity in the latest austin powers extravaganza there's nothing here to match that movie's intermittent moments of inspiration,0
everything's serious poetic earnest and -- sadly -- dull,the marquis de sade couldn't have been as dull a person as this film makes him out to be,0
there may have been a good film in " trouble every day " but it is not what is on the screen,there may have been a good film in " trouble every day " but it is not what is on the screen,1
it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color,though excessively tiresome the uncertainty principle as verbally pretentious as the title may be has its handful of redeeming features as long as you discount its ability to bore,0
it's hard to imagine any recent film independent or otherwise that makes as much of a mess as this one,if this disposable tissue has one wild card it's john turturro who's simply fab as a spanish butler with a foot fetish,0
serviceable at best slightly less than serviceable at worst,serviceable at best slightly less than serviceable at worst,1
possession is in the end an honorable interesting failure it falls far short of poetry but it's not bad prose,possession is in the end an honorable interesting failure it falls far short of poetry but it's not bad prose,1
a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it,watching " ending " is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale you can't believe anyone would really buy this stuff,0
it doesn't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is or even its attitude toward its subject,it doesn't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is or even its attitude toward its subject,1
report card : doesn't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement doesn't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ),report card : doesn't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement doesn't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ),1
lurid and less than lucid work,halfway through the movie the humor dwindles it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0
'men in black ii creates a new threat for the mib but recycles the same premise,only those most addicted to film violence in all its forms will find anything here to appreciate,0
there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling but brooms isn't it,a formula family tearjerker told with a heavy irish brogue accentuating rather than muting the plot's saccharine thrust,0
although no pastry is violated this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts boobs unmentionables -- without much success,although no pastry is violated this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts boobs unmentionables -- without much success,1
most of the movie is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement,this is a truly truly bad movie,0
no one can doubt the filmmakers' motives but the guys still feels counterproductive,no one can doubt the filmmakers' motives but the guys still feels counterproductive,1
far too clever by half howard's film is really a series of strung-together moments with all the spaces in between filled with fantasies daydreams memories and one fantastic visual trope after another,a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame,0
a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat and if you're going to alter the bard's ending you'd better have a good alternative,a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat and if you're going to alter the bard's ending you'd better have a good alternative,1
bravo reveals the true intent of her film by carefully selecting interview subjects who will construct a portrait of castro so predominantly charitable it can only be seen as propaganda,witless and utterly pointless,0
a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone,the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,0
just consider what new best friend does not have beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay,it's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x look positively shakesperean by comparison,0
narc can only remind us of brilliant crime dramas without becoming one itself,narc can only remind us of brilliant crime dramas without becoming one itself,1
mendes still doesn't quite know how to fill a frame like the hanks character he's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed,more a gunfest than a rock concert,0
earnest but heavy-handed,earnest but heavy-handed,1
showtime is closer to slowtime,showtime is closer to slowtime,1
yes ballistic is silly unfortunately it's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies,yes ballistic is silly unfortunately it's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies,1
a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,this slow-moving swedish film offers not even a hint of joy preferring to focus on the humiliation of martin as he defecates in bed and urinates on the plants at his own birthday party,0
el crimen del padre amaro would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors,just a bloody mess,0
each story is built on a potentially interesting idea but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting while the third feels limited by its short running time,shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,0
co-writer/director jonathan parker's attempts to fashion a brazil-like hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short,co-writer/director jonathan parker's attempts to fashion a brazil-like hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short,1
high crimes miscasts nearly every leading character,high crimes miscasts nearly every leading character,1
if we don't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose we deserve the trash that we get,if we don't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose we deserve the trash that we get,1
no big whoop nothing new to see zero thrills too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film,movie fans get ready to take off the other direction,0
one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out,one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out,1
director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback,director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback,1
everything about girls can't swim even its passages of sensitive observation feels secondhand familiar -- and not in a good way,while it may not add up to the sum of its parts holofcener's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,0
this directorial debut from music video show-off higuchinsky is all flash,a guilty pleasure at best and not worth seeing unless you want to laugh at it,0
the attempt is courageous even if the result is wildly uneven,weirdly broomfield has compelling new material but he doesn't unveil it until the end after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car,0
uzumaki's interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic seems a prostituted muse,if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you then the film is a pleasant enough dish,0
what's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens' deviant behaviour being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough,every so often a film comes along that is so insanely stupid so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy half past dead is just such an achievement,0
borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,1
should have gone straight to video it looks like an action movie but it's so poorly made on all levels that it doesn't even qualify as a spoof of such,should have gone straight to video it looks like an action movie but it's so poorly made on all levels that it doesn't even qualify as a spoof of such,1
eventually arrives at its heart as simple self-reflection meditation,[it's] difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view,0
enigma is well-made but it's just too dry and too placid,enigma is well-made but it's just too dry and too placid,1
only in its final surprising shots does rabbit-proof fence find the authority it's looking for,only in its final surprising shots does rabbit-proof fence find the authority it's looking for,1
what's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete if irritating notion of class,terminally bland painfully slow and needlessly confusing the movie shot on digital videotape rather than film is frequently indecipherable,0
the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in [the characters'] misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,swims in mediocrity sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then,0
everything is pegged into the groove of a new york dating comedy with 'issues' to simplify,everything is pegged into the groove of a new york dating comedy with 'issues' to simplify,1
worth seeing once but its charm quickly fades,worth seeing once but its charm quickly fades,1
if you want a movie time trip the 1960 version is a far smoother ride,if you want a movie time trip the 1960 version is a far smoother ride,1
downbeat period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message,downbeat period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message,1
whether jason x is this bad on purpose is never clear but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary,the movie is silly beyond comprehension and even if it weren't silly it would still be beyond comprehension,0
i liked the movie but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further i'm left slightly disappointed that it didn't,since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller you know death is lurking around the corner just waiting to spoil things,0
gaghan captures the half-lit sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms a subtlety that makes the silly over-the-top coda especially disappointing,gaghan captures the half-lit sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms a subtlety that makes the silly over-the-top coda especially disappointing,1
kitschy flashy overlong soap opera,feel bad for king who's honestly trying and schwartzman who's shot himself in the foot,0
movies like this are selling the old european candor the old wink of 'bold' revelation but in 2002 such revelations wilt,scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theatres graced with its company,0
star trek was kind of terrific once but now it is a copy of a copy of a copy,the words 'frankly my dear i don't give a damn ' have never been more appropriate,0
shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,1
for the future one hopes mr plympton will find room for one more member of his little band a professional screenwriter,they do a good job of painting this family dynamic for the audience but they tried to squeeze too many elements into the film,0
i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great i'm not and then i realized that i just didn't care,i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great i'm not and then i realized that i just didn't care,1
rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey,0
like a can of 2-day old coke you can taste it but there's no fizz,there's a solid woman- finding-herself story somewhere in here but you'd have to dig pretty deep to uncover it,0
wallace seems less like he's been burning to tell a war story than he's been itching to somehow tack one together,this ill-fitting tuxedo is strictly off-the-rack,0
too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay,beers who when she's given the right lines can charm the paint off the wall [but] the script goes wrong at several key junctures,0
about as cutting-edge as pet rock : the movie,about as cutting-edge as pet rock : the movie,1
…a big baggy sprawling carnival of a movie stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason,despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine,0
not even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie,the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0
i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon i also believe that resident evil is not it,barely manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest your imagination your empathy or anything really save your disgust and your indifference,0
the exploitative clumsily staged violence overshadows everything including most of the actors,the exploitative clumsily staged violence overshadows everything including most of the actors,1
a rather tired exercise in nostalgia,imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern,0
shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom,shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom,1
the dialogue is cumbersome the simpering soundtrack and editing more so,the dialogue is cumbersome the simpering soundtrack and editing more so,1
fairly successful at faking some pretty cool stunts but a complete failure at trying to create some pretty cool characters and forget about any attempt at a plot,cho's fans are sure to be entertained ; it's only fair in the interest of full disclosure to say that -- on the basis of this film alone -- i'm not one of them,0
the densest distillation of roberts' movies ever made,it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow i can't,0
often lingers just as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging which gradually turns what time is it there ? into how long is this movie ?,a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car,0
every visual joke is milked every set-up obvious and lengthy every punchline predictable there's no energy,shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom,0
shafer's feature doesn't offer much in terms of plot or acting,at once half-baked and overheated,0
not a bad premise but the execution is lackluster at best,not a bad premise but the execution is lackluster at best,1
on the right track to something that's creepy and effective it's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there,like most sequels it takes what worked last time repeats it and adds more characters more stunts more stuff in attempt to camouflage its sameness,0
a pretentious mess,a pretentious mess,1
the idea is more interesting than the screenplay which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run,the idea is more interesting than the screenplay which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run,1
the screenplay co-written by director imogen kimmel lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing,a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional unlikable characters and hackneyed threadbare comic setups,0
dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation,unfortunately heartbreak hospital wants to convey the same kind of haughtiness in its own sketchy material but this territory has already been explored previously with better aplomb and sardonic wit,0
a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material,it never rises to its clever what-if concept,0
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 ?,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 ?,1
it's better than mid-range steven seagal but not as sharp as jet li on rollerblades,it's better than mid-range steven seagal but not as sharp as jet li on rollerblades,1
the feature-length stretch strains the show's concept,hampered -- no paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire,0
dodgy mixture of cutesy romance dark satire and murder mystery,dodgy mixture of cutesy romance dark satire and murder mystery,1
so routine familiar and predictable it raises the possibility that it wrote itself as a newly automated final draft computer program,ultimately the project comes across as clinical detached uninvolving possibly prompting audience members to wonder 'what's the point ? ',0
set in a 1986 harlem that doesn't look much like anywhere in new york,this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing,0
frank capra played this story straight but the 2002 film doesn't really believe in it and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate 'comedy' scenes,frank capra played this story straight but the 2002 film doesn't really believe in it and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate 'comedy' scenes,1
bogs down badly as we absorb jia's moody bad-boy behavior which he portrays himself in a one-note performance,bogs down badly as we absorb jia's moody bad-boy behavior which he portrays himself in a one-note performance,1
it's all pretty tame the most offensive thing about the movie is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it,watching the chemistry between freeman and judd however almost makes this movie worth seeing almost,0
a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away,a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away,1
we haven't seen such hilarity since say it isn't so,we haven't seen such hilarity since say it isn't so,1
paid in full is so stale in fact that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma's scarface that's a cheat,as a feature-length film it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character,0
more of an intriguing curiosity than a gripping thriller,more of an intriguing curiosity than a gripping thriller,1
[davis] has a bright chipper style that keeps things moving while never quite managing to connect her wish-fulfilling characters to the human race,every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable something like scrubbing the toilet or emptying rat traps or doing last year's taxes with your ex-wife,0
one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,deadeningly dull mired in convoluted melodrama nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness,0
with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool,the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone,0
it's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins,an earnest heartrending look at the divide between religious fundamentalists and their gay relatives it's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views,0
an unencouraging threefold expansion on the former mtv series accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags pranks pratfalls dares injuries etc,there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling but brooms isn't it,0
this is a children's film in the truest sense it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message so it's great for the kids parents on the other hand will be ahead of the plot at all times and there isn't enough clever innuendo to fil,weiss and speck never make a convincing case for the relevance of these two 20th-century footnotes,0
sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing teeth-gnashing actorliness,sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing teeth-gnashing actorliness,1
director hoffman his writer and kline's agent should serve detention,director hoffman his writer and kline's agent should serve detention,1
glib satirical documentary that fudges facts makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism,the film has a few cute ideas and several modest chuckles but it isn't exactly kiddie-friendly… alas santa is more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho and the snowman ( who never gets to play that flute ) has all the charm of a meltdown,0
the pairing does sound promising in theory but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old familiar vaudeville partners,kitschy flashy overlong soap opera,0
it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,simply doesn't have sufficient heft to justify its two-hour running time,0
check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you don't want to think too much about what's going on the movie does has some entertainment value - how much depends on how well you like chris rock,watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say when carol kane appears on the screen,0
plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year,this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core,0
the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and what's worse routine,the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and what's worse routine,1
usually when i get this much syrup i like pancakes to go with it,usually when i get this much syrup i like pancakes to go with it,1
rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down,rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down,1
kids who are into this thornberry stuff will probably be in wedgie heaven anyone else who may for whatever reason be thinking about going to see this movie is hereby given fair warning," sorority boys " was funnier and that movie was pretty bad,0
snipes is both a snore and utter tripe,snipes is both a snore and utter tripe,1
punitively affirmational parable,it's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0
ozpetek offers an aids subtext skims over the realities of gay sex and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves,ozpetek offers an aids subtext skims over the realities of gay sex and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves,1
the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid,the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid,1
for those for whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh sometimes funny and usually genuinely worthwhile hollywood ending is a depressing experience,for those for whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh sometimes funny and usually genuinely worthwhile hollywood ending is a depressing experience,1
claims to sort the bad guys from the good which is its essential problem,claims to sort the bad guys from the good which is its essential problem,1
trailer trash cinema so uncool the only thing missing is the " gadzooks ",trailer trash cinema so uncool the only thing missing is the " gadzooks ",1
the film might have been more satisfying if it had in fact been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles,a listless and desultory affair,0
the question hanging over the time machine is not as the main character suggests 'what if ? ' but rather 'how can you charge money for this ? ',has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags,0
the acting by the over-25s lacks spark with csokas particularly unconnected,the acting by the over-25s lacks spark with csokas particularly unconnected,1
been there done that a thousand times already and better,been there done that a thousand times already and better,1
dolman confines himself to shtick and sentimentality -- the one bald and the other sloppy,as the movie dragged on i thought i heard a mysterious voice and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long and life is too short,0
the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage the images lack contrast are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable,my response to the film is best described as lukewarm maybe i found the proceedings a little bit too conventional,0
the film doesn't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,the film doesn't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,1
there's no point of view no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight so we're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon,0
not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions,a loquacious and dreary piece of business,0
exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,other than a mildly engaging central romance hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst,0
borstal boy represents the worst kind of filmmaking the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured dull artist and monster-in-the- making,0
this dreadfully earnest inversion of the concubine love triangle eschews the previous film's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,priggish lethargically paced parable of renewal,0
for single digits kidlets stuart little 2 is still a no brainer if you're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film you'll need a stronger stomach than us,for single digits kidlets stuart little 2 is still a no brainer if you're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film you'll need a stronger stomach than us,1
[macdowell] ventures beyond her abilities several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is,[macdowell] ventures beyond her abilities several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is,1
affleck merely creates an outline for a role he still needs to grow into a role that ford effortlessly filled with authority,affleck merely creates an outline for a role he still needs to grow into a role that ford effortlessly filled with authority,1
what's missing is what we call the 'wow' factor,i found myself more appreciative of what the director was trying to do than of what he had actually done,0
i suspect that you'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it if you go pack your knitting needles,i suspect that you'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it if you go pack your knitting needles,1
the film is strictly routine,the film is strictly routine,1
a very slow uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel,a very slow uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel,1
a solid film but more conscientious than it is truly stirring,a solid film but more conscientious than it is truly stirring,1
a puzzling experience,a puzzling experience,1
execrable,execrable,1
this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982's tootsie forgetting only to retain a single laugh,a film with a great premise but only a great premise,0
the techno tux is good for a few laughs as are chan and hewitt but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff we can't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo,another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing moldering pile of well extreme stunt pictures,0
violent vulgar and forgettably entertaining,the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,0
it would work much better as a one-hour tv documentary,it would work much better as a one-hour tv documentary,1
more of a career curio than a major work,director boris von sychowski instead opts for a routine slasher film that was probably more fun to make than it is to sit through,0
feels less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series,it's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,0
problem is we have no idea what in creation is going on,problem is we have no idea what in creation is going on,1
ah the travails of metropolitan life alas another breathless movie about same,feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders of playing with narrative form,0
it's so laddish and juvenile only teenage boys could possibly find it funny,it's so laddish and juvenile only teenage boys could possibly find it funny,1
if you're not the target demographic this movie is one long chick-flick slog,if you're not the target demographic this movie is one long chick-flick slog,1
alas the black-and-white archival footage of their act showcases pretty mediocre shtick,apparently designed as a reverie about memory and regret but the only thing you'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it,0
gooding and coburn are both oscar winners a fact which as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs seems inconceivable,takes a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright poet and drinker,0
most new movies have a bright sheen some like ballistic arrive stillborn looking like the beaten well-worn video box cover of seven years into the future,most new movies have a bright sheen some like ballistic arrive stillborn looking like the beaten well-worn video box cover of seven years into the future,1
harris is supposed to be the star of the story but comes across as pretty dull and wooden,the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0
you can see the would-be surprises coming a mile away and the execution of these twists is delivered with a hammer thumbs down,you can see the would-be surprises coming a mile away and the execution of these twists is delivered with a hammer thumbs down,1
if melville is creatively a great whale this film is canned tuna,what little grace [rifkin's] tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics,0
for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope there's something creepy about this movie,for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope there's something creepy about this movie,1
strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose and in that oh-so-important category the four feathers comes up short,strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose and in that oh-so-important category the four feathers comes up short,1
the most remarkable ( and frustrating ) thing about world traveler which opens today in manhattan is that its protagonist after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes remains a complete blank,the most remarkable ( and frustrating ) thing about world traveler which opens today in manhattan is that its protagonist after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes remains a complete blank,1
the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear,the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear,1
strictly a 'guy's film' in the worst sense of the expression,a momentary escape from the summer heat and the sedentary doldrums that set in at this time of year,0
an admitted egomaniac evans is no hollywood villain and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he'd gone the way of don simpson,an admitted egomaniac evans is no hollywood villain and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he'd gone the way of don simpson,1
bean drops the ball too many times hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,partway through watching this saccharine easter-egg-colored concoction you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show,0
impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances but the movie doesn't quite fly for starters the story is just too slim,there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew,0
makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience,the characters seem one-dimensional and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience,0
when your subject is illusion versus reality shouldn't the reality seem at least passably real ?,when your subject is illusion versus reality shouldn't the reality seem at least passably real ?,1
the thrill is ( long ) gone,it follows the blair witch formula for an hour in which we're told something creepy and vague is in the works and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes,0
the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,1
mendes still doesn't quite know how to fill a frame like the hanks character he's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed,mendes still doesn't quite know how to fill a frame like the hanks character he's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed,1
in the end the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you'd expect to see on showtime's 'red shoe diaries ',in the end the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you'd expect to see on showtime's 'red shoe diaries ',1
curling may be a unique sport but men with brooms is distinctly ordinary,curling may be a unique sport but men with brooms is distinctly ordinary,1
the film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly wise and knowing or downright comically evil,the film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly wise and knowing or downright comically evil,1
a combination of standard stiff tv-style animation and snazzy-looking digital effects that do little to disguise the fact that the characters barely move,by the time the surprise ending is revealed interest cannot be revived,0
apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,do you say " hi " to your lover when you wake up in the morning ?,0
its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper,too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay,0
we're left with a story that tries to grab us only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments,dawdles and drags when it should pop ; it doesn't even have the virtue of enough mindless violence to break up the tedium of all its generational bonding,0
just when the movie seems confident enough to handle subtlety it dives into soapy bathos,plodding peevish and gimmicky,0
it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us folks it's laughing at us,it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us folks it's laughing at us,1
the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it and the uncommitted needn't waste their time on it,a frustrating combination of strained humor and heavy-handed sentimentality,0
if festival in cannes nails hard- boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy much about the film including some of its casting is frustratingly unconvincing,well-nigh unendurable though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry it remains depressingly prosaic and dull,0
the santa clause 2 is a barely adequate babysitter for older kids but i've got to give it thumbs down,a cross between blow and boyz n the hood this movie strives to be more but doesn't quite get there good performances keep it from being a total rehash,0
the picture's cleverness is ironically muted by the very people who are intended to make it shine,the picture's cleverness is ironically muted by the very people who are intended to make it shine,1
[i]f you've been to more than one indie flick in your life chances are you've already seen this kind of thing,a bland obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products,0
the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress even though her talent is supposed to be growing,the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress even though her talent is supposed to be growing,1
but the power of these [subjects] is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration rather than contributing to a film's narrative,but the power of these [subjects] is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration rather than contributing to a film's narrative,1
blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation,blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation,1
this dubious product of a college-spawned ( colgate u ) comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips,holden caulfield did it better,0
imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno,we get light showers of emotion a couple of times but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle,0
schindler's list it ain't,just plain silly,0
i suspect that you'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it if you go pack your knitting needles,irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater,0
a sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer,a sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer,1
so-so entertainment,does paint some memorable images but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters,0
laughably irredeemably awful,taken purely as an exercise in style this oppressively gloomy techno-horror clambake is impossible to ignore but as a movie it's a humorless disjointed mess,0
attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and dare i say outdated it's a wonder that he couldn't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident,works better in the conception than it does in the execution winds up seeming just a little too clever,0
even film silliness needs a little gravity beyond good hair and humping,unspeakable of course barely begins to describe the plot and its complications vulgar is too optimistic a title,0
the messages of compassion and mercy are clearly squarely and specifically expounded via computer animated old testament tale of jonah and the whale determined to be fun and bouncy with energetic musicals the humor didn't quite engage this adult,eh,0
a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murphy deploys two guises and elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect,a listless sci-fi comedy in which eddie murphy deploys two guises and elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect,1
it's of the quality of a lesser harrison ford movie - six days seven nights maybe or that dreadful sabrina remake,the twist that ends the movie is the one with the most emotional resonance but twists are getting irritating and this is the kind of material where the filmmakers should be very careful about raising eyebrows,0
this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself 'ah yes here we have a bad bad bad movie ',the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie's hideous yellow 'do,0
wraps itself in the guise of a dark and quirky comedy but it isn't as quirky as it thinks it is and its comedy is generally mean-spirited,the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed,0
there is very little dread or apprehension and though i like the creepy ideas they are not executed with anything more than perfunctory skill,there is very little dread or apprehension and though i like the creepy ideas they are not executed with anything more than perfunctory skill,1
mattei's underdeveloped effort here is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,mattei's underdeveloped effort here is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,1
is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo double-pistoled ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic ?,is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo double-pistoled ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic ?,1
it all drags on so interminably it's like watching a miserable relationship unfold in real time,watching harris ham it up while physically and emotionally disintegrating over the course of the movie has a certain poignancy in light of his recent death but boyd's film offers little else of consequence,0
sade achieves the near-impossible : it turns the marquis de sade into a dullard,distances you by throwing out so many red herrings so many false scares that the genuine ones barely register,0
it's all surface psychodramatics,it's all surface psychodramatics,1
the film seems a dead weight the lack of pace kills it although in a movie about cancer this might be apt,the film seems a dead weight the lack of pace kills it although in a movie about cancer this might be apt,1
a morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-tv look rigid performances and an asinine 'twist' that brazenly rips off the sixth sense,a morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-tv look rigid performances and an asinine 'twist' that brazenly rips off the sixth sense,1
has virtually no script at all,has virtually no script at all,1
contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow but scarcely nourishing,there are weird resonances between actor and role here and they're not exactly flattering,0
it's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who doesn't think about percentages all day long,could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ? that's the only sane rationale i can think of for swimfan's existence,0
do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ?,it's got its heart in the right place but it also wilts after awhile,0
goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,1
the criticism never rises above easy cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters,this rather unfocused all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens or if it were subtler or if it had a sense of humor,0
slap her - she's not funny no french people were harmed during the making of this movie but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half,a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns expensive cars lots of naked women and rocawear clothing,0
" men in black ii " has all the earmarks of a sequel the story is less vibrant the jokes are a little lukewarm but will anyone really care ?," men in black ii " has all the earmarks of a sequel the story is less vibrant the jokes are a little lukewarm but will anyone really care ?,1
the documentary does little apart from raising the topic to further stoke the conversation,entertaining enough but nothing new,0
shunji iwai's all about lily chou chou is a beautifully shot but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan,woody what happened ?,0
the story is moldy and obvious,the story is moldy and obvious,1
a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts,what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,0
feels like six different movies fighting each other for attention,jonah is only so-so the addition of a biblical message will either improve the film for you or it will lessen it,0
the x potion gives the quickly named blossom bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes which unfortunately don't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays,if you're not a prepubescent girl you'll be laughing at britney spears' movie-starring debut whenever it doesn't have you impatiently squinting at your watch,0
the movie's downfall is to substitute plot for personality it doesn't really know or care about the characters and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events,choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy,0
eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring,long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame,0
a picture as erratic as its central character,if this is the resurrection of the halloween franchise it would have been better off dead,0
the film is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message if indeed there is one,the film is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message if indeed there is one,1
predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king,predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king,1
barrels along at the start before becoming mired in sentimentality,adrift bentley and hudson stare and sniffle respectively as ledger attempts in vain to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design,0
director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks,director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks,1
as earnest as a community-college advertisement american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar sell the amp and apply to medical school,kids who are into this thornberry stuff will probably be in wedgie heaven anyone else who may for whatever reason be thinking about going to see this movie is hereby given fair warning,0
[n]o matter how much good will the actors generate showtime eventually folds under its own thinness,[n]o matter how much good will the actors generate showtime eventually folds under its own thinness,1
it's tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie directed by scott kalvert about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches gratuitous violence or empty machismo,may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence this scarlet's letter is a as in aimless arduous and arbitrary,0
once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back,the smug oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive,0
like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything's in place but something's just a little off-kilter,like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything's in place but something's just a little off-kilter,1
the film starts promisingly but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work,the film starts promisingly but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work,1
an often unfunny romp,it has plenty of laughs it just doesn't have much else especially in a moral sense,0
whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing who is cletis tout ? is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche,this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn,0
most fish stories are a little peculiar but this is one that should be thrown back in the river,the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name,0
simply doesn't have sufficient heft to justify its two-hour running time,simply doesn't have sufficient heft to justify its two-hour running time,1
jones despite a definitely distinctive screen presence just isn't able to muster for a movie that its title notwithstanding should have been a lot nastier if it wanted to fully capitalize on its lead's specific gifts,collateral damage is despite its alleged provocation post-9/11 an antique in the end as are its star its attitude and its obliviousness,0
yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit,yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit,1
prurient playthings aside there's little to love about this english trifle,a sha-na-na sketch punctuated with graphic violence,0
oh come on like you couldn't smell this turkey rotting from miles away,the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada,0
sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material but lawrence gives us mostly fool's gold,0
ruh-roh romething's really wrong with this ricture,ruh-roh romething's really wrong with this ricture,1
tykwer's surface flash isn't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to including the condition of art,tykwer's surface flash isn't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to including the condition of art,1
none of this has the suavity or classical familiarity of bond but much of it is good for a laugh the problem with " xxx " is that its own action isn't very effective,none of this has the suavity or classical familiarity of bond but much of it is good for a laugh the problem with " xxx " is that its own action isn't very effective,1
the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny,the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny,1
to call the other side of heaven " appalling " would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be,to call the other side of heaven " appalling " would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be,1
however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging the question remains whether this should indeed have been presented as a theatrical release,final verdict : you've seen it all before,0
scores no points for originality wit or intelligence it's a cookie-cutter movie a cut-and-paste job,scores no points for originality wit or intelligence it's a cookie-cutter movie a cut-and-paste job,1
muddled trashy and incompetent,muddled trashy and incompetent,1
there is so much plodding sensitivity,there is so much plodding sensitivity,1
the filmmakers know how to please the eye but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story,an amateurish quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video,0
earnest and tentative even when it aims to shock,high crimes miscasts nearly every leading character,0
only those most addicted to film violence in all its forms will find anything here to appreciate,only those most addicted to film violence in all its forms will find anything here to appreciate,1
at times the suspense is palpable but by the end there's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential,at times the suspense is palpable but by the end there's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential,1
bullock's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film,bullock's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film,1
its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers,its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers,1
wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and the sexuality is muted,the central story lacks punch,0
cho's fans are sure to be entertained ; it's only fair in the interest of full disclosure to say that -- on the basis of this film alone -- i'm not one of them,an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer's previous collaboration miss congeniality,0
[jackson and bledel] seem to have been picked not for their acting chops but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd,it does nothing new with the old story except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they're being streamed over a 28k modem,0
does paint some memorable images but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters,weighted down with slow uninvolving storytelling and flat acting,0
the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart,the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart,1
a film of empty fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun,all very stylish and beautifully photographed but far more trouble than it's worth with fantasy mixing with reality and actors playing more than one role just to add to the confusion,0
the film didn't convince me that calvin jr 's barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,in his role of observer of the scene lawrence sounds whiny and defensive as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature,0
more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now,began life as a computer game then morphed into a movie -- a bad one of course,0
a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell,a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell,1
tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films : young is cool and too young is too cool,though it goes further than both anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here but a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary,0
an uneven look into a grim future that doesn't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k dick stories,gaghan has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story,0
what's most offensive isn't the waste of a good cast but the film's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,what's most offensive isn't the waste of a good cast but the film's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,1
tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar,tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar,1
too often the viewer isn't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance,too often the viewer isn't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance,1
here common sense flies out the window along with the hail of bullets none of which ever seem to hit sascha,chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly,0
it's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,it's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,1
not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality it fails the most basic relevancy test as well,not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality it fails the most basic relevancy test as well,1
return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market,return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market,1
you expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup,you expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup,1
though certainly original in form altar boys requires a taste for swamp thing-type animation doubled with a deafening score,though certainly original in form altar boys requires a taste for swamp thing-type animation doubled with a deafening score,1
when your subject is illusion versus reality shouldn't the reality seem at least passably real ?,degenerates into hogwash,0
maybe it's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages but something aboul " full frontal " seems well contrived,it just didn't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ),0
a subtle variation on i spit on your grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men,a subtle variation on i spit on your grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men,1
most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears,most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears,1
it's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making,it's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making,1
i have to admit i walked out of runteldat i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes,jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,0
has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,1
uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth,a slight and obvious effort even for one whose target demographic is likely still in the single digits age-wise,0
a ragbag of cliches,plot characters drama emotions ideas -- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king,0
this thing is just garbage,shallow noisy and pretentious,0
the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula though and it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had,the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula though and it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had,1
spy-vs -spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together,if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith why didn't he just do it instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ?,0
gets better after foster leaves that little room,gets better after foster leaves that little room,1
philosophically intellectually and logistically a mess,philosophically intellectually and logistically a mess,1
one of the worst movies of the year,one of the worst movies of the year,1
any intellectual arguments being made about the nature of god are framed in a drama so clumsy there is a real danger less sophisticated audiences will mistake it for an endorsement of the very things that bean abhors,any intellectual arguments being made about the nature of god are framed in a drama so clumsy there is a real danger less sophisticated audiences will mistake it for an endorsement of the very things that bean abhors,1
frustratingly dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music,frustratingly dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music,1
oops she's really done it this time that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel,so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney won't do it one more time as far as movies are concerned,0
this sade is hardly a perverse dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery and the film seems as deflated as he does,its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who hasn't been living under a rock ( since sept 11 ),0
a shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating boring and forgettable,the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,0
it bites hard,it bites hard,1
shafer's feature doesn't offer much in terms of plot or acting,shafer's feature doesn't offer much in terms of plot or acting,1
afraid to pitch into farce yet only half-hearted in its spy mechanics all the queen's men is finally just one long drag,the piano teacher like its title character is repellantly out of control,0
[a] poorly executed comedy,tackling a low-budget movie in which inexperienced children play the two main characters might not be the best way to cut your teeth in the film industry,0
sticky sweet sentimentality clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation,a rather tired exercise in nostalgia,0
tom green and an ivy league college should never appear together on a marquee especially when the payoff is an unschooled comedy like stealing harvard which fails to keep 80 minutes from seeming like 800,though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter,0
bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable but for the most part the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,boring and meandering,0
like most of jaglom's films some of it is honestly affecting but more of it seems contrived and secondhand,es triste tener que decirles que lo único grato de la cinta es el cuerpo desnudo de la heather,0
represents something very close to the nadir of the thriller/horror genre,i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great i'm not and then i realized that i just didn't care,0
any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,any attempts at nuance given by the capable cast is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,1
there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention but it grows monotonous after a while as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments schemes and treachery,there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention but it grows monotonous after a while as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments schemes and treachery,1
sometimes there are very very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,nelson's intentions are good but the end result does no justice to the story itself it's horribly depressing and not very well done,0
the result however well-intentioned is ironically just the sort of disposable kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves,0
attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience,as violent profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you've ever seen,0
a thoroughly awful movie--dumb narratively chaotic visually sloppy a weird amalgam of 'the thing' and a geriatric 'scream ',squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare,0
well-shot but badly written tale set in a future ravaged by dragons,unless you're a fanatic the best advice is : 'scooby' don't,0
told in scattered fashion the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject,told in scattered fashion the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject,1
the movie is too cute to take itself too seriously but it still feels like it was made by some very stoned college students,the movie is too cute to take itself too seriously but it still feels like it was made by some very stoned college students,1
in the new guy even the bull gets recycled,in the new guy even the bull gets recycled,1
supposedly based upon real or at least soberly reported incidents the film ends with a large human tragedy alas getting there is not even half the interest,to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting to say the least not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0
little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick,a tired unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre,0
wallace seems less like he's been burning to tell a war story than he's been itching to somehow tack one together,wallace seems less like he's been burning to tell a war story than he's been itching to somehow tack one together,1
swimfan like fatal attraction eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub,swimfan like fatal attraction eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub,1
life or something like it has its share of high points but it misses too many opportunities,life or something like it has its share of high points but it misses too many opportunities,1
it's a documentary that says that the alternate sexuality meant to set you free may require so much relationship maintenance that celibacy can start looking good,it's a documentary that says that the alternate sexuality meant to set you free may require so much relationship maintenance that celibacy can start looking good,1
the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and instead rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep i like frank the pug though,my precious new star wars movie is a lumbering wheezy drag,0
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate,tom green and an ivy league college should never appear together on a marquee especially when the payoff is an unschooled comedy like stealing harvard which fails to keep 80 minutes from seeming like 800,0
bearable barely,bearable barely,1
a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment,a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment,1
though ganesh is successful in a midlevel sort of way there's nothing so striking or fascinating or metaphorically significant about his career as to rate two hours of our attention,not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through,0
it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,1
instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid we get an ugly mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,deserving of its critical backlash and more,0
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,really dumb but occasionally really funny,0
a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work,a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work,1
we have poignancy jostling against farce thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except maybe that it looks neat,we have poignancy jostling against farce thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except maybe that it looks neat,1
with its hints of a greater intelligence lurking somewhere the ring makes its stupidity more than obvious it's painful,even die-hard fans of japanese animation will find this one a challenge,0
after a while hoffman's quirks and mannerisms particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial,after a while hoffman's quirks and mannerisms particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial,1
sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing teeth-gnashing actorliness,the result however well-intentioned is ironically just the sort of disposable kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,0
one of those pictures whose promising if rather precious premise is undercut by amateurish execution,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,0
just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,1
one gets the impression the creators of don't ask don't tell laughed a hell of a lot at their own jokes too bad none of it is funny,these characters become wearisome,0
arguably the year's silliest and most incoherent movie,arguably the year's silliest and most incoherent movie,1
the band performances featured in drumline are red hot [but] from a mere story point of view the film's ice cold,the feature-length stretch strains the show's concept,0
sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle,tiresomely derivative and hammily acted,0
sheridan's take on the author's schoolboy memoir is a rather toothless take on a hard young life,the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid,0
an overwrought taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship,an overwrought taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship,1
here's a self-congratulatory 3d imax rah-rah,impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances but the movie doesn't quite fly for starters the story is just too slim,0
the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive but that it's boring,the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive but that it's boring,1
a momentary escape from the summer heat and the sedentary doldrums that set in at this time of year,a momentary escape from the summer heat and the sedentary doldrums that set in at this time of year,1
there is so much plodding sensitivity,often likable but just as often it's meandering low on energy and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy,0
slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy but when it costs a family of four about $40 to see a film in theaters why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ?,slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy but when it costs a family of four about $40 to see a film in theaters why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ?,1
it doesn't quite deserve the gong but there are more fascinating acts than " confessions of a dangerous mind ",check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you don't want to think too much about what's going on the movie does has some entertainment value - how much depends on how well you like chris rock,0
ice cube isn't quite out of ripe screwball ideas but friday after next spreads them pretty thin,ice cube isn't quite out of ripe screwball ideas but friday after next spreads them pretty thin,1
features nonsensical and laughable plotting wooden performances ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory,features nonsensical and laughable plotting wooden performances ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory,1
the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of " 7th heaven ",the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of " 7th heaven ",1
the story bogs down in a mess of purposeless violence,the story bogs down in a mess of purposeless violence,1
take away all the cliches and the carbon copy scenes from every drug movie we've seen and all you have left are john leguizamo's cool jackets,the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long,0
it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices,as happily glib and vicious as its characters,0
plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line,plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line,1
somewhere in the middle the film compels as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems but the field of roughage dominates,merchant hasn't directed this movie so much as produced it -- like sausage,0
[a] soulless stupid sequel,[a] soulless stupid sequel,1
boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome,boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome,1
arnold's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces,the movie is as padded as allen's jelly belly,0
minority report is exactly what the title indicates a report,minority report is exactly what the title indicates a report,1
set in a 1986 harlem that doesn't look much like anywhere in new york,set in a 1986 harlem that doesn't look much like anywhere in new york,1
i'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,i'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,1
such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue the yale grad who previously gave us " the skulls " and last year's " rollerball " enough said except : film overboard,such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue the yale grad who previously gave us " the skulls " and last year's " rollerball " enough said except : film overboard,1
with a tone as variable as the cinematography schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs and the characters' quirks and foibles never jell into charm,the star who helped give a spark to " chasing amy " and " changing lanes " falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film " the sum of all fears ",0
an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas,the good is very very good the rest runs from mildly unimpressive to despairingly awful,0
outside of burger's desire to make some kind of film it's really unclear why this project was undertaken,a portrait of alienation so perfect it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers,0
a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'empowerment ',a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'empowerment ',1
this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,1
for a film about two mismatched buddies crystal and de niro share little screen time and even less chemistry,as social exposé skins has its heart in the right place but that's not much to hang a soap opera on,0
' the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well but quite frankly scoob and shag don't eat enough during the film ',the best drug addition movies are usually depressing but rewarding quitting however manages just to be depressing as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance,0
the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,1
with the candy-like taste of it fading faster than 25-cent bubble gum i realized this is a throwaway movie that won't stand the test of time it's a trifle,it's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story,0
essentially the film is weak on detail and strong on personality,instead of panoramic sweep kapur gives us episodic choppiness undermining the story's emotional thrust,0
the film favors the scientific over the spectacular ( visually speaking ),julie davis is the kathie lee gifford of film directors sadly proving once again ego doesn't always go hand in hand with talent,0
if the tuxedo actually were a suit it would fit chan like a $99 bargain-basement special,the secrets of time travel will have been discovered indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again,0
there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,ensemble movies like soap operas depend on empathy if there ain't none you have a problem,0
what can one say about a balding 50-year-old actor playing an innocent boy carved from a log ?,what can one say about a balding 50-year-old actor playing an innocent boy carved from a log ?,1
no matter how firmly director john stainton has his tongue in his cheek the fact remains that a wacky concept does not a movie make,no matter how firmly director john stainton has his tongue in his cheek the fact remains that a wacky concept does not a movie make,1
corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in,this is not a jackie chan movie it's just a movie that happens to have jackie chan in it and that makes all the difference,0
a film that will probably please people already fascinated by behan but leave everyone else yawning with admiration,sometimes fond memories should stay in the past : a lesson this film teaches all too well,0
what we get in feardotcom is more like something from a bad clive barker movie in other words it's badder than bad,a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba,0
the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads etc -- to do the subject matter justice,the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads etc -- to do the subject matter justice,1
the movie barely makes sense with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,the movie barely makes sense with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,1
that the chuck norris " grenade gag " occurs about 7 times during windtalkers is a good indication of how serious-minded the film is,done in mostly by a weak script that can't support the epic treatment,0
after collateral damage you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned but no,after collateral damage you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned but no,1
calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it's more like entertainment for trolls,calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it's more like entertainment for trolls,1
a combination of standard stiff tv-style animation and snazzy-looking digital effects that do little to disguise the fact that the characters barely move,a combination of standard stiff tv-style animation and snazzy-looking digital effects that do little to disguise the fact that the characters barely move,1
in the end the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived as if we're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses,nemesis suffers from a paunchy midsection several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme,0
anyway for one reason or another crush turns into a dire drama partway through after that it just gets stupid and maudlin too bad but thanks to some lovely comedic moments and several fine performances it's not a total loss,anyway for one reason or another crush turns into a dire drama partway through after that it just gets stupid and maudlin too bad but thanks to some lovely comedic moments and several fine performances it's not a total loss,1
a well-crafted letdown,based on a david leavitt story the film shares that writer's usual blend of observant cleverness too-facile coincidence and slightly noxious preciousness,0
more whiny downer than corruscating commentary,more whiny downer than corruscating commentary,1
rarely has a film's title served such dire warning,the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie,0
the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise,the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise,1
though there are entertaining and audacious moments the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,though there are entertaining and audacious moments the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,1
from beginning to end this overheated melodrama plays like a student film,it's not that kung pow isn't funny some of the time -- it just isn't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves without all oedekerk's impish augmentation,0
it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film,it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film,1
guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets some of the characters die and others don't and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson and really nobody in the viewing audience cares,loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes twitchy acting and general boorishness,0
what's next ? rob schneider dana carvey and sarah michelle gellar in the philadelphia story ? david spade as citizen kane ?,what's next ? rob schneider dana carvey and sarah michelle gellar in the philadelphia story ? david spade as citizen kane ?,1
everything's serious poetic earnest and -- sadly -- dull,everything's serious poetic earnest and -- sadly -- dull,1
some decent actors inflict big damage upon their reputations,some decent actors inflict big damage upon their reputations,1
expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse turning into a black hole of dullness from which no interesting concept can escape,you can see the would-be surprises coming a mile away and the execution of these twists is delivered with a hammer thumbs down,0
the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously,the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously,1
it's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic the wife is patient the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate but short enough to make a dream seem possible,though it was made with careful attention to detail and is well-acted by james spader and maggie gyllenhaal i felt disrespected,0
it's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic oliver parker intends to mangle next time,everything is pegged into the groove of a new york dating comedy with 'issues' to simplify,0
[p]artnering murphy with robert de niro for the tv-cops comedy showtime would seem to be surefire casting the catch is that they're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,oversexed at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty female and single,0
brosnan's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,brosnan's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,1
stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time,stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time,1
barry sonnenfeld owes frank the pug big time,displays the potential for a better movie than what bailly manages to deliver,0
super troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early zucker brothers/abrahams films and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries the farrelly brothers,super troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early zucker brothers/abrahams films and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries the farrelly brothers,1
the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying – like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming,the movie's biggest offense is its complete and utter lack of tension,0
if jews were catholics this would be catechism,what 'blade runner' would've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0
barely manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest your imagination your empathy or anything really save your disgust and your indifference,an amalgam of the fugitive blade runner and total recall only without much energy or tension,0
feel bad for king who's honestly trying and schwartzman who's shot himself in the foot,feel bad for king who's honestly trying and schwartzman who's shot himself in the foot,1
little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick,little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick,1
meandering sub-aquatic mess : it's so bad it's good but only if you slide in on a freebie,meandering sub-aquatic mess : it's so bad it's good but only if you slide in on a freebie,1
written flatly by david kendall and directed barely by there's something about mary co-writer ed decter,the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere,0
for all its social and political potential state property doesn't end up being very inspiring or insightful,an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy,0
the movie doesn't generate a lot of energy it is dark brooding and slow and takes its central idea way too seriously,the movie doesn't generate a lot of energy it is dark brooding and slow and takes its central idea way too seriously,1
possibly the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio,like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything's in place but something's just a little off-kilter,0
if you're a wwf fan or you related to the people who watched the robots getting butchered in a i you'll probably like rollerball,message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ? alas it's neither,0
manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane,manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane,1
the plot has a number of holes and at times it's simply baffling,the plot has a number of holes and at times it's simply baffling,1
a recipe for cinematic disaster part quentin tarantino part guy ritchie and part 1960s spy spoof it's all bad,most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears,0
not just unlikable disturbing disgusting without any redeeming value whatsoever,not just unlikable disturbing disgusting without any redeeming value whatsoever,1
hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like but overall the halloween series has lost its edge,pretentious editing ruins a potentially terrific flick,0
if you're not fans of the adventues of steve and terri you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake personally i'd rather watch them on the animal planet,if you're not fans of the adventues of steve and terri you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake personally i'd rather watch them on the animal planet,1
it's not too fast and not too slow it's not too racy and it's not too offensive it's not too much of anything,the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard,0
this is not a jackie chan movie it's just a movie that happens to have jackie chan in it and that makes all the difference,this is not a jackie chan movie it's just a movie that happens to have jackie chan in it and that makes all the difference,1
mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service,mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service,1
to enjoy this movie's sharp dialogue and delightful performance by jolie and burns you have to gloss over the no sense ending,to enjoy this movie's sharp dialogue and delightful performance by jolie and burns you have to gloss over the no sense ending,1
plays like a checklist of everything rob reiner and his cast were sending up,the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down,0
for all its violence the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression,a loud low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism 'urban drama ',0
a sour nasty offering,a sour nasty offering,1
a cheap ludicrous attempt at serious horror,the latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen,0
let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home,let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home,1
every bit as bogus as most disney live action family movies are -- no real plot no real conflict no real point,every bit as bogus as most disney live action family movies are -- no real plot no real conflict no real point,1
[t]he script isn't up to the level of the direction nor are the uneven performances by the cast members who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent,[t]he script isn't up to the level of the direction nor are the uneven performances by the cast members who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent,1
flotsam in the sea of moviemaking not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising,flotsam in the sea of moviemaking not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising,1
a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers,the screenplay comes across rather unintentionally as hip-hop scooby-doo,0
i'm not saying that ice age doesn't have some fairly pretty pictures but there's not enough substance in the story to actually give them life,fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense,0
sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies but fails loudly in execution,the bottom line at least in my opinion is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film,0
initially gripping eventually cloying pow drama,for all of its insights into the dream world of teen life and its electronic expression through cyber culture the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2-hour running time,0
an even more predictable cliche-ridden endeavor than its predecessor,wow i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time,0
there are many definitions of 'time waster' but this movie must surely be one of them,there are many definitions of 'time waster' but this movie must surely be one of them,1
there's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy,a rip-off twice removed modeled after [seagal's] earlier copycat under siege sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat,0
the movie has generic virtues and despite a lot of involved talent seems done by the numbers,it's not a film to be taken literally on any level but its focus always appears questionable,0
the film like jimmy's routines could use a few good laughs,tambor and clayburgh make an appealing couple — he's understated and sardonic she's appealingly manic and energetic both deserve better,0
the movie feels like it's going to be great and it carries on feeling that way for a long time but takeoff just never happens,i'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not nor will he be back,0
this charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make jay and silent bob's excellent adventure seem understated,instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid we get an ugly mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,0
boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie,boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie,1
the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime one that brings military courtroom dramas down very very low,the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime one that brings military courtroom dramas down very very low,1
there's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,there's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,1
the premise is in extremely bad taste and the film's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them,the premise is in extremely bad taste and the film's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them,1
the efforts of its star kline to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught,the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes and it's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is,0
lacks heart depth and most of all purpose,lacks heart depth and most of all purpose,1
god help the poor woman if attal is this insecure in real life : his fictional yvan's neuroses are aggravating enough to exhaust the patience of even the most understanding spouse,what the audience feels is exhaustion from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green to be exact ) sour bloody and mean,0
on its icy face the new film is a subzero version of monsters inc without the latter's imagination visual charm or texture,the sight of the name bruce willis brings to mind images of a violent battlefield action picture but the film has a lot more on its mind--maybe too much,0
plays like a checklist of everything rob reiner and his cast were sending up,plays like a checklist of everything rob reiner and his cast were sending up,1
a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange the fact that it isn't very good is almost beside the point,the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil,0
without september 11 collateral damage would have been just another bad movie now it's a bad embarrassing movie,eastwood is an icon of moviemaking one of the best actors directors and producers around responsible for some excellent work but even a hero can stumble sometimes,0
the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark decadent truffle,i've had more interesting -- and dare i say thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama,0
[a] soulless stupid sequel,charlize chases kevin with a gun courtney chases stuart with a cell phone the sound of gunfire and cell phones ringing,0
i didn't find much fascination in the swinging what they're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games of no erotic or sensuous charge but that they are doing it is thought-provoking,i didn't find much fascination in the swinging what they're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games of no erotic or sensuous charge but that they are doing it is thought-provoking,1
i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around but maybe it'll be on video by then,i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around but maybe it'll be on video by then,1
it's sweet but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end,it's sweet but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end,1
the main characters are simply named the husband the wife and the kidnapper emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort,this film biggest problem ? no laughs,0
care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters,the plot plummets into a comedy graveyard before janice comes racing to the rescue in the final reel,0
i can't begin to tell you how tedious how resolutely unamusing how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents,glizty but formulaic and silly cagney's 'top of the world' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel,0
the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships,there's a choppy surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise,0
entertainment more disposable than hanna-barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were,sodden and glum even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light,0
the film's lack of personality permeates all its aspects — from the tv movie-esque affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed,the film's lack of personality permeates all its aspects — from the tv movie-esque affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed,1
the messages of compassion and mercy are clearly squarely and specifically expounded via computer animated old testament tale of jonah and the whale determined to be fun and bouncy with energetic musicals the humor didn't quite engage this adult,the messages of compassion and mercy are clearly squarely and specifically expounded via computer animated old testament tale of jonah and the whale determined to be fun and bouncy with energetic musicals the humor didn't quite engage this adult,1
puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself,puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself,1
the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere,replacing john carpenter's stylish tracking shots is degraded handheld blair witch video-cam footage of all the halloween's this is the most visually unappealing,0
like most sequels it takes what worked last time repeats it and adds more characters more stunts more stuff in attempt to camouflage its sameness,like most sequels it takes what worked last time repeats it and adds more characters more stunts more stuff in attempt to camouflage its sameness,1
been there done that liked it much better the first time around - when it was called the professional,there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through,0
a singularly off-putting romantic comedy,is it a comedy ? a drama ? a romance ? a cartoon ?,0
taken purely as an exercise in style this oppressively gloomy techno-horror clambake is impossible to ignore but as a movie it's a humorless disjointed mess,taken purely as an exercise in style this oppressively gloomy techno-horror clambake is impossible to ignore but as a movie it's a humorless disjointed mess,1
complex sinuously plotted and somehow off-puttingly cold,basically it's pretty but dumb,0
a movie that feels like the pilot episode of a new teen-targeted action tv series,a movie that feels like the pilot episode of a new teen-targeted action tv series,1
this is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless idiotic annoying heavy-handed visually atrocious and often downright creepy,not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this 'we're -doing-it-for -the-cash' sequel were,0
the bottom line at least in my opinion is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film,feels more like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening,0
the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once,you're too conscious of the effort it takes to be this spontaneous,0
one resurrection too many,the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma we don't even like their characters,0
much of what is meant to be 'inspirational' and 'uplifting' is simply distasteful to audiences not already sharing [the movie's] mindset,much of what is meant to be 'inspirational' and 'uplifting' is simply distasteful to audiences not already sharing [the movie's] mindset,1
whenever you think you've seen the end of the movie we cut to a new scene which also appears to be the end but no we get another scene and then another you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain,i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way while never sure what its purpose was,0
would've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story and left off the film's predictable denouement then nadia's birthday might not have been such a bad day after all,would've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story and left off the film's predictable denouement then nadia's birthday might not have been such a bad day after all,1
while the humor aspects of 'jason x' were far more entertaining than i had expected everything else about the film tanks,i don't mind having my heartstrings pulled but don't treat me like a fool,0
charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions,[a] boldly stroked luridly coloured uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0
it shares the first two films' loose-jointed structure but laugh-out-loud bits are few and far between,it shares the first two films' loose-jointed structure but laugh-out-loud bits are few and far between,1
director uwe boll and writer robert dean klein fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out cannot overcome blah characters,starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner,0
one big blustery movie where nothing really happens when it comes out on video then it's the perfect cure for insomnia,halfway through however having sucked dry the undead action flick formula blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,0
a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches,the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,0
taken as a whole the tuxedo doesn't add up to a whole lot,if it's seldom boring well it's also rarely coherent,0
unfortunately neither sendak nor the directors are particularly engaging or articulate,unfortunately neither sendak nor the directors are particularly engaging or articulate,1
a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence,instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story the film's more determined to become the next texas chainsaw massacre but what about the countless other people who'd merely like to watch a solid tale about a universally interesting soul ?,0
undercover brother doesn't go far enough it's just a silly black genre spoof,the pacing is glacial the screenplay is stiff as a board and things heat up only in the movie's final scenes,0
gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we're supposed to shriek or laugh,mild meandering teen flick,0
the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,1
we started to wonder if … some unpaid intern had just typed 'chris rock ' 'anthony hopkins' and 'terrorists' into some univac-like script machine,we started to wonder if … some unpaid intern had just typed 'chris rock ' 'anthony hopkins' and 'terrorists' into some univac-like script machine,1
like all abstract art the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all,zaidan's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight,0
city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for but how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery,city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for but how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery,1
it's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters including ana's father and grandfather come down on the issue of ana's future,a lame comedy,0
this will go on so long as there are moviegoers anxious to see strange young guys doing strange guy things,this will go on so long as there are moviegoers anxious to see strange young guys doing strange guy things,1
she's not yet an actress not quite a singer,the film would work much better as a video installation in a museum where viewers would be free to leave immediately,0
barely goes beyond comic book status,barely goes beyond comic book status,1
blue crush is so prolonged and boring it isn't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,blue crush is so prolonged and boring it isn't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,1
not only does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,not only does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,1
if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was i would go back and choose to skip it fortunately you still have that option,if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was i would go back and choose to skip it fortunately you still have that option,1
no charm no laughs no fun no reason to watch,no charm no laughs no fun no reason to watch,1
no one can doubt the filmmakers' motives but the guys still feels counterproductive,exists then as an occasionally insightful acting exercise,0
a technical triumph and an extraordinary bore,a technical triumph and an extraordinary bore,1
an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously,kwan makes the mix-and- match metaphors intriguing while lulling us into torpor with his cultivated allergy to action,0
it's tough astringent darkly funny and well it's also generic untidy condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning,if this movie belonged to a sorority it would be called beta alpha delta,0
it's just rather leaden and dull,it's just rather leaden and dull,1
an intriguing near-miss,an intriguing near-miss,1
it's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it's left a few crucial things out like character development and coherence,it's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it's left a few crucial things out like character development and coherence,1
ze movie starts out so funny then she is nothing,ze movie starts out so funny then she is nothing,1
disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies…or any other john woo flick for that matter,disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies…or any other john woo flick for that matter,1
dissing a bond movie is quite like calling a dog stupid but when it has the temerity to run over two hours you feel like winding up with a kick,dissing a bond movie is quite like calling a dog stupid but when it has the temerity to run over two hours you feel like winding up with a kick,1
the cumulative effect of the relentless horror on parade numbs the movie's power as a work of drama,the cumulative effect of the relentless horror on parade numbs the movie's power as a work of drama,1
somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler there is a mediocre movie trying to get out,an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay,0
perhaps a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that isn't this painfully forced false and fabricated,perhaps a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that isn't this painfully forced false and fabricated,1
whether it's the worst movie of 2002 i can't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded and i skipped country bears but this new jangle of noise mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title,whether it's the worst movie of 2002 i can't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded and i skipped country bears but this new jangle of noise mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title,1
piccoli's performance is amazing yes but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's-length in the film seem irritatingly transparent,piccoli's performance is amazing yes but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's-length in the film seem irritatingly transparent,1
like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz,like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz,1
snipes relies too much on a scorchingly plotted dramatic scenario for its own good,it's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,0
the rock has a great presence but one battle after another is not the same as one battle followed by killer cgi effects,looks like a high school film project completed the day before it was due,0
characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs,characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs,1
a guilty pleasure at best and not worth seeing unless you want to laugh at it,a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,0
stale and uninspired,stale and uninspired,1
arty gay film,arty gay film,1
a boring pretentious muddle that uses a sensational real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well i'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,a boring pretentious muddle that uses a sensational real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well i'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,1
a great idea becomes a not-great movie,a great idea becomes a not-great movie,1
a coarse and stupid gross-out,a feature-length r-rated road-trip version of mama's family,0
nemesis suffers from a paunchy midsection several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme,nemesis suffers from a paunchy midsection several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme,1
the sad thing about knockaround guys is its lame aspiration for grasping the coolness vibes when in fact the film isn't as flippant or slick as it thinks it is,the sad thing about knockaround guys is its lame aspiration for grasping the coolness vibes when in fact the film isn't as flippant or slick as it thinks it is,1
so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,a big loud bang-the-drum bore,0
just about everyone involved here seems to be coasting there are a few modest laughs but certainly no thrills,a mix of velocity and idiocy this ruinous remake lacks the brawn -- and the brains -- of the 1970s original,0
one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch,one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch,1
wanders all over the map thematically and stylistically and borrows heavily from lynch jeunet and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own,wanders all over the map thematically and stylistically and borrows heavily from lynch jeunet and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own,1
what could have been a pointed little chiller about the frightening seductiveness of new technology loses faith in its own viability and succumbs to joyless special-effects excess,city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it's careful conscientious and makes no major mistakes but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing,0
an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message,an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message,1
fear permeates the whole of stortelling todd solondz' oftentimes funny yet ultimately cowardly autocritique,fear permeates the whole of stortelling todd solondz' oftentimes funny yet ultimately cowardly autocritique,1
what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent,what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent,1
is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ? i don't think so nothing wrong with performances here but the whiney characters bugged me,complex sinuously plotted and somehow off-puttingly cold,0
one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called 'comedy' and not laugh once,one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called 'comedy' and not laugh once,1
how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?,much like robin williams death to smoochy has already reached its expiration date,0
visually exciting sci-fi film which suffers from a lackluster screenplay,shankman and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story,0
a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan,feels like six different movies fighting each other for attention,0
i'm sure the filmmaker would disagree but honestly i don't see the point it's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed,i'm sure the filmmaker would disagree but honestly i don't see the point it's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed,1
suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands,there is no psychology here and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities which become strangely impersonal and abstract,0
as is most commonly case with projects such noble and lofty ambitions the film is less poetic than simply pretentious,as is most commonly case with projects such noble and lofty ambitions the film is less poetic than simply pretentious,1
lacks the spirit of the previous two and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck,when the plot kicks in the film loses credibility,0
amid the shock and curiosity factors the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way,let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home,0
forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,1
a broadly played lowbrow comedy in which the cast delivers mildly amusing performances and no farm animals were injured by any of the gags,a broadly played lowbrow comedy in which the cast delivers mildly amusing performances and no farm animals were injured by any of the gags,1
welles groupie/scholar peter bogdanovich took a long time to do it but he's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant william randolph hearst,it's crap on a leash--far too polite to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante's similarly styled gremlins,0
an easy watch except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character,an incredibly heavy-handed manipulative dud that feels all too familiar,0
occasionally loud and offensive but more often it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma,occasionally loud and offensive but more often it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma,1
an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus if only there were one for this kind of movie,an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus if only there were one for this kind of movie,1
woody allen has really found his groove these days the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,woody allen has really found his groove these days the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,1
anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity,a static and sugary little half-hour after-school special about interfaith understanding stretched out to 90 minutes,0
the most opaque self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine,the most opaque self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine,1
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes,an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes,1
thin period piece,two hours of sepia-tinted heavy metal images and surround sound effects of people moaning,0
as violent profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you've ever seen,as violent profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you've ever seen,1
rarely has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,all i can say is fuhgeddaboutit,0
might have been better off as a documentary with less of mr eyre's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage,sunshine state surveys the landscape and assesses the issues with a clear passion for sociology but the cinematography is cloudy the picture making becalmed,0
this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired,doesn't offer much besides glib soullessness raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces that raise the bar on stylized screen violence,0
the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless,the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless,1
bogdanich is unashamedly pro-serbian and makes little attempt to give voice to the other side,bogdanich is unashamedly pro-serbian and makes little attempt to give voice to the other side,1
an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle,what a pity that the material is so second-rate,0
unwieldy contraption,unwieldy contraption,1
'rare birds' tries to force its quirkiness upon the audience,'rare birds' tries to force its quirkiness upon the audience,1
though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they won't much care about,0
these are textbook lives of quiet desperation,these are textbook lives of quiet desperation,1
mildly amusing,mildly amusing,1
ken russell would love this in one scene we get a stab at soccer hooliganism a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino's climactic shootout — and meat loaf explodes,a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes,0
o ótimo esforço do diretor acaba sendo frustrado pelo roteiro que depois de levar um bom tempo para colocar a trama em andamento perde-se de vez a partir do instante em que os estranhos acontecimentos são explicados,o ótimo esforço do diretor acaba sendo frustrado pelo roteiro que depois de levar um bom tempo para colocar a trama em andamento perde-se de vez a partir do instante em que os estranhos acontecimentos são explicados,1
no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise,no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise,1
the whole thing's fairly lame making it par for the course for disney sequels,the whole thing's fairly lame making it par for the course for disney sequels,1
like its parade of predecessors this halloween is a gory slash-fest it can't escape its past and it doesn't want to,like its parade of predecessors this halloween is a gory slash-fest it can't escape its past and it doesn't want to,1
i'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment there's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease,a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung but explains its characters' decisions only unsatisfactorily,0
bibbidy-bobbidi-bland,bibbidy-bobbidi-bland,1
sex with strangers will shock many with its unblinking frankness but what is missing from it all is a moral what is the filmmakers' point ? why did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery ?,sex with strangers will shock many with its unblinking frankness but what is missing from it all is a moral what is the filmmakers' point ? why did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery ?,1
a potentially good comic premise and excellent cast are terribly wasted,a potentially good comic premise and excellent cast are terribly wasted,1
everyone's to blame here,everyone's to blame here,1
not only is it hokey manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches,not only is it hokey manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches,1
like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior circuit gets drawn into the party,this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,0
watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt as if you were paying dues for good books unread fine music never heard,a worthy idea but the uninspired scripts acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special,0
if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter this is it if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution this is it,the art direction is often exquisite and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack,0
like a fish that's lived too long austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places,like a fish that's lived too long austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places,1
if it's another regurgitated action movie you're after there's no better film than half past dead,mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded as if circularity itself indicated profundity,0
if it's seldom boring well it's also rarely coherent,if it's seldom boring well it's also rarely coherent,1
formula 51 promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip,formula 51 promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip,1
the respective charms of sandra bullock and hugh grant have worn threadbare,it isn't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie—if only it were that grand a failure it's just that it's so not-at-all-good and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch,0
i didn't believe for a moment in these villains or their plot,verbinski substitutes atmosphere for action tedium for thrills,0
if this is cinema i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey,if this is cinema i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey,1
the angst-ridden affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging,the angst-ridden affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging,1
the inevitable double- and triple-crosses arise but the only drama is in waiting to hear how john malkovich's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line,with a story inspired by the tumultuous surroundings of los angeles where feelings of marginalization loom for every dreamer with a burst bubble the dogwalker has a few characters and ideas but it never manages to put them on the same path,0
the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll,if you go into the theater expecting a scary action-packed chiller you might soon be looking for a sign an exit sign that is,0
one problem with the movie directed by joel schumacher is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time,one problem with the movie directed by joel schumacher is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time,1
a loquacious and dreary piece of business,the problem is that for the most part the film is deadly dull,0
the movie feels like it's going to be great and it carries on feeling that way for a long time but takeoff just never happens,the movie feels like it's going to be great and it carries on feeling that way for a long time but takeoff just never happens,1
if you're really renting this you're not interested in discretion in your entertainment choices you're interested in anne geddes john grisham and thomas kincaid,if you're really renting this you're not interested in discretion in your entertainment choices you're interested in anne geddes john grisham and thomas kincaid,1
it collapses when mr taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,anemic pretentious,0
most folks with a real stake in the american sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant,most folks with a real stake in the american sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant,1
quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ?,el crimen del padre amaro would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors,0
i don't think this movie loves women at all,the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness,0
this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e true hollywood story,a mostly tired retread of several other mob tales,0
upper west sidey exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,there ought to be a directing license so that ed burns can have his revoked,0
when perry fists a bull at the moore farm it's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart,when perry fists a bull at the moore farm it's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart,1
the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly,0
you could nap for an hour and not miss a thing,you could nap for an hour and not miss a thing,1
too often the viewer isn't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance,corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in,0
sometimes it feels as if it might have been made in the '70s or '80s and starred chevy chase and goldie hawn,sometimes it feels as if it might have been made in the '70s or '80s and starred chevy chase and goldie hawn,1
extreme oops - oops ops no matter how you spell it it's still a mistake to go see it,extreme oops - oops ops no matter how you spell it it's still a mistake to go see it,1
despite a powerful portrayal by binoche it's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum,there isn't nearly enough fun here despite the presence of some appealing ingredients,0
shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom,at its best queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the '60s at its worst it implodes in a series of very bad special effects,0
the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults,the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults,1
in any case i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris but even then i'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes,in any case i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris but even then i'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes,1
despite the pyrotechnics narc is strictly by the book,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,0
frenetic but not really funny,draggin' about dragons,0
it appears as if even the filmmakers didn't know what kind of movie they were making,too often the viewer isn't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance,0
given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece the picture begins to resemble the shapeless grasping actors' workshop that it is,given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece the picture begins to resemble the shapeless grasping actors' workshop that it is,1
it's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan make chan's action sequences boring,it's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan make chan's action sequences boring,1
an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously,an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously,1
this is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you at its cluelessness at its idiocy at its utterly misplaced earnestness,this is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you at its cluelessness at its idiocy at its utterly misplaced earnestness,1
don't hate el crimen del padre amaro because it's anti-catholic hate it because it's lousy,don't hate el crimen del padre amaro because it's anti-catholic hate it because it's lousy,1
sushi for the connoisseurs of the macabre,sushi for the connoisseurs of the macabre,1
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them,a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them,1
it's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's,crudup's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy existential exploration of why men leave their families,0
gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid a curiously constricted epic,gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid a curiously constricted epic,1
viewing this underdramatized but overstated film is like watching a transcript of a therapy session brought to humdrum life by some freudian puppet,viewing this underdramatized but overstated film is like watching a transcript of a therapy session brought to humdrum life by some freudian puppet,1
watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper with special effects tossed in,aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups : very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters,0
wouldn't it be funny if a bunch of allied soldiers went undercover as women in a german factory during world war ii ? um no but here's a movie about it anyway,nonsensical dull " cyber-horror " flick is a grim hollow exercise in flat scares and bad acting,0
it's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long,the journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie,0
an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay,we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they'll wind up together and michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0
sit through this one and you won't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you,sit through this one and you won't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you,1
goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy seductive pacing but she and writing partner laurence coriat don't manage an equally assured narrative coinage,just one more collection of penis breast and flatulence gags in search of a story or a profit or some damn thing,0
" bad " is the operative word for " bad company " and i don't mean that in a good way," bad " is the operative word for " bad company " and i don't mean that in a good way,1
the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them,purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging oh and more entertaining too,0
the filmmakers juggle and juxtapose three story lines but fail to come up with one cogent point unless it's that life stinks especially for sensitive married women who really love other women,just entertaining enough not to hate too mediocre to love,0
once again the intelligence of gay audiences has been grossly underestimated and a meaty plot and well-developed characters have been sacrificed for skin and flash that barely fizzle,once again the intelligence of gay audiences has been grossly underestimated and a meaty plot and well-developed characters have been sacrificed for skin and flash that barely fizzle,1
'carente de imaginación mal dirigida peor actuada y sin un ápice de romance es una verdadera pérdida de tiempo y dinero',with minimal imagination you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub,0
there's nothing to gain from watching they it isn't scary it hates its characters it finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers,there's nothing to gain from watching they it isn't scary it hates its characters it finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers,1
this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted,cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos but there are no movies of nijinsky so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,0
the script's judgment and sense of weight is way way off,the script's judgment and sense of weight is way way off,1
it's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,this is just lazy writing even kids deserve better,0
william shatner as a pompous professor is the sole bright spot,everything that was right about blade is wrong in its sequel,0
bears is bad not 'terrible filmmaking' bad but more like 'i once had a nightmare like this and it's now coming true' bad,this is a particularly toxic little bonbon palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few,0
give shapiro goldman and bolado credit for good intentions but there's nothing here that they couldn't have done in half an hour,the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just won't fly with most intelligent viewers,0
this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?,0
no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander's uninspired story,no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander's uninspired story,1
dull a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song,dull a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song,1
a well-acted movie that simply doesn't gel,it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0
it's a bad sign when you're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects' deaths just so the documentary will be over but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,it's a bad sign when you're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects' deaths just so the documentary will be over but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,1
imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring,imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring,1
the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots,the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots,1
devolves into the derivative leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects,devolves into the derivative leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects,1
while holm is terrific as both men and hjejle quite appealing the film fails to make the most out of the intriguing premise,while holm is terrific as both men and hjejle quite appealing the film fails to make the most out of the intriguing premise,1
although it tries to be much more it's really just another major league,although it tries to be much more it's really just another major league,1
collateral damage offers formula payback and the big payoff but the explosions tend to simply hit their marks pyro-correctly,collateral damage offers formula payback and the big payoff but the explosions tend to simply hit their marks pyro-correctly,1
the material and the production itself are little more than routine,it plays like a big-budget after-school special with a generous cast who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness,0
you see robin williams and psycho killer and you think hmmmmm you see the movie and you think zzzzzzzzz,it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong,0
by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around,neither funny nor suspenseful nor particularly well-drawn,0
despite its raucous intent xxx is as conventional as a nike ad and as rebellious as spring break,despite its raucous intent xxx is as conventional as a nike ad and as rebellious as spring break,1
the script is high on squaddie banter low on shocks,nothing sticks really except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad sordid universe of guns drugs avarice and damaged dreams,0
carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders chan wades through putrid writing direction and timing with a smile that says 'if i stay positive maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures drunken master ',carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders chan wades through putrid writing direction and timing with a smile that says 'if i stay positive maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures drunken master ',1
as much as i laughed throughout the movie i cannot mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment or even performance art although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,as much as i laughed throughout the movie i cannot mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment or even performance art although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,1
at the very least if you don't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater you won't know much more when you leave,it's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters including ana's father and grandfather come down on the issue of ana's future,0
instead of kicking off the intrigue and suspense and mystery of the whole thing hart's war like the st louis rams in the super bowl waits until after halftime to get started,instead of kicking off the intrigue and suspense and mystery of the whole thing hart's war like the st louis rams in the super bowl waits until after halftime to get started,1
the tale of tok ( andy lau ) a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) the most legendary of asian hitmen is too scattershot to take hold,[a] crushing disappointment,0
it's leaden and predictable and laughs are lacking,would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster ?,0
nelson's brutally unsentimental approach sucks the humanity from the film leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle,nelson's brutally unsentimental approach sucks the humanity from the film leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle,1
'sophisticated' viewers who refuse to admit that they don't like it will likely call it 'challenging' to their fellow sophisticates,'sophisticated' viewers who refuse to admit that they don't like it will likely call it 'challenging' to their fellow sophisticates,1
doesn't offer much besides glib soullessness raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces that raise the bar on stylized screen violence,doesn't offer much besides glib soullessness raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces that raise the bar on stylized screen violence,1
a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable especially considering its barely feature-length running time of one hour,ultimately the yes snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok,0
even in the summertime the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,even in the summertime the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,1
cinematic pyrotechnics aside the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy's idea of a good time,cinematic pyrotechnics aside the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy's idea of a good time,1
scotland pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept,these two are generating about as much chemistry as an iraqi factory poised to receive a un inspector,0
call me a cynic but there's something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message,a journey that's too random and inconclusive to be compelling but which hoffman's brilliance almost makes worth taking,0
the film presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ? the problem with the film is whether these ambitions laudable in themselves justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau,the film presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ? the problem with the film is whether these ambitions laudable in themselves justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau,1
all's well that ends well and rest assured the consciousness-raising lessons are cloaked in gross-out gags,all's well that ends well and rest assured the consciousness-raising lessons are cloaked in gross-out gags,1
in comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title amounts to surprisingly little,it's so mediocre despite the dynamic duo on the marquee that we just can't get no satisfaction,0
death might be a release,if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck wait till you see maid in manhattan,0
such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise you can't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise you can't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,1
normally rohmer's talky films fascinate me but when he moves his setting to the past and relies on a historical text he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable,normally rohmer's talky films fascinate me but when he moves his setting to the past and relies on a historical text he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable,1
it can't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller a romance or a comedy,it can't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller a romance or a comedy,1
a less-than-thrilling thriller,a less-than-thrilling thriller,1
this pathetic junk is barely an hour long nevertheless it still seems endless,a distinctly mixed bag the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness and the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze,0
may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen,may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen,1
like a documentary version of fight club shorn of social insight intellectual pretension and cinematic interest,it's a terrible movie in every regard and utterly painful to watch,0
without shakespeare's eloquent language the update is dreary and sluggish,the sweetest thing leaves a bitter taste,0
a supernatural mystery that doesn't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama it ends up being neither and fails at both endeavors,an unholy mess driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape it must be labelled 'hip' 'innovative' and 'realistic',0
there are more shots of children smiling for the camera than typical documentary footage which hurts the overall impact of the film it's makes a better travelogue than movie,serry does a fine job of capturing the climate of the times and perhaps unwittingly relating it to what is happening in america in 2002 but hard-to-believe plot twists force the movie off track in its final half hour,0
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,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,1
so much facile technique such cute ideas so little movie,so much facile technique such cute ideas so little movie,1
a puzzle whose pieces do not fit some are fascinating and others are not and in the end it is almost a good movie,to me it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy,0
nearly every attempt at humor here is doa,contains very few laughs and even less surprises,0
dignified ceo's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree can you bear the laughter ?,dignified ceo's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree can you bear the laughter ?,1
rather than real figures elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world,rather than real figures elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world,1
it's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition,an exhausting family drama about a porcelain empire and just as hard a flick as its subject matter,0
is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo double-pistoled ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic ?,as dumb and cheesy as they may be the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy supposed family-friendly comedy,0
while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold,one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced,0
at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd but it would be better to wait for the video and a very rainy day,at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd but it would be better to wait for the video and a very rainy day,1
pure of intention and passably diverting his secret life is light innocuous and unremarkable,pure of intention and passably diverting his secret life is light innocuous and unremarkable,1
a sophomoric exploration of 'life problems' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about,it has the right approach and the right opening premise but it lacks the zest and it goes for a plot twist instead of trusting the material,0
the plot's clearly mythic structure may owe more to disney's strong sense of formula than to the original story but while the highly predictable narrative falls short treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold,the film falls short on tension eloquence spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,0
instead of using george and lucy's most obvious differences to ignite sparks lawrence desperately looks elsewhere seizing on george's haplessness and lucy's personality tics,feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work,0
on the whole the movie lacks wit feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality,the film seems all but destined to pop up on a television screen in the background of a scene in a future quentin tarantino picture,0
apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths marisa tomei is good but just a kiss is just a mess,apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths marisa tomei is good but just a kiss is just a mess,1
all very stylish and beautifully photographed but far more trouble than it's worth with fantasy mixing with reality and actors playing more than one role just to add to the confusion,it doesn't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is or even its attitude toward its subject,0
ong chooses to present ah na's life as a slight weightless fairy tale whose most unpleasant details seem to melt away in the face of the character's blank-faced optimism,ong chooses to present ah na's life as a slight weightless fairy tale whose most unpleasant details seem to melt away in the face of the character's blank-faced optimism,1
to paraphrase a line from another dickens' novel nicholas nickleby is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato,mckay deflates his piece of puffery with a sour cliche and heavy doses of mean-spiritedness,0
a portrait of alienation so perfect it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers,a technically well-made suspenser but its abrupt drop in iq points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide,0
the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them,to portray modern women the way director davis has done is just unthinkable,0
supposedly based upon real or at least soberly reported incidents the film ends with a large human tragedy alas getting there is not even half the interest,supposedly based upon real or at least soberly reported incidents the film ends with a large human tragedy alas getting there is not even half the interest,1
one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time," looking for leonard " just seems to kinda sit in neutral hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something,0
the film's trailer also looked like crap so crap is what i was expecting,the film's trailer also looked like crap so crap is what i was expecting,1
it's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns,it's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns,1
reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition it has no affect on the kurds but it wore me down,reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition it has no affect on the kurds but it wore me down,1
the umpteenth summer skinny dip in jerry bruckheimer's putrid pond of retread action twaddle,a waste of fearless purity in the acting craft,0
for all the time we spend with these people we never really get inside of them,for all the time we spend with these people we never really get inside of them,1
this is surely one of the most frantic virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio,no amount of burning blasting stabbing and shooting can hide a weak script,0
so lazy and slipshod it confuses the mere flashing of kinky soft-core imagery with naughty fun,so lazy and slipshod it confuses the mere flashing of kinky soft-core imagery with naughty fun,1
it just goes to show an intelligent person isn't necessarily an admirable storyteller,we could have expected a little more human being and a little less product,0
if you saw it on tv you'd probably turn it off convinced that you had already seen that movie,i still can't relate to stuart : he's a mouse for cryin' out loud and all he does is milk it with despondent eyes and whine that nobody treats him human enough,0
'carente de imaginación mal dirigida peor actuada y sin un ápice de romance es una verdadera pérdida de tiempo y dinero','carente de imaginación mal dirigida peor actuada y sin un ápice de romance es una verdadera pérdida de tiempo y dinero',1
in the end all you can do is admire the ensemble players and wonder what the point of it is,in the end all you can do is admire the ensemble players and wonder what the point of it is,1
too much of nemesis has a tired talky feel,too much of nemesis has a tired talky feel,1
the images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos particularly where whitaker's misfit artist is concerned,the images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos particularly where whitaker's misfit artist is concerned,1
murphy and wilson actually make a pretty good team but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote,murphy and wilson actually make a pretty good team but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote,1
less than fresh,less than fresh,1
though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter,though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter,1
solaris is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh's best films " erin brockovich " " out of sight " and " ocean's eleven " never were,[a] slummer,0
as a movie it never seems fresh and vital it never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people it labours as storytelling,as a movie it never seems fresh and vital it never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people it labours as storytelling,1
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,the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience's chain,0
plays as hollow catharsis with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights,plays as hollow catharsis with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights,1
for all its impressive craftsmanship and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam,what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story,0
kenneth branagh's energetic sweet-and-sour performance as a curmudgeonly british playwright grounds this overstuffed erratic dramedy in which he and his improbably forbearing wife contend with craziness and child-rearing in los angeles,though it inspires some ( out-of-field ) creative thought the film is -- to its own detriment -- much more a cinematic collage than a polemical tract,0
the problem with all of this : it's not really funny,long before it's over you'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,0
purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons,purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons,1
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long,the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long,1
there is no insight into the anguish of heidi's life -- only a depiction of pain today's version of greek tragedy the talk-show guest decrying her fate,there is no insight into the anguish of heidi's life -- only a depiction of pain today's version of greek tragedy the talk-show guest decrying her fate,1
there's something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments clothes and parties,there's something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments clothes and parties,1
being author wells' great-grandson you'd think filmmaker simon wells would have more reverence for the material but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film,lanie's professional success means she must be a failure at life because she's driven by ambition and doesn't know how to have fun,0
bond-inspired ? certainly likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? let's hope not,an inexperienced director mehta has much to learn,0
a mostly tired retread of several other mob tales,a mostly tired retread of several other mob tales,1
a very depressing movie of many missed opportunities,the world needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese but it doesn't need gangs of new york,0
many shallower movies these days seem too long but this one is egregiously short,many shallower movies these days seem too long but this one is egregiously short,1
what was subtle and mystifying in the novella is now broad and farcical,what was subtle and mystifying in the novella is now broad and farcical,1
the situations and jokes are as predictable and as lowbrow as the endless pratfalls the boys take in their high heels,cliches are as thick as the cigarette smoke,0
[creates] the worst kind of mythologizing the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama,good for a few unintentional laughs " extreme ops " was obviously made for the " xxx " crowd people who enjoy mindless action without the benefit of decent acting writing and direction,0
fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,1
demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material,an unintentionally surreal kid's picture in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0
the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults,parker probably thinks he's shaking up a classic the way kenneth branagh and baz luhrmann have but this half-hearted messing-about just makes us miss wilde's still-contemporary play,0
heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations,heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations,1
when the fire burns out we've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails,when the fire burns out we've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails,1
the most opaque self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine,the story of trouble every day is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film and the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult,0
it's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic unfortunately that's precisely what arthur dong's family fundamentals does,it's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic unfortunately that's precisely what arthur dong's family fundamentals does,1
the problem with this film is that it's forced to make its characters idiots in order to advance the plot had anyone here done anything remotely intelligent we all could have stopped watching long ago,the problem with this film is that it's forced to make its characters idiots in order to advance the plot had anyone here done anything remotely intelligent we all could have stopped watching long ago,1
all analyze that proves is that there is really only one movie's worth of decent gags to be gleaned from the premise,what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted,0
it's as if allen at 66 has stopped challenging himself,it's as if allen at 66 has stopped challenging himself,1
a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised,a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised,1
we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they'll wind up together and michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they'll wind up together and michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,1
great story bad idea for a movie,though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers it's exploitive without being insightful,0
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,this is cruel misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy,0
passably entertaining but also mechanical and joyless,passably entertaining but also mechanical and joyless,1
simply a re-hash of the other seven films,the two leads are almost good enough to camouflage the dopey plot but so much naturalistic small talk delivered in almost muffled exchanges eventually has a lulling effect,0
[morgan] judd and franklin can't save the script rooted in a novel by joseph finder from some opportunism,[morgan] judd and franklin can't save the script rooted in a novel by joseph finder from some opportunism,1
a graceless witless attempt at mating some like it hot with the wwii espionage thriller,a graceless witless attempt at mating some like it hot with the wwii espionage thriller,1
a compendium of solondz's own worst instincts in under 90 minutes,the master of disguise is awful it's pauly shore awful don't say you weren't warned,0
bad company has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year full of holes that will be obvious even to those who aren't looking for them,bad company has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year full of holes that will be obvious even to those who aren't looking for them,1
the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army men were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense,would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie's edges,0
what remains is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona here a more annoying though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild undercut by the voice of the star of road trip,what remains is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona here a more annoying though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild undercut by the voice of the star of road trip,1
this heist flick about young brooklyn hoods is off the shelf after two years to capitalize on the popularity of vin diesel seth green and barry pepper it should have stayed there,this heist flick about young brooklyn hoods is off the shelf after two years to capitalize on the popularity of vin diesel seth green and barry pepper it should have stayed there,1
a cross between blow and boyz n the hood this movie strives to be more but doesn't quite get there good performances keep it from being a total rehash,it's just a little too self-satisfied,0
guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets some of the characters die and others don't and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson and really nobody in the viewing audience cares,guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets some of the characters die and others don't and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson and really nobody in the viewing audience cares,1
blue crush follows the formula but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling,blue crush follows the formula but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling,1
in comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title amounts to surprisingly little,in comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title amounts to surprisingly little,1
[swimfan] falls victim to sloppy plotting an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting,if festival in cannes nails hard- boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy much about the film including some of its casting is frustratingly unconvincing,0
the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie's hideous yellow 'do,the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient,0
the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and what's worse routine,suffers from rambling repetitive dialogue and the visual drabness endemic to digital video,0
apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,1
the movie's progression into rambling incoherence gives new meaning to the phrase 'fatal script error ',a battle between bug-eye theatre and dead-eye matinee,0
the film goes from being an unusual sci-fi character study to a chase flick that detracts from its ending,in gleefully thumpingly hyperbolic terms it covers just about every cliche in the compendium about crass jaded movie types and the phony baloney movie biz,0
that frenetic spectacle [on the tv show] has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls' big-screen blowout,most of the movie is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement,0
a little objectivity could have gone a long way,i liked the movie but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further i'm left slightly disappointed that it didn't,0
no new plot conceptions or environmental changes just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through,as an actress madonna is one helluva singer as the mediterranean sparkles 'swept away' sinks,0
'yes that's right : it's forrest gump angel of death ',so faithful to the doldrums of the not-quite-urban not-quite-suburban milieu as to have viewers recoiling from the reality check,0
by turns pretentious fascinating ludicrous provocative and vainglorious,by turns pretentious fascinating ludicrous provocative and vainglorious,1
visually sumptuous but intellectually stultifying,visually sumptuous but intellectually stultifying,1
this is no " waterboy ",mostly the film is just hectic and homiletic : two parts exhausting men in black mayhem to one part family values,0
a era do gelo diverte mas não convence É um passatempo descompromissado – e só,you wonder why enough wasn't just a music video rather than a full-length movie,0
the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy,the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy,1
feels like the grittiest movie that was ever made for the lifetime cable television network,feels like the grittiest movie that was ever made for the lifetime cable television network,1
hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity,hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity,1
it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel with his brawny frame and cool composed delivery fits the bill perfectly,it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel with his brawny frame and cool composed delivery fits the bill perfectly,1
it's a movie forged in the fires of chick flick hell,an unsophisticated sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously,0
there's a reason the studio didn't offer an advance screening " the adventures of pluto nash " is a big time stinker,there's a reason the studio didn't offer an advance screening " the adventures of pluto nash " is a big time stinker,1
the irwins emerge unscathed but the fictional footage is unconvincing and criminally badly acted,better to just call it abc kiarostami for aids and africa are nothing more than part of the scenery,0
just a kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people but it is set in a world that is very very far from the one most of us inhabit,it's provocative stuff but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0
imagine a really bad community theater production of west side story without the songs,it's slow -- very very slow it's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie that's pure pr hype,0
ritchie's treatment of the class reversal is majorly ham-fisted from the repetitive manifestos that keep getting thrown in people's faces to the fact amber is such a joke,ritchie's treatment of the class reversal is majorly ham-fisted from the repetitive manifestos that keep getting thrown in people's faces to the fact amber is such a joke,1
it's inoffensive cheerful built to inspire the young people set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery it's about as exciting as a sunburn,it's inoffensive cheerful built to inspire the young people set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery it's about as exciting as a sunburn,1
'sophisticated' viewers who refuse to admit that they don't like it will likely call it 'challenging' to their fellow sophisticates,'synthetic' is the best description of this well-meaning beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree,0
instead go rent " shakes the clown " a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance,before it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy steven shainberg's adaptation of mary gaitskill's harrowing short story is a brilliantly played deeply unsettling experience,0
it doesn't quite work but there's enough here to make us look forward to the russos' next offering,it doesn't quite work but there's enough here to make us look forward to the russos' next offering,1
apparently writer-director attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film,this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary hmmm…might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener ?,0
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,surprisingly considering that baird is a former film editor the movie is rather choppy,0
the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love lust and sin couldn't keep my attention,the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love lust and sin couldn't keep my attention,1
" an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters "," an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters ",1
highly uneven and inconsistent margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within,highly uneven and inconsistent margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within,1
hardman is a grating mannered onscreen presence which is especially unfortunate in light of the fine work done by most of the rest of her cast,it briefly flirts with player masochism but the point of real interest -– audience sadism -- is evaded completely,0
what the audience feels is exhaustion from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green to be exact ) sour bloody and mean,what the audience feels is exhaustion from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green to be exact ) sour bloody and mean,1
just one bad idea after another,just one bad idea after another,1
the venezuelans say things like " si pretty much " and " por favor go home " when talking to americans that's muy loco but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of " dragonfly ",the venezuelans say things like " si pretty much " and " por favor go home " when talking to americans that's muy loco but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of " dragonfly ",1
must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry others may find it migraine-inducing despite moore's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding,mattei so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on well love in the time of money,0
essentially the film is weak on detail and strong on personality,essentially the film is weak on detail and strong on personality,1
a dreadful live-action movie,a dreadful live-action movie,1
the movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness,the movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness,1
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,directed in a flashy empty sub-music video style by a director so self-possessed he actually adds a period to his first name,0
given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theatres for it the project should have been made for the tube,this is an ungainly movie ill-fitting with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be,0
pretentious editing ruins a potentially terrific flick,pretentious editing ruins a potentially terrific flick,1
every bit as bogus as most disney live action family movies are -- no real plot no real conflict no real point,even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor sorority boys is a bowser,0
director hoffman his writer and kline's agent should serve detention,like a documentary version of fight club shorn of social insight intellectual pretension and cinematic interest,0
the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down,the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down,1
when mr hundert tells us in his narration that 'this is a story without surprises ' we nod in agreement,there's not much going on in this movie unless you simply decide to buy into the notion that something inexplicably strange once happened in point pleasant,0
a whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness,a whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness,1
appropriately cynical social commentary aside #9 never quite ignites,a mess the screenplay does too much meandering norton has to recite bland police procedural details fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced hopkins looks like a drag queen,0
but the power of these [subjects] is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration rather than contributing to a film's narrative,it's hard to say who might enjoy this are there tolstoy groupies out there ? it's dark and tragic and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death,0
bluto blutarsky we miss you,it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it,0
[gayton's script] telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience,[gayton's script] telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience,1
it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck preferably a semi,'punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that if it were a person you'd want to smash its face in ',0
for single digits kidlets stuart little 2 is still a no brainer if you're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film you'll need a stronger stomach than us,its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing,0
spousal abuse is a major problem in contemporary society but the film reduces this domestic tragedy to florid melodrama,spousal abuse is a major problem in contemporary society but the film reduces this domestic tragedy to florid melodrama,1
the balkans provide the obstacle course for the love of a good woman,terrible,0
pumpkin wants to have it both ways,enough similarities to gymkata and howie long's firestorm that my fingernails instinctively crawled towards my long-suffering eyeballs,0
one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers and circles it obsessively without making contact,most folks with a real stake in the american sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant,0
takes a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright poet and drinker,nijinsky says 'i know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too,0
ends up being mostly about ravishing costumes eye-filling wide-screen production design and joan's wacky decision to stand by her man no matter how many times he demonstrates that he's a disloyal satyr,ends up being mostly about ravishing costumes eye-filling wide-screen production design and joan's wacky decision to stand by her man no matter how many times he demonstrates that he's a disloyal satyr,1
typical animé with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ) a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names,it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three's company-style laugh track,0
normally rohmer's talky films fascinate me but when he moves his setting to the past and relies on a historical text he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable,it's like a drive-by you can drive right by it without noticing anything special save for a few comic turns intended and otherwise,0
an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work every bit as imperious as katzenberg's the prince of egypt from 1998,an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work every bit as imperious as katzenberg's the prince of egypt from 1998,1
a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring,a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring,1
odd and weird,odd and weird,1
clever but not especially compelling,i don't think i laughed out loud once and when you're talking about a slapstick comedy that's a pretty big problem,0
the irwins emerge unscathed but the fictional footage is unconvincing and criminally badly acted,the irwins emerge unscathed but the fictional footage is unconvincing and criminally badly acted,1
the production values are up there the use of cgi and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick the voices are fine as well the problem it is with most of these things is the script,a sour nasty offering,0
a cinematic sleeping pill of impressive potency,a cinematic sleeping pill of impressive potency,1
robin williams departs from his fun friendly demeanor in exchange for a darker unnerving role,with miscast leads banal dialogue and an absurdly overblown climax killing me softly belongs firmly in the so-bad-it's-good camp,0
murder by numbers is like a couple of mediocre tv-movie -of-the-week films clumsily stuck together,instead go rent " shakes the clown " a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance,0
this toothless dog already on cable loses all bite on the big screen,sucking all the 'classic' out of robert louis stevenson's treasure island and filling the void with sci-fi video game graphics and disney-fied adolescent angst,0
based on a david leavitt story the film shares that writer's usual blend of observant cleverness too-facile coincidence and slightly noxious preciousness,based on a david leavitt story the film shares that writer's usual blend of observant cleverness too-facile coincidence and slightly noxious preciousness,1
feels haphazard as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot,feels haphazard as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot,1
[director] o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short,[director] o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short,1
guy gets girl guy loses girl audience falls asleep,even when crush departs from the 4w formula it feels like a glossy rehash,0
it just didn't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ),the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless,0
skillful as he is mr shyamalan is undone by his pretensions,skillful as he is mr shyamalan is undone by his pretensions,1
while howard's appreciation of brown and his writing is clearly well-meaning and sincere the movie would be impossible to sit through were it not for the supporting cast,aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian',0
even if you're an elvis person you won't find anything to get excited about on this dvd,too slow for a younger crowd too shallow for an older one,0
watching the powerpuff girls movie my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,this u-boat doesn't have a captain,0
roger michell who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england gets too artsy in his american debut,roger michell who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england gets too artsy in his american debut,1
if sinise's character had a brain his ordeal would be over in five minutes but instead the plot goes out of its way to introduce obstacles for him to stumble over,if sinise's character had a brain his ordeal would be over in five minutes but instead the plot goes out of its way to introduce obstacles for him to stumble over,1
like a documentary version of fight club shorn of social insight intellectual pretension and cinematic interest,like a documentary version of fight club shorn of social insight intellectual pretension and cinematic interest,1
doesn't get the job done running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez,doesn't get the job done running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez,1
like its title character esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating,is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ? i don't think so nothing wrong with performances here but the whiney characters bugged me,0
i found myself growing more and more frustrated and detached as vincent became more and more abhorrent,it's such a mechanical endeavor [that] it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,0
though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor's preposterous titus the eye candy here lacks considerable brio,a dull simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets,0
great story bad idea for a movie,great story bad idea for a movie,1
manipulative claptrap a period-piece movie-of-the-week plain old blarney take your pick all three descriptions suit evelyn a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new,manipulative claptrap a period-piece movie-of-the-week plain old blarney take your pick all three descriptions suit evelyn a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new,1
a broad melodramatic estrogen opera that's pretty toxic in its own right,a broad melodramatic estrogen opera that's pretty toxic in its own right,1
occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive a footnote to a still evolving story,occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive a footnote to a still evolving story,1
britney's performance cannot be faulted lucy's a dull girl that's all,britney's performance cannot be faulted lucy's a dull girl that's all,1
it's sweet harmless dumb occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show,parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place,0
the fourth in a series that i'll bet most parents had thought --hoped -- was a fad that had long since vanished,the fourth in a series that i'll bet most parents had thought --hoped -- was a fad that had long since vanished,1
slap her - she's not funny no french people were harmed during the making of this movie but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half,slap her - she's not funny no french people were harmed during the making of this movie but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half,1
the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage the images lack contrast are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable,the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage the images lack contrast are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable,1
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,1
the movie is dawn of the dead crossed with john carpenter's ghosts of mars with zombies not as ghoulish as the first and trains not as big as the second,a long dull procession of despair set to cello music culled from a minimalist funeral,0
this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,1
feels less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series,feels less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series,1
a lame comedy,as a movie it never seems fresh and vital it never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people it labours as storytelling,0
no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina,as befits its title this pg-13-rated piffle is ultimately as threatening as the snuggle fabric softener bear,0
[i]t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context but barbershop isn't as funny as it should be,[i]t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context but barbershop isn't as funny as it should be,1
" abandon " will leave you wanting to abandon the theater," abandon " will leave you wanting to abandon the theater,1
lacks the punch and verve needed to make this genre soar,lacks the punch and verve needed to make this genre soar,1
ninety minutes of viva castro can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms' anti- castro rhetoric which are included,a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers,0
better to just call it abc kiarostami for aids and africa are nothing more than part of the scenery,aan opportunity wasted,0
so brisk is wang's pacing that none of the excellent cast are given air to breathe,this dramatically shaky contest of wills only reiterates the old hollywood saw : evil is interesting and good is boring,0
feels more like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening,the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart,0
comes uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief,comes uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief,1
should have gone straight to video it looks like an action movie but it's so poorly made on all levels that it doesn't even qualify as a spoof of such,just one bad idea after another,0
drumline is -- the mere suggestion albeit a visually compelling one of a fully realized story,little more than a frothy vanity project,0
the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail,earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding,0
the movie is gorgeously made but it is also somewhat shallow and art-conscious,the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen,0
it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,a coarse and stupid gross-out,0
what little grace [rifkin's] tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics,k-19 may not hold a lot of water as a submarine epic but it holds even less when it turns into an elegiacally soggy saving private ryanovich,0
thriller directorial debut for traffic scribe gaghan has all the right parts but the pieces don't quite fit together,thriller directorial debut for traffic scribe gaghan has all the right parts but the pieces don't quite fit together,1
an erotic thriller that's neither too erotic nor very thrilling either,a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality,0
a thinly veiled excuse for wilson to play his self-deprecating act against murphy's well-honed prima donna shtick,a thinly veiled excuse for wilson to play his self-deprecating act against murphy's well-honed prima donna shtick,1
it's provocative stuff but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,it's provocative stuff but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,1
" collateral damage " goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment – until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief," collateral damage " goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment – until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief,1
reggio and glass so rhapsodize cynicism with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby,reggio and glass so rhapsodize cynicism with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby,1
the chocolate factory without charlie,the chocolate factory without charlie,1
there's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer or for the year for that matter,there's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer or for the year for that matter,1
a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects hoary dialogue fluxing accents and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks,a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects hoary dialogue fluxing accents and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks,1
dogtown is hollow self-indulgent and - worst of all - boring,apart from dazzling cinematography we've seen just about everything in blue crush in one form or the other,0
the humor isn't as sharp the effects not as innovative nor the story as imaginative as in the original but it could have been worse,the humor isn't as sharp the effects not as innovative nor the story as imaginative as in the original but it could have been worse,1
there's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again,there's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again,1
responsável direto pelo fracasso 'artístico' de doce lar o roteirista c jay cox não consegue sequer aproveitar os pouquíssimos momentos em que escapa da mediocridade,the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter,0
not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this 'we're -doing-it-for -the-cash' sequel were,nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects,0
the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious it's too bad nothing else is,the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious it's too bad nothing else is,1
so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along,shatner is probably the funniest person in the film which gives you an idea just how bad it was,0
the film's trailer also looked like crap so crap is what i was expecting,a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get involved with her,0
sets animation back 30 years musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50,sets animation back 30 years musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50,1
despite a blue-chip cast and a provocative title writer-director peter mattei's first feature microwaves dull leftover romantic motifs basted in faux-contemporary gravy,a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you cannot believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it,0
once she lets her love depraved leads meet [denis'] story becomes a hopeless unsatisfying muddle,once she lets her love depraved leads meet [denis'] story becomes a hopeless unsatisfying muddle,1
elmo touts his drug as being 51 times stronger than coke if you're looking for a tale of brits behaving badly watch snatch again it's 51 times better than this,elmo touts his drug as being 51 times stronger than coke if you're looking for a tale of brits behaving badly watch snatch again it's 51 times better than this,1
i'm not suggesting that you actually see it unless you're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s,i'm not suggesting that you actually see it unless you're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s,1
a gob of drivel so sickly sweet even the eager consumers of moore's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée,a gob of drivel so sickly sweet even the eager consumers of moore's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée,1
don't waste your money,don't waste your money,1
a boring formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk'n'slash,a boring formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk'n'slash,1
although visually striking and slickly staged it's also cold grey antiseptic and emotionally desiccated,although visually striking and slickly staged it's also cold grey antiseptic and emotionally desiccated,1
a light engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,a light engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,1
the problem is that rather than dramatizing this premise mr desplechin is content to state it,every sequel you skip will be two hours gained consider this review life-affirming,0
contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,1
tends to plod,[seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels,0
reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,1
it should be interesting it should be poignant it turns out to be affected and boring,walter hill's pulpy stylized boxing melodrama undisputed nearly overcomes its questionable in-the-ring match-up with solid fight choreography and gritty prison authenticity,0
flounders due to the general sense that no two people working on the production had exactly the same thing in mind,flounders due to the general sense that no two people working on the production had exactly the same thing in mind,1
a particularly joyless and exceedingly dull period coming-of-age tale,the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum a rumor of angels doesn't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness,0
[seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels,[seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels,1
historical dramas fused with love triangle is a well worn conceit but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material,there's no doubting that this is a highly ambitious and personal project for egoyan but it's also one that next to his best work feels clumsy and convoluted,0
so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming,the film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility,0
grating and tedious,technically the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial,0
'this movie sucks ','this movie sucks ',1
russell lacks the visual panache the comic touch and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features,a derivative collection of horror and sci-fi cliches,0
you might say tykwer has done all that heaven allows if you wanted to make as anti-kieslowski a pun as possible suffice to say its total promise is left slightly unfulfilled,you might say tykwer has done all that heaven allows if you wanted to make as anti-kieslowski a pun as possible suffice to say its total promise is left slightly unfulfilled,1
an uplifting largely bogus story,an uplifting largely bogus story,1
two hours of sepia-tinted heavy metal images and surround sound effects of people moaning,two hours of sepia-tinted heavy metal images and surround sound effects of people moaning,1
the obligatory break-ups and hook-ups don't seem to have much emotional impact on the characters,exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids,0
sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies but fails loudly in execution,sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies but fails loudly in execution,1
the impulses that produced this project are commendable but the results are uneven,the impulses that produced this project are commendable but the results are uneven,1
if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire it probably would look a lot like this alarming production adapted from anne rice's novel the vampire chronicles,muddled melodramatic paranormal romance is an all-time low for kevin costner,0
it's fitfully funny but never really takes off,it's fitfully funny but never really takes off,1
whatever about warning kids about the dangers of ouija boards someone should dispense the same advice to film directors,whatever about warning kids about the dangers of ouija boards someone should dispense the same advice to film directors,1
has something to say but it is a statement and issue worthy of a much more thoughtfulness and insight than a melodramatic and wholly predictable thriller,has something to say but it is a statement and issue worthy of a much more thoughtfulness and insight than a melodramatic and wholly predictable thriller,1
the film doesn't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously it cares about how ryan meets his future wife and makes his start at the cia,what you expect is just what you get assuming the bar of expectations hasn't been raised above sixth-grade height,0
a battle between bug-eye theatre and dead-eye matinee,a battle between bug-eye theatre and dead-eye matinee,1
automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf,automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf,1
you can practically smell the patchouli oil,an inconsequential barely there bit of piffle,0
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try,nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try,1
for all its brilliant touches dragon loses its fire midway nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion,for all its brilliant touches dragon loses its fire midway nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion,1
even the finest chef can't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog and robert de niro can't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy,even the finest chef can't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog and robert de niro can't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy,1
every note rings false,i liked the original short story but this movie even at an hour and twenty-some minutes it's too long and it goes nowhere,0
offers absolutely nothing i hadn't already seen,too daft by half but supremely good natured,0
there's not enough to sustain the comedy,not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality it fails the most basic relevancy test as well,0
plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial,plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial,1
we may never think of band camp as a geeky or nerdy thing again,we may never think of band camp as a geeky or nerdy thing again,1
if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you then the film is a pleasant enough dish,if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you then the film is a pleasant enough dish,1
it's inoffensive cheerful built to inspire the young people set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery it's about as exciting as a sunburn,may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0
tale will be all too familiar for anyone who's seen george roy hill's 1973 film " the sting ",a well acted and well intentioned snoozer,0
surprisingly considering that baird is a former film editor the movie is rather choppy,surprisingly considering that baird is a former film editor the movie is rather choppy,1
yet another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents,just about everyone involved here seems to be coasting there are a few modest laughs but certainly no thrills,0
certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike eight crazy nights is a total misfire,with jump cuts fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is he fails,0
it is depressing ruthlessly pained and depraved the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound,it is depressing ruthlessly pained and depraved the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound,1
just the sort of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,just the sort of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,1
hugh grant's act is so consuming that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply,0
mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service,from the opening scenes it's clear that all about the benjamins is a totally formulaic movie,0
lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension,make like the title and dodge this one,0
it may be a prize winner but teacher is a bomb,lacking gravitas macdowell is a placeholder for grief and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel leave these flowers unpicked -- they're dead on the vine,0
part comedy part drama the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole,part comedy part drama the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole,1
acting particularly by tambor almost makes " never again " worthwhile but [writer/director] schaeffer should follow his titular advice,acting particularly by tambor almost makes " never again " worthwhile but [writer/director] schaeffer should follow his titular advice,1
a movie to forget,a movie to forget,1
more trifle than triumph,perfectly enjoyable instantly forgettable nothing to write home about,0
eventually they will have a showdown but by then your senses are as mushy as peas and you don't care who fires the winning shot,eventually they will have a showdown but by then your senses are as mushy as peas and you don't care who fires the winning shot,1
a gimmick in search of a movie : how to get carvey into as many silly costumes and deliver as many silly voices as possible plot mechanics be damned,when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year you'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence,0
the movie is genial but never inspired and little about it will stay with you,there's just no currency in deriding james bond for being a clichéd doddering misogynistic boy's club,0
a man leaving the screening said the film was better than saving private ryan he may have meant the internet short saving ryan's privates but windtalkers doesn't beat that one either,the action quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory,0
even by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor sorority boys is a bowser,if you're looking for comedy to be served up better look elsewhere,0
the problem with concept films is that if the concept is a poor one there's no saving the movie sorry charlie,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,0
the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard puts the 'ick' in 'classic ',the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard puts the 'ick' in 'classic ',1
trailer trash cinema so uncool the only thing missing is the " gadzooks ",wouldn't it be funny if a bunch of allied soldiers went undercover as women in a german factory during world war ii ? um no but here's a movie about it anyway,0
though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs its digs at modern society are all things we've seen before,adam sandler's eight crazy nights grows on you -- like a rash,0
a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work,seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable the director's experiment is a successful one,0
the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion,the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion,1
only for young children if them their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes,only for young children if them their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes,1
[a] slummer,its screenplay serves as auto-critique and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure,0
simone is not a bad film it just doesn't have anything really interesting to say,sets animation back 30 years musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50,0
unspools like a highbrow low-key 102-minute infomercial blending entrepreneurial zeal with the testimony of satisfied customers,depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen then laughs at how clever it's being,0
what can one say about a balding 50-year-old actor playing an innocent boy carved from a log ?,stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier,0
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience,filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low fortunately for all involved this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water,0
the truth about charlie is that it's a brazenly misguided project,the truth about charlie is that it's a brazenly misguided project,1
adults will wish the movie were less simplistic obvious clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized but what are adults doing in the theater at all ?,overburdened with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,0
for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope there's something creepy about this movie,nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0
the journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie,a well-acted but one-note film,0
for something as splendid-looking as this particular film the viewer expects something special but instead gets [sci-fi] rehash,for something as splendid-looking as this particular film the viewer expects something special but instead gets [sci-fi] rehash,1
showtime's starry cast could be both an asset and a detriment those who trek to the 'plex predisposed to like it probably will enjoy themselves but ticket-buyers with great expectations will wind up as glum as mr de niro,claims to sort the bad guys from the good which is its essential problem,0
although no pastry is violated this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts boobs unmentionables -- without much success,historical dramas fused with love triangle is a well worn conceit but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material,0
far too clever by half howard's film is really a series of strung-together moments with all the spaces in between filled with fantasies daydreams memories and one fantastic visual trope after another,far too clever by half howard's film is really a series of strung-together moments with all the spaces in between filled with fantasies daydreams memories and one fantastic visual trope after another,1
the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the " webcast ",the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the " webcast ",1
unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor ethnic slurs,the cartoon is about as true to the spirit of the festival of lights as mr deeds was to that of frank capra,0
wasabi is slight fare indeed with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly ( like one of hubert's punches ) but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn,wasabi is slight fare indeed with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly ( like one of hubert's punches ) but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn,1
it looks much more like a cartoon in the end than the simpsons ever has,directors john musker and ron clements the team behind the little mermaid have produced sparkling retina candy but they aren't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space,0
wasabi is slight fare indeed with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly ( like one of hubert's punches ) but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn,this charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make jay and silent bob's excellent adventure seem understated,0
scotland pa is a strangely drab romp some studio pizazz might have helped,will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,0
it wraps up a classic mother/daughter struggle in recycled paper with a shiny new bow and while the audience can tell it's not all new at least it looks pretty,what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers,0
this goofy gangster yarn never really elevates itself from being yet another earnestly generic crime-busting comic vehicle -- a well-intentioned remake that shows some spunk and promise but fails to register as anything distinctive or daring,this goofy gangster yarn never really elevates itself from being yet another earnestly generic crime-busting comic vehicle -- a well-intentioned remake that shows some spunk and promise but fails to register as anything distinctive or daring,1
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,while howard's appreciation of brown and his writing is clearly well-meaning and sincere the movie would be impossible to sit through were it not for the supporting cast,0
solaris " is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work,full frontal had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters by that measure it is a failure,0
jolie's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips,both the crime story and the love story are unusual but they don't fit well together and neither is well told,0
expect the same-old lame-old slasher nonsense just with different scenery,expect the same-old lame-old slasher nonsense just with different scenery,1
the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in [the characters'] misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in [the characters'] misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,1
both overstuffed and undernourished the film can't be called a solid success although there's plenty of evidence here to indicate clooney might have better luck next time,fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur,0
the reason we keep seeing the same movie with roughly the same people every year is because so many of us keep going and then out of embarrassment or stupidity not warning anyone,the efforts of its star kline to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught,0
freundlich's made [crudup] a suburban architect and a cipher,befuddled in its characterizations as it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0
it's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness,it's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness,1
no worse than a lot of the crap we've been offered this summer and slightly better than men in black 2 as far as slapdash extraterrestrial comedies go,no worse than a lot of the crap we've been offered this summer and slightly better than men in black 2 as far as slapdash extraterrestrial comedies go,1
watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy it's sweet and fluffy at the time but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,there's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment and believe it or not jason actually takes a backseat in his own film to special effects,0
the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,haneke's script ( from elfriede jelinek's novel ) is contrived unmotivated and psychologically unpersuasive with an inconclusive ending,0
although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor the result doesn't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke,although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor the result doesn't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke,1
standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added,feels slight as if it were an extended short albeit one made by the smartest kids in class,0
plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,a tired predictable bordering on offensive waste of time money and celluloid,0
charming if overly complicated,charming if overly complicated,1
if you pitch your expectations at an all time low you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce,if you pitch your expectations at an all time low you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce,1
like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz,a simple sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within,0
borrows from other movies like it in the most ordinary and obvious fashion,i didn't believe for a moment in these villains or their plot,0
the 70-year-old godard has become to judge from in praise of love the sort of bitter old crank who sits behind his light meter and harangues the supposed injustices of the artistic world-at-large without doing all that much to correct them,the 70-year-old godard has become to judge from in praise of love the sort of bitter old crank who sits behind his light meter and harangues the supposed injustices of the artistic world-at-large without doing all that much to correct them,1
every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable something like scrubbing the toilet or emptying rat traps or doing last year's taxes with your ex-wife,every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable something like scrubbing the toilet or emptying rat traps or doing last year's taxes with your ex-wife,1
not the great american comedy but if you liked the previous movies in the series you'll have a good time with this one too,feels familiar and tired,0
message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ? alas it's neither,while much of the cast has charm -- especially allodi and nolden -- the performers are sunk by the film's primitive approach to the mechanics of comedy,0
interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen,clumsy obvious preposterous the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades,0
on a certain base level blue crush delivers what it promises just not well enough to recommend it,this is more a case of 'sacre bleu ' than 'magnifique',0
the action is reasonably well-done yet story character and comedy bits are too ragged to ever fit smoothly together,shadyac who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies,0
a grating emaciated flick,a grating emaciated flick,1
kwan makes the mix-and- match metaphors intriguing while lulling us into torpor with his cultivated allergy to action,no way i can believe this load of junk,0
if you saw it on tv you'd probably turn it off convinced that you had already seen that movie,if you saw it on tv you'd probably turn it off convinced that you had already seen that movie,1
my reaction in a word : disappointment his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images but his latest has nothing going for it,this movie doesn't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is,0
the movie takes itself too seriously and as a result it makes for only intermittent fun,the christ allegory doesn't work because there is no foundation for it,0
there's no doubting that this is a highly ambitious and personal project for egoyan but it's also one that next to his best work feels clumsy and convoluted,a minor-league soccer remake of the longest yard,0
benigni presents himself as the boy puppet pinocchio complete with receding hairline weathered countenance and american breckin meyer's ridiculously inappropriate valley boy voice,benigni presents himself as the boy puppet pinocchio complete with receding hairline weathered countenance and american breckin meyer's ridiculously inappropriate valley boy voice,1
a movie you observe rather than one you enter into,one of those pictures whose promising if rather precious premise is undercut by amateurish execution,0
crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama,crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama,1
busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,1
the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie is that he obviously doesn't have his heart in it,the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie is that he obviously doesn't have his heart in it,1
horrible,horrible,1
hey arnold the movie could have been made 40 years ago and parents' appreciation of it may depend on whether they consider that a good thing,hey arnold the movie could have been made 40 years ago and parents' appreciation of it may depend on whether they consider that a good thing,1
taken as a whole the tuxedo doesn't add up to a whole lot,taken as a whole the tuxedo doesn't add up to a whole lot,1
there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending,there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending,1
a boring masquerade ball where normally good actors even kingsley are made to look bad,black-and-white and unrealistic,0
the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling,the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling,1
why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?,it's inoffensive cheerful built to inspire the young people set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery it's about as exciting as a sunburn,0
completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i'm not sure could be a single iota worse a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage,completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i'm not sure could be a single iota worse a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage,1
there's something fundamental missing from this story : something or someone to care about,there's not enough to sustain the comedy,0
kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business,kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business,1
her film is like a beautiful food entrée that isn't heated properly so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless,the filmmakers lack the nerve to fully exploit the script's potential for sick humor,0
schneidermeister makin' a fool of himself losin' his fan base,schneidermeister makin' a fool of himself losin' his fan base,1
almost gags on its own gore,almost gags on its own gore,1
you can see the would-be surprises coming a mile away and the execution of these twists is delivered with a hammer thumbs down,a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being,0
totally overwrought deeply biased and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are the greatest musicians of all time,totally overwrought deeply biased and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are the greatest musicians of all time,1
stale and clichéd to a fault,stale and clichéd to a fault,1
an unintentionally surreal kid's picture in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,the plot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained,0
if there's a heaven for bad movies deuces wild is on its way,if there's a heaven for bad movies deuces wild is on its way,1
rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr but there isn't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative,rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr but there isn't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative,1
handsome and sincere but slightly awkward in its combination of entertainment and evangelical boosterism,handsome and sincere but slightly awkward in its combination of entertainment and evangelical boosterism,1
feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios where much of the action takes place,director clare kilner's debut is never as daft as it should have been,0
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,since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,0
what would jesus do if he was a film director ? he'd create a movie better than this,what would jesus do if he was a film director ? he'd create a movie better than this,1
presents a good case while failing to provide a reason for us to care beyond the very basic dictums of human decency,presents a good case while failing to provide a reason for us to care beyond the very basic dictums of human decency,1
at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd but it would be better to wait for the video and a very rainy day,no new plot conceptions or environmental changes just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through,0
teen movies have really hit the skids,teen movies have really hit the skids,1
pretension in its own way is a form of bravery for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal,pretension in its own way is a form of bravery for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal,1
watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper with special effects tossed in,watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper with special effects tossed in,1
spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen not screaming but yawning,spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen not screaming but yawning,1
some fine acting but ultimately a movie with no reason for being,some fine acting but ultimately a movie with no reason for being,1
episode ii-- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,episode ii-- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,1
so relentlessly wholesome it made me want to swipe something,so relentlessly wholesome it made me want to swipe something,1
though catch me if you can isn't badly made the fun slowly leaks out of the movie,a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going,0
some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments,throw smoochy from the train,0
the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines,the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines,1
the town has kind of an authentic feel but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,the town has kind of an authentic feel but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,1
drives for the same kind of bittersweet conciliatory tone that three seasons achieved but loses its way in rhetorical excess and blatant sentimentality,drives for the same kind of bittersweet conciliatory tone that three seasons achieved but loses its way in rhetorical excess and blatant sentimentality,1
a series of immaculately composed shots of patch adams quietly freaking out does not make for much of a movie,a series of immaculately composed shots of patch adams quietly freaking out does not make for much of a movie,1
as a director eastwood is off his game -- there's no real sense of suspense and none of the plot 'surprises' are really surprising,if you think it's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes then you'll enjoy the hot chick,0
the cold turkey would've been a far better title,the cold turkey would've been a far better title,1
the director's twitchy sketchbook style and adroit perspective shifts grow wearisome amid leaden pacing and indifferent craftsmanship ( most notably wretched sound design ),city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for but how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery,0
there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust,there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust,1
in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance ms shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to 'lick ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast,john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie,0
a painfully leaden film destined for pre-dawn cable television slots,a painfully leaden film destined for pre-dawn cable television slots,1
it's not a particularly good film but neither is it a monsterous one,it's not a particularly good film but neither is it a monsterous one,1
a shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating boring and forgettable,a shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating boring and forgettable,1
scorsese at his best makes gangster films that are equally lovely but also relentlessly brutal and brutally intelligent ; perdition meanwhile reads more like driving miss daisy than goodfellas,get out your pooper-scoopers,0
an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions,an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions,1
though uniformly well acted especially by young ballesta and galan ( a first-time actor ) writer/director achero manas's film is schematic and obvious,though uniformly well acted especially by young ballesta and galan ( a first-time actor ) writer/director achero manas's film is schematic and obvious,1
an overemphatic would-be wacky ultimately tedious sex farce,the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue just because it seems obligatory,0
i got a headache watching this meaningless downer,nair stuffs the film with dancing henna ornamentation and group song but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera,0
sheridan smoothes over sources of conflict that could have lent the film a bit more depth,it's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in invincible and overlook its drawbacks,0
[swimfan] falls victim to sloppy plotting an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting,[swimfan] falls victim to sloppy plotting an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting,1
fans of so-bad-they're-good cinema may find some fun in this jumbled mess,in a strange way egoyan has done too much he's worked too hard on this movie,0
the movie's blatant derivativeness is one reason it's so lackluster,lacks the spirit of the previous two and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck,0
this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,1
if you think it's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes then you'll enjoy the hot chick,no one involved save dash shows the slightest aptitude for acting and the script credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest 'tron' anderson seems entirely improvised,0
an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,1
so much facile technique such cute ideas so little movie,it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable in its committed dumbness,0
what the four feathers lacks is genuine sweep or feeling or even a character worth caring about,it's another stale kill-by-numbers flick complete with blade-thin characters and terrible pun-laden dialogue,0
too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style,too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style,1
i liked the movie but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further i'm left slightly disappointed that it didn't,i liked the movie but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further i'm left slightly disappointed that it didn't,1
when the precise nature of matthew's predicament finally comes into sharp focus the revelation fails to justify the build-up,when the precise nature of matthew's predicament finally comes into sharp focus the revelation fails to justify the build-up,1
this little film is so slovenly done so primitive in technique that it can't really be called animation,it's one long bore,0
to be oblivious to the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed,to be oblivious to the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed,1
scene-by-scene things happen but you'd be hard-pressed to say what or why,scene-by-scene things happen but you'd be hard-pressed to say what or why,1
too slow too long and too little happens,the movie has very little to offer besides unintentional laughs,0
the whole thing plays out with the drowsy heaviness of synchronized swimmer wearing a wool wetsuit,the whole thing plays out with the drowsy heaviness of synchronized swimmer wearing a wool wetsuit,1
cinematic poo,punitively affirmational parable,0
a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story,leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances,0
after the setup the air leaks out of the movie flattening its momentum with about an hour to go,self-congratulatory misguided and ill-informed if nonetheless compulsively watchable,0
the story touching though it is does not quite have enough emotional resonance or variety of incident to sustain a feature and even at 85 minutes it feels a bit long,the story touching though it is does not quite have enough emotional resonance or variety of incident to sustain a feature and even at 85 minutes it feels a bit long,1
now here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud,now here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud,1
characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,the film never rises above a conventional two dimension tale,0
i have no problem with " difficult " movies or movies that ask the audience to meet them halfway and connect the dots instead of having things all spelled out but first you have to give the audience a reason to <b>want</b> to put for that effort and " i,davis has energy but she doesn't bother to make her heroine's book sound convincing the gender-war ideas original or the comic scenes fly,0
there's a neat twist subtly rendered that could have wrapped things up at 80 minutes but kang tacks on three or four more endings,there's a neat twist subtly rendered that could have wrapped things up at 80 minutes but kang tacks on three or four more endings,1
flat but with a revelatory performance by michelle williams,flat but with a revelatory performance by michelle williams,1
watching harris ham it up while physically and emotionally disintegrating over the course of the movie has a certain poignancy in light of his recent death but boyd's film offers little else of consequence,the dark and bittersweet twist feels strange as things turn nasty and tragic during the final third of the film first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course,0
a simpler leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something,the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire but this leaky script barely stays afloat,0
the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle to be consumed and forgotten,the sort of picture in which whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset,0
a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms,sex with strangers will shock many with its unblinking frankness but what is missing from it all is a moral what is the filmmakers' point ? why did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery ?,0
this piece of channel 5 grade trash is quite frankly an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast,partly a schmaltzy by-the-numbers romantic comedy partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless,0
dawdles and drags when it should pop ; it doesn't even have the virtue of enough mindless violence to break up the tedium of all its generational bonding,flat but with a revelatory performance by michelle williams,0
i kept thinking over and over again 'i should be enjoying this ' but i wasn't,as we have come to learn -- as many times as we have fingers to count on -- jason is a killer who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit ' the filmmakers might want to look it up,0
yes spirited away is a triumph of imagination but it's also a failure of storytelling,if you like me think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with then you're in for a painful ride,0
perhaps a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that isn't this painfully forced false and fabricated,according to the script grant and bullock's characters are made for each other but you'd never guess that from the performances,0
it's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull nerdy folks that inhabit cherish,it's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull nerdy folks that inhabit cherish,1
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry,with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry,1
the longer the movie goes the worse it gets but it's actually pretty good in the first few minutes,the longer the movie goes the worse it gets but it's actually pretty good in the first few minutes,1
one of those so-so films that could have been much better,the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield,0
maudlin and melodramatic we expected boring we didn't,maudlin and melodramatic we expected boring we didn't,1
none of these characters resembles anyone you've ever met in real life unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter,could as easily have been called 'under siege 3 : in alcatraz' a cinematic corpse that never springs to life,0
better described as a ghost story gone badly awry,moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance,0
for all the writhing and wailing tears rage and opium overdoses there's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love's dissolution,a movie that seems motivated more by a desire to match mortarboards with dead poets society and good will hunting than by its own story,0
it's hard to pity the 'plain' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss rather pity anyone who sees this mishmash,the colorful masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder,0
a harmless and mildly amusing family comedy,a harmless and mildly amusing family comedy,1
this film's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation,schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character,0
even as lame horror flicks go this is lame,pompous and garbled,0
an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike,an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike,1
movies like this are selling the old european candor the old wink of 'bold' revelation but in 2002 such revelations wilt,movies like this are selling the old european candor the old wink of 'bold' revelation but in 2002 such revelations wilt,1
the low-budget full frontal was one of the year's murkiest intentionally obscure and self-indulgent pictures and solaris is its big-budget brother,it's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic the wife is patient the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate but short enough to make a dream seem possible,0
a bit too derivative to stand on its own as the psychological thriller it purports to be,we hate [madonna] within the film's first five minutes and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground,0
ill-considered unholy hokum,ill-considered unholy hokum,1
a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort,an " o bruin where art thou ? " -style cross-country adventure it has sporadic bursts of liveliness some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack,0
" i blame all men for war " [the warden's daughter] tells her father the movie is about as deep as that sentiment,it's another video movie photographed like a film with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism,0
more precious than perspicacious,more precious than perspicacious,1
a dull simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets,a dull simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets,1
the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored,the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored,1
it throws quirky characters odd situations and off-kilter dialogue at us all as if to say " look at this this is an interesting movie " but the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging,it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you're into that have at it,0
aptly named this shimmering beautifully costumed and filmed production doesn't work for me,aptly named this shimmering beautifully costumed and filmed production doesn't work for me,1
the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey,woody allen has really found his groove these days the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0
the next big thing's not-so-big ( and not-so-hot ) directorial debut,a sentimental mess that never rings true,0
the movie while beautiful feels labored with a hint of the writing exercise about it,a loud brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy,0
admirable certainly but not much fun to watch for caine lovers only,bears resemblance to and shares the weaknesses of too many recent action-fantasy extravaganzas in which special effects overpower cogent story-telling and visual clarity during the big action sequences,0
a silly self-indulgent film about a silly self-indulgent filmmaker,all mood and no movie,0
not every animated film from disney will become a classic but forgive me if i've come to expect more from this studio than some 79-minute after-school " cartoon ",not every animated film from disney will become a classic but forgive me if i've come to expect more from this studio than some 79-minute after-school " cartoon ",1
nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects,nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects,1
it's unfortunate that wallace who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue,the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults,0
while it's all quite tasteful to look at the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own,while it's all quite tasteful to look at the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own,1
a very long movie dull in stretches with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction,a very long movie dull in stretches with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction,1
oversexed at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty female and single,the action switches between past and present but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide,0
began life as a computer game then morphed into a movie -- a bad one of course,filled with low-brow humor gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life,0
allegiance to chekhov which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard is a particularly vexing handicap,allegiance to chekhov which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard is a particularly vexing handicap,1
the drama discloses almost nothing,the drama discloses almost nothing,1
it's played in the most straight-faced fashion with little humor to lighten things up the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence,it's played in the most straight-faced fashion with little humor to lighten things up the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence,1
the film feels formulaic its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe,the film feels formulaic its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe,1
it's supposed to be a humorous all-too-human look at how hope can breed a certain kind of madness -- and strength -- but it never quite adds up,though it draws several decent laughs it's low-cal woody at best,0
when the plot kicks in the film loses credibility,a standard police-oriented drama that were it not for de niro's participation would have likely wound up a tnt original,0
a pale xerox of other better crime movies,a pale xerox of other better crime movies,1
all that ( powerpuff girls ) charm is present in the movie but it's spread too thin,the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate,0
a preposterous prurient whodunit,[less a movie than] an appalling odoriferous thing so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you'll want to crawl up your own * * * in embarrassment,0
becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that doesn't and a thriller that won't,becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that doesn't and a thriller that won't,1
the satire is unfocused while the story goes nowhere,human nature initially succeeds by allowing itself to go crazy but ultimately fails by spinning out of control,0
dreary tale of middle-class angst,dreary tale of middle-class angst,1
the emperor's club is one of those films that possesses all the good intentions in the world but,the emperor's club is one of those films that possesses all the good intentions in the world but,1
ultimately feels like just one more in the long line of films this year about the business of making movies,those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one,0
imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off only to switch to a mix of the shining the thing and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s,what starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points,0
better described as a ghost story gone badly awry,better described as a ghost story gone badly awry,1
the characters are based on stock clichés and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility,impostor is a step down for director gary fleder,0
parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place,a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort,0
the film is directed by wally wolodarsky from a script by joe jarvis and greg coolidge these are names to remember in order to avoid them in the future,the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain,0
when 'science fiction' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience hasn't yet had much science it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre,when 'science fiction' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience hasn't yet had much science it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre,1
little more than a super-sized infomercial for the cable-sports channel and its summer x games,little more than a super-sized infomercial for the cable-sports channel and its summer x games,1
despite hoffman's best efforts wilson remains a silent lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before,no worse than a lot of the crap we've been offered this summer and slightly better than men in black 2 as far as slapdash extraterrestrial comedies go,0
nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay,has a long and clunky ending which forces the audience to fidget through ten pseudo-serious minutes while waiting for the ending credits and the deleted scenes montage to break the audience's awkward silence,0
es triste tener que decirles que lo único grato de la cinta es el cuerpo desnudo de la heather,es triste tener que decirles que lo único grato de la cinta es el cuerpo desnudo de la heather,1
will probably stay in the shadow of its two older more accessible qatsi siblings,drumline is -- the mere suggestion albeit a visually compelling one of a fully realized story,0
blue crush is so prolonged and boring it isn't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,but buying into sham truths and routine " indie " filmmaking freundlich has made just another safe movie it's not horrible just horribly mediocre,0
a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone,a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone,1
starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill,starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill,1
each story on its own could have been expanded and worked into a compelling single feature but in its current incarnation storytelling never quite gets over its rather lopsided conception,will always be remembered for the 9-11 terrorist attacks after seeing the film i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0
the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships,the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships,1
a gushy episode of " m * a * s * h " only this time from an asian perspective,doesn't get the job done running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez,0
devolves into the derivative leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects,there's something deeply creepy about never again a new arrow in schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes,0
the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles,children and adults enamored of all things pokemon won't be disappointed,0
despite a performance of sustained intelligence from stanford and another of subtle humour from bebe neuwirth as an older woman who seduces oscar the film founders on its lack of empathy for the social milieu - rich new york intelligentsia - and its off,turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock,0
a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points,a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points,1
the actresses may have worked up a back story for the women they portray so convincingly but viewers don't get enough of that background for the characters to be involving as individuals rather than types,the actresses may have worked up a back story for the women they portray so convincingly but viewers don't get enough of that background for the characters to be involving as individuals rather than types,1
meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured dull artist and monster-in-the- making,due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director's brother the film trails off into inconsequentiality,0
for all its alleged youthful fire xxx is no less subservient to bond's tired formula of guns girls and gadgets while brandishing a new action hero,the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life,0
feels strangely hollow at its emotional core,feels strangely hollow at its emotional core,1
it's like an all-star salute to disney's cheesy commercialism,it's like an all-star salute to disney's cheesy commercialism,1
sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance,sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance,1
scotland pa blurs the line between black comedy and black hole,when seagal appeared in an orange prison jumpsuit i wanted to stand up in the theater and shout 'hey kool-aid ',0
fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nonsense,despite its visual virtuosity 'naqoyqatsi' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it,0
harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place but its brains are in no particular place at all,harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place but its brains are in no particular place at all,1
a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks the thing just never gets off the ground,a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks the thing just never gets off the ground,1
at 90 minutes this movie is short but it feels much longer,at 90 minutes this movie is short but it feels much longer,1
the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness,the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness,1
the reason we keep seeing the same movie with roughly the same people every year is because so many of us keep going and then out of embarrassment or stupidity not warning anyone,the reason we keep seeing the same movie with roughly the same people every year is because so many of us keep going and then out of embarrassment or stupidity not warning anyone,1
soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence,soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence,1
a very average science fiction film,a very average science fiction film,1
this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative but he does display an original talent,0
too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing,too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing,1
they missed the boat,while you have to admit it's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out " when you're a jet you're a jet all the way " it's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to " tonight ",0
by the time you reach the finale you're likely wondering why you've been watching all this strutting and posturing,by the time you reach the finale you're likely wondering why you've been watching all this strutting and posturing,1
mr soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious,mr soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious,1
the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum's good intentions,a piece of mildly entertaining inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable,0
the problem with concept films is that if the concept is a poor one there's no saving the movie sorry charlie,the problem with concept films is that if the concept is a poor one there's no saving the movie sorry charlie,1
little action almost no suspense or believable tension one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that can only be described as sci-fi generic,well-intentioned though it may be its soap-opera morality tales have the antiseptic preprogrammed feel of an after-school special,0
pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards--with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards--with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,1
will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,1
the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat,the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat,1
snow dogs finds its humour in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,if this silly little cartoon can inspire a few kids not to grow up to be greedy bastards more power to it,0
the actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene but to diminishing effect the characters never change,rymer doesn't trust laughs -- and doesn't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects,0
most new movies have a bright sheen some like ballistic arrive stillborn looking like the beaten well-worn video box cover of seven years into the future,there's no question that epps scores once or twice but it's telling that his funniest moment comes when he falls about ten feet onto his head,0
with a tone as variable as the cinematography schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs and the characters' quirks and foibles never jell into charm,with a tone as variable as the cinematography schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs and the characters' quirks and foibles never jell into charm,1
an unholy mess driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape it must be labelled 'hip' 'innovative' and 'realistic',an unholy mess driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape it must be labelled 'hip' 'innovative' and 'realistic',1
not only unfunny but downright repellent,not only unfunny but downright repellent,1
nicolas cage isn't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray and this movie won't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career,it is one more celluloid testimonial to the cruelties experienced by southern blacks as distilled through a caucasian perspective,0
mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything that's because relatively nothing happens,mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything that's because relatively nothing happens,1
the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents wise folks that they are read books,a word of advice to the makers of the singles ward : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs and neither do cliches no matter how 'inside' they are,0
it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,1
wobbly senegalese updating of " carmen " which is best for the stunning star turn by djeinaba diop gai,attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama he seems to want both but succeeds in making neither,0
a big fat pain,a big fat pain,1
a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being,the scriptwriters are no less a menace to society than the film's characters,0
a smug and convoluted action-comedy that doesn't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie,a smug and convoluted action-comedy that doesn't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie,1
one long numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before,it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through,0
meanders between its powerful moments,the mushy finale turns john q into a movie-of-the-week tearjerker,0
it's another video movie photographed like a film with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism,it's another video movie photographed like a film with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism,1
enchanted with low-life tragedy and liberally seasoned with emotional outbursts what is sorely missing however is the edge of wild lunatic invention that we associate with cage's best acting,it's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,0
a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks the thing just never gets off the ground,an extraordinarily silly thriller,0
rates an 'e' for effort -- and a 'b' for boring,frankly it's kind of insulting both to men and women and it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting,0
an empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal,an empty shell of an epic rather than the real deal,1
while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills suspense and gore for video games the movie really only succeeds in the third of these,while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills suspense and gore for video games the movie really only succeeds in the third of these,1
lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,lacks the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,1
it's a 100-year old mystery that is constantly being interrupted by elizabeth hurley in a bathing suit,it's a 100-year old mystery that is constantly being interrupted by elizabeth hurley in a bathing suit,1
it's difficult to discern if this is a crazy work of disturbed genius or merely 90 minutes of post-adolescent electra rebellion,it's difficult to discern if this is a crazy work of disturbed genius or merely 90 minutes of post-adolescent electra rebellion,1
qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating,qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating,1
this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video --with a lousy script inept direction pathetic acting poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography complete with visible boom mikes,it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt,0
analyze that regurgitates and waters down many of the previous film's successes with a few new swings thrown in,analyze that regurgitates and waters down many of the previous film's successes with a few new swings thrown in,1
the boys' sparring like the succession of blows dumped on guei wears down the story's more cerebral and likable plot elements,the boys' sparring like the succession of blows dumped on guei wears down the story's more cerebral and likable plot elements,1
hard as this may be to believe here on earth a surprisingly similar teen drama was a better film,hard as this may be to believe here on earth a surprisingly similar teen drama was a better film,1
will probably stay in the shadow of its two older more accessible qatsi siblings,will probably stay in the shadow of its two older more accessible qatsi siblings,1
too bad maggio couldn't come up with a better script,no big whoop nothing new to see zero thrills too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film,0
a predictable manipulative stinker the story passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal fireballs and revenge,a predictable manipulative stinker the story passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal fireballs and revenge,1
there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here but who the hell cares ?,there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here but who the hell cares ?,1
the pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything,[plays] in broad outline as pandering middle-age buddy-comedy,0
chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly,a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait that is undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama,0
once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy the film becomes predictably conventional,a rather average action film that benefits from several funny moments supplied by epps,0
even with harris's strong effort the script gives him little to effectively probe lear's soul-stripping breakdown,the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but it's at least watchable,0
a lifetime movie about men,a lifetime movie about men,1
in this film we at least see a study in contrasts ; the wide range of one actor and the limited range of a comedian,truth to tell if you've seen more than half-a-dozen horror films there's nothing here you haven't seen before,0
the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no 1 but falls apart long before the end,the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no 1 but falls apart long before the end,1
while this film has an 'a' list cast and some strong supporting players the tale -- like its central figure vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love,while this film has an 'a' list cast and some strong supporting players the tale -- like its central figure vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love,1
if all of eight legged freaks was as entertaining as the final hour i would have no problem giving it an unqualified recommendation,if all of eight legged freaks was as entertaining as the final hour i would have no problem giving it an unqualified recommendation,1
however stale the material lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out pandering palaver is actually funny,whatever eyre's failings as a dramatist he deserves credit for bringing audiences into this hard and bitter place,0
utterly lacking in charm wit and invention roberto benigni's pinocchio is an astonishingly bad film,the rest of the plot is impossible to explain without blowing whatever tension there is although it's more comedy than suspense de palma creates,0
some motion pictures portray ultimate passion ; others create ultimate thrills men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic,some motion pictures portray ultimate passion ; others create ultimate thrills men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic,1
were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to 'do not go gentle into that good theatre ',it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as 'worse than expected ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that,0
i believe silberling had the best intentions here but he just doesn't have the restraint to fully realize them,a half-assed film,0
formula 51 has dulled your senses faster and deeper than any recreational drug on the market,like being trapped inside a huge video game where exciting inane images keep popping past your head and the same illogical things keep happening over and over again,0
for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout,for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout,1
it kinda works and qualifies as cool at times but is just too lame to work or be cool at others,just as the lousy tarantino imitations have subsided here comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation,0
the plot is paper-thin and the characters aren't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,the plot is paper-thin and the characters aren't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,1
undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters,undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters,1
unbearably lame,unbearably lame,1
de niro cries you'll cry for your money back,horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists,0
its stupidities wind up sticking in one's mind a lot more than the cool bits,its stupidities wind up sticking in one's mind a lot more than the cool bits,1
serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it,a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome in the wrong hands i e peploe's it's simply unbearable,0
the secrets of time travel will have been discovered indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again,the secrets of time travel will have been discovered indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again,1
whenever its story isn't bogged down by idiocy involving the cia and a lost u s satellite hunter -- starring irwin and his american wife/colleague terri -- is a movie children should enjoy,does little to elaborate the conceit of setting this blood-soaked tragedy of murderous ambition in the era of richard nixon,0
time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable,it never quite makes it to the boiling point but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,0
screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice's complex akasha into a cartoon monster,the respective charms of sandra bullock and hugh grant have worn threadbare,0
unlike his directorial efforts la femme nikita and the professional the transporter lacks besson's perspective as a storyteller,unlike his directorial efforts la femme nikita and the professional the transporter lacks besson's perspective as a storyteller,1
too stagey talky -- and long -- for its own good,as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre and a personal low for everyone involved,0
sensitive though not quite revelatory documentary,sensitive though not quite revelatory documentary,1
this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,1
aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,a sequence of ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes,0
characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better,characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better,1
despite its dry wit and compassion the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,the only thing " swept away " is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time,0
it appears as if even the filmmakers didn't know what kind of movie they were making,it appears as if even the filmmakers didn't know what kind of movie they were making,1
depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived only masochistic moviegoers need apply,depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived only masochistic moviegoers need apply,1
the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome,oft-described as the antidote to american pie-type sex comedies it actually has a bundle in common with them as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough,0
the story is also as unoriginal as they come already having been recycled more times than i'd care to count,what begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes,0
a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary,[johnnie to and wai ka fai are] sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs but the film's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers,0
bad company bad movie just plain bad,bad company bad movie just plain bad,1
this thing is just garbage,this thing is just garbage,1
you're too conscious of the effort it takes to be this spontaneous,instead of kicking off the intrigue and suspense and mystery of the whole thing hart's war like the st louis rams in the super bowl waits until after halftime to get started,0
it's slow -- very very slow it's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie that's pure pr hype," the time machine " is a movie that has no interest in itself it doesn't believe in itself it has no sense of humor…it's just plain bored,0
one of the most incoherent features in recent memory,one of the most incoherent features in recent memory,1
this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you've been sitting still,this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you've been sitting still,1
we may get the full visceral impact of a ruthless army on the warpath but no sense of the devilish complexity of the balkans conflict,we may get the full visceral impact of a ruthless army on the warpath but no sense of the devilish complexity of the balkans conflict,1
incoherence reigns,incoherence reigns,1
even die-hard fans of japanese animation will find this one a challenge,a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts,0
a waste of fearless purity in the acting craft,a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0
with rare birds as with the shipping news before it an attempt is made to transplant a hollywood star into newfoundland's wild soil -- and the rock once again resists the intrusion,this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0
the adventure doesn't contain half the excitement of balto or quarter the fun of toy story 2,strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery,0
bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) an interesting racial tension and a storyline that i haven't encountered since at least pete's dragon,less than fresh,0
in the book-on-tape market the film of " the kid stays in the picture " would be an abridged edition,any enjoyment will be hinge from a personal threshold of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things,0
a well-acted but one-note film,full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references kung pow is the kind of movie that's critic-proof simply because it aims so low,0
twenty years later reggio still knows how to make a point with poetic imagery but his ability to startle has been stifled by the very prevalence of the fast-forward technology that he so stringently takes to task,plays like a checklist of everything rob reiner and his cast were sending up,0
the phone rings and a voice tells you you've got seven days left to live then you get another phone call warning you that if the video isn't back at blockbuster before midnight you're going to face frightening late fees o k not really,the phone rings and a voice tells you you've got seven days left to live then you get another phone call warning you that if the video isn't back at blockbuster before midnight you're going to face frightening late fees o k not really,1
this is as lax and limp a comedy as i've seen in a while a meander through worn-out material,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,0
how this one escaped the lifetime network i'll never know,a movie that's held captive by mediocrity not bad but not all that good bacon keeps things interesting but don't go out of your way to pay full price,0
like many such biographical melodramas it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,like many such biographical melodramas it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,1
pumpkin means to be an outrageous dark satire on fraternity life but its ambitions far exceed the abilities of writer adam larson broder and his co-director tony r abrams in their feature debut,the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary and on both sides it falls short,0
finally coming down off of miramax's deep shelves after a couple of aborted attempts waking up in reno makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie,woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director but how long will filmmakers copy the " saving private ryan " battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time ?,0
the movie's messages are quite admirable but the story is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity,skins has a right to yawp and we have a right to our grains of salt,0
there are things to like about murder by numbers -- but in the end the disparate elements don't gel,there are things to like about murder by numbers -- but in the end the disparate elements don't gel,1
this is a picture that maik the firebrand turned savvy ad man would be envious of : it hijacks the heat of revolution and turns it into a sales tool,this is a picture that maik the firebrand turned savvy ad man would be envious of : it hijacks the heat of revolution and turns it into a sales tool,1
i'll go out on a limb it isn't quite one of the worst movies of the year it's just merely very bad,two-bit potboiler,0
if somebody was bored and decided to make a dull pretentious version of jesus' son they'd come up with something like bart freundlich's world traveler,if somebody was bored and decided to make a dull pretentious version of jesus' son they'd come up with something like bart freundlich's world traveler,1
even as lame horror flicks go this is lame,even as lame horror flicks go this is lame,1
a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters it's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter,eastwood winces clutches his chest and gasps for breath it's a spectacular performance - ahem we hope it's only acting,0
[it's] difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view,the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations but he hasn't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul,0
so what is the point ? lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland basically,so what is the point ? lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland basically,1
the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than say ten make that three minutes,expanded to 65 minutes for theatrical release it still feels somewhat unfinished,0
troll the cult section of your local video store for the real deal,what might've been an exhilarating exploration of an odd love triangle becomes a sprawl of uncoordinated vectors,0
never inspires more than an interested detachment,never inspires more than an interested detachment,1
believability wasn't one of the film's virtues,believability wasn't one of the film's virtues,1
the photographer's show-don't-tell stance is admirable but it can make him a problematic documentary subject,though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere,0
with miscast leads banal dialogue and an absurdly overblown climax killing me softly belongs firmly in the so-bad-it's-good camp,with miscast leads banal dialogue and an absurdly overblown climax killing me softly belongs firmly in the so-bad-it's-good camp,1
sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team but this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip,sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team but this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip,1
the last three narcissists left on earth compete for each others' affections,the last three narcissists left on earth compete for each others' affections,1
the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled,the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled,1
one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations,collapses under its own meager weight,0
pure of intention and passably diverting his secret life is light innocuous and unremarkable,overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube,0
kids don't mind crappy movies as much as adults provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people 'snow dogs' has both,frenetic but not really funny,0
this would-be 'james bond for the extreme generation' pic is one big dumb action movie stress 'dumb '," collateral damage " goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment – until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief,0
the laughs are as rare as snake foo yung,the laughs are as rare as snake foo yung,1
every potential twist is telegraphed well in advance every performance respectably muted ; the movie itself seems to have been made under the influence of rohypnol,every potential twist is telegraphed well in advance every performance respectably muted ; the movie itself seems to have been made under the influence of rohypnol,1
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you can't wait to see end,a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you can't wait to see end,1
how about starting with a more original story instead of just slapping extreme humor and gross-out gags on top of the same old crap ?,how about starting with a more original story instead of just slapping extreme humor and gross-out gags on top of the same old crap ?,1
low rent from frame one,a retread of material already thoroughly plumbed by martin scorsese,0
director elie chouraqui who co-wrote the script catches the chaotic horror of war but why bother if you're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?,director elie chouraqui who co-wrote the script catches the chaotic horror of war but why bother if you're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?,1
there are moments of real pleasure to be found in sara sugarman's whimsical comedy very annie-mary but not enough to sustain the film,there are moments of real pleasure to be found in sara sugarman's whimsical comedy very annie-mary but not enough to sustain the film,1
sadly hewitt's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns not making snappy comebacks,sadly hewitt's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns not making snappy comebacks,1
surprisingly considering that baird is a former film editor the movie is rather choppy,it's badly acted blandly directed and could have been scripted by someone who just graduated from elementary school,0
despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this,despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this,1
it's really just another silly hollywood action film one among a multitude of simple-minded yahoo-ing death shows,it's really just another silly hollywood action film one among a multitude of simple-minded yahoo-ing death shows,1
the movie does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating,gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up,0
both awful and appealing,the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army men were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense,0
the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime one that brings military courtroom dramas down very very low,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,0
sit through this one and you won't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you,bartleby is a one-joke movie and a bad joke at that,0
while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles it doesn't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors' performances,despite a powerful portrayal by binoche it's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum,0
writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call 'too clever by half ',no number of fantastic sets extras costumes and spectacular locales can disguise the emptiness at the center of the story,0
none of this violates the letter of behan's book but missing is its spirit its ribald full-throated humor,instead of making his own style director marcus adams just copies from various sources – good sources bad mixture,0
the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone,may puzzle his most ardent fans,0
squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare,squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare,1
life is a crock -- or something like it,life is a crock -- or something like it,1
when the casting call for this movie went out it must have read 'seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame ',when the casting call for this movie went out it must have read 'seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame ',1
your appreciation of it will depend on what experiences you bring to it and what associations you choose to make,your appreciation of it will depend on what experiences you bring to it and what associations you choose to make,1
i haven't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered,i haven't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered,1
seagal who looks more like danny aiello these days mumbles his way through the movie,there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce part sliding doors part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them,0
though it was made with careful attention to detail and is well-acted by james spader and maggie gyllenhaal i felt disrespected,though it was made with careful attention to detail and is well-acted by james spader and maggie gyllenhaal i felt disrespected,1
i was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness,i was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness,1
the lousy john q all but spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role,when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie you know the picture is in trouble,0
a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame,feels less like a change in [herzog's] personal policy than a half-hearted fluke,0
what is 100% missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy an inkling of genuine wit and anything resembling acting,consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,0
two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending,trying to figure out the rules of the country bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans only hairier -- would tax einstein's brain,0
queen of the damned is too long with too little going on,queen of the damned is too long with too little going on,1
dismally dull sci-fi comedy,dismally dull sci-fi comedy,1
while the performances are often engaging this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary,while the performances are often engaging this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary,1
soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence,obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic,0
those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one,those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one,1
an amateurish quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video,supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment,0
full of the kind of obnoxious chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in,solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say but he isn't talking a talk that appeals to me,0
stale and clichéd to a fault,the movie is just a plain old monster,0
j lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman but she's no working girl,j lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman but she's no working girl,1
partly a schmaltzy by-the-numbers romantic comedy partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless,partly a schmaltzy by-the-numbers romantic comedy partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless,1
an empty ugly exercise in druggy trance-noir and trumped-up street credibility,an empty ugly exercise in druggy trance-noir and trumped-up street credibility,1
has its moments -- and almost as many subplots,has its moments -- and almost as many subplots,1
" men in black ii " has all the earmarks of a sequel the story is less vibrant the jokes are a little lukewarm but will anyone really care ?,what could have been a pointed little chiller about the frightening seductiveness of new technology loses faith in its own viability and succumbs to joyless special-effects excess,0
a tired predictable bordering on offensive waste of time money and celluloid,told in scattered fashion the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject,0
just about all of the film is confusing on one level or another making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be,just about all of the film is confusing on one level or another making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be,1
with or without ballast tanks k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low,with or without ballast tanks k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low,1
routine harmless diversion and little else,like a bad improvisation exercise the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives loves and the art they're struggling to create,0
flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool but they can't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,scotland pa is a strangely drab romp some studio pizazz might have helped,0
its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing,supposedly based upon real or at least soberly reported incidents the film ends with a large human tragedy alas getting there is not even half the interest,0
a series of immaculately composed shots of patch adams quietly freaking out does not make for much of a movie,it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss and that's more or less how it plays out,0
it might not be 1970s animation but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons – a retread story bad writing and the same old silliness,it might not be 1970s animation but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons – a retread story bad writing and the same old silliness,1
a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip,a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip,1
a technical triumph and an extraordinary bore,little more than a well-mounted history lesson,0
william shatner as a pompous professor is the sole bright spot,william shatner as a pompous professor is the sole bright spot,1
it's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip winking social commentary,it's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip winking social commentary,1
more busy than exciting more frantic than involving more chaotic than entertaining,more busy than exciting more frantic than involving more chaotic than entertaining,1
it's mildly sentimental unabashedly consumerist studiously inoffensive and completely disposable,it's mildly sentimental unabashedly consumerist studiously inoffensive and completely disposable,1
a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get involved with her,a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get involved with her,1
the leads are so unmemorable despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,a simpler leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something,0
this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core,once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand even the funniest idea isn't funny,0
some of their jokes work but most fail miserably and in the end pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny,this is standard crime drama fare instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull,0
while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon queen of the damned is a pointless meandering celebration of the goth-vampire tortured woe-is-me lifestyle,while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon queen of the damned is a pointless meandering celebration of the goth-vampire tortured woe-is-me lifestyle,1
well-meant but unoriginal,well-meant but unoriginal,1
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy,anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity,0
i know we're not supposed to take it seriously but i can't shake the thought that undercover brother missed an opportunity to strongly present some profound social commentary,i know we're not supposed to take it seriously but i can't shake the thought that undercover brother missed an opportunity to strongly present some profound social commentary,1
a very familiar tale one that's been told by countless filmmakers about italian- chinese- irish- latin- indian- russian- and other hyphenate american young men struggling to balance conflicting cultural messages,the acting is amateurish the cinematography is atrocious the direction is clumsy the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,0
what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety,what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety,1
even murphy's expert comic timing and famed charisma can't rescue this effort,even murphy's expert comic timing and famed charisma can't rescue this effort,1
return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market,a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell,0
myers never knows when to let a gag die ; thus we're subjected to one mind-numbingly lengthy riff on poo and pee jokes after another,myers never knows when to let a gag die ; thus we're subjected to one mind-numbingly lengthy riff on poo and pee jokes after another,1
as a rumor of angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum not even ms redgrave's noblest efforts can redeem it from hopeless sentimentality,ordinary melodrama that is heavy on religious symbols but wafer-thin on dramatic substance,0
elaborate special effects take centre screen so that the human story is pushed to one side,elaborate special effects take centre screen so that the human story is pushed to one side,1
very much a home video and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all,very much a home video and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all,1
weaves a spell over you with its disturbingly close-up look at damaged psyches and its subtle undercurrents of danger but its awkward structure keeps breaking the spell,weaves a spell over you with its disturbingly close-up look at damaged psyches and its subtle undercurrents of danger but its awkward structure keeps breaking the spell,1
the situations and jokes are as predictable and as lowbrow as the endless pratfalls the boys take in their high heels,the situations and jokes are as predictable and as lowbrow as the endless pratfalls the boys take in their high heels,1
bang zoom it's actually pretty funny but in all the wrong places,bang zoom it's actually pretty funny but in all the wrong places,1
i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around but maybe it'll be on video by then,[allen's] been making piffle for a long while and hollywood ending may be his way of saying that piffle is all that the airhead movie business deserves from him right now,0
crudup's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy existential exploration of why men leave their families,crudup's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy existential exploration of why men leave their families,1
the cast is uniformly excellent but the film itself is merely mildly charming,the cast is uniformly excellent but the film itself is merely mildly charming,1
slick piece of cross-promotion,the main characters are simply named the husband the wife and the kidnapper emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort,0
davis has energy but she doesn't bother to make her heroine's book sound convincing the gender-war ideas original or the comic scenes fly,stitch is a bad mannered ugly and destructive little * * * * no cute factor here… not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character loveable or otherwise,0
nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives,storytelling feels slight,0
like mike is a slight and uninventive movie : like the exalted michael jordan referred to in the title many can aspire but none can equal,like mike is a slight and uninventive movie : like the exalted michael jordan referred to in the title many can aspire but none can equal,1
an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength,charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions,0
fairly successful at faking some pretty cool stunts but a complete failure at trying to create some pretty cool characters and forget about any attempt at a plot,fairly successful at faking some pretty cool stunts but a complete failure at trying to create some pretty cool characters and forget about any attempt at a plot,1
as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice the movie makes two hours feel like four,as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice the movie makes two hours feel like four,1
a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down,rodriguez was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight,0
the band performances featured in drumline are red hot [but] from a mere story point of view the film's ice cold,the band performances featured in drumline are red hot [but] from a mere story point of view the film's ice cold,1
the fight scenes are fun but it grows tedious,dramatically lackluster,0
i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way while never sure what its purpose was,at three hours and with very little story or character development there is plenty of room for editing and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue,0
the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical what's worse is that pelosi knows it,the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical what's worse is that pelosi knows it,1
yet another iteration of what's become one of the movies' creepiest conventions in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble teach and ultimately redeem their mentally " superior " friends family,nair just doesn't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy,0
bears is bad not 'terrible filmmaking' bad but more like 'i once had a nightmare like this and it's now coming true' bad,bears is bad not 'terrible filmmaking' bad but more like 'i once had a nightmare like this and it's now coming true' bad,1
the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie,the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie,1
the screenplay by james eric james horton and director peter o'fallon is so pat it makes your teeth hurt,paxton's uneven directorial debut fails to unlock the full potential of what is in many ways a fresh and dramatically substantial spin on the genre,0
a predictable and stereotypical little b-movie,a predictable and stereotypical little b-movie,1
after you laugh once ( maybe twice ) you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,after you laugh once ( maybe twice ) you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,1
dogtown is hollow self-indulgent and - worst of all - boring,dogtown is hollow self-indulgent and - worst of all - boring,1
a rather tired exercise in nostalgia,a rather tired exercise in nostalgia,1
hill looks to be going through the motions beginning with the pale script,an empty purposeless exercise,0
what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time,laughably irredeemably awful,0
behind the glitz hollywood is sordid and disgusting quelle surprise,the story is predictable the jokes are typical sandler fare and the romance with ryder is puzzling,0
the film has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written underrehearsed arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo,the film has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written underrehearsed arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo,1
very well made but doesn't generate a lot of tension,the only time 8 crazy nights comes close to hitting a comedic or satirical target is during the offbeat musical numbers,0
samira makhmalbaf's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness although it's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal,a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness,0
rodriguez was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight,rodriguez was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight,1
as his circle of friends keeps getting smaller one of the characters in long time dead says 'i'm telling you this is f * * * ed' maybe he was reading the minds of the audience,as his circle of friends keeps getting smaller one of the characters in long time dead says 'i'm telling you this is f * * * ed' maybe he was reading the minds of the audience,1
however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging the question remains whether this should indeed have been presented as a theatrical release,however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging the question remains whether this should indeed have been presented as a theatrical release,1
it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her and after viewing this one you'll feel like mopping up too,dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation,0
in between the icy stunts the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and 'just letting the mountain tell you what to do ',in between the icy stunts the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and 'just letting the mountain tell you what to do ',1
the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense,the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense,1
definitely a crowd-pleaser but then so was the roman colosseum,hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity,0
this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet,this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet,1
it's a documentary that says that the alternate sexuality meant to set you free may require so much relationship maintenance that celibacy can start looking good,there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame,0
you can thank me for this i saw juwanna mann so you don't have to,this is mild-mannered been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant the outrageous,0
its plot and animation offer daytime tv serviceability but little more,most of the action setups are incoherent,0
will no doubt delight plympton's legion of fans ; others may find 80 minutes of these shenanigans exhausting,will no doubt delight plympton's legion of fans ; others may find 80 minutes of these shenanigans exhausting,1
boy oh boy it's a howler,boy oh boy it's a howler,1
i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again,i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again,1
the script the gags the characters are all direct-to-video stuff and that's where this film should have remained,the script the gags the characters are all direct-to-video stuff and that's where this film should have remained,1
so stupid so ill-conceived so badly drawn it created whole new levels of ugly,so stupid so ill-conceived so badly drawn it created whole new levels of ugly,1
sorority boys which is as bad at it is cruel takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it,opera on film is never satisfactory the art demands live viewing the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions lose their luster when flattened onscreen,0
sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,1
watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it,this is a movie filled with unlikable spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least,0
a rip-off twice removed modeled after [seagal's] earlier copycat under siege sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat,it's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who doesn't think about percentages all day long,0
i saw knockaround guys yesterday and already the details have faded like photographs from the spanish-american war it's so unmemorable that it turned my ballpoint notes to invisible ink,though catch me if you can isn't badly made the fun slowly leaks out of the movie,0
it's of the quality of a lesser harrison ford movie - six days seven nights maybe or that dreadful sabrina remake,it's of the quality of a lesser harrison ford movie - six days seven nights maybe or that dreadful sabrina remake,1
ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action,it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment,0
you know that ten bucks you'd spend on a ticket ? just send it to cranky we don't get paid enough to sit through crap like this,director david fincher and writer david koepp can't sustain it,0
believability wasn't one of the film's virtues,so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy,0
like shave ice without the topping this cinematic snow cone is as innocuous as it is flavorless,if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout this is the one,0
elicits more groans from the audience than jar jar binks scrappy doo and scooby dumb all wrapped up into one,this is a film living far too much in its own head,0
everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had,everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had,1
the element of surprise might be the only thing femme fatale has going for it,moretti plays giovanni a psychiatrist who predictably finds it difficult to sustain interest in his profession after the family tragedy too predictably in fact,0
the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch so stilted and unconvincing are the performances,bartlett's hero remains a reactive cipher when opening the man's head and heart is the only imaginable reason for the film to be made,0
the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way,samira makhmalbaf's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness although it's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal,0
a mix of velocity and idiocy this ruinous remake lacks the brawn -- and the brains -- of the 1970s original,a mix of velocity and idiocy this ruinous remake lacks the brawn -- and the brains -- of the 1970s original,1
this is more a case of 'sacre bleu ' than 'magnifique',this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101,0
the sweetest thing leaves a bitter taste,it's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic oliver parker intends to mangle next time,0
for the most part the ingredients are there but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck's film from coming together,although this idea is " new " the results are tired,0
a complete waste of time,harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place but its brains are in no particular place at all,0
clayburgh and tambor are charming performers ; neither of them deserves eric schaeffer,unofficially national lampoon's van wilder is son of animal house officially it is twice as bestial but half as funny,0
it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,1
humor in i spy is so anemic,in my own very humble opinion in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works,0
been there done that liked it much better the first time around - when it was called the professional,been there done that liked it much better the first time around - when it was called the professional,1
i wonder what the reaction of israelis will be to this supposedly evenhanded presentation,one lousy movie,0
it's not difficult to spot the culprit early-on in this predictable thriller,it's not difficult to spot the culprit early-on in this predictable thriller,1
if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith why didn't he just do it instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ?,a preposterous prurient whodunit,0
a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness,a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness,1
cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment simultaneously degrades its characters its stars and its audience,despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this,0
if festival in cannes nails hard- boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy much about the film including some of its casting is frustratingly unconvincing,if festival in cannes nails hard- boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy much about the film including some of its casting is frustratingly unconvincing,1
unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm you're going to feel like you weren't invited to the party,unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm you're going to feel like you weren't invited to the party,1
loud chaotic and largely unfunny,what [frei] gives us is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,0
bad in such a bizarre way that it's almost worth seeing if only to witness the crazy confluence of purpose and taste,bad in such a bizarre way that it's almost worth seeing if only to witness the crazy confluence of purpose and taste,1
what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,1
tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,1
there's an audience for it but it could have been funnier and more innocent,there's an audience for it but it could have been funnier and more innocent,1
the whole thing feels like a ruse a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or worse yet nonexistent -- ideas,beware the quirky brit-com they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental,0
friday after next has the same problem that next friday did -- it's called where's chris tucker when you need him ?,despite the authenticity of the trappings the film is overblown in its plotting hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style,0
woody allen used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending now he makes them,a ho-hum affair always watchable yet hardly memorable,0
the film makes strong arguments regarding the social status of america's indigenous people but really only exists to try to eke out an emotional tug of the heart one which it fails to get,the film makes strong arguments regarding the social status of america's indigenous people but really only exists to try to eke out an emotional tug of the heart one which it fails to get,1
inconsequential road-and-buddy pic,oh come on like you couldn't smell this turkey rotting from miles away,0
dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material,a waterlogged version of 'fatal attraction' for the teeny-bopper set a sad soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads,0
cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,a ragbag of promising ideas and failed narrative of good acting and plain old bad filmmaking,0
too ordinary to restore [harmon] to prominence despite some creepy scenes that evoke childish night terrors and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense rather than gross out the audience,the movie is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old 'juvenile delinquent' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0
a static and sugary little half-hour after-school special about interfaith understanding stretched out to 90 minutes,basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars,0
the leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting,with a tone as variable as the cinematography schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs and the characters' quirks and foibles never jell into charm,0
deep down i realized the harsh reality of my situation : i would leave the theater with a lower i q than when i had entered,it wraps up a classic mother/daughter struggle in recycled paper with a shiny new bow and while the audience can tell it's not all new at least it looks pretty,0
[seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels,this is nothing but familiar territory,0
meandering sub-aquatic mess : it's so bad it's good but only if you slide in on a freebie,director tom shadyac and star kevin costner glumly mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself,0
cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill didactic cartoon,bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume he has no clue about making a movie,0
during the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time there isn't one true 'chan moment',during the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time there isn't one true 'chan moment',1
lawrence should stick to his day job he's a better actor than a standup comedian,this bond film goes off the beaten path not necessarily for the better,0
kids don't mind crappy movies as much as adults provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people 'snow dogs' has both,kids don't mind crappy movies as much as adults provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people 'snow dogs' has both,1
despite juliet stevenon's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela's emotional roller coaster life it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs,while holm is terrific as both men and hjejle quite appealing the film fails to make the most out of the intriguing premise,0
something must have been lost in the translation,something must have been lost in the translation,1
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it,it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it,1
it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us folks it's laughing at us,suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum punish the vehicle to adore the star,0
with zoe clarke-williams's lackluster thriller " new best friend " who needs enemies ? just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills,with zoe clarke-williams's lackluster thriller " new best friend " who needs enemies ? just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills,1
labute was more fun when his characters were torturing each other psychologically and talking about their genitals in public,while super troopers is above academy standards its quintet of writers could still use some more schooling,0
a film neither bitter nor sweet neither romantic nor comedic neither warm nor fuzzy,'christian bale's quinn [is] a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent ',0
the movie takes itself too seriously and as a result it makes for only intermittent fun,the movie takes itself too seriously and as a result it makes for only intermittent fun,1
a predictable and stereotypical little b-movie,sweet home alabama certainly won't be remembered as one of [witherspoon's] better films,0
weirdly broomfield has compelling new material but he doesn't unveil it until the end after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car,stale and uninspired,0
the lower your expectations the more you'll enjoy it,…it wasn't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film…it was the unfulfilling incongruous " wait a second did i miss something ? " ending,0
a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still can't save itself from being unoriginal unfunny and unrecommendable,gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid a curiously constricted epic,0
shallow noisy and pretentious,writer/director burr steers emphasizes the q in quirky with mixed results,0
i've seen some bad singer-turned actors but lil bow wow takes the cake,a kilted jackson is an unsettling sight and indicative of his if you will out-of-kilter character who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces,0
this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing,scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be,0
'men in black ii creates a new threat for the mib but recycles the same premise,'men in black ii creates a new threat for the mib but recycles the same premise,1
too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film,this follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric peter,0
tackling a low-budget movie in which inexperienced children play the two main characters might not be the best way to cut your teeth in the film industry,tackling a low-budget movie in which inexperienced children play the two main characters might not be the best way to cut your teeth in the film industry,1
we just don't really care too much about this love story in that setting their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting,we just don't really care too much about this love story in that setting their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting,1
silly loud and goofy,the title's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is,0
a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style down-and-dirty laugher for the female set,taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes,0
parker probably thinks he's shaking up a classic the way kenneth branagh and baz luhrmann have but this half-hearted messing-about just makes us miss wilde's still-contemporary play,parker probably thinks he's shaking up a classic the way kenneth branagh and baz luhrmann have but this half-hearted messing-about just makes us miss wilde's still-contemporary play,1
the character is too forced and overwritten to be funny or believable much of the time and clayburgh doesn't always improve the over-the-top mix,the character is too forced and overwritten to be funny or believable much of the time and clayburgh doesn't always improve the over-the-top mix,1
about amy's cuteness amy's career success ( she's a best-selling writer of self-help books who can't help herself ) and amy's neuroses when it comes to men,about amy's cuteness amy's career success ( she's a best-selling writer of self-help books who can't help herself ) and amy's neuroses when it comes to men,1
chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent indie trick in the book,chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent indie trick in the book,1
while certain cues like the happy music suggest that this movie is supposed to warm our hearts jeong-hyang lee's film is just as likely to blacken that organ with cold vengefulness,while certain cues like the happy music suggest that this movie is supposed to warm our hearts jeong-hyang lee's film is just as likely to blacken that organ with cold vengefulness,1
the characters are based on stock clichés and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility,the characters are based on stock clichés and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility,1
some writer dude i think his name was uh michael zaidan was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something but dude the only thing that i ever saw that was written down were the zeroes on my paycheck,o ótimo esforço do diretor acaba sendo frustrado pelo roteiro que depois de levar um bom tempo para colocar a trama em andamento perde-se de vez a partir do instante em que os estranhos acontecimentos são explicados,0
too much of the humor falls flat,the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,0
hope keeps arising that the movie will live up to the apparent skills of its makers and the talents of its actors but it doesn't,hope keeps arising that the movie will live up to the apparent skills of its makers and the talents of its actors but it doesn't,1
if it were any more of a turkey it would gobble in dolby digital stereo if nothing else " rollerball " 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j,when the precise nature of matthew's predicament finally comes into sharp focus the revelation fails to justify the build-up,0
finally coming down off of miramax's deep shelves after a couple of aborted attempts waking up in reno makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie,finally coming down off of miramax's deep shelves after a couple of aborted attempts waking up in reno makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie,1
it's exactly what you'd expect,the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots,0
the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,1
predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king,the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day,0
a modestly comic modestly action-oriented world war ii adventure that in terms of authenticity is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight,manipulative claptrap a period-piece movie-of-the-week plain old blarney take your pick all three descriptions suit evelyn a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new,0
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible,it believes it's revealing some great human truths when in reality it's churning ground that has long passed the point of being fertile,0
apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths marisa tomei is good but just a kiss is just a mess,this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost,0
despite the opulent lushness of every scene the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings,there's no point of view no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight so we're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,0
like a grinning jack o' lantern its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded,a shambles of a movie--visually unattractive unbearably loud and utterly silly its hilarity is completely unintentional,0
truth to tell if you've seen more than half-a-dozen horror films there's nothing here you haven't seen before,truth to tell if you've seen more than half-a-dozen horror films there's nothing here you haven't seen before,1
this is standard crime drama fare instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull,this is standard crime drama fare instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull,1
there is nothing funny in this every-joke-has- been-told-a- thousand-times- before movie,there is nothing funny in this every-joke-has- been-told-a- thousand-times- before movie,1
a cross between blow and boyz n the hood this movie strives to be more but doesn't quite get there good performances keep it from being a total rehash,a cross between blow and boyz n the hood this movie strives to be more but doesn't quite get there good performances keep it from being a total rehash,1
[at least] moore is a real charmer,[at least] moore is a real charmer,1
the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound the lack of climax and worst of all watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy,minority report is exactly what the title indicates a report,0
a 94-minute travesty of unparalleled proportions writer-director parker seems to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,a 94-minute travesty of unparalleled proportions writer-director parker seems to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,1
terminally bland painfully slow and needlessly confusing the movie shot on digital videotape rather than film is frequently indecipherable,terminally bland painfully slow and needlessly confusing the movie shot on digital videotape rather than film is frequently indecipherable,1
aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups : very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters,it's not only dull because we've seen [eddie] murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death but because the plot is equally hackneyed,0
a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series with all of the pitfalls of such you'd expect,a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series with all of the pitfalls of such you'd expect,1
plot characters drama emotions ideas -- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king,plot characters drama emotions ideas -- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king,1
it's exactly what you'd expect,it's exactly what you'd expect,1
intended to be a comedy about relationships this wretched work falls flat in just about every conceivable area,intended to be a comedy about relationships this wretched work falls flat in just about every conceivable area,1
rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment,rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment,1
exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,1
to say analyze that is de niro's best film since meet the parents sums up the sad state of his recent career,a trite psychological thriller designed to keep the audience guessing and guessing -- which is not to be confused with suspecting -- until it comes time to wrap things up and send the viewers home,0
storytelling feels slight,whatever the movie's sentimental hypocritical lessons about sexism its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes,0
it's impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,we get the comedy we settle for,0
coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else,coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else,1
i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort,i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort,1
boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome,demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake but he can't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that aren't so substantial or fresh,0
throwing in everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,throwing in everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,1
you can practically hear george orwell turning over,home alone goes hollywood a funny premise until the kids start pulling off stunts not even steven spielberg would know how to do besides real movie producers aren't this nice,0
suffers from a decided lack of creative storytelling,doesn't really add up to much,0
a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness,a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness,1
this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982's tootsie forgetting only to retain a single laugh,this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982's tootsie forgetting only to retain a single laugh,1
weighted down with slow uninvolving storytelling and flat acting,weighted down with slow uninvolving storytelling and flat acting,1
looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen,looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen,1
with this new rollerball sense and sensibility have been overrun by what can only be characterized as robotic sentiment,the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound the lack of climax and worst of all watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy,0
shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,the beautiful unusual music is this film's chief draw but its dreaminess may lull you to sleep,0
don't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk,don't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk,1
naipaul fans may be disappointed those who are not acquainted with the author's work on the other hand may fall fast asleep,considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts this must have been a difficult shoot but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well,0
there are films that try the patience of even the most cinema-besotted critic -- and this was one of them,there are films that try the patience of even the most cinema-besotted critic -- and this was one of them,1
the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in but the film must have been written in the thrall of a vicious hangover,too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet,0
this isn't a terrible film by any means but it's also far from being a realized work,undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters,0
it puts washington as honest working man john q archibald on a pedestal then keeps lifting the pedestal higher,it puts washington as honest working man john q archibald on a pedestal then keeps lifting the pedestal higher,1
twenty years later reggio still knows how to make a point with poetic imagery but his ability to startle has been stifled by the very prevalence of the fast-forward technology that he so stringently takes to task,twenty years later reggio still knows how to make a point with poetic imagery but his ability to startle has been stifled by the very prevalence of the fast-forward technology that he so stringently takes to task,1
an odd haphazard and inconsequential romantic comedy,rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them,0
if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright then blood work is for you,if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright then blood work is for you,1
throughout all the tumult a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?,forgettable if good-hearted movie,0
uneasy mishmash of styles and genres,it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that doesn't know what it wants to be,0
the plot meanders from gripping to plodding and back,the plot meanders from gripping to plodding and back,1
without the dark spookiness of crystal lake camp the horror concept completely loses its creepy menace,without the dark spookiness of crystal lake camp the horror concept completely loses its creepy menace,1
the only entertainment you'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles – several of them,the only entertainment you'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles – several of them,1
strident and inelegant in its 'message-movie' posturing,strident and inelegant in its 'message-movie' posturing,1
delivers few moments of inspiration amid the bland animation and simplistic story,delivers few moments of inspiration amid the bland animation and simplistic story,1
this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core,this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core,1
it bites hard,the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts,0
it's badly acted blandly directed and could have been scripted by someone who just graduated from elementary school,contrived awkward and filled with unintended laughs the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster,0
a bit too derivative to stand on its own as the psychological thriller it purports to be,a bit too derivative to stand on its own as the psychological thriller it purports to be,1
deliberately and devotedly constructed far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect too neat and new pin-like too obviously a recreation to resonate,deliberately and devotedly constructed far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect too neat and new pin-like too obviously a recreation to resonate,1
a feature-length r-rated road-trip version of mama's family,a feature-length r-rated road-trip version of mama's family,1
includes too much obvious padding,it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices,0
during the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time there isn't one true 'chan moment',a sincere but dramatically conflicted gay coming-of-age tale,0
bad in such a bizarre way that it's almost worth seeing if only to witness the crazy confluence of purpose and taste,unspeakably unbearably dull featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0
crummy,it's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another,0
the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle to be consumed and forgotten,the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle to be consumed and forgotten,1
whaley's determination to immerse you in sheer unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting,exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,0
a 75-minute sample of puerile rubbish that is listless witless and devoid of anything resembling humor,horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible,0
an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it,an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it,1
it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable in its committed dumbness,low rent from frame one,0
with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge [crane] becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly clinical lab report,blue crush is so prolonged and boring it isn't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,0
the respective charms of sandra bullock and hugh grant have worn threadbare,the respective charms of sandra bullock and hugh grant have worn threadbare,1
tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,kids don't mind crappy movies as much as adults provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people 'snow dogs' has both,0
mr wedge and mr saldanha handle the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well their film falters however in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy a salute that i'd hoped the movie would avoid,never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance,0
one can't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,one can't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,1
this film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of inane inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions,this film was made to get laughs from the slowest person in the audience -- just pure slapstick with lots of inane inoffensive screaming and exaggerated facial expressions,1
it wouldn't matter so much that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe's routine is offensive puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny," men in black ii " has all the earmarks of a sequel the story is less vibrant the jokes are a little lukewarm but will anyone really care ?,0
it takes you somewhere you're not likely to have seen before but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned,it takes you somewhere you're not likely to have seen before but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned,1
a crass and insulting homage to great films like some like it hot and the john wayne classics,it won't harm anyone but neither can i think of a very good reason to rush right out and see it after all it'll probably be in video stores by christmas and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0
if the last man were the last movie left on earth there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows,sit through this one and you won't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you,0
[green is] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein and i'm just about ready to go to the u n and ask permission for a preemptive strike,[green is] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein and i'm just about ready to go to the u n and ask permission for a preemptive strike,1
a simpler leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something,a simpler leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something,1
the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient,the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient,1
if you saw benigni's pinocchio at a public park you'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police,if you saw benigni's pinocchio at a public park you'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police,1
velocity represents everything wrong with ''independent film'' as a commodified sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene,its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation which is way too stagy,0
in theory a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,in theory a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,1
manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite,what would jesus do if he was a film director ? he'd create a movie better than this,0
given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece the picture begins to resemble the shapeless grasping actors' workshop that it is,tsai may be ploughing the same furrow once too often,0
i realized that no matter how fantastic reign of fire looked its story was making no sense at all,kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities,0
'all in all reign of fire will be a good ( successful ) rental ',it's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground,0
ms phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening,it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so,0
whatever the movie's sentimental hypocritical lessons about sexism its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes,whatever the movie's sentimental hypocritical lessons about sexism its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes,1
a glossy knock-off of a b-movie revenge flick,a glossy knock-off of a b-movie revenge flick,1
once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand even the funniest idea isn't funny,once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand even the funniest idea isn't funny,1
familiar and predictable and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc reyes' word processor,those who are only mildly curious i fear will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0
suffers from rambling repetitive dialogue and the visual drabness endemic to digital video,an erotic thriller that's neither too erotic nor very thrilling either,0
a dreary rip-off of goodfellas that serves as a muddled and offensive cautionary tale for hispanic americans,should have gone straight to video it looks like an action movie but it's so poorly made on all levels that it doesn't even qualify as a spoof of such,0
a pretentious mess,not sweet enough to liven up its predictable story and will leave even fans of hip-hop sorely disappointed,0
wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime,aptly named this shimmering beautifully costumed and filmed production doesn't work for me,0
it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment,it's not a bad plot ; but unfortunately the movie is nowhere near as refined as all the classic dramas it borrows from,0
birot is a competent enough filmmaker but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it,it's tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie directed by scott kalvert about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches gratuitous violence or empty machismo,0
this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento ( a producer here ) but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic,busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,0
the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humour and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion,alternative medicine obviously has its merits but ayurveda does the field no favors,0
this overproduced and generally disappointing effort isn't likely to rouse the rush hour crowd,this overproduced and generally disappointing effort isn't likely to rouse the rush hour crowd,1
lástima por schwarzenegger pero es hora de que deje la estafeta a las nuevas generaciones,in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach,0
on its icy face the new film is a subzero version of monsters inc without the latter's imagination visual charm or texture,on its icy face the new film is a subzero version of monsters inc without the latter's imagination visual charm or texture,1
one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch,diaz wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,0
build some robots haul 'em to the theatre with you for the late show and put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,build some robots haul 'em to the theatre with you for the late show and put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,1
when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs woo it looks like woo's a p o w,a dreary incoherent self-indulgent mess of a movie in which a bunch of pompous windbags drone on inanely for two hours a cacophony of pretentious meaningless prattle,0
this may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,this may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,1
too many improbabilities and rose-colored situations temper what could've been an impacting film,when mr hundert tells us in his narration that 'this is a story without surprises ' we nod in agreement,0
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum,glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum,1
to paraphrase a line from another dickens' novel nicholas nickleby is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato,to paraphrase a line from another dickens' novel nicholas nickleby is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato,1
violent vulgar and forgettably entertaining,violent vulgar and forgettably entertaining,1
while serving sara does have a long way to go before it reaches the level of crudity in the latest austin powers extravaganza there's nothing here to match that movie's intermittent moments of inspiration,while serving sara does have a long way to go before it reaches the level of crudity in the latest austin powers extravaganza there's nothing here to match that movie's intermittent moments of inspiration,1
a fitfully amusing romp that if nothing else will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star frankie muniz,if the full monty was a freshman fluke lucky break is [cattaneo] sophomore slump,0
it plays like a big-budget after-school special with a generous cast who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness,it plays like a big-budget after-school special with a generous cast who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness,1
its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who hasn't been living under a rock ( since sept 11 ),morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull lifeless and irritating,0
as written by michael berg and michael j wilson from a story by wilson this relentless all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach tries way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all,as written by michael berg and michael j wilson from a story by wilson this relentless all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach tries way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all,1
the movie's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating though even if the movie itself doesn't stand a ghost of a chance,it's like every bad idea that's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place minus those daytime programs' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ),0
the cameo-packed m : i-2-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5 minutes to date in this spy comedy franchise then mike myers shows up and ruins everything,the cameo-packed m : i-2-spoofing title sequence is the funniest 5 minutes to date in this spy comedy franchise then mike myers shows up and ruins everything,1
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern,imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern,1
the film doesn't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously it cares about how ryan meets his future wife and makes his start at the cia,the film doesn't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously it cares about how ryan meets his future wife and makes his start at the cia,1
show me the mugging,show me the mugging,1
turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,while the mystery unravels the characters respond by hitting on each other,0
adam sandler's 8 crazy nights is 75 wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,for the future one hopes mr plympton will find room for one more member of his little band a professional screenwriter,0
there are a few chuckles but not a single gag sequence that really scores and the stars seem to be in two different movies,there are a few chuckles but not a single gag sequence that really scores and the stars seem to be in two different movies,1
as steamy as last week's pork dumplings,a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects hoary dialogue fluxing accents and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks,0
a high-minded snoozer,a high-minded snoozer,1
generic thriller junk teens only,the vampire thriller blade ii starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun – toward the end you can feel your veins cringing from the workout,0
the ending is a cop-out what happens to john q ? i don't have an i am sam clue,the ending is a cop-out what happens to john q ? i don't have an i am sam clue,1
not completely loveable -- but what underdog movie since the bad news bears has been ? -- but certainly hard to hate,if this is cinema i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey,0
seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr drew barrymore,seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr drew barrymore,1
the laughs are as rare as snake foo yung,though harris is affecting at times he cannot overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0
impostor doesn't do much with its template despite a remarkably strong cast,impostor doesn't do much with its template despite a remarkably strong cast,1
while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative,while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative,1
the film is strictly routine,i don't even care that there's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff it's still terrible,0
a less-than-thrilling thriller,with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof which they isn't it is more likely to induce sleep than fright,0
long time dead ? not nearly long enough,hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown the film nevertheless works up a few scares,0
'a' for creativity but comes across more as a sketch for a full-length comedy,i loved looking at this movie i just didn't care as much for the story,0
a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes,the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie and diesel isn't the actor to save it,0
bisset delivers a game performance but she is unable to save the movie,rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,0
it's not that kung pow isn't funny some of the time -- it just isn't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves without all oedekerk's impish augmentation,it's not that kung pow isn't funny some of the time -- it just isn't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves without all oedekerk's impish augmentation,1
more tiring than anything,more tiring than anything,1
liotta is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario too bad,schneider's mugging is relentless and his constant need to suddenly transpose himself into another character undermines the story's continuity and progression,0
good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork,too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility,0
jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films,jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films,1
the movie's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish,every potential twist is telegraphed well in advance every performance respectably muted ; the movie itself seems to have been made under the influence of rohypnol,0
this movie is so bad that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad,this movie is so bad that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad,1
the characters are paper-thin and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script,the characters are paper-thin and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script,1
the ill-conceived modern-day ending falls flat where it should deliver a moral punch,the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy,0
this series should have died long ago but they keep bringing it back another day as punishment for paying money to see the last james bond movie,the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another about half of them are funny a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,0
these people wouldn't know subtle characterization if it put on a giant furry monster costume and then gave them a lapdance,it's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie and it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0
it's dull spiritless silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem going nowhere fast,did no one on the set have a sense of humor or did they not have the nerve to speak up ?,0
who are 'they' ? well they're 'they' they're the unnamed easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid they exist for hushed lines like " they're back " " they're out there " and " they're coming ",who are 'they' ? well they're 'they' they're the unnamed easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid they exist for hushed lines like " they're back " " they're out there " and " they're coming ",1
the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another about half of them are funny a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another about half of them are funny a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,1
it's never a good sign when a film's star spends the entirety of the film in a coma it's a worse sign when you begin to envy her condition,it's never a good sign when a film's star spends the entirety of the film in a coma it's a worse sign when you begin to envy her condition,1
fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,all the small moments and flashbacks don't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition,0
the cold turkey would've been a far better title,believability wasn't one of the film's virtues,0
i found myself more appreciative of what the director was trying to do than of what he had actually done,with recent tensions rekindled by the kathleen soliah trial and the upcoming trial of sla members emily and william harris not to mention sept 11 its difficult these days to appreciate fire's bright side,0
so unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines,so unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines,1
i'm sure if you're a hartley fan you might enjoy yourself me i didn't care for it,i'm sure if you're a hartley fan you might enjoy yourself me i didn't care for it,1
while kids will probably eat the whole thing up most adults will be way ahead of the plot,while kids will probably eat the whole thing up most adults will be way ahead of the plot,1
like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior circuit gets drawn into the party,like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior circuit gets drawn into the party,1
'ejemplo de una cinta en que no importa el talento de su reparto o lo interesante que pudo haber resultado su premisa pues el resultado es francamente aburrido y por momentos deplorable ',benigni presents himself as the boy puppet pinocchio complete with receding hairline weathered countenance and american breckin meyer's ridiculously inappropriate valley boy voice,0
overly long and worshipful bio-doc,overly long and worshipful bio-doc,1
a light engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,this is for the most part a useless movie even with a great director at the helm,0
the santa clause 2 is a barely adequate babysitter for older kids but i've got to give it thumbs down,the santa clause 2 is a barely adequate babysitter for older kids but i've got to give it thumbs down,1
too long and larded with exposition this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community,this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror,0
consider the title's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept,dogtown is hollow self-indulgent and - worst of all - boring,0
donovan squanders his main asset jackie chan and fumbles the vital action sequences,ararat feels like a book report,0
the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who don't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who don't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,1
watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say when carol kane appears on the screen,frida is certainly no disaster but neither is it the kahlo movie frida fans have been looking for,0
from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast bartleby squanders as much as it gives out,from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast bartleby squanders as much as it gives out,1
written flatly by david kendall and directed barely by there's something about mary co-writer ed decter,written flatly by david kendall and directed barely by there's something about mary co-writer ed decter,1
the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn the results are far more alienating than involving,needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion 'grandeur' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism,0
a journey that's too random and inconclusive to be compelling but which hoffman's brilliance almost makes worth taking,a journey that's too random and inconclusive to be compelling but which hoffman's brilliance almost makes worth taking,1
gaghan has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story,gaghan has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story,1
juliette binoche's sand is vivacious but it's hard to sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile,the story the movie tells is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career,0
that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies,only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience,0
this isn't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,this isn't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,1
less about shakespeare than the spawn of fools who saw quentin tarantino's handful of raucous gangster films and branched out into their own pseudo-witty copycat interpretations,less about shakespeare than the spawn of fools who saw quentin tarantino's handful of raucous gangster films and branched out into their own pseudo-witty copycat interpretations,1
such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go,such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go,1
there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending,i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort,0
enigma looks great has solid acting and a neat premise yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams,0
one just waits grimly for the next shock without developing much attachment to the characters,one just waits grimly for the next shock without developing much attachment to the characters,1
never engaging utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful,only for young children if them their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes,0
the master of disguise falls under the category of 'should have been a sketch on saturday night live ',the master of disguise falls under the category of 'should have been a sketch on saturday night live ',1
leaves you with a knot in your stomach its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness,ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it's all over his chelsea walls,0
as pedestrian as they come,as pedestrian as they come,1
not even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie,not even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie,1
the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen,chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum,0
gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up,just an average comedic dateflick but not a waste of time,0
eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants,a timid soggy near miss,0
the slapstick is labored and the bigger setpieces flat,the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense,0
with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof which they isn't it is more likely to induce sleep than fright,i weep for the future when a good portion of the respected critical community in this country consider blue crush to be an intelligent film about young women,0
not sweet enough to liven up its predictable story and will leave even fans of hip-hop sorely disappointed,not sweet enough to liven up its predictable story and will leave even fans of hip-hop sorely disappointed,1
[macdowell] ventures beyond her abilities several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is,just dreadful i don't blame eddie murphy but shouldn't owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ?,0
consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g,it's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions,0
vaguely interesting but it's just too too much,an empty ugly exercise in druggy trance-noir and trumped-up street credibility,0
mushes the college-friends genre ( the big chill ) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas,more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex dramatically satisfying heroine,0
amid the cliché and foreshadowing cage manages a degree of casual realism that is routinely dynamited by blethyn,amid the cliché and foreshadowing cage manages a degree of casual realism that is routinely dynamited by blethyn,1
i loved looking at this movie i just didn't care as much for the story,depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived only masochistic moviegoers need apply,0
not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me it was just a matter of 'eh ',disreputable doings and exquisite trappings are dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances,0
the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense surprise and consistent emotional conviction,maybe it's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages but something aboul " full frontal " seems well contrived,0
it's like every bad idea that's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place minus those daytime programs' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ),it's like every bad idea that's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place minus those daytime programs' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ),1
slow dry poorly cast but beautifully shot,slow dry poorly cast but beautifully shot,1
sheridan smoothes over sources of conflict that could have lent the film a bit more depth,sheridan smoothes over sources of conflict that could have lent the film a bit more depth,1
so brisk is wang's pacing that none of the excellent cast are given air to breathe,so brisk is wang's pacing that none of the excellent cast are given air to breathe,1
nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows,nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows,1
anemic chronicle of money grubbing new yorkers and their serial loveless hook ups,the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear,0
the plan to make enough into ‘an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong,in the era of the sopranos it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic,0
this is a picture that maik the firebrand turned savvy ad man would be envious of : it hijacks the heat of revolution and turns it into a sales tool,none of birthday girl's calculated events take us by surprise,0
a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars,every time you look sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn,0
can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality' movies except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality,can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality' movies except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality,1
jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder,it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us folks it's laughing at us,0
paxton's uneven directorial debut fails to unlock the full potential of what is in many ways a fresh and dramatically substantial spin on the genre,paxton's uneven directorial debut fails to unlock the full potential of what is in many ways a fresh and dramatically substantial spin on the genre,1
will always be remembered for the 9-11 terrorist attacks after seeing the film i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,will always be remembered for the 9-11 terrorist attacks after seeing the film i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,1
it's as if you're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak and it has been unearthed and released now when it has become even weaker,it's as if you're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak and it has been unearthed and released now when it has become even weaker,1
the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart mind or humor of its own,the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart mind or humor of its own,1
a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,1
impeccably filmed sexually charged but ultimately lacking in substance not to mention dragged down by a leaden closing act,the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal,0
no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are 'german-expressionist ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable,no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are 'german-expressionist ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable,1
this is a film living far too much in its own head,this is a film living far too much in its own head,1
to blandly go where we went 8 movies ago,apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths marisa tomei is good but just a kiss is just a mess,0
in the end the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan,in the end the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan,1
one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers and circles it obsessively without making contact,one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers and circles it obsessively without making contact,1
it kinda works and qualifies as cool at times but is just too lame to work or be cool at others,it kinda works and qualifies as cool at times but is just too lame to work or be cool at others,1
it's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making,the drama discloses almost nothing,0
steve oedekerk is alas no woody allen,steve oedekerk is alas no woody allen,1
there's something not entirely convincing about the quiet american and that holds true for both the movie and the title character played by brendan fraser,such a fine idea for a film and such a stultifying lifeless execution,0
in all the annals of the movies few films have been this odd inexplicable and unpleasant,solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision but that vision is beginning to feel if not morally bankrupt at least terribly monotonous,0
a movie you observe rather than one you enter into,a movie you observe rather than one you enter into,1
bearable barely,rarely has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,0
instead of trying to bust some blondes [diggs] should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,ill-considered unholy hokum,0
the furious coherence that [deniro] brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself which feels as it plods toward the end less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing,the furious coherence that [deniro] brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself which feels as it plods toward the end less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing,1
a dreary movie,a dreary movie,1
it's just a little too self-satisfied,a feel-good movie that doesn't give you enough to feel good about,0
where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval,where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval,1
jacquot's rendering of puccini's tale of devotion and double-cross is more than just a filmed opera in his first stab at the form jacquot takes a slightly anarchic approach that works only sporadically,there's a neat twist subtly rendered that could have wrapped things up at 80 minutes but kang tacks on three or four more endings,0
time of favor could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,this piece of channel 5 grade trash is quite frankly an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast,0
does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in- the-blanks with a tragic past,it's also clear from the start that the transporter is running purely on adrenaline and once the initial high wears off the film's shortcomings start to shine through,0
it's also clear from the start that the transporter is running purely on adrenaline and once the initial high wears off the film's shortcomings start to shine through,this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece in treading the line between sappy and sanguine winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand,0
the film contains no good jokes no good scenes barely a moment when carvey's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment,in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history ballistic : ecks vs sever also features terrible banal dialogue ; convenient hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull unimaginative car chase,0
this may be the dumbest sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer's coming-of-age,matthew mcconaughey tries and fails to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy,0
befuddled in its characterizations as it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,befuddled in its characterizations as it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,1
there's a choppy surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise,there's a choppy surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise,1
this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone's career,i wish i could say " thank god it's friday " but the truth of the matter is i was glad when it was over,0
it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins who seem barely in the same movie their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle,it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins who seem barely in the same movie their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle,1
the picture's cleverness is ironically muted by the very people who are intended to make it shine,demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,0
about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark ; the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook,the movie is genial but never inspired and little about it will stay with you,0
you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,an opportunity missed,0
new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,although visually striking and slickly staged it's also cold grey antiseptic and emotionally desiccated,0
in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of outrageous gags,in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of outrageous gags,1
davis is so enamored of her own creation that she can't see how insufferable the character is,davis is so enamored of her own creation that she can't see how insufferable the character is,1
it's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins,it's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins,1
may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence this scarlet's letter is a as in aimless arduous and arbitrary,to blandly go where we went 8 movies ago,0
to be oblivious to the existence of this film would be very sweet indeed,curling may be a unique sport but men with brooms is distinctly ordinary,0
nothing more than a run-of-the-mill action flick,nothing more than a run-of-the-mill action flick,1
despite the holes in the story and the somewhat predictable plot moments of the movie caused me to jump in my chair,despite the holes in the story and the somewhat predictable plot moments of the movie caused me to jump in my chair,1
it's tough astringent darkly funny and well it's also generic untidy condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning,it's tough astringent darkly funny and well it's also generic untidy condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning,1
how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?,how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?,1
the characters seem one-dimensional and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience,the result is solemn and horrifying yet strangely detached,0
so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming,so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming,1
lacking gravitas macdowell is a placeholder for grief and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel leave these flowers unpicked -- they're dead on the vine,lacking gravitas macdowell is a placeholder for grief and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel leave these flowers unpicked -- they're dead on the vine,1
this is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless idiotic annoying heavy-handed visually atrocious and often downright creepy,this is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless idiotic annoying heavy-handed visually atrocious and often downright creepy,1
a sha-na-na sketch punctuated with graphic violence,despite the fact that this film wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be it's still not a good movie,0
[t]he film is never sure to make a clear point – even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation,expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse turning into a black hole of dullness from which no interesting concept can escape,0
journalistically dubious inept and often lethally dull,journalistically dubious inept and often lethally dull,1
unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you this film's impressive performances and adept direction aren't likely to leave a lasting impression,best described as i know what you did last winter,0
though the film is well-intentioned one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable,though the film is well-intentioned one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable,1
manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite,manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite,1
here's my advice kev start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line,here's my advice kev start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line,1
the screenplay comes across rather unintentionally as hip-hop scooby-doo,the screenplay comes across rather unintentionally as hip-hop scooby-doo,1
there's the plot and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream,there's the plot and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream,1
disney again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel,disney again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel,1
personal velocity ought to be exploring these women's inner lives but it never moves beyond their surfaces,personal velocity ought to be exploring these women's inner lives but it never moves beyond their surfaces,1
it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly i think ) for something fresh to say,the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience,0
unlike [scorsese's mean streets] ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,unlike [scorsese's mean streets] ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,1
the picture is a primer on what happens when lack of know-how mixes with lack of give-a-damn,plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,0
the whole thing feels like a ruse a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or worse yet nonexistent -- ideas,the whole thing feels like a ruse a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or worse yet nonexistent -- ideas,1
the overall effect is less like a children's movie than a recruitment film for future hollywood sellouts,the overall effect is less like a children's movie than a recruitment film for future hollywood sellouts,1
the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie like life isn't much fun without the highs and lows,the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie like life isn't much fun without the highs and lows,1
the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete as if the real story starts just around the corner,the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete as if the real story starts just around the corner,1
disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies…or any other john woo flick for that matter,the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,0
clumsy obvious preposterous the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades,when a film is created solely because it's a marketable product soulless and ugly movies like this are the result let your silly childhood nostalgia slumber unmolested,0
skillful as he is mr shyamalan is undone by his pretensions,we started to wonder if … some unpaid intern had just typed 'chris rock ' 'anthony hopkins' and 'terrorists' into some univac-like script machine,0
the ending doesn't work but most of the movie works so well i'm almost recommending it anyway -- maybe not to everybody but certainly to people with a curiosity about how a movie can go very right and then step wrong,the ending doesn't work but most of the movie works so well i'm almost recommending it anyway -- maybe not to everybody but certainly to people with a curiosity about how a movie can go very right and then step wrong,1
downright transparent is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a " cooler " pg-13 rating,a incompetência de marcus adams como roteirista só é superada por sua péssima direção,0
woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director but how long will filmmakers copy the " saving private ryan " battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time ?,another rent installment for the ian fleming estate,0
anthony hopkins ? big deal we've already seen the prequel to the silence of the lambs and hannibal -- and it was better the first time,you know that ten bucks you'd spend on a ticket ? just send it to cranky we don't get paid enough to sit through crap like this,0
new best friend's playboy-mansion presentation of college life is laugh-out-loud ludicrous,new best friend's playboy-mansion presentation of college life is laugh-out-loud ludicrous,1
admirable certainly but not much fun to watch for caine lovers only,admirable certainly but not much fun to watch for caine lovers only,1
i'd give real money to see the perpetrators of chicago torn apart by dingoes,i'd give real money to see the perpetrators of chicago torn apart by dingoes,1
looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way,in the end white oleander isn't an adaptation of a novel it's a flashy star-splashed reduction,0
with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent but as is personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral,with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent but as is personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral,1
despite bearing the paramount imprint it's a bargain-basement european pickup what's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up wiser souls would have tactfully pretended not to see it and left it lying there,despite bearing the paramount imprint it's a bargain-basement european pickup what's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up wiser souls would have tactfully pretended not to see it and left it lying there,1
the plot plummets into a comedy graveyard before janice comes racing to the rescue in the final reel,the plot is romantic comedy boilerplate from start to finish,0
flat misguided comedy,the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish,0
more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now,more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now,1
[garbus] discards the potential for pathological study exhuming instead the skewed melodrama of the circumstantial situation,[garbus] discards the potential for pathological study exhuming instead the skewed melodrama of the circumstantial situation,1
horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists,execrable,0
[allen's] best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america diversions could ever be,[allen's] best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america diversions could ever be,1
predictable and cloying though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,predictable and cloying though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,1
there ain't a lot more painful than an unfunny movie that thinks it's hilarious,there ain't a lot more painful than an unfunny movie that thinks it's hilarious,1
romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong they cheapen the overall effect,it's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish,0
the country bears has no scenes that will upset or frighten young viewers unfortunately there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them either,the country bears has no scenes that will upset or frighten young viewers unfortunately there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them either,1
the plot's clearly mythic structure may owe more to disney's strong sense of formula than to the original story but while the highly predictable narrative falls short treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold,the plot's clearly mythic structure may owe more to disney's strong sense of formula than to the original story but while the highly predictable narrative falls short treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold,1
i'm sure the filmmaker would disagree but honestly i don't see the point it's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed,as a director eastwood is off his game -- there's no real sense of suspense and none of the plot 'surprises' are really surprising,0
an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental,an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental,1
no way i can believe this load of junk,no way i can believe this load of junk,1
it's deep-sixed by a compulsion to catalog every bodily fluids gag in there's something about mary and devise a parallel clone-gag,if i spy were funny ( enough ) or exciting ( enough ) then it would be fairly simple to forgive the financial extortion it's trying to reap from the moviegoing public,0
a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations it makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations it makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,1
it's mildly sentimental unabashedly consumerist studiously inoffensive and completely disposable,schaefer's determination to inject farcical raunch drowns out the promise of the romantic angle,0
scotland pa blurs the line between black comedy and black hole,scotland pa blurs the line between black comedy and black hole,1
though there's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction the drama feels rigged and sluggish,though there's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction the drama feels rigged and sluggish,1
each story is built on a potentially interesting idea but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting while the third feels limited by its short running time,each story is built on a potentially interesting idea but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting while the third feels limited by its short running time,1
bottom-rung new jack city wannabe,bottom-rung new jack city wannabe,1
it's another stale kill-by-numbers flick complete with blade-thin characters and terrible pun-laden dialogue,it's another stale kill-by-numbers flick complete with blade-thin characters and terrible pun-laden dialogue,1
i'm not sure which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche,a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment and an overly-familiar set of plot devices,0
though the book runs only about 300 pages it is so densely packed that even an ambitious adaptation and elaborate production like mr schepisi's seems skimpy and unclear,what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0
lacking substance and soul crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs,lacking substance and soul crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs,1
slap me i saw this movie,the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas which never reach satisfying conclusions,0
both overstuffed and undernourished the film can't be called a solid success although there's plenty of evidence here to indicate clooney might have better luck next time,both overstuffed and undernourished the film can't be called a solid success although there's plenty of evidence here to indicate clooney might have better luck next time,1
what's needed so badly but what is virtually absent here is either a saving dark humor or the feel of poetic tragedy,definitely a crowd-pleaser but then so was the roman colosseum,0
i've never seen ( a remake ) do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler's new movie rapes pillages and incinerates frank capra's classic,i've never seen ( a remake ) do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler's new movie rapes pillages and incinerates frank capra's classic,1
detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor,detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor,1
it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as 'worse than expected ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that,it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as 'worse than expected ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that,1
a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama,in the end we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest,0
a pleasant and engaging enough sit but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole,a pleasant and engaging enough sit but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole,1
so earnest and well-meaning and so stocked with talent that you almost forget the sheer ponderous awfulness of its script,after a while hoffman's quirks and mannerisms particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial,0
has its charming quirks and its dull spots,producer john penotti surveyed high school students and came back with the astonishing revelation that " they wanted to see something that didn't talk down to them " ignoring that he made swimfan anyway,0
adam sandler's heart may be in the right place but he needs to pull his head out of his butt,adam sandler's heart may be in the right place but he needs to pull his head out of his butt,1
the bland outweighs the nifty and cletis tout never becomes the clever crime comedy it thinks it is,children christian or otherwise deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it,0
'yes that's right : it's forrest gump angel of death ','yes that's right : it's forrest gump angel of death ',1
they're going through the motions but the zip is gone,they're going through the motions but the zip is gone,1
it's frustrating to see these guys -- who are obviously pretty clever -- waste their talent on parodies of things they probably thought were funniest when they were high,it's frustrating to see these guys -- who are obviously pretty clever -- waste their talent on parodies of things they probably thought were funniest when they were high,1
as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre and a personal low for everyone involved,no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander's uninspired story,0
belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category and this is why i have given it a one-star rating,belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category and this is why i have given it a one-star rating,1
the only thing i laughed at were the people who paid to see it,a very slow uneventful ride around a pretty tattered old carousel,0
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,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,1
( it ) highlights not so much the crime lord's messianic bent but spacey's,( it ) highlights not so much the crime lord's messianic bent but spacey's,1
conforms itself with creating a game of 'who's who' where the characters' moves are often more predictable than their consequences,too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped,0
the intent is almost exactly the same [as the full monty] all that's missing is the spontaneity originality and delight,one regards reign of fire with awe what a vast enterprise has been marshaled in the service of such a minute idea,0
a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special,both stars manage to be funny but like the recent i spy the star chemistry begs the question of whether random gags add up to a movie,0
this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever but it's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience,this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever but it's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience,1
like its script which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull brain-deadening hangover,eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants,0
a preposterously melodramatic paean to gang-member teens in brooklyn circa 1958,wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of 'a nightmare on elm street' or 'the hills have eyes ' but the sad schlock merchant of 'deadly friend ',0
blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,1
here common sense flies out the window along with the hail of bullets none of which ever seem to hit sascha,here common sense flies out the window along with the hail of bullets none of which ever seem to hit sascha,1
the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard,despite engaging offbeat touches knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,0
'pocas ideas interesantes un final pseudo místico que no corresponde al tono general del filme y que deja una sensación de inconformidad que hace pensar más de una vez si vale la pena ir a la taquilla y reclamar el precio del boleto ','pocas ideas interesantes un final pseudo místico que no corresponde al tono general del filme y que deja una sensación de inconformidad que hace pensar más de una vez si vale la pena ir a la taquilla y reclamar el precio del boleto ',1
as it abruptly crosscuts among the five friends it fails to lend the characters' individual stories enough dramatic resonance to make us care about them,as it abruptly crosscuts among the five friends it fails to lend the characters' individual stories enough dramatic resonance to make us care about them,1
more maudlin than sharp,more maudlin than sharp,1
love may have been in the air onscreen but i certainly wasn't feeling any of it,the doofus-on- the-loose banter of welcome to collinwood has a cocky after-hours loopiness to it and as with most late-night bull sessions eventually the content isn't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is,0
no film could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population,no film could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population,1
it's provocative stuff but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,the plot is very clever but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of,0
crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,1
the world needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese but it doesn't need gangs of new york,tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar,0
it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television,it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television,1
though its atmosphere is intriguing the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an impression,there's something fundamental missing from this story : something or someone to care about,0
had the film boasted a clearer more memorable the creepiness would have gotten under the skin,though there are entertaining and audacious moments the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0
liman of swingers and go makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long low-heat chase interrupted by a middling car chase,liman of swingers and go makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long low-heat chase interrupted by a middling car chase,1
the movie doesn't add anything fresh to the myth,the movie doesn't add anything fresh to the myth,1
it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived,it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff,0
deadly dull pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel,deadly dull pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel,1
it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her and after viewing this one you'll feel like mopping up too,it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her and after viewing this one you'll feel like mopping up too,1
gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance,memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and by extension its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual,0
just plain silly,one problem with the movie directed by joel schumacher is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time,0
[it's] a prison soccer movie starring charismatic tough guy vinnie jones but it had too much spitting for me to enjoy,[it's] a prison soccer movie starring charismatic tough guy vinnie jones but it had too much spitting for me to enjoy,1
a fifty car pileup of cliches,too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing,0
its salient points are simultaneously buried drowned and smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary,its salient points are simultaneously buried drowned and smothered in the excesses of writer-director roger avary,1
costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier,feels like one of those contrived only-in -hollywood productions where name actors deliver big performances created for the sole purpose of generating oscar talk,0
amazingly dopey,amazingly dopey,1
like many such biographical melodramas it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,cheap vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace,0
bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume he has no clue about making a movie,the idea is more interesting than the screenplay which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run,0
a morose little soap opera about three vapid insensitive people who take turns hurting each other it's a feature-length adaptation of one of those " can this marriage be saved ? " columns from ladies home journal,harris is supposed to be the star of the story but comes across as pretty dull and wooden,0
exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids,splashes its drama all over the screen subjecting its audience and characters to action that feels not only manufactured but also so false you can see the filmmakers' puppet strings,0
the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear,there's a reason the studio didn't offer an advance screening " the adventures of pluto nash " is a big time stinker,0
gaghan captures the half-lit sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms a subtlety that makes the silly over-the-top coda especially disappointing,unsurprisingly the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers instead of serious athletes,0
it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time,flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool but they can't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0
schnitzler's film has a great hook some clever bits and well-drawn if standard issue characters but is still only partly satisfying,an instant candidate for worst movie of the year,0
a horrible 99-minute stink bomb,a horrible 99-minute stink bomb,1
predictably soulless techno-tripe,predictably soulless techno-tripe,1
we are left with a superficial snapshot that however engaging is insufficiently enlightening and inviting,for close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed mostly inarticulate hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one,0
little more than a frothy vanity project,little more than a frothy vanity project,1
some of their jokes work but most fail miserably and in the end pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny,some of their jokes work but most fail miserably and in the end pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny,1
only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience,it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling shamelessly manipulative and contrived and totally lacking in conviction,0
true to its title it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,true to its title it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,1
with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof which they isn't it is more likely to induce sleep than fright,with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof which they isn't it is more likely to induce sleep than fright,1
zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted,despite auteuil's performance it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug,0
the skirmishes for power waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense,a complete waste of time,0
a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade,a lack of thesis makes maryam in the end play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special,0
a mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,very well made but doesn't generate a lot of tension,0
the whole thing plays like a tired tyco ad,even in the summertime the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,0
ararat feels like a book report,[two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now,0
well-meaning to a fault antwone fisher manages the dubious feat of turning one man's triumph of will into everyman's romance comedy,well-meaning to a fault antwone fisher manages the dubious feat of turning one man's triumph of will into everyman's romance comedy,1
impeccably filmed sexually charged but ultimately lacking in substance not to mention dragged down by a leaden closing act,impeccably filmed sexually charged but ultimately lacking in substance not to mention dragged down by a leaden closing act,1
unlike trey parker sandler doesn't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny not actually exploiting it yourself,unlike trey parker sandler doesn't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny not actually exploiting it yourself,1
for this sort of thing to work we need agile performers but the proficient dull sorvino has no light touch and rodan is out of his league,for this sort of thing to work we need agile performers but the proficient dull sorvino has no light touch and rodan is out of his league,1
a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films,a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films,1
some like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny,some like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny,1
seriously rent the disney version,suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness,0
call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,i'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment there's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease,0
as original and insightful as last week's episode of behind the music,late marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u s viewers off their feet,0
this idea has lost its originality and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture,this idea has lost its originality and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture,1
it's a big idea but the film itself is small and shriveled,demme's loose approach kills the suspense,0
there's nothing exactly wrong here but there's not nearly enough that's right,viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance the film would be a total washout,0
static repetitive muddy and blurry hey arnold would seem to have a lock on the title of ugliest movie of the year,static repetitive muddy and blurry hey arnold would seem to have a lock on the title of ugliest movie of the year,1
" an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters ",this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications that have no bearing on the story,0
has its moments -- and almost as many subplots,at every opportunity to do something clever the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it,0
green might want to hang onto that ski mask as robbery may be the only way to pay for his next project,a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down,0
blessed with immense physical prowess he may well be but ahola is simply not an actor and in truth cruel as it may sound he makes arnold schwarzenegger look like spencer tracy,blessed with immense physical prowess he may well be but ahola is simply not an actor and in truth cruel as it may sound he makes arnold schwarzenegger look like spencer tracy,1
beers who when she's given the right lines can charm the paint off the wall [but] the script goes wrong at several key junctures,beers who when she's given the right lines can charm the paint off the wall [but] the script goes wrong at several key junctures,1
i kept wishing i was watching a documentary about the wartime navajos and what they accomplished instead of all this specious hollywood hoo-ha,the punch lines that miss unfortunately outnumber the hits by three-to-one but death to smoochy keeps firing until the bitter end,0
has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags,has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags,1
trying to figure out the rules of the country bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans only hairier -- would tax einstein's brain,guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets some of the characters die and others don't and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson and really nobody in the viewing audience cares,0
a woozy roisterous exhausting mess and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect,a woozy roisterous exhausting mess and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect,1
an extraordinarily silly thriller,its one-sidedness flirts with propaganda,0
the skirmishes for power waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense,the skirmishes for power waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense,1
in its own way joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence poetry passion and genius,has its moments but ultimately its curmudgeon doesn't quite make the cut of being placed on any list of favorites,0
like a can of 2-day old coke you can taste it but there's no fizz,like a can of 2-day old coke you can taste it but there's no fizz,1
as crimes go writer-director michael kalesniko's how to kill your neighbor's dog is slight but unendurable,as crimes go writer-director michael kalesniko's how to kill your neighbor's dog is slight but unendurable,1
while van wilder may not be the worst national lampoon film it's far from being this generation's animal house,writhing under dialogue like 'you're from two different worlds' and 'tonight the maid is a lie and this this is who you are ' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability,0
the film's stagecrafts are intimate and therefore bolder than the otherwise calculated artifice that defines and overwhelms the film's production design,the film's stagecrafts are intimate and therefore bolder than the otherwise calculated artifice that defines and overwhelms the film's production design,1
a 'girls gone wild' video for the boho art-house crowd the burning sensation isn't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers aren't removed and inquisitive enough for that,a 'girls gone wild' video for the boho art-house crowd the burning sensation isn't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers aren't removed and inquisitive enough for that,1
the best you can say about it is it's so uninspired it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now,the best you can say about it is it's so uninspired it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now,1
everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones,everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones,1
with a completely predictable plot you'll swear that you've seen it all before even if you've never come within a mile of the longest yard,with a completely predictable plot you'll swear that you've seen it all before even if you've never come within a mile of the longest yard,1
while some of the camera work is interesting the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,while some of the camera work is interesting the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,1
unspeakably unbearably dull featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,unspeakably unbearably dull featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,1
opera on film is never satisfactory the art demands live viewing the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions lose their luster when flattened onscreen,lazily directed by charles stone iii from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis,0
i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes,the screenplay sabotages the movie's strengths at almost every juncture all the characters are stereotypes and their interaction is numbingly predictable,0
another week another gross-out college comedy--ugh,derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone,0
just isn't as weird as it ought to be,just isn't as weird as it ought to be,1
oedekerk wrote patch adams for which he should not be forgiven why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote directed starred and produced -- is beyond me,oedekerk wrote patch adams for which he should not be forgiven why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote directed starred and produced -- is beyond me,1
children of the century though well dressed and well made ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers,the creaking rusty ship makes a fine backdrop but the ghosts' haunting is routine,0
before it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy steven shainberg's adaptation of mary gaitskill's harrowing short story is a brilliantly played deeply unsettling experience,there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church synagogue or temple doesn't mean you have to check your brain at the door the same should go for movie theaters,0
john carlen's script is full of unhappy two-dimensional characters who are anything but compelling,john carlen's script is full of unhappy two-dimensional characters who are anything but compelling,1
a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc,a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc,1
the movie is so contrived nonsensical and formulaic that come to think of it the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it,the movie is so contrived nonsensical and formulaic that come to think of it the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it,1
in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice,in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice,1
the great pity is that those responsible didn't cut their losses – and ours – and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash and send it to its proper home,[green is] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein and i'm just about ready to go to the u n and ask permission for a preemptive strike,0
shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens obsessive relationships and rampant adultery so dull,shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens obsessive relationships and rampant adultery so dull,1
jolie's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips,jolie's performance vanishes somewhere between her hair and her lips,1
director oliver parker labors so hard to whip life into the importance of being earnest that he probably pulled a muscle or two,when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs woo it looks like woo's a p o w,0
90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay screeching-metal smashups and flaccid odd-couple sniping,90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay screeching-metal smashups and flaccid odd-couple sniping,1
an occasionally funny but overall limp fish-out-of-water story,at a brief 42 minutes we need more x and less blab,0
ararat feels like a book report,ararat feels like a book report,1
it's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby,it's tough to be startled when you're almost dozing,0
while there's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying 'get in the car bitch ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer,while there's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying 'get in the car bitch ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer,1
'rare birds' tries to force its quirkiness upon the audience,viewing this underdramatized but overstated film is like watching a transcript of a therapy session brought to humdrum life by some freudian puppet,0
the merchant-ivory team continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,the merchant-ivory team continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,1
eastwood is an icon of moviemaking one of the best actors directors and producers around responsible for some excellent work but even a hero can stumble sometimes,it's the kind of movie that ends up festooning u s art house screens for no reason other than the fact that it's in french ( well mostly ) with english subtitles and is magically 'significant' because of that,0
ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one ?,outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride,0
ultimately the project comes across as clinical detached uninvolving possibly prompting audience members to wonder 'what's the point ? ',ultimately the project comes across as clinical detached uninvolving possibly prompting audience members to wonder 'what's the point ? ',1
let's hope -- shall we ? -- that the 'true story' by which all the queen's men is allegedly " inspired " was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,let's hope -- shall we ? -- that the 'true story' by which all the queen's men is allegedly " inspired " was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,1
the script is a disaster with cloying messages and irksome characters,the script is a disaster with cloying messages and irksome characters,1
the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier,a mimetic approximation of better films like contempt and 8 1/2,0
comes across as a fairly weak retooling,comes across as a fairly weak retooling,1
sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they'd need a shower,all the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure,0
no matter how you slice it mark wahlberg and thandie newton are not hepburn and grant two cinematic icons with chemistry galore,movies like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation how about surprising us by trying something new ?,0
the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny,a dull dumb and derivative horror film,0
the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times and that's a bad sign when they're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,the low-budget full frontal was one of the year's murkiest intentionally obscure and self-indulgent pictures and solaris is its big-budget brother,0
weaves a spell over you with its disturbingly close-up look at damaged psyches and its subtle undercurrents of danger but its awkward structure keeps breaking the spell,thin period piece,0
hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity,we may get the full visceral impact of a ruthless army on the warpath but no sense of the devilish complexity of the balkans conflict,0
the premise is in extremely bad taste and the film's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them,the three leads produce adequate performances but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling,0
it's sincere to a fault but unfortunately not very compelling or much fun,equal parts bodice-ripper and plodding costume drama,0
almost nothing else -- raunchy and graphic as it may be in presentation -- is one-sided outwardly sexist or mean-spirited and in a sense that's a liability,the movie takes itself too seriously and as a result it makes for only intermittent fun,0
dawdles and drags when it should pop ; it doesn't even have the virtue of enough mindless violence to break up the tedium of all its generational bonding,dawdles and drags when it should pop ; it doesn't even have the virtue of enough mindless violence to break up the tedium of all its generational bonding,1
a film of empty fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun,a film of empty fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun,1
terrible,this is rote spookiness with nary an original idea ( or role or edit or score or anything really ) in sight and the whole of the proceedings beg the question 'why ? ',0
it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline,a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men,0
one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud,one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud,1
simplistic silly and tedious,when the first few villians are introduced as " spider " and " snake " you know you're in for a real winner creativity at its peak,0
too slow too boring and occasionally annoying,la cinta comienza intentando ser un drama rápidamente se transforma en una comedia y termina por ser una parodia absolutamente predecible,0
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) the movie is powerful and provocative it's also built on a faulty premise one it follows into melodrama and silliness,shouldn't have been allowed to use the word " new " in its title because there's not an original character siuation or joke in the entire movie,0
we're left with a story that tries to grab us only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments,we're left with a story that tries to grab us only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments,1
with a story inspired by the tumultuous surroundings of los angeles where feelings of marginalization loom for every dreamer with a burst bubble the dogwalker has a few characters and ideas but it never manages to put them on the same path,yes spirited away is a triumph of imagination but it's also a failure of storytelling,0
'how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? ','how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? ',1
i'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,i'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,1
the campy results make mel brooks' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated,the campy results make mel brooks' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated,1
if only it were well funnier,hollywood's answer to an air ball,0
from the opening scenes it's clear that all about the benjamins is a totally formulaic movie,from the opening scenes it's clear that all about the benjamins is a totally formulaic movie,1
this is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship,diane lane's sophisticated performance can't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing,0
offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented,helmer devito attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics payola vice murder kids' tv and revenge,0
it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun,it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun,1
those eternally devoted to the insanity of black will have an intermittently good time feel free to go get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen,the characters cast in impossibly contrived situations are totally estranged from reality,0
the acting by the over-25s lacks spark with csokas particularly unconnected,typical animé with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ) a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names,0
you have no affinity for most of the characters nothing about them is attractive what they see in each other also is difficult to fathom,you have no affinity for most of the characters nothing about them is attractive what they see in each other also is difficult to fathom,1
the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies' underwear,the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies' underwear,1
simply put there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,simply put there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,1
everything else about high crimes is like the military system of justice it portrays tiresomely regimented,an unremarkable modern action/comedy buddy movie whose only nod to nostalgia is in the title,0
there's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again,the filmmakers juggle and juxtapose three story lines but fail to come up with one cogent point unless it's that life stinks especially for sensitive married women who really love other women,0
an achingly enthralling premise the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses,an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it,0
just dreadful i don't blame eddie murphy but shouldn't owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ?,indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie,0
in the end white oleander isn't an adaptation of a novel it's a flashy star-splashed reduction,in the end white oleander isn't an adaptation of a novel it's a flashy star-splashed reduction,1
hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction and even then his tone retains a genteel prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound,what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this is,0
hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff,the sum of the parts equals largely a confused mediocrity,0
charlize chases kevin with a gun courtney chases stuart with a cell phone the sound of gunfire and cell phones ringing,charlize chases kevin with a gun courtney chases stuart with a cell phone the sound of gunfire and cell phones ringing,1
uncommonly stylish but equally silly the picture fails to generate much suspense nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions,uncommonly stylish but equally silly the picture fails to generate much suspense nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions,1
there are more shots of children smiling for the camera than typical documentary footage which hurts the overall impact of the film it's makes a better travelogue than movie,there are more shots of children smiling for the camera than typical documentary footage which hurts the overall impact of the film it's makes a better travelogue than movie,1
a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip young adult entertainment,a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip young adult entertainment,1
the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow,a dopey movie clothed in excess layers of hipness,0
no matter how firmly director john stainton has his tongue in his cheek the fact remains that a wacky concept does not a movie make,the photographer's show-don't-tell stance is admirable but it can make him a problematic documentary subject,0
nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film it's not even a tv special you'd bother watching past the second commercial break,while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills suspense and gore for video games the movie really only succeeds in the third of these,0
tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,the project's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,0
if only it were well funnier,if only it were well funnier,1
it's the kind of under-inspired overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name,it's the kind of under-inspired overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name,1
proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie,proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie,1
this is a remake by the numbers linking a halfwit plot to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie,it's tough astringent darkly funny and well it's also generic untidy condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning,0
the script isn't very good ; not even someone as gifted as hoffman ( the actor ) can make it work,the script isn't very good ; not even someone as gifted as hoffman ( the actor ) can make it work,1
below is well below expectations,below is well below expectations,1
shouldn't have been allowed to use the word " new " in its title because there's not an original character siuation or joke in the entire movie,enough is not a bad movie just mediocre the performances are so overstated the effect comes off as self-parody,0
it's definitely not made for kids or their parents for that matter and i think even fans of sandler's comic taste may find it uninteresting,it's definitely not made for kids or their parents for that matter and i think even fans of sandler's comic taste may find it uninteresting,1
you're too conscious of the effort it takes to be this spontaneous,you're too conscious of the effort it takes to be this spontaneous,1
there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through,there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through,1
the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads etc -- to do the subject matter justice,feels as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something,0
ensemble movies like soap operas depend on empathy if there ain't none you have a problem,ensemble movies like soap operas depend on empathy if there ain't none you have a problem,1
an instant candidate for worst movie of the year,an instant candidate for worst movie of the year,1
sorority boys which is as bad at it is cruel takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it,sorority boys which is as bad at it is cruel takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it,1
the movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive,a great script brought down by lousy direction same guy with both hats big mistake,0
what could have been a pointed little chiller about the frightening seductiveness of new technology loses faith in its own viability and succumbs to joyless special-effects excess,what could have been a pointed little chiller about the frightening seductiveness of new technology loses faith in its own viability and succumbs to joyless special-effects excess,1
a great script brought down by lousy direction same guy with both hats big mistake,a great script brought down by lousy direction same guy with both hats big mistake,1
eh,eh,1
for a shoot-'em-up ballistic is oddly lifeless,despite its promising cast of characters big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that 'zany' doesn't necessarily mean 'funny ',0
woody allen used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending now he makes them,woody allen used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending now he makes them,1
one groan-inducing familiarity begets another,not counting a few gross-out comedies i've been trying to forget this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0
it's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of [woo's] best work,it's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of [woo's] best work,1
this extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes but feels twice as long,this extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes but feels twice as long,1
not counting a few gross-out comedies i've been trying to forget this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,great story bad idea for a movie,0
the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head,a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you can't wait to see end,0
although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original the first film's lovely flakiness is gone replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original the first film's lovely flakiness is gone replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,1
occasionally funny sometimes inspiring often boring,don't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action,0
the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish,succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the police academy series,0
sunshine state surveys the landscape and assesses the issues with a clear passion for sociology but the cinematography is cloudy the picture making becalmed,sunshine state surveys the landscape and assesses the issues with a clear passion for sociology but the cinematography is cloudy the picture making becalmed,1
familiar and predictable and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc reyes' word processor,familiar and predictable and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc reyes' word processor,1
a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car,a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car,1
nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay,nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay,1
its one-sidedness flirts with propaganda,don michael paul uses quick-cuts ( very ) large shadows and wide-angle shots taken from a distance to hide the liberal use of a body double ( for seagal ),0
while it's all quite tasteful to look at the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own,pascale bailly's rom-com provides amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i e a banal spiritual quest,0
a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem,a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem,1
succumbs to the same kind of maudlin sentimental mysticism that mars the touched by an angel school of non-god spiritual-uplift movies,it's a frightful vanity film that no doubt pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni,0
in his role of observer of the scene lawrence sounds whiny and defensive as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature,in his role of observer of the scene lawrence sounds whiny and defensive as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature,1
too close to phantom menace for comfort,too close to phantom menace for comfort,1
a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women,a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women,1
it's a film that hinges on its casting and glover really doesn't fit the part,two big things are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all,0
despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine,despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine,1
loud silly stupid and pointless,loud silly stupid and pointless,1
an appalling 'ace ventura' rip-off that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak former wrestler chyna and dolly parton if any of them list this 'credit' on their resumes in the future that'll be much funnier than anything in the film,[a] poorly executed comedy,0
a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip young adult entertainment,i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy,0
a great ending doesn't make up for a weak movie and crazy as hell doesn't even have a great ending,a great ending doesn't make up for a weak movie and crazy as hell doesn't even have a great ending,1
wallace directs with such patronising reverence it turns the stomach,de niro cries you'll cry for your money back,0
…passable enough for a shoot-out in the o k court house of life type of flick strictly middle of the road,…passable enough for a shoot-out in the o k court house of life type of flick strictly middle of the road,1
a particularly joyless and exceedingly dull period coming-of-age tale,a particularly joyless and exceedingly dull period coming-of-age tale,1
really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length,really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length,1
while hoffman's performance is great the subject matter goes nowhere,while hoffman's performance is great the subject matter goes nowhere,1
it's often faintly amusing but the problems of the characters never become important to us and the story never takes hold,it's often faintly amusing but the problems of the characters never become important to us and the story never takes hold,1
it gets the details of its time frame right but it completely misses its emotions,going to the website may be just as fun ( and scary ) as going to the film,0
'christian bale's quinn [is] a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent ','christian bale's quinn [is] a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent ',1
by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie,by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie,1
not exactly the bees knees,not exactly the bees knees,1
gere gives a good performance in a film that doesn't merit it,i'm just too bored to care,0
sheridan seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy and scotches most of its élan humor bile and irony,if it were any more of a turkey it would gobble in dolby digital stereo if nothing else " rollerball " 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j,0
its screenplay serves as auto-critique and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure,its screenplay serves as auto-critique and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure,1
to blandly go where we went 8 movies ago,to blandly go where we went 8 movies ago,1
if they broke out into elaborate choreography singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn,if they broke out into elaborate choreography singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn,1
abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed the only problem is that by the end no one in the audience or the film seems to really care,abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed the only problem is that by the end no one in the audience or the film seems to really care,1
mandel holland's direction is uninspired and his scripting unsurprising but the performances by phifer and black are ultimately winning you'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,mandel holland's direction is uninspired and his scripting unsurprising but the performances by phifer and black are ultimately winning you'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,1
salaciously simplistic,salaciously simplistic,1
will only satisfy those who can't tell the difference between the good the bad and the ugly,will only satisfy those who can't tell the difference between the good the bad and the ugly,1
too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay,too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay,1
there's a thin line between likably old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy and the count of monte cristo never quite settles on either side,seagal ran out of movies years ago and this is just the proof,0
though it was made with careful attention to detail and is well-acted by james spader and maggie gyllenhaal i felt disrespected,with its hints of a greater intelligence lurking somewhere the ring makes its stupidity more than obvious it's painful,0
maudlin and melodramatic we expected boring we didn't,no amount of blood and disintegrating vampire cadavers can obscure this movie's lack of ideas,0
succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the police academy series,succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the police academy series,1
in the second half of the film frei's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis,brainless but enjoyably over-the-top the retro gang melodrama deuces wild represents fifties teen-gang machismo in a way that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism,0
so earnest and well-meaning and so stocked with talent that you almost forget the sheer ponderous awfulness of its script,so earnest and well-meaning and so stocked with talent that you almost forget the sheer ponderous awfulness of its script,1
a movie to forget,the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned,0
the project's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,more likely to have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat,0
rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them,rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them,1
too daft by half but supremely good natured,that zhang would make such a strainingly cute film -- with a blind orphan at its center no less -- indicates where his ambitions have wandered,0
on top of a foundering performance [madonna's] denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag,on top of a foundering performance [madonna's] denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag,1
anemic pretentious,anemic pretentious,1
nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here," one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? " um… isn't that the basis for the entire plot ?,0
if this holiday movie is supposed to be a gift somebody unwrapped it early took out all the good stuff and left behind the crap ( literally ),if this holiday movie is supposed to be a gift somebody unwrapped it early took out all the good stuff and left behind the crap ( literally ),1
the lower your expectations the more you'll enjoy it,the lower your expectations the more you'll enjoy it,1
a film that clearly means to preach exclusively to the converted,stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed,0
a blair witch- style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera with passable performances from everyone in the cast,with a " spy kids " sequel opening next week why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a " snl " has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?,0
perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form but far too clunky didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie,perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form but far too clunky didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie,1
imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor and you have some idea of the glum numb experience of watching o fantasma,imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor and you have some idea of the glum numb experience of watching o fantasma,1
the screenplay is hugely overwritten with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children,a by-the-numbers effort that won't do much to enhance the franchise,0
you may be galled that you've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,the people in abc africa are treated as docile mostly wordless ethnographic extras,0
impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances but the movie doesn't quite fly for starters the story is just too slim,impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances but the movie doesn't quite fly for starters the story is just too slim,1
this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering instead it'll only put you to sleep,this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering instead it'll only put you to sleep,1
this film is full of rabbits brimful but like most rabbits it seems to lack substance,this film is full of rabbits brimful but like most rabbits it seems to lack substance,1
the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart,steve oedekerk is alas no woody allen,0
the film seems all but destined to pop up on a television screen in the background of a scene in a future quentin tarantino picture,the film seems all but destined to pop up on a television screen in the background of a scene in a future quentin tarantino picture,1
this tuxedo should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,this tuxedo should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,1
la de salma es una versión de frida superficial preciosista y sin ningún contenido,secret ballot is too contemplative to be really funny,0
fails as a dystopian movie as a retooling of fahrenheit 451 and even as a rip-off of the matrix,fails as a dystopian movie as a retooling of fahrenheit 451 and even as a rip-off of the matrix,1
full of witless jokes dealing in broad stereotypes and outrageously unbelievable scenarios and saddled with a general air of misogyny,if you're a crocodile hunter fan you'll enjoy at least the " real " portions of the film if you're looking for a story don't bother,0
another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues,another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues,1
a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse,you'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous [than leon],0
a sterling film - a cross between boys don't cry deliverance and ode to billy joe - lies somewhere in the story of matthew shepard but that film is yet to be made,a sterling film - a cross between boys don't cry deliverance and ode to billy joe - lies somewhere in the story of matthew shepard but that film is yet to be made,1
'you'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied you'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ','you'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied you'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ',1
the story has little wit and no surprises,like mike is a slight and uninventive movie : like the exalted michael jordan referred to in the title many can aspire but none can equal,0
the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did,the gantzes' interviews tend to let the guys off the hook,0
while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,1
short and sweet but also more than anything else slight… tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations,at no point during k-19 : the widowmaker did this viewer feel enveloped in a story that though meant to be universal in its themes of loyalty courage and dedication to a common goal never seems to leave the lot,0
it has plenty of laughs it just doesn't have much else especially in a moral sense,beyond a handful of mildly amusing lines there just isn't much to laugh at,0
kaufman's script is never especially clever and often is rather pretentious,kaufman's script is never especially clever and often is rather pretentious,1
if somebody was bored and decided to make a dull pretentious version of jesus' son they'd come up with something like bart freundlich's world traveler,the director's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff,0
an empty purposeless exercise,an empty purposeless exercise,1
it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline,it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline,1
time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable,time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable,1
a tired unnecessary retread a stale copy of a picture that wasn't all that great to begin with,leaks treacle from every pore,0
even if britney spears is really cute her movie is really bad,usually when i get this much syrup i like pancakes to go with it,0
'unfaithful' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory too bad,'unfaithful' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory too bad,1
the movie tries to be ethereal but ends up seeming goofy,the movie tries to be ethereal but ends up seeming goofy,1
may puzzle his most ardent fans,as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else,0
even in the summertime the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,there are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations where's the movie here ?,0
even die-hard fans of japanese animation will find this one a challenge,even die-hard fans of japanese animation will find this one a challenge,1
what starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points,what starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points,1
ben affleck as jack ryan tom clancy's intrepid hero ? ridiculous what's next ? d j qualls as indiana jones ? or tom green as han solo ?,ben affleck as jack ryan tom clancy's intrepid hero ? ridiculous what's next ? d j qualls as indiana jones ? or tom green as han solo ?,1
blue crush is as predictable as the tides the movie feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies,it's not original and robbed of the element of surprise it doesn't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks,0
fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references,fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references,1
oozes condescension from every pore,the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea but the movie that doesn't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0
just about all of the film is confusing on one level or another making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be,the umpteenth summer skinny dip in jerry bruckheimer's putrid pond of retread action twaddle,0
began life as a computer game then morphed into a movie -- a bad one of course,began life as a computer game then morphed into a movie -- a bad one of course,1
[plays] in broad outline as pandering middle-age buddy-comedy,a family-friendly fantasy that ends up doing very little with its imaginative premise,0
the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming,whatever satire lucky break was aiming for it certainly got lost in the " soon-to-be-forgettable " section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile it's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0
some body is a shaky uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves,the master of disguise represents adam sandler's latest attempt to dumb down the universe,0
the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid,build some robots haul 'em to the theatre with you for the late show and put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0
loosely speaking we're in all of me territory again and strictly speaking schneider is no steve martin,loosely speaking we're in all of me territory again and strictly speaking schneider is no steve martin,1
adam sandler's eight crazy nights grows on you -- like a rash,no one can doubt the filmmakers' motives but the guys still feels counterproductive,0
it believes it's revealing some great human truths when in reality it's churning ground that has long passed the point of being fertile,visually sumptuous but intellectually stultifying,0
unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction impostor is opening today at a theater near you,unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction impostor is opening today at a theater near you,1
choppy overlong documentary about 'the lifestyle ',does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in- the-blanks with a tragic past,0
with all the sympathy empathy and pity fogging up the screen his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles,with all the sympathy empathy and pity fogging up the screen his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles,1
with a story inspired by the tumultuous surroundings of los angeles where feelings of marginalization loom for every dreamer with a burst bubble the dogwalker has a few characters and ideas but it never manages to put them on the same path,with a story inspired by the tumultuous surroundings of los angeles where feelings of marginalization loom for every dreamer with a burst bubble the dogwalker has a few characters and ideas but it never manages to put them on the same path,1
the film's needlessly opaque intro takes its doe-eyed crudup out of pre-9/11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind,the film's needlessly opaque intro takes its doe-eyed crudup out of pre-9/11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind,1
a movie that tries to fuse the two 'woods' but winds up a bolly-holly masala mess,a movie that tries to fuse the two 'woods' but winds up a bolly-holly masala mess,1
my own minority report is that it stinks,suffers from a flat script and a low budget,0
in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused,a hideous confusing spectacle one that may well put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations,0
the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee you'll find in this dreary mess,although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure it feels more forced than usual,0
a ponderous meditation on love that feels significantly longer than its relatively scant 97 minutes,a ponderous meditation on love that feels significantly longer than its relatively scant 97 minutes,1
every time you look sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn,every time you look sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn,1
for all its surface frenzy high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view so little to offer,when a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film that's a bad sign a very bad sign,0
there's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,releasing a film with the word 'dog' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults and snow dogs deserves every single one of them,0
cox is far more concerned with aggrandizing madness not the man and the results might drive you crazy,cox is far more concerned with aggrandizing madness not the man and the results might drive you crazy,1
a surprisingly flat retread hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing,a surprisingly flat retread hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing,1
draggin' about dragons,a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions,0
though the opera itself takes place mostly indoors jacquot seems unsure of how to evoke any sort of naturalism on the set,an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound,0
it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that doesn't know what it wants to be,it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that doesn't know what it wants to be,1
cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos but there are no movies of nijinsky so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,a markedly inactive film city is conversational bordering on confessional,0
they missed the boat,they missed the boat,1
the streets shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus may be as authentic as they are mean but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them,most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots the movie isn't horrible but you can see mediocre cresting on the next wave,0
i'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,the cartoon that isn't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that isn't really good enough to be in theaters,0
it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles but notorious c h o still feels like a promising work-in-progress,it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles but notorious c h o still feels like a promising work-in-progress,1
bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) an interesting racial tension and a storyline that i haven't encountered since at least pete's dragon,bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ) an interesting racial tension and a storyline that i haven't encountered since at least pete's dragon,1
its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity steven soderbergh's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience,crummy,0
overly long and worshipful bio-doc,it's a very tasteful rock and roll movie you could put it on a coffee table anywhere,0
a movie that harps on media-constructed 'issues' like whether compromise is the death of self… this orgasm [won't be an] exceedingly memorable one for most people,a movie that harps on media-constructed 'issues' like whether compromise is the death of self… this orgasm [won't be an] exceedingly memorable one for most people,1
never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy drama melodrama or some combination of the three,never decides whether it wants to be a black comedy drama melodrama or some combination of the three,1
these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining,a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style down-and-dirty laugher for the female set,0
think the lion king redone for horses with fewer deliberate laughs more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams the world's most generic rock star,think the lion king redone for horses with fewer deliberate laughs more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams the world's most generic rock star,1
as befits its title this pg-13-rated piffle is ultimately as threatening as the snuggle fabric softener bear,somewhere in the middle the film compels as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems but the field of roughage dominates,0
whole stretches of the film may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black,the overall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors,0
this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing,this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing,1
a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy so uneven so damn unpleasant that i can't believe any viewer young or old would have a good time here,a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy so uneven so damn unpleasant that i can't believe any viewer young or old would have a good time here,1
who is this movie for ? not kids who don't need the lesson in repugnance it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are 'edgy ',who is this movie for ? not kids who don't need the lesson in repugnance it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are 'edgy ',1
snoots will no doubt rally to its cause trotting out threadbare standbys like 'masterpiece' and 'triumph' and all that malarkey but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers' time with a gobbler like this,snoots will no doubt rally to its cause trotting out threadbare standbys like 'masterpiece' and 'triumph' and all that malarkey but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers' time with a gobbler like this,1
the action here is unusually tame the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest and the plot offers few surprises,it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived,0
a lack of thesis makes maryam in the end play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special,a lack of thesis makes maryam in the end play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special,1
sad nonsense this but not without cheesy fun factor,sad nonsense this but not without cheesy fun factor,1
what with the incessant lounge music playing in the film's background you may mistake love liza for an adam sandler chanukah song,can't kick about the assembled talent and the russos show genuine promise as comic filmmakers still this thing feels flimsy and ephemeral,0
this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that ironically it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against,this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that ironically it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against,1
illiterate often inert sci-fi action thriller,illiterate often inert sci-fi action thriller,1
as steamy as last week's pork dumplings,as steamy as last week's pork dumplings,1
all the sensuality all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been pardon the pun sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness,all the sensuality all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been pardon the pun sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness,1
now i can see why people thought i was too hard on " the mothman prophecies ",now i can see why people thought i was too hard on " the mothman prophecies ",1
a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity,innocuous enough to make even jean-claude van damme look good,0
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,laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany,0
for the most part i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies,for the most part i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies,1
the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they won't much care about,narc can only remind us of brilliant crime dramas without becoming one itself,0
this is rote spookiness with nary an original idea ( or role or edit or score or anything really ) in sight and the whole of the proceedings beg the question 'why ? ',this is rote spookiness with nary an original idea ( or role or edit or score or anything really ) in sight and the whole of the proceedings beg the question 'why ? ',1
if you really want to understand what this story is really all about you're far better served by the source material,how on earth or anywhere else did director ron underwood manage to blow $100 million on this ?,0
it's just plain lurid when it isn't downright silly,it's just plain lurid when it isn't downright silly,1
alternately frustrating and rewarding,alternately frustrating and rewarding,1
denzel washington's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony,denzel washington's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony,1
the actors are forced to grapple with hazy motivations that never come into focus,the actors are forced to grapple with hazy motivations that never come into focus,1
one of those staggeringly well-produced joylessly extravagant pictures that keep whooshing you from one visual marvel to the next hastily emptily,cinematic poo,0
historical dramas fused with love triangle is a well worn conceit but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material,historical dramas fused with love triangle is a well worn conceit but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material,1
pretty much sucks but has a funny moment or two,kaufman's script is never especially clever and often is rather pretentious,0
starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill,no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild,0
what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted,it is parochial accessible to a chosen few standoffish to everyone else and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill,0
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws,it's hard to know whether or not to recommend this film because for every thing it does right there's at least one and occasionally two things it gets ever so wrong,0
writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic,writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic,1
a trite psychological thriller designed to keep the audience guessing and guessing -- which is not to be confused with suspecting -- until it comes time to wrap things up and send the viewers home,there's no excuse for following up a delightful well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish,0
his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude calculated to provoke shocked laughter without following up on a deeper level,his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude calculated to provoke shocked laughter without following up on a deeper level,1
a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait that is undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama,in his determination to lighten the heavy subject matter silberling also to a certain extent trivializes the movie with too many nervous gags and pratfalls,0
you might say tykwer has done all that heaven allows if you wanted to make as anti-kieslowski a pun as possible suffice to say its total promise is left slightly unfulfilled,contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,0
[t]oo many of these gross out scenes,[t]oo many of these gross out scenes,1
a real snooze,a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere and just seems worse for the effort,0
rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations,kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other ( kirshner wins but it's close ),0
while there's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying 'get in the car bitch ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer,carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders chan wades through putrid writing direction and timing with a smile that says 'if i stay positive maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures drunken master ',0
the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch but a great movie it is not,an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas,0
director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the " miami vice " checklist of power boats latin music and dog tracks he doesn't however deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash,less a heartfelt appeal for the handicapped than a nice belgian waffle,0
although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film,the actors are appealing but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental,0
seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool and it's a sad sick sight,seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool and it's a sad sick sight,1
a poorly scripted preachy fable that forgets about unfolding a coherent believable story in its zeal to spread propaganda,a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial,0
because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene 'swimfan' left me with a very bad feeling,a rather bland affair,0
too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise,too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise,1
hilarious musical comedy though stymied by accents thick as mud,hilarious musical comedy though stymied by accents thick as mud,1
though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining,though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining,1
the plot grows thin soon and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution,lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward static and lifeless rumblings,0
wanders all over the map thematically and stylistically and borrows heavily from lynch jeunet and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own,with its paint fights motorized scooter chases and dewy-eyed sentiment it's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés,0
star trek was kind of terrific once but now it is a copy of a copy of a copy,star trek was kind of terrific once but now it is a copy of a copy of a copy,1
a fascinating but choppy documentary,a fascinating but choppy documentary,1
overall it's a pretty mediocre family film,bisset delivers a game performance but she is unable to save the movie,0
the script covers huge heavy topics in a bland surfacey way that doesn't offer any insight into why for instance good things happen to bad people,the script covers huge heavy topics in a bland surfacey way that doesn't offer any insight into why for instance good things happen to bad people,1
although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor the result doesn't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke,wallace seems less like he's been burning to tell a war story than he's been itching to somehow tack one together,0
would've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story and left off the film's predictable denouement then nadia's birthday might not have been such a bad day after all,a long-winded predictable scenario,0
marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue,marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue,1
it is depressing ruthlessly pained and depraved the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound,a frustrating 'tweener' -- too slick contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical small and decadent for the malls,0
several uninteresting unlikeable people do bad things to and with each other in " unfaithful " why anyone who is not a character in this movie should care is beyond me,devoid of any of the qualities that made the first film so special,0
a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground,a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground,1
seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable the director's experiment is a successful one,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,0
will always be remembered for the 9-11 terrorist attacks after seeing the film i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,an awkward and indigestible movie,0
the concept is a hoot the trailer is a riot the movie is a dud,the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness,0
rymer doesn't trust laughs -- and doesn't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects,rymer doesn't trust laughs -- and doesn't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects,1
will no doubt delight plympton's legion of fans ; others may find 80 minutes of these shenanigans exhausting,everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable,0
i'm sure if you're a hartley fan you might enjoy yourself me i didn't care for it,the story bogs down in a mess of purposeless violence,0
davis is so enamored of her own creation that she can't see how insufferable the character is,[garbus] discards the potential for pathological study exhuming instead the skewed melodrama of the circumstantial situation,0
jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,1
definitely a crowd-pleaser but then so was the roman colosseum,definitely a crowd-pleaser but then so was the roman colosseum,1
the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough,one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,0
it's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like punch-drunk love,director carl franklin so crisp and economical in one false move bogs down in genre cliches here,0
a generic international version of a typical american horror film,a generic international version of a typical american horror film,1
pumpkin wants to have it both ways,pumpkin wants to have it both ways,1
just one more collection of penis breast and flatulence gags in search of a story or a profit or some damn thing,a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to,0
its message has merit and in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack might have made a point or two regarding life,despite the opulent lushness of every scene the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings,0
a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches,a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches,1
a dull inconsistent dishonest female bonding picture,a dull inconsistent dishonest female bonding picture,1
aaliyah rarely dampens her diva persona enough to spark genuine chemistry with townsend when she speaks her creepy egyptian demigod voice is as computer processed and overproduced as it was in her music,aaliyah rarely dampens her diva persona enough to spark genuine chemistry with townsend when she speaks her creepy egyptian demigod voice is as computer processed and overproduced as it was in her music,1
payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran's electoral process but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran's electoral process but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,1
a live-action cartoon a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind,a live-action cartoon a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind,1
this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost,this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost,1
it's just rather leaden and dull,there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids' movie that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,0
the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but it's at least watchable,the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but it's at least watchable,1
potty-mouthed enough for pg-13 yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults,professionally speaking it's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller,0
with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge,dialogue-heavy and too cerebral for its own good -- or at any rate too cerebral for its racy subject matter,0
things really get weird though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content,you're better off staying home and watching the x-files,0
ultimately clarity matters both in breaking codes and making movies enigma lacks it,ultimately clarity matters both in breaking codes and making movies enigma lacks it,1
none of this violates the letter of behan's book but missing is its spirit its ribald full-throated humor,none of this violates the letter of behan's book but missing is its spirit its ribald full-throated humor,1
like a fish that's lived too long austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places,the ending is a cop-out what happens to john q ? i don't have an i am sam clue,0
feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum,in trying to be daring and original it comes off as only occasionally satirical and never fresh,0
i can't recommend it but it's surprisingly harmless,the premise is in extremely bad taste and the film's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them,0
a sensual performance from abbass buoys the flimsy story but her inner journey is largely unexplored and we're left wondering about this exotic-looking woman whose emotional depths are only hinted at,k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension,0
rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian,rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian,1
the final result makes for adequate entertainment i suppose but anyone who has seen chicago on stage will leave the theater feeling they've watched nothing but a pale imitation of the real deal,delivers the same old same old tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas,0
this film is so slick superficial and trend-hoppy that it's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay,this film is so slick superficial and trend-hoppy that it's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay,1
grant isn't cary and bullock isn't katherine,in an effort i suspect not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted it offends by just being wishy-washy,0
this 72-minute film does have some exciting scenes but it's a tad slow,salaciously simplistic,0
the pivotal narrative point is so ripe the film can't help but go soft and stinky,the 70-year-old godard has become to judge from in praise of love the sort of bitter old crank who sits behind his light meter and harangues the supposed injustices of the artistic world-at-large without doing all that much to correct them,0
after a while the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet fuzzy and sticky,despite some charm and heart this quirky soccer import is forgettable,0
screenwriter chris ver weil's directing debut is good-natured and never dull but its virtues are small and easily overshadowed by its predictability,screenwriter chris ver weil's directing debut is good-natured and never dull but its virtues are small and easily overshadowed by its predictability,1
just consider what new best friend does not have beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay,just consider what new best friend does not have beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay,1
a didactic and dull documentary glorifying software anarchy,a didactic and dull documentary glorifying software anarchy,1
one minute you think you're watching a serious actioner ; the next it's as though clips from the pink panther strikes again and/or sailor moon have been spliced in,one minute you think you're watching a serious actioner ; the next it's as though clips from the pink panther strikes again and/or sailor moon have been spliced in,1
worthless from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames,worthless from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames,1
entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,despite all the talking by the time the bloody climax arrives we still don't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another,0
one long string of cliches,[n]o matter how much good will the actors generate showtime eventually folds under its own thinness,0
[a] strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense,nothing more than a run-of-the-mill action flick,0
the overall feel of the film is pretty cheesy but there's still a real sense that the star trek tradition has been honored as best it can given the embarrassing script and weak direction,rock's stand-up magic wanes hopkins squarely fills the screen action - mechanical,0
just as the lousy tarantino imitations have subsided here comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation,the weird thing about the santa clause 2 purportedly a children's movie is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0
for all its technical virtuosity the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking,for all its technical virtuosity the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking,1
delivers the same old same old tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas,delivers the same old same old tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas,1
this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong's john woo he's not good with people,de niro looks bored murphy recycles murphy and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal,0
what started out as a taut contest of wills between bacon and theron deteriorates into a protracted and borderline silly chase sequence,it plods along methodically somehow under the assumption that its " dead wife communicating from beyond the grave " framework is even remotely new or interesting,0
it all drags on so interminably it's like watching a miserable relationship unfold in real time,it all drags on so interminably it's like watching a miserable relationship unfold in real time,1
to call the other side of heaven " appalling " would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be,aggravating and tedious,0
lawrence preaches strictly to the converted,lawrence preaches strictly to the converted,1
less-than-compelling documentary of a yiddish theater clan,a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off,0
instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized,instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized,1
it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel,it collapses when mr taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,0
if this is the resurrection of the halloween franchise it would have been better off dead,just not campy enough,0
not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me it was just a matter of 'eh ',not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me it was just a matter of 'eh ',1
the movie spends more time with schneider than with newcomer mcadams even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,the movie spends more time with schneider than with newcomer mcadams even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,1
jam-packed with literally bruising jokes every five minutes or so someone gets clocked,jam-packed with literally bruising jokes every five minutes or so someone gets clocked,1
rather quickly the film falls into a soothing formula of brotherly conflict and reconciliation,a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it isn't merely offensive,0
the episodic film makes valid points about the depersonalization of modern life but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored,it's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable and shiner starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune is certainly that,0
directed in a paint-by-numbers manner,millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,0
the smash 'em-up crash 'em-up shoot 'em-up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense,whenever you think you've seen the end of the movie we cut to a new scene which also appears to be the end but no we get another scene and then another you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain,0
each scene wreaks of routine ; the film never manages to generate a single threat of suspense,i'm not sure which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche,0
doesn't really add up to much,blue crush is as predictable as the tides the movie feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies,0
the film falls short on tension eloquence spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,the film falls short on tension eloquence spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,1
christina ricci comedy about sympathy hypocrisy and love is a misfire,enchanted with low-life tragedy and liberally seasoned with emotional outbursts what is sorely missing however is the edge of wild lunatic invention that we associate with cage's best acting,0
in the end there isn't much to it,in the end there isn't much to it,1
rather than real figures elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world,deserves high marks for political courage but barely gets by on its artistic merits,0
an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message,melanie eventually slugs the yankee too bad the former murphy brown doesn't pop reese back,0
a real snooze,a real snooze,1
hypnotically dull relentlessly downbeat laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films : young is cool and too young is too cool,0
by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie,the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard puts the 'ick' in 'classic ',0
the story is predictable the jokes are typical sandler fare and the romance with ryder is puzzling,madonna has made herself over so often now there's apparently nothing left to work with sort of like michael jackson's nose,0
ecks this one off your must-see list,ecks this one off your must-see list,1
chai's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack,i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again she should ask for a raise,0
should have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor,should have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor,1
it's all gratuitous before long as if schwentke were fulfilling a gross-out quota for an anticipated audience demographic instead of shaping the material to fit the story,a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists,0
first for a movie that tries to be smart it's kinda dumb and second what's with all the shooting ?,this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982's tootsie forgetting only to retain a single laugh,0
basically it's pretty but dumb,basically it's pretty but dumb,1
it just goes to show an intelligent person isn't necessarily an admirable storyteller,it just goes to show an intelligent person isn't necessarily an admirable storyteller,1
this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e true hollywood story,this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e true hollywood story,1
say this for the soundtrack it drowns out the lousy dialogue,[l]ame and unnecessary,0
the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based 'drama ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged,the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based 'drama ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged,1
at no point during k-19 : the widowmaker did this viewer feel enveloped in a story that though meant to be universal in its themes of loyalty courage and dedication to a common goal never seems to leave the lot,a faster paced family flick upper teens may get cynical smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy,0
plodding poorly written murky and weakly acted the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo,plodding poorly written murky and weakly acted the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo,1
it's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground,it's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground,1
at once half-baked and overheated,at once half-baked and overheated,1
there are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations where's the movie here ?,the balkans provide the obstacle course for the love of a good woman,0
mediocre fable from burkina faso,this hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins' inclination to play hannibal lecter again even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book,0
hardman is a grating mannered onscreen presence which is especially unfortunate in light of the fine work done by most of the rest of her cast,hardman is a grating mannered onscreen presence which is especially unfortunate in light of the fine work done by most of the rest of her cast,1
all of the filmmakers' calculations can't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness,all of the filmmakers' calculations can't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness,1
morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull lifeless and irritating,morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull lifeless and irritating,1
a generic family comedy unlikely to be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set,a generic family comedy unlikely to be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set,1
kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other ( kirshner wins but it's close ),it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel but the result is more puzzling than unsettling,0
[it's] difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view,[it's] difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view,1
" juwanna mann ? " no thanks wewannour money back actually,troll the cult section of your local video store for the real deal,0
cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle,cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle,1
that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies,that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies,1
those eternally devoted to the insanity of black will have an intermittently good time feel free to go get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen,those eternally devoted to the insanity of black will have an intermittently good time feel free to go get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen,1
novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama,hart's war seems to want to be a character study but apparently can't quite decide which character,0
a great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar,a great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar,1
traffics in the kind of prechewed racial clichés that have already been through the corporate stand-up-comedy mill,several of steven soderbergh's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist sadly full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante,0
crummy,crummy,1
as with too many studio pics plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure,now i can see why people thought i was too hard on " the mothman prophecies ",0
if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride don't settle for this imposter,the acting by the over-25s lacks spark with csokas particularly unconnected,0
even if it made its original release date last fall it would've reeked of a been-there done-that sameness,even if it made its original release date last fall it would've reeked of a been-there done-that sameness,1
the movie's biggest offense is its complete and utter lack of tension,the movie's biggest offense is its complete and utter lack of tension,1
viewed as a comedy a romance a fairy tale or a drama there's nothing remotely triumphant about this motion picture,gee a second assassin shot kennedy ? moot point,0
muddled melodramatic paranormal romance is an all-time low for kevin costner,muddled melodramatic paranormal romance is an all-time low for kevin costner,1
generically forgettably pleasant from start to finish,generically forgettably pleasant from start to finish,1
if you're a crocodile hunter fan you'll enjoy at least the " real " portions of the film if you're looking for a story don't bother,this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material,0
while benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time he might be alone in that,while benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time he might be alone in that,1
attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and dare i say outdated it's a wonder that he couldn't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident,attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and dare i say outdated it's a wonder that he couldn't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident,1
louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode and brother hoffman's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just doesn't make sense,a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters it's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter,0
could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ? that's the only sane rationale i can think of for swimfan's existence,it is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,0
low comedy doesn't come much lower,low comedy doesn't come much lower,1
bravo reveals the true intent of her film by carefully selecting interview subjects who will construct a portrait of castro so predominantly charitable it can only be seen as propaganda,bravo reveals the true intent of her film by carefully selecting interview subjects who will construct a portrait of castro so predominantly charitable it can only be seen as propaganda,1
swimfan like fatal attraction eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub,ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head but he knows how to pose madonna,0
flaccid drama and exasperatingly slow journey,flaccid drama and exasperatingly slow journey,1
well it does go on forever,well it does go on forever,1
putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,0
the whole thing's fairly lame making it par for the course for disney sequels,the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity with the ironic exception of scooter,0
chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum,chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum,1
the sweetest thing leaves a bitter taste,the sweetest thing leaves a bitter taste,1
some movies can get by without being funny simply by structuring the scenes as if they were jokes : a setup delivery and payoff stealing harvard can't even do that much each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth,some movies can get by without being funny simply by structuring the scenes as if they were jokes : a setup delivery and payoff stealing harvard can't even do that much each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth,1
it doesn't help that the director and cinematographer stephen kazmierski shoot on grungy video giving the whole thing a dirty tasteless feel,it doesn't help that the director and cinematographer stephen kazmierski shoot on grungy video giving the whole thing a dirty tasteless feel,1
these people wouldn't know subtle characterization if it put on a giant furry monster costume and then gave them a lapdance,these people wouldn't know subtle characterization if it put on a giant furry monster costume and then gave them a lapdance,1
if this is an example of the type of project that robert redford's lab is willing to lend its imprimatur to then perhaps it's time to rethink independent films,if this is an example of the type of project that robert redford's lab is willing to lend its imprimatur to then perhaps it's time to rethink independent films,1
those who are only mildly curious i fear will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,those who are only mildly curious i fear will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,1
there is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time,a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches,0
outer-space buffs might love this film but others will find its pleasures intermittent,outer-space buffs might love this film but others will find its pleasures intermittent,1
scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be,scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be,1
the parts are better than the whole ( bizarre funny tragic - like love in new york ),the parts are better than the whole ( bizarre funny tragic - like love in new york ),1
the umpteenth summer skinny dip in jerry bruckheimer's putrid pond of retread action twaddle,the umpteenth summer skinny dip in jerry bruckheimer's putrid pond of retread action twaddle,1
" not really as bad as you might think ",go for la salle's performance and make do as best you can with a stuttering script,0
static repetitive muddy and blurry hey arnold would seem to have a lock on the title of ugliest movie of the year,like schindler's list the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way,0
the satire is unfocused while the story goes nowhere,the satire is unfocused while the story goes nowhere,1
under-rehearsed and lifeless,passably entertaining but also mechanical and joyless,0
merchant hasn't directed this movie so much as produced it -- like sausage,who needs love like this ?,0
rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down,a 'girls gone wild' video for the boho art-house crowd the burning sensation isn't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers aren't removed and inquisitive enough for that,0
despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow the weight of water is oppressively heavy,despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow the weight of water is oppressively heavy,1
if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ? ? ) or see some interesting storytelling devices you might want to check it out but there's nothing very attractive about this movie,mcconaughey's fun to watch the dragons are okay not much fire in the script,0
you could nap for an hour and not miss a thing,a painfully leaden film destined for pre-dawn cable television slots,0
what we get is caddyshack crossed with the loyal order of raccoons,what we get is caddyshack crossed with the loyal order of raccoons,1
may offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor,[soderbergh] tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness,0
lacks dramatic punch and depth,with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s,0
the movie is just a plain old monster,the movie is just a plain old monster,1
lástima por schwarzenegger pero es hora de que deje la estafeta a las nuevas generaciones,lástima por schwarzenegger pero es hora de que deje la estafeta a las nuevas generaciones,1
" analyze that " is one of those crass contrived sequels that not only fails on its own but makes you second-guess your affection for the original," analyze that " is one of those crass contrived sequels that not only fails on its own but makes you second-guess your affection for the original,1
a film that loses sight of its own story,a film that loses sight of its own story,1
it's a glorified sitcom and a long unfunny one at that,i'm not sure which is worse : the poor acting by the ensemble cast the flat dialogue by vincent r nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen,0
puportedly " based on true events " a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is " based on a true story " with a straight face,puportedly " based on true events " a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is " based on a true story " with a straight face,1
it's a glorified sitcom and a long unfunny one at that,it's a glorified sitcom and a long unfunny one at that,1
the film has a few cute ideas and several modest chuckles but it isn't exactly kiddie-friendly… alas santa is more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho and the snowman ( who never gets to play that flute ) has all the charm of a meltdown,the film has a few cute ideas and several modest chuckles but it isn't exactly kiddie-friendly… alas santa is more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho and the snowman ( who never gets to play that flute ) has all the charm of a meltdown,1
the film would work much better as a video installation in a museum where viewers would be free to leave immediately,the film would work much better as a video installation in a museum where viewers would be free to leave immediately,1
an uplifting drama what antwone fisher isn't however is original,as original and insightful as last week's episode of behind the music,0
trailer park magnolia : too long too cutesy too sure of its own importance and possessed of that peculiar tension of being too dense & about nothing at all,a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0
you see robert de niro singing - and dancing to - west side story show tunes choose your reaction : a ) that sure is funny b ) that sure is pathetic,this is a children's film in the truest sense it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message so it's great for the kids parents on the other hand will be ahead of the plot at all times and there isn't enough clever innuendo to fil,0
a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes,a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes,1
doesn't add up to much,time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable,0
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try,frank capra played this story straight but the 2002 film doesn't really believe in it and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate 'comedy' scenes,0
isn't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it's a lousy one at that,isn't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it's a lousy one at that,1
definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable,definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable,1
i know we're not supposed to take it seriously but i can't shake the thought that undercover brother missed an opportunity to strongly present some profound social commentary,i spied with my little eye a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and occasionally inspired dialogue bits,0
the stupidest most insulting movie of 2002's first quarter,she's not yet an actress not quite a singer,0
those who managed to avoid the deconstructionist theorizing of french philosopher jacques derrida in college can now take an 85-minute brush-up course with the documentary derrida or you can do something fun tonight,those who managed to avoid the deconstructionist theorizing of french philosopher jacques derrida in college can now take an 85-minute brush-up course with the documentary derrida or you can do something fun tonight,1
if the movie were all comedy it might work better but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects but not a willingness,all prints of this film should be sent to and buried on pluto,0
an unclassifiably awful study in self- and audience-abuse,when not obscured by the booming bass-heavy soundtrack the conversation presents the kind of linguistic fumbling not heard since macy gray's game of chinese whispers with mr bean,0
unlikable uninteresting unfunny and completely utterly inept," not really as bad as you might think ",0
a well-acted movie that simply doesn't gel,a well-acted movie that simply doesn't gel,1
sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest,sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest,1
two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity,two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity,1
it's a boring movie about a boring man made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring,it's a boring movie about a boring man made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring,1
as vulgar as it is banal,as vulgar as it is banal,1
to show these characters in the act and give them no feelings of remorse -- and to cut repeatedly to the flashback of the original rape -- is overkill to the highest degree,to show these characters in the act and give them no feelings of remorse -- and to cut repeatedly to the flashback of the original rape -- is overkill to the highest degree,1
the thriller side of this movie is falling flat as the stalker doesn't do much stalking and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investigating the case,the thriller side of this movie is falling flat as the stalker doesn't do much stalking and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investigating the case,1
visually rather stunning but ultimately a handsome-looking bore the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it,visually rather stunning but ultimately a handsome-looking bore the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it,1
the milieu is wholly unconvincing and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch,while we want macdowell's character to retrieve her husband we have to ask whether her personal odyssey trumps the carnage that claims so many lives around her,0
brosnan's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,once one experiences mr haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth and little else,0
sometimes smart but more often sophomoric,sometimes smart but more often sophomoric,1
sounding like arnold schwarzenegger with a physique to match [ahola] has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that doesn't produce any real transformation,a movie just for friday fans critics be damned if you already like this sort of thing this is that sort of thing all over again,0
do not see this film,offers absolutely nothing i hadn't already seen,0
this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head,an infuriating film just when you think you are making sense of it something happens that tells you there is no sense,0
is there enough material to merit a documentary on the making of wilco's last album ?,is there enough material to merit a documentary on the making of wilco's last album ?,1
borrows from other movies like it in the most ordinary and obvious fashion,borrows from other movies like it in the most ordinary and obvious fashion,1
typical animé with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ) a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names,typical animé with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ) a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names,1
god is great the movie's not,a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks the thing just never gets off the ground,0
it made me realize that we really haven't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since well since last week's reign of fire,you could nap for an hour and not miss a thing,0
with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss there isn't a redeeming moment here,on a cutting room floor somewhere lies footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire,0
the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it doesn't make any sense,the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it doesn't make any sense,1
the same tired old gags modernized for the extreme sports generation there's already been too many of these films,the same tired old gags modernized for the extreme sports generation there's already been too many of these films,1
…the story is far-flung illogical and plain stupid,…the story is far-flung illogical and plain stupid,1
plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments,plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments,1
not always too whimsical for its own good ( but enough to do harm ) this strange hybrid of crime thriller quirky character study third-rate romance and female empowerment fantasy never really finds the tonal or thematic glue it needs,merely ( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes most at women's expense,0
a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc,at times however dogtown and z-boys lapses into an insider's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow or care about,0
viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it,a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done except maybe for the last 15 minutes which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine,0
first good then bothersome excellent acting and direction,will be far more interesting to the soderbergh faithful than it will be to the casual moviegoer who might be lured in by julia roberts,0
makes 98 minutes feel like three hours,you see robin williams and psycho killer and you think hmmmmm you see the movie and you think zzzzzzzzz,0
solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision but that vision is beginning to feel if not morally bankrupt at least terribly monotonous,adroit but finally a trifle flat mad love doesn't galvanize its outrage the way say jane campion might have done but at least it possesses some,0
the only time 8 crazy nights comes close to hitting a comedic or satirical target is during the offbeat musical numbers,the film's needlessly opaque intro takes its doe-eyed crudup out of pre-9/11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind,0
fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative but he does display an original talent,director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning,0
even those of a single digit age will be able to recognize that this story is too goofy even for disney,sometimes makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,0
yes they can swim the title is merely anne-sophie birot's off-handed way of saying girls find adolescence difficult to wade through,yes they can swim the title is merely anne-sophie birot's off-handed way of saying girls find adolescence difficult to wade through,1
to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake -- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw,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,0
screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice's complex akasha into a cartoon monster,screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice's complex akasha into a cartoon monster,1
as social exposé skins has its heart in the right place but that's not much to hang a soap opera on,as social exposé skins has its heart in the right place but that's not much to hang a soap opera on,1
do not see this film,do not see this film,1
the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning,the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning,1
an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike,once the audience figure out what's being said the filmmaker's relative passivity will make it tough for them to really care,0
a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip,there's no emotional pulse to solaris with an emotional sterility to match its outer space setting soderbergh's spectacular swing for the fence yields only a spectacular whiff,0
woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody but i had a lot of problems with this movie,woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody but i had a lot of problems with this movie,1
like the tuck family themselves this movie just goes on and on and on and on,davis is so enamored of her own creation that she can't see how insufferable the character is,0
like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert john q is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause,like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert john q is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause,1
any chekhov is better than no chekhov but it would be a shame if this was your introduction to one of the greatest plays of the last 100 years,any chekhov is better than no chekhov but it would be a shame if this was your introduction to one of the greatest plays of the last 100 years,1
from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast bartleby squanders as much as it gives out,a few hours after you've seen it you forget you've been to the movies,0
'pocas ideas interesantes un final pseudo místico que no corresponde al tono general del filme y que deja una sensación de inconformidad que hace pensar más de una vez si vale la pena ir a la taquilla y reclamar el precio del boleto ',a subtle variation on i spit on your grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men,0
its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation which is way too stagy,its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation which is way too stagy,1
feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios where much of the action takes place,feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios where much of the action takes place,1
will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film which is often preachy and poorly acted,will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film which is often preachy and poorly acted,1
" one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? " um… isn't that the basis for the entire plot ?,cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment simultaneously degrades its characters its stars and its audience,0
tries too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud too goofy and too short of an attention span,tries too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud too goofy and too short of an attention span,1
in both the writing and cutting it does not achieve the kind of dramatic unity that transports you you end up simply admiring this bit or that this performance or that,in both the writing and cutting it does not achieve the kind of dramatic unity that transports you you end up simply admiring this bit or that this performance or that,1
it might not be 1970s animation but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons – a retread story bad writing and the same old silliness,holland lets things peter out midway but it's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,0
lazy miserable and smug this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year,it feels like a community theater production of a great broadway play : even at its best it will never hold a candle to the original,0
it does nothing new with the old story except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they're being streamed over a 28k modem,it does nothing new with the old story except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they're being streamed over a 28k modem,1
the merchant-ivory team continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,there's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever,0
cold pretentious thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy,instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence,0
this follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric peter,make no mistake ivans xtc is a mess,0
better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine,it leers offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject,0
the director's twitchy sketchbook style and adroit perspective shifts grow wearisome amid leaden pacing and indifferent craftsmanship ( most notably wretched sound design ),the director's twitchy sketchbook style and adroit perspective shifts grow wearisome amid leaden pacing and indifferent craftsmanship ( most notably wretched sound design ),1
when not wallowing in its characters' frustrations the movie is busy contriving false sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems,when not wallowing in its characters' frustrations the movie is busy contriving false sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems,1
there's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment and believe it or not jason actually takes a backseat in his own film to special effects,curiously super troopers suffers because it doesn't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,0
it's not that kung pow isn't funny some of the time -- it just isn't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves without all oedekerk's impish augmentation,it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie and a sappy preachy one at that,0
director barry skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of " the longest yard " playbook like a checklist,' the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well but quite frankly scoob and shag don't eat enough during the film ',0
boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect,boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect,1
when seagal appeared in an orange prison jumpsuit i wanted to stand up in the theater and shout 'hey kool-aid ',sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman can't save it,0
a loud low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism 'urban drama ',a loud low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism 'urban drama ',1
oh it's extreme all right extremely dumb extremely confusing extremely boring,oh it's extreme all right extremely dumb extremely confusing extremely boring,1
just not campy enough,this picture is murder by numbers and as easy to be bored by as your abc's despite a few whopping shootouts,0
an awkward hybrid of genres that just doesn't work,an awkward hybrid of genres that just doesn't work,1
a preachy parable stylized with a touch of john woo bullet ballet,each story is built on a potentially interesting idea but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting while the third feels limited by its short running time,0
the movie is loaded with good intentions but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story minac drains his movie of all individuality,if the last man were the last movie left on earth there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows,0
the reason i found myself finally unmoved by this film which is immaculately produced and has serious things to say is that it comes across rather too plainly as allegory,while it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang etc ) the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences,0
the beautiful images and solemn words cannot disguise the slack complacency of [godard's] vision any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,the beautiful images and solemn words cannot disguise the slack complacency of [godard's] vision any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,1
dodgy mixture of cutesy romance dark satire and murder mystery,the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac we don't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament,0
a feel-good movie that doesn't give you enough to feel good about,a feel-good movie that doesn't give you enough to feel good about,1
while glover the irrepressible eccentric of river's edge dead man and back to the future is perfect casting for the role he represents bartleby's main overall flaw,instead of trying to bust some blondes [diggs] should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,0
sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out,sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out,1
ice age posits a heretofore unfathomable question : is it possible for computer-generated characters to go through the motions ?,parents beware ; this is downright movie penance,0
the punch lines that miss unfortunately outnumber the hits by three-to-one but death to smoochy keeps firing until the bitter end,soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence,0
intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story's least interesting subject,spirit is a visual treat and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards but it lacks a strong narrative,0
none of this has the suavity or classical familiarity of bond but much of it is good for a laugh the problem with " xxx " is that its own action isn't very effective," the tuxedo " should have been the vehicle for chan that " the mask " was for jim carrey alas it's the man that makes the clothes,0
the criticism never rises above easy cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters,the criticism never rises above easy cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters,1
one thing's for sure—if george romero had directed this movie it wouldn't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,one thing's for sure—if george romero had directed this movie it wouldn't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,1
the dose is strong and funny for the first 15 minutes anyway ; after that the potency wanes dramatically,the dose is strong and funny for the first 15 minutes anyway ; after that the potency wanes dramatically,1
van wilder has a built-in audience but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest,van wilder has a built-in audience but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest,1
a dull inconsistent dishonest female bonding picture,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,0
one of the most plain unimaginative romantic comedies i've ever seen,to paraphrase a line from another dickens' novel nicholas nickleby is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato,0
goes on and on to the point of nausea,goes on and on to the point of nausea,1
it's difficult to say whether the tuxedo is more boring or embarrassing--i'm prepared to call it a draw,it's difficult to say whether the tuxedo is more boring or embarrassing--i'm prepared to call it a draw,1
i like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho's,i kept wishing i was watching a documentary about the wartime navajos and what they accomplished instead of all this specious hollywood hoo-ha,0
a little objectivity could have gone a long way,a little objectivity could have gone a long way,1
indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie,it was a dark and stormy night,0
eh,what can one say about a balding 50-year-old actor playing an innocent boy carved from a log ?,0
while there's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ) much ado about something is an amicable endeavor,how i killed my father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you're watching an iceberg melt -- only it never melts,0
romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong they cheapen the overall effect,romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong they cheapen the overall effect,1
when not obscured by the booming bass-heavy soundtrack the conversation presents the kind of linguistic fumbling not heard since macy gray's game of chinese whispers with mr bean,when not obscured by the booming bass-heavy soundtrack the conversation presents the kind of linguistic fumbling not heard since macy gray's game of chinese whispers with mr bean,1
the film has [its] moments but they are few and far between,this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself 'ah yes here we have a bad bad bad movie ',0
obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic,the dose is strong and funny for the first 15 minutes anyway ; after that the potency wanes dramatically,0
we get light showers of emotion a couple of times but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle,we get light showers of emotion a couple of times but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle,1
maybe leblanc thought " hey the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse ",maybe leblanc thought " hey the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse ",1
absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel,absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel,1
'the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot ',wanker goths are on the loose run for your lives,0
the film takes too long getting to the good stuff then takes too long figuring out what to do next,the film takes too long getting to the good stuff then takes too long figuring out what to do next,1
oozes condescension from every pore,oozes condescension from every pore,1
there isn't nearly enough fun here despite the presence of some appealing ingredients,you'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee's character didn't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,0
a faster paced family flick upper teens may get cynical smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy,slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy but when it costs a family of four about $40 to see a film in theaters why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ?,0
a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks,a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks,1
it's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,it's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,1
that zhang would make such a strainingly cute film -- with a blind orphan at its center no less -- indicates where his ambitions have wandered,what's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete if irritating notion of class,0
a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,diaz applegate blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert if not amused,0
" bad " is the operative word for " bad company " and i don't mean that in a good way,the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge before long you're desperate for the evening to end,0
surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs,unlike his directorial efforts la femme nikita and the professional the transporter lacks besson's perspective as a storyteller,0
the problem with this film is that it lacks focus i sympathize with the plight of these families but the movie doesn't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand,the problem with this film is that it lacks focus i sympathize with the plight of these families but the movie doesn't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand,1
full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references kung pow is the kind of movie that's critic-proof simply because it aims so low,acting particularly by tambor almost makes " never again " worthwhile but [writer/director] schaeffer should follow his titular advice,0
watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say when carol kane appears on the screen,watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say when carol kane appears on the screen,1
sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out,it's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress,0
everything is off,more trifle than triumph,0
had the film boasted a clearer more memorable the creepiness would have gotten under the skin,had the film boasted a clearer more memorable the creepiness would have gotten under the skin,1
the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused excruciatingly tedious cinema that half an hour in starts making water torture seem appealing,the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused excruciatingly tedious cinema that half an hour in starts making water torture seem appealing,1
wobbly senegalese updating of " carmen " which is best for the stunning star turn by djeinaba diop gai,wobbly senegalese updating of " carmen " which is best for the stunning star turn by djeinaba diop gai,1
final verdict : you've seen it all before,as [the characters] get more depressed the story gets more tiresome especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound,0
a depraved incoherent instantly disposable piece of hackery,a depraved incoherent instantly disposable piece of hackery,1
the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness,the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness,1
too clever by about nine-tenths,meyjes's movie like max rothman's future does not work,0
the movie certainly has its share of clever moments and biting dialogue but there's just not much lurking below its abstract surface,with little visible talent and no energy colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0
if this holiday movie is supposed to be a gift somebody unwrapped it early took out all the good stuff and left behind the crap ( literally ),even with its $50-million us budget pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture,0
oedekerk mugs mercilessly and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between,oedekerk mugs mercilessly and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between,1
when one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director one would hope for the best,you can practically smell the patchouli oil,0
would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie's edges,the cast has a high time but de broca has little enthusiasm for such antique pulp,0
howard conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective,some of the computer animation is handsome and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale but overall the film never rises above mediocrity,0
bisset delivers a game performance but she is unable to save the movie,bisset delivers a game performance but she is unable to save the movie,1
the gantzes' interviews tend to let the guys off the hook,this isn't a " friday " worth waiting for,0
an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection,an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection,1
most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and no matter how broomfield dresses it up it tends to speculation conspiracy theories or at best circumstantial evidence,this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,0
while the film is competent it's also uninspired lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,while the material is slight the movie is better than you might think,0
the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed,the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed,1
even if it ultimately disappoints the picture does have about a matinee admission's worth of funny to keep it afloat,to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east,0
suggests puns about ingredients and soup and somebody being off their noodle but let's just say the ingredients don't quite add up to a meal,suggests puns about ingredients and soup and somebody being off their noodle but let's just say the ingredients don't quite add up to a meal,1
the characters are paper-thin and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script,while the film is competent it's also uninspired lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,0
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) the movie is powerful and provocative it's also built on a faulty premise one it follows into melodrama and silliness,blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) the movie is powerful and provocative it's also built on a faulty premise one it follows into melodrama and silliness,1
a boring wincingly cute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater,that frenetic spectacle [on the tv show] has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls' big-screen blowout,0
merely ( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes most at women's expense,merely ( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes most at women's expense,1
it almost plays like solaris but with guns and jokes,a dreadful live-action movie,0
it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it,it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it,1
it's about following your dreams no matter what your parents think socrates motions for hemlock,it's about following your dreams no matter what your parents think socrates motions for hemlock,1
not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions,not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions,1
the exploitative clumsily staged violence overshadows everything including most of the actors,a light engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,0
while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills suspense and gore for video games the movie really only succeeds in the third of these,disney again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel,0
safe conduct however ambitious and well-intentioned fails to hit the entertainment bull's-eye,safe conduct however ambitious and well-intentioned fails to hit the entertainment bull's-eye,1
brainless but enjoyably over-the-top the retro gang melodrama deuces wild represents fifties teen-gang machismo in a way that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism,makes 98 minutes feel like three hours,0
it made me realize that we really haven't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since well since last week's reign of fire,it made me realize that we really haven't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since well since last week's reign of fire,1
why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ? wouldn't one about their famous dad author of death in venice etc be more valuable ?,why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ? wouldn't one about their famous dad author of death in venice etc be more valuable ?,1
this is no " waterboy ",this is no " waterboy ",1
punitively affirmational parable,punitively affirmational parable,1
a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,1
it's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction,it's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction,1
this movie is about lying cheating but loving the friends you betray,this movie is about lying cheating but loving the friends you betray,1
" sorority boys " was funnier and that movie was pretty bad," sorority boys " was funnier and that movie was pretty bad,1
the film has too many spots where it's on slippery footing but is acceptable entertainment for the entire family and one that's especially fit for the kiddies,it lacks the compassion good-natured humor and the level of insight that made [eyre's] first film something of a sleeper success,0
ah the travails of metropolitan life alas another breathless movie about same,ah the travails of metropolitan life alas another breathless movie about same,1
when in doubt the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip or else a doggie winks,uncommonly stylish but equally silly the picture fails to generate much suspense nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions,0
this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror,the town has kind of an authentic feel but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,0
this mild-mannered farce directed by one of its writers john c walsh is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,this mild-mannered farce directed by one of its writers john c walsh is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,1
one of the oddest and most inexplicable sequels in movie history,one of the oddest and most inexplicable sequels in movie history,1
this rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd and that's about all it does well,this rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd and that's about all it does well,1
an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything remotely probing or penetrating,an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything remotely probing or penetrating,1
gets the look and the period trappings right but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,gets the look and the period trappings right but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,1
has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool,has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool,1
the film has too many spots where it's on slippery footing but is acceptable entertainment for the entire family and one that's especially fit for the kiddies,the film has too many spots where it's on slippery footing but is acceptable entertainment for the entire family and one that's especially fit for the kiddies,1
the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises,vile and tacky are the two best adjectives to describe ghost ship,0
manipulative claptrap a period-piece movie-of-the-week plain old blarney take your pick all three descriptions suit evelyn a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new,it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring,0
mr goyer's loose unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way,the film's lack of personality permeates all its aspects — from the tv movie-esque affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed,0
'butterfingered' is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach,loosely speaking we're in all of me territory again and strictly speaking schneider is no steve martin,0
most of the problems with the film don't derive from the screenplay but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved,initial strangeness inexorably gives way to rote sentimentality and mystical tenderness becomes narrative expedience,0
this rather unfocused all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens or if it were subtler or if it had a sense of humor,the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them it eventually culminates in the not-exactly -stunning insight that crime doesn't pay,0
gets better after foster leaves that little room,the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative,0
if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck wait till you see maid in manhattan,the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience but that it's also too stupid to realize that they've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0
the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head,the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head,1
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long,the plot has a number of holes and at times it's simply baffling,0
the film's center will not hold,the film's center will not hold,1
a perplexing example of promise unfulfilled despite many charming moments,a perplexing example of promise unfulfilled despite many charming moments,1
the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome,the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome,1
labute was more fun when his characters were torturing each other psychologically and talking about their genitals in public,labute was more fun when his characters were torturing each other psychologically and talking about their genitals in public,1
like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions,the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne,0
only those most addicted to film violence in all its forms will find anything here to appreciate,outer-space buffs might love this film but others will find its pleasures intermittent,0
the film has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written underrehearsed arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo,the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum's good intentions,0
sometimes smart but more often sophomoric,as david letterman and the onion have proven the worst of tragedies can be fertile sources of humor but lawrence has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them,0
the performances are so leaden michael rymer's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud,the performances are so leaden michael rymer's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud,1
it's an earnest debut full of heartfelt performances but is ultimately let down by a story that is all too predictable,it's an earnest debut full of heartfelt performances but is ultimately let down by a story that is all too predictable,1
a broadly played lowbrow comedy in which the cast delivers mildly amusing performances and no farm animals were injured by any of the gags,it cannot be enjoyed even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick primarily because it is dull yes dull,0
if disney's cinderella proved that 'a dream is a wish your heart makes ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes,if disney's cinderella proved that 'a dream is a wish your heart makes ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes,1
as is most commonly case with projects such noble and lofty ambitions the film is less poetic than simply pretentious,an achingly enthralling premise the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses,0
it's a fanboy 'what if ? ' brought to life on the big screen,it's a fanboy 'what if ? ' brought to life on the big screen,1
slow dry poorly cast but beautifully shot,the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored,0
one of those pictures whose promising if rather precious premise is undercut by amateurish execution,one of those pictures whose promising if rather precious premise is undercut by amateurish execution,1
[tries] to parody a genre that's already a joke in the united states the movie is the equivalent of french hip-hop which also seems to play on a 10-year delay,[tries] to parody a genre that's already a joke in the united states the movie is the equivalent of french hip-hop which also seems to play on a 10-year delay,1
i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment 'tap tap tap tap tapping away' on this screenplay,the film is so bad it doesn't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0
bartlett's hero remains a reactive cipher when opening the man's head and heart is the only imaginable reason for the film to be made,bartlett's hero remains a reactive cipher when opening the man's head and heart is the only imaginable reason for the film to be made,1
the action clichés just pile up,the action clichés just pile up,1
by the miserable standards to which the slasher genre has sunk actually pretty good of course by more objective measurements it's still quite bad,expect to be reminded of other better films especially seven which director william malone slavishly copies,0
new yorkers always seem to find the oddest places to dwell,can't seem to get anywhere near the story's center,0
apallingly absurd the chemistry or lack thereof between newton and wahlberg could turn an imax theater into a 9 " black and white portable tv,apallingly absurd the chemistry or lack thereof between newton and wahlberg could turn an imax theater into a 9 " black and white portable tv,1
aan opportunity wasted,aan opportunity wasted,1
the director with his fake backdrops and stately pacing never settles on a consistent tone,high drama disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky,0
a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally,a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally,1
it just didn't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ),it just didn't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ),1
not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers,not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers,1
cold pretentious thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy,cold pretentious thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy,1
the idea is more interesting than the screenplay which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run,as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice the movie makes two hours feel like four,0
i wish i could say " thank god it's friday " but the truth of the matter is i was glad when it was over,bogs down badly as we absorb jia's moody bad-boy behavior which he portrays himself in a one-note performance,0
how i killed my father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you're watching an iceberg melt -- only it never melts,how i killed my father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you're watching an iceberg melt -- only it never melts,1
it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes,it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes,1
a dull somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise,a dull somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise,1
it's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating involving character study but never does more than scratch the surface,it's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating involving character study but never does more than scratch the surface,1
a moving picture that does not move,a moving picture that does not move,1
the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents wise folks that they are read books,the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents wise folks that they are read books,1
empire can't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film it doesn't work as either,empire can't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film it doesn't work as either,1
aaliyah rarely dampens her diva persona enough to spark genuine chemistry with townsend when she speaks her creepy egyptian demigod voice is as computer processed and overproduced as it was in her music,the script falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0
one big laugh three or four mild giggles and a whole lot of not much else,one big laugh three or four mild giggles and a whole lot of not much else,1
the film meant well in its horse tale about freedom but wasn't able to reach the heart because it was too overbearing,might have been better off as a documentary with less of mr eyre's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage,0
cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,despite some comic sparks welcome to collinwood never catches fire,0
we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting,the satire is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying,0
under-rehearsed and lifeless,under-rehearsed and lifeless,1
never inspires more than an interested detachment,ecks this one off your must-see list,0
'wouldn't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it's like on the other side of the bra ? ','wouldn't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it's like on the other side of the bra ? ',1
one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called 'comedy' and not laugh once,so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming,0
i hated every minute of it,completely awful iranian drama as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque,0
intended to be a comedy about relationships this wretched work falls flat in just about every conceivable area,like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop comedian runs out of steam after a half hour,0
too much of the humor falls flat,too much of the humor falls flat,1
the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,1
the movie's plot is almost entirely witless and inane carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh,here's my advice kev start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line,0
diaz applegate blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert if not amused,its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper,0
everyone's to blame here,the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice,0
passion lip-synching tragedy and lots of really really high notes for me this opera isn't a favorite so it's a long time before the fat lady sings,passion lip-synching tragedy and lots of really really high notes for me this opera isn't a favorite so it's a long time before the fat lady sings,1
a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style down-and-dirty laugher for the female set,a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style down-and-dirty laugher for the female set,1
while we want macdowell's character to retrieve her husband we have to ask whether her personal odyssey trumps the carnage that claims so many lives around her,while we want macdowell's character to retrieve her husband we have to ask whether her personal odyssey trumps the carnage that claims so many lives around her,1
we could have expected a little more human being and a little less product,[the kid's] just too bratty for sympathy and as the film grows to its finale his little changes ring hollow,0
a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away,limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very very slowly,0
the mothman prophecies which is mostly a bore seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece,about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0
i've seen some bad singer-turned actors but lil bow wow takes the cake,i've seen some bad singer-turned actors but lil bow wow takes the cake,1
not sweet enough to liven up its predictable story and will leave even fans of hip-hop sorely disappointed,paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe but the movie is certainly not number 1,0
a coarse and stupid gross-out,a coarse and stupid gross-out,1
any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script though with the same number of continuity errors,a little too pat for its own good,0
the movie's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,the movie's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,1
takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny,takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny,1
the animation is competent and some of the gags are quite funny but jonah never shakes the oppressive morally superior good-for-you quality that almost automatically accompanies didactic entertainment,the animation is competent and some of the gags are quite funny but jonah never shakes the oppressive morally superior good-for-you quality that almost automatically accompanies didactic entertainment,1
you have once again entered the bizarre realm where director adrian lyne holds sway where all relationships are simultaneously broadly metaphorical oddly abstract and excruciatingly literal,'yes that's right : it's forrest gump angel of death ',0
ice age treads predictably along familiar territory making it a passable family film that won't win many fans over the age of 12,ice age treads predictably along familiar territory making it a passable family film that won't win many fans over the age of 12,1
the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent incoherent or just plain crap indeed none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild,0
such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant pinheads who talk throughout the show,too bad maggio couldn't come up with a better script,0
eight legged freaks won't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love,it seems just a long convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag no less,0
this is a heartfelt story it just isn't a very involving one,this is a heartfelt story it just isn't a very involving one,1
shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives,shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives,1
shrewd but pointless,shrewd but pointless,1
there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church synagogue or temple doesn't mean you have to check your brain at the door the same should go for movie theaters,mr goyer's loose unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way,0
nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here,nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here,1
so aggressively cheery that pollyana would reach for a barf bag,despite the surface attractions -- conrad l hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything,0
it's tough being a black man in america especially when the man has taken away your car your work-hours and denied you health insurance,it's tough being a black man in america especially when the man has taken away your car your work-hours and denied you health insurance,1
an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding,an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding,1
the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,after a while the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet fuzzy and sticky,0
the three leads produce adequate performances but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling,the three leads produce adequate performances but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling,1
what we get in feardotcom is more like something from a bad clive barker movie in other words it's badder than bad,what we get in feardotcom is more like something from a bad clive barker movie in other words it's badder than bad,1
tambor and clayburgh make an appealing couple — he's understated and sardonic she's appealingly manic and energetic both deserve better,tambor and clayburgh make an appealing couple — he's understated and sardonic she's appealingly manic and energetic both deserve better,1
the big ending surprise almost saves the movie it's too bad that the rest isn't more compelling,the big ending surprise almost saves the movie it's too bad that the rest isn't more compelling,1
even if it is generally amusing from time to time i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have,in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice,0
about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season,unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor ethnic slurs,0
it's a loathsome movie it really is and it makes absolutely no sense,the script is a disaster with cloying messages and irksome characters,0
derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone,derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone,1
eight legged freaks ? no big hairy deal,eight legged freaks ? no big hairy deal,1
as [the characters] get more depressed the story gets more tiresome especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound,an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more,0
miller is playing so free with emotions and the fact that children are hostages to fortune that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness,miller is playing so free with emotions and the fact that children are hostages to fortune that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness,1
made by jackasses for jackasses,made by jackasses for jackasses,1
dull and mechanical kinda like a very goofy museum exhibit,new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,0
the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,the gags and the script are a mixed bag,0
coarse cliched and clunky this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock,coarse cliched and clunky this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock,1
this overproduced and generally disappointing effort isn't likely to rouse the rush hour crowd,well it does go on forever,0
scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theatres graced with its company,the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences,0
nothing happens and it happens to flat characters,nothing happens and it happens to flat characters,1
befuddled in its characterizations as it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,kapur's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself,0
this bond film goes off the beaten path not necessarily for the better,a technical triumph and an extraordinary bore,0
this thing is virtually unwatchable,this thing is virtually unwatchable,1
[the kid's] just too bratty for sympathy and as the film grows to its finale his little changes ring hollow,by the miserable standards to which the slasher genre has sunk actually pretty good of course by more objective measurements it's still quite bad,0
the corpse count ultimately overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption,the corpse count ultimately overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption,1
this pep-talk for faith hope and charity does little to offend but if saccharine earnestness were a crime the film's producers would be in the clink for life,say this for the soundtrack it drowns out the lousy dialogue,0
a beyond-lame satire teddy bears' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor,a beyond-lame satire teddy bears' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor,1
a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it's sort of true and it's sort of bogus and it's ho-hum all the way through,a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it's sort of true and it's sort of bogus and it's ho-hum all the way through,1
these guys seem great to knock back a beer with but they're simply not funny performers,rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,0
this remake of lina wertmuller's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john and bo derek made the ridiculous bolero,very stupid and annoying,0
entertaining enough but nothing new,entertaining enough but nothing new,1
there's no denying the elaborateness of the artist's conceptions nor his ability to depict them with outrageous elan but really the whole series is so much pretentious nonsense lavishly praised by those who equate obscurity with profundity,must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry others may find it migraine-inducing despite moore's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding,0
i realized that no matter how fantastic reign of fire looked its story was making no sense at all,i realized that no matter how fantastic reign of fire looked its story was making no sense at all,1
the film is really not so much bad as bland,little action almost no suspense or believable tension one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that can only be described as sci-fi generic,0
exists then as an occasionally insightful acting exercise,exists then as an occasionally insightful acting exercise,1
it's the kind of movie that ends up festooning u s art house screens for no reason other than the fact that it's in french ( well mostly ) with english subtitles and is magically 'significant' because of that,it's the kind of movie that ends up festooning u s art house screens for no reason other than the fact that it's in french ( well mostly ) with english subtitles and is magically 'significant' because of that,1
as inept as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west,as inept as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west,1
black-and-white and unrealistic,black-and-white and unrealistic,1
too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,it's almost as if it's an elaborate dare more than a full-blooded film,0
possibly the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio,possibly the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio,1
complete lack of originality cleverness or even visible effort,sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out,0
imagine kevin smith the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor the result might look like vulgar,imagine kevin smith the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor the result might look like vulgar,1
a well-made but emotionally scattered film whose hero gives his heart only to the dog,shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,0
overall the film misses the brilliance of jelinek's novel by some way it settles for being merely grim,overall the film misses the brilliance of jelinek's novel by some way it settles for being merely grim,1
eccentric enough to stave off doldrums caruso's self-conscious debut is also eminently forgettable,eccentric enough to stave off doldrums caruso's self-conscious debut is also eminently forgettable,1
cherry orchard is badly edited often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a 'back story ',a tough go but leigh's depth and rigor and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness offsets to a notable degree the film's often-mined and despairing milieu,0
the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue,a depraved incoherent instantly disposable piece of hackery,0
davis the performer is plenty fetching enough but she needs to shake up the mix and work in something that doesn't feel like a half-baked stand-up routine,the leads are so unmemorable despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0
well it does go on forever,all in all road to perdition is more in love with strangeness than excellence,0
no reason for anyone to invest their hard-earned bucks into a movie which obviously didn't invest much into itself either,nothing happens and it happens to flat characters,0
if only the story about a multi-million dollar con bothered to include the con,a film that will probably please people already fascinated by behan but leave everyone else yawning with admiration,0
perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going,with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge,0
scotland pa is a strangely drab romp some studio pizazz might have helped,scotland pa is a strangely drab romp some studio pizazz might have helped,1
entertaining enough but nothing new,none of this is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think,0
while easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films it's still tainted by cliches painful improbability and murky points,while easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films it's still tainted by cliches painful improbability and murky points,1
i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great i'm not and then i realized that i just didn't care,please someone stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film,0
just one bad idea after another,did we really need a remake of " charade ? ",0
though jones and snipes are enthralling the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché,i found it slow predictable and not very amusing,0
the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart,the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart,1
sayles once again strands his superb performers in the same old story,fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,0
director clare kilner's debut is never as daft as it should have been,i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x,0
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so the movie is without intent,a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so the movie is without intent,1
the movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive,the movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive,1
a sequel that's much too big for its britches,a sequel that's much too big for its britches,1
not everything in the film works including its somewhat convenient ending,a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films,0
morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull lifeless and irritating,nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film it's not even a tv special you'd bother watching past the second commercial break,0
the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed,the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle to be consumed and forgotten,0
not everything in the film works including its somewhat convenient ending,not everything in the film works including its somewhat convenient ending,1
we get the comedy we settle for,the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence but not a drop of human blood,0
flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool but they can't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool but they can't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,1
the title's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is,the title's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is,1
filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low fortunately for all involved this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water,[a] stuporously solemn film,0
though it inspires some ( out-of-field ) creative thought the film is -- to its own detriment -- much more a cinematic collage than a polemical tract,though it inspires some ( out-of-field ) creative thought the film is -- to its own detriment -- much more a cinematic collage than a polemical tract,1
hawke's film a boring pretentious waste of nearly two hours doesn't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny pathetic starving and untalented artistes,was i scared ? only at the prospect of beck's next project let's see a haunted house a haunted ship what's next ghost blimp ?,0
if you're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie you might want to catch freaks as a matinee,if you're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie you might want to catch freaks as a matinee,1
'all in all reign of fire will be a good ( successful ) rental ','all in all reign of fire will be a good ( successful ) rental ',1
the two leads are almost good enough to camouflage the dopey plot but so much naturalistic small talk delivered in almost muffled exchanges eventually has a lulling effect," i blame all men for war " [the warden's daughter] tells her father the movie is about as deep as that sentiment,0
supposedly pokemon can't be killed but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,supposedly pokemon can't be killed but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,1
it drowns in sap,it drowns in sap,1
all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,1
a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility,a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility,1
attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience,attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience,1
`hey arnold ' has some visual wit but little imagination elsewhere,`hey arnold ' has some visual wit but little imagination elsewhere,1
i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort,let's hope -- shall we ? -- that the 'true story' by which all the queen's men is allegedly " inspired " was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0
when the film ended i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while,when the film ended i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while,1
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them,there are many things that solid acting can do for a movie but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them,0
god is great the movie's not,god is great the movie's not,1
the film is flat,to my taste the film's comic characters come perilously close to being amoses and andys for a new generation,0
the movie is dawn of the dead crossed with john carpenter's ghosts of mars with zombies not as ghoulish as the first and trains not as big as the second,the movie is dawn of the dead crossed with john carpenter's ghosts of mars with zombies not as ghoulish as the first and trains not as big as the second,1
it's a thin notion repetitively stretched out to feature length awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects droning house music and flat flat dialogue,it's a thin notion repetitively stretched out to feature length awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects droning house music and flat flat dialogue,1
a horror movie with seriously dumb characters which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them stalked by creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness,so earnest and well-meaning and so stocked with talent that you almost forget the sheer ponderous awfulness of its script,0
this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material,this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material,1
it's push-the-limits teen comedy the type written by people who can't come up with legitimate funny and it's used so extensively that good bits are hopelessly overshadowed,it's push-the-limits teen comedy the type written by people who can't come up with legitimate funny and it's used so extensively that good bits are hopelessly overshadowed,1
the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish,the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish,1
why sit through a crummy wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies when you could just rent those movies instead let alone seek out a respectable new one ?,why sit through a crummy wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies when you could just rent those movies instead let alone seek out a respectable new one ?,1
john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie,it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal,0
not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through,not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through,1
this is a third-person story now told by hollywood and much more ordinary for it,this is a third-person story now told by hollywood and much more ordinary for it,1
in my own very humble opinion in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works,in my own very humble opinion in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works,1
while it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang etc ) the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences,a reality-snubbing hodgepodge,0
with jump cuts fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is he fails,prurient playthings aside there's little to love about this english trifle,0
may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen,you would be better off investing in the worthy emi recording that serves as the soundtrack or the home video of the 1992 malfitano-domingo production,0
a mild reluctant thumbs down,both shrill and soporific and because everything is repeated five or six times it can seem tiresomely simpleminded,0
i can't remember the last time i saw a movie where i wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail,despite the holes in the story and the somewhat predictable plot moments of the movie caused me to jump in my chair,0
slow silly and unintentionally hilarious,with lines that feel like long soliloquies -- even as they are being framed in conversation -- max is static stilted,0
the isolated moments of creative insanity finally are lost in the thin soup of canned humor,a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp,0
a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being,a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being,1
how do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ? on the evidence before us the answer is clear : not easily and in the end not well enough,how do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ? on the evidence before us the answer is clear : not easily and in the end not well enough,1
the result is an 'action film' mired in stasis,alas the black-and-white archival footage of their act showcases pretty mediocre shtick,0
the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac we don't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament,the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac we don't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament,1
ice age posits a heretofore unfathomable question : is it possible for computer-generated characters to go through the motions ?,ice age posits a heretofore unfathomable question : is it possible for computer-generated characters to go through the motions ?,1
hey arnold is now stretched to barely feature length with a little more attention paid to the animation still the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing,hey arnold is now stretched to barely feature length with a little more attention paid to the animation still the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing,1
in the telling of a story largely untold bui chooses to produce something that is ultimately suspiciously familiar,the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly executed idea,0
a film with a great premise but only a great premise,as the sulking moody male hustler in the title role [franco] has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence but none of his sweetness and vulnerability,0
disreputable doings and exquisite trappings are dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances,even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency,0
enigma is well-made but it's just too dry and too placid,the party scenes deliver some tawdry kicks the rest of the film is dudsville,0
every note rings false,every note rings false,1
i can't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,too silly to be frightening too stolid to be funny it projects the same lazy affability as its nominal star david arquette,0
the pace of the film is very slow ( for obvious reasons ) and that too becomes off-putting,the pace of the film is very slow ( for obvious reasons ) and that too becomes off-putting,1
throwing in everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,as immaculate as stuart little 2 is it could be a lot better if it were well more adventurous,0
johnson has in his first film set himself a task he is not nearly up to,more dutiful than enchanting terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat,0
nicolas cage isn't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray and this movie won't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career,nicolas cage isn't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray and this movie won't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career,1
plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments,it tries too hard and overreaches the logic of its own world,0
reno does what he can in a thankless situation the film ricochets from humor to violence and back again and ryoko hirosue makes us wonder if she is always like that,dignified ceo's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree can you bear the laughter ?,0
what a pity that the material is so second-rate,unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm you're going to feel like you weren't invited to the party,0
like those to rome all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn's breasts which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them,as an actor's showcase hart's war has much to recommend it even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player as a story of dramatic enlightenment the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired,0
the skills of a calculus major at m i t are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout ?,romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong they cheapen the overall effect,0
interesting but not compelling,fessenden continues to do interesting work and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget but the problem with wendigo for all its effective moments isn't really one of resources,0
most folks with a real stake in the american sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant,hawke's film a boring pretentious waste of nearly two hours doesn't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny pathetic starving and untalented artistes,0
cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill didactic cartoon,cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill didactic cartoon,1
this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,it's fun but a psychological mess with austin powers bumping his head on the way out of the closet,0
the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it and the uncommitted needn't waste their time on it,the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it and the uncommitted needn't waste their time on it,1
stephen earnhart's documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition – wearing a cloak of unsentimental straightforward text – when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,stephen earnhart's documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition – wearing a cloak of unsentimental straightforward text – when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,1
see clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes but be warned you too may feel time has decided to stand still or that the battery on your watch has died,see clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes but be warned you too may feel time has decided to stand still or that the battery on your watch has died,1
such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise you can't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault the film is less successful on other levels,0
due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director's brother the film trails off into inconsequentiality,at a time when we've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture,0
[lin chung's] voice is rather unexceptional even irritating ( at least to this western ear ) making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,in moonlight mile no one gets shut out of the hug cycle,0
jonah is only so-so the addition of a biblical message will either improve the film for you or it will lessen it,jonah is only so-so the addition of a biblical message will either improve the film for you or it will lessen it,1
another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke- at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting,another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke- at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting,1
there's not a spark of new inspiration in it just more of the same done with noticeably less energy and imagination,lazy miserable and smug this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year,0
the narrative is so consistently unimaginative that probably the only way to have saved the film is with the aid of those wisecracking mystery science theater 3000 guys,maid in manhattan proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0
an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy,the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who don't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0
the star who helped give a spark to " chasing amy " and " changing lanes " falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film " the sum of all fears ",the star who helped give a spark to " chasing amy " and " changing lanes " falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film " the sum of all fears ",1
egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement and if you'll excuse a little critical heresy too intellectually ambitious,egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement and if you'll excuse a little critical heresy too intellectually ambitious,1
a tired unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre,a tired unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre,1
calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it's more like entertainment for trolls,with the candy-like taste of it fading faster than 25-cent bubble gum i realized this is a throwaway movie that won't stand the test of time it's a trifle,0
the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience but that it's also too stupid to realize that they've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience but that it's also too stupid to realize that they've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,1
dilbert without the right-on satiric humor,gaghan captures the half-lit sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms a subtlety that makes the silly over-the-top coda especially disappointing,0
both the crime story and the love story are unusual but they don't fit well together and neither is well told,both the crime story and the love story are unusual but they don't fit well together and neither is well told,1
the film wasn't preachy but it was feminism by the book,yet another genre exercise gangster no 1 is as generic as its title,0
if you adored the full monty so resoundingly that you're dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting then this should keep you reasonably entertained,doesn't amount to much of anything,0
with this new rollerball sense and sensibility have been overrun by what can only be characterized as robotic sentiment,with this new rollerball sense and sensibility have been overrun by what can only be characterized as robotic sentiment,1
a very stylish but ultimately extremely silly tale a slick piece of nonsense but nothing more,a very stylish but ultimately extremely silly tale a slick piece of nonsense but nothing more,1
hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture,hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture,1
in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history ballistic : ecks vs sever also features terrible banal dialogue ; convenient hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull unimaginative car chase,in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history ballistic : ecks vs sever also features terrible banal dialogue ; convenient hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull unimaginative car chase,1
the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn and the nicest thing i can say is that i can't remember a single name responsible for it,it is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them,0
we could have expected a little more human being and a little less product,we could have expected a little more human being and a little less product,1
the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love lust and sin couldn't keep my attention,nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about,0
these two are generating about as much chemistry as an iraqi factory poised to receive a un inspector,these two are generating about as much chemistry as an iraqi factory poised to receive a un inspector,1
the explosion essentially ruined -- or rather overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me,the explosion essentially ruined -- or rather overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me,1
the film is like a series of beginnings and middles that never take off,what is captured during the conceptual process doesn't add up to a sufficient explanation of what the final dance work the selection became in its final form,0
rock's stand-up magic wanes hopkins squarely fills the screen action - mechanical,rock's stand-up magic wanes hopkins squarely fills the screen action - mechanical,1
any one episode of the sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes,narc is all menace and atmosphere,0
can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality' movies except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality,earnest falls short of its ideal predecessor largely due to parker's ill-advised meddling with the timeless source material,0
in a strange way egoyan has done too much he's worked too hard on this movie,in a strange way egoyan has done too much he's worked too hard on this movie,1
i felt sad for lise not so much because of what happens as because she was captured by this movie when she obviously belongs in something lighter and sunnier by rohmer for example,mr deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags scattered moments of lazy humor,0
a film that loses sight of its own story,it's of the quality of a lesser harrison ford movie - six days seven nights maybe or that dreadful sabrina remake,0
the problem isn't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball,showtime is one of the hapless victims of the arrogant " if we put together a wry white man and a chatty black man and give them guns the movie will be funny " syndrome,0
it's too long too repetitive and takes way too many years to resolve to be a total winner,as steamy as last week's pork dumplings,0
would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie's edges,would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie's edges,1
this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs,this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs,1
incoherence reigns,impeccably filmed sexually charged but ultimately lacking in substance not to mention dragged down by a leaden closing act,0
it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow i can't,it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow i can't,1
godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things mouthpieces visual motifs blanks,godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things mouthpieces visual motifs blanks,1
this is a particularly toxic little bonbon palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few,too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style,0
such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue the yale grad who previously gave us " the skulls " and last year's " rollerball " enough said except : film overboard,bad company leaves a bad taste not only because of its bad-luck timing but also the staleness of its script,0
caso você sinta necessidade de sair da sala antes do término da projeção não se preocupe : ninguém lhe enviará penas simbolizando covardia,caso você sinta necessidade de sair da sala antes do término da projeção não se preocupe : ninguém lhe enviará penas simbolizando covardia,1
take away the controversy and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera,take away the controversy and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera,1
something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass except that it seems to take itself far more seriously,even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash,0
in its chicken heart crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises,follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor verve and fun,0
solaris " is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work,solaris " is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work,1
when it comes to entertainment children deserve better than pokemon 4ever,the movie's blatant derivativeness is one reason it's so lackluster,0
too loud too long and too frantic by half die another day suggests that the bond franchise has run into a creative wall that 007 cannot fly over tunnel under or barrel through,too loud too long and too frantic by half die another day suggests that the bond franchise has run into a creative wall that 007 cannot fly over tunnel under or barrel through,1
the movie directed by mick jackson leaves no cliche unturned from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting,the movie directed by mick jackson leaves no cliche unturned from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting,1
this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another,the country bears has no scenes that will upset or frighten young viewers unfortunately there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them either,0
feels like nothing quite so much as a middle-aged moviemaker's attempt to surround himself with beautiful half-naked women,sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle,0
opens as promising as any war/adventure film you'll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama better suited for a movie titled " glory : a soldier's story ",it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness and where human nature should be ingratiating it's just grating,0
a piece of mildly entertaining inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable,a piece of mildly entertaining inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable,1
on the bright side it contains jesse ventura's best work since the xfl,on the bright side it contains jesse ventura's best work since the xfl,1
[two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now,[two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now,1
can't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers ? try this obscenely bad dark comedy so crass that it makes edward burns' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde,can't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers ? try this obscenely bad dark comedy so crass that it makes edward burns' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde,1
why come up with something even quasi-original when you can pillage from shirley jackson richard matheson and puke up something like rose red ?,if disney's cinderella proved that 'a dream is a wish your heart makes ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes,0
comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears " crossroads " instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns,a compendium of solondz's own worst instincts in under 90 minutes,0
jones helps breathe some life into the insubstantial plot but even he is overwhelmed by predictability,it's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long,0
while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles it doesn't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors' performances,while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles it doesn't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors' performances,1
the irwins' scenes are fascinating ; the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0
really horrible drek,while the production details are lavish film has little insight into the historical period and its artists particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation,0
as saccharine movies go this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses,as saccharine movies go this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses,1
it's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another,it's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another,1
although sensitive to a fault it's often overwritten with a surfeit of weighty revelations flowery dialogue and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken,although sensitive to a fault it's often overwritten with a surfeit of weighty revelations flowery dialogue and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken,1
adroit but finally a trifle flat mad love doesn't galvanize its outrage the way say jane campion might have done but at least it possesses some,adroit but finally a trifle flat mad love doesn't galvanize its outrage the way say jane campion might have done but at least it possesses some,1
less than fresh,the makers of divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood should offer a free ticket ( second prize of course two free tickets ) to anyone who can locate a genuinely honest moment in their movie,0
the film can depress you about life itself,if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ? ? ) or see some interesting storytelling devices you might want to check it out but there's nothing very attractive about this movie,0
this is not one of the movies you'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,as an entertainment destination for the general public kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness,0
starts out with tremendous promise introducing an intriguing and alluring premise only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,her film is like a beautiful food entrée that isn't heated properly so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless,0
barely gets off the ground,barely gets off the ground,1
the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork,gets better after foster leaves that little room,0
pc stability notwithstanding the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat fairy-tale conclusion,pc stability notwithstanding the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat fairy-tale conclusion,1
in its best moments resembles a bad high school production of grease without benefit of song,one of those based-on-truth stories that persuades you with every scene that it could never really have happened this way,0
a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,1
there are touching moments in etoiles but for the most part this is a dull dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject,there are touching moments in etoiles but for the most part this is a dull dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject,1
the story really has no place to go since simone is not real—she can't provide any conflict,the story really has no place to go since simone is not real—she can't provide any conflict,1
this one aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit,this one aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit,1
the animation and backdrops are lush and inventive yet return to neverland never manages to take us to that elusive lovely place where we suspend our disbelief,the animation and backdrops are lush and inventive yet return to neverland never manages to take us to that elusive lovely place where we suspend our disbelief,1
sodden and glum even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light,muddled trashy and incompetent,0
loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes twitchy acting and general boorishness,loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes twitchy acting and general boorishness,1
grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized out of character and logically porous action set pieces,grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized out of character and logically porous action set pieces,1
plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on " the simpsons " has,despite juliet stevenon's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela's emotional roller coaster life it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs,0
one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this or any year,after the setup the air leaks out of the movie flattening its momentum with about an hour to go,0
generic thriller junk teens only,generic thriller junk teens only,1
an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,it's a boring movie about a boring man made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring,0
the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats,so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along,0
swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell,it showcases carvey's talent for voices but not nearly enough and not without taxing every drop of one's patience to get to the good stuff,0
a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie,a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie,1
the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious it's too bad nothing else is,ah-nuld's action hero days might be over,0
the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels the public is regrettably going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them,sadly though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction,0
the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness,if you're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie you might want to catch freaks as a matinee,0
how much you are moved by the emotional tumult of [françois and michèle's] relationship depends a lot on how interesting and likable you find them,audiences can be expected to suspend their disbelief only so far -- and that does not include the 5 o'clock shadow on the tall wooden kid as he skips off to school,0
a incompetência de marcus adams como roteirista só é superada por sua péssima direção,the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll,0
it's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,it's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,1
it's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,i like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho's,0
femme fatale offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience are we dealing with dreams visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ?,…its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself,0
" one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? " um… isn't that the basis for the entire plot ?," one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? " um… isn't that the basis for the entire plot ?,1
toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick,toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick,1
in his role of observer of the scene lawrence sounds whiny and defensive as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature,the whole affair true story or not feels incredibly hokey [it] comes off like a hallmark commercial,0
too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility,[t]his slop doesn't even have potential as a cult film as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen,0
proves a lovely trifle that unfortunately is a little too in love with its own cuteness,proves a lovely trifle that unfortunately is a little too in love with its own cuteness,1
the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip the end result is a film that's neither,slow silly and unintentionally hilarious,0
it's the kind of movie you can't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch yet you can't bring yourself to dislike it,it's the kind of movie you can't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch yet you can't bring yourself to dislike it,1
i like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho's,i like my christmas movies with more elves and snow and less pimps and ho's,1
its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters but the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers,for all its technical virtuosity the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking,0
instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story the film's more determined to become the next texas chainsaw massacre but what about the countless other people who'd merely like to watch a solid tale about a universally interesting soul ?,instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story the film's more determined to become the next texas chainsaw massacre but what about the countless other people who'd merely like to watch a solid tale about a universally interesting soul ?,1
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws,pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws,1
sweet home alabama certainly won't be remembered as one of [witherspoon's] better films,sweet home alabama certainly won't be remembered as one of [witherspoon's] better films,1
blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period,it's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition,0
all the sensuality all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been pardon the pun sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness,an overwrought taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship,0
what we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless vapid and devoid of substance in a movie that is definitely meaningless vapid and devoid of substance,with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this you don't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door,0
even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test,even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test,1
schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character,it's neither as sappy as big daddy nor as anarchic as happy gilmore or the waterboy but it has its moments,0
priggish lethargically paced parable of renewal,priggish lethargically paced parable of renewal,1
everything is off,everything is off,1
'dragonfly' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo manipulative sentimentality and sappy dialogue,watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy it's sweet and fluffy at the time but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0
kurys never shows why of all the period's volatile romantic lives sand and musset are worth particular attention,kurys never shows why of all the period's volatile romantic lives sand and musset are worth particular attention,1
kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against for that matter ),kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against for that matter ),1
if you're over 25 have an iq over 90 and have a driver's license you should be able to find better entertainment,if you're over 25 have an iq over 90 and have a driver's license you should be able to find better entertainment,1
there's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance,the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,0
a woefully dull redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation despite iwai's vaunted empathy,the film's maudlin focus on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,0
gee a second assassin shot kennedy ? moot point,without a strong script and energetic acting dogma films can produce the same sleep-inducing effects as watching your neighbor's home videos,0
human nature talks the talk but it fails to walk the silly walk that distinguishes the merely quirky from the surreal,drags along in a dazed and enervated drenched-in-the- past numbness,0
i spied with my little eye a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and occasionally inspired dialogue bits,i spied with my little eye a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and occasionally inspired dialogue bits,1
it won't be long before you'll spy i spy at a video store near you,it won't be long before you'll spy i spy at a video store near you,1
burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast,burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast,1
for most movies 84 minutes is short but this one feels like a life sentence,for most movies 84 minutes is short but this one feels like a life sentence,1
too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film,too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film,1
the video work is so grainy and rough so dependent on being 'naturalistic' rather than carefully lit and set up that it's exhausting to watch,ice cube isn't quite out of ripe screwball ideas but friday after next spreads them pretty thin,0
the plot is very clever but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of,eventually arrives at its heart as simple self-reflection meditation,0
[w]hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism jane goodall's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands,bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers,0
little more than a super-sized infomercial for the cable-sports channel and its summer x games,even if it is generally amusing from time to time i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have,0
the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore's the scarlet letter,the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore's the scarlet letter,1
the final result makes for adequate entertainment i suppose but anyone who has seen chicago on stage will leave the theater feeling they've watched nothing but a pale imitation of the real deal,the final result makes for adequate entertainment i suppose but anyone who has seen chicago on stage will leave the theater feeling they've watched nothing but a pale imitation of the real deal,1
[t]he film is never sure to make a clear point – even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation,[t]he film is never sure to make a clear point – even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation,1
as the sulking moody male hustler in the title role [franco] has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence but none of his sweetness and vulnerability,equilibrium the movie as opposed to the manifesto is really really stupid,0
the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile,the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile,1
the production values are up there the use of cgi and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick the voices are fine as well the problem it is with most of these things is the script,the production values are up there the use of cgi and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick the voices are fine as well the problem it is with most of these things is the script,1
obvious,obvious,1
bad company leaves a bad taste not only because of its bad-luck timing but also the staleness of its script,bad company leaves a bad taste not only because of its bad-luck timing but also the staleness of its script,1
parker should be commended for taking a fresh approach to familiar material but his determination to remain true to the original text leads him to adopt a somewhat mannered tone that ultimately dulls the human tragedy at the story's core,the filmmakers know how to please the eye but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story,0
the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge before long you're desperate for the evening to end,it takes a really long slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about so here it is : it's about a family of sour immortals,0
there is no entry portal in the rules of attraction and i spent most of the movie feeling depressed by the shallow selfish greedy characters,there is no entry portal in the rules of attraction and i spent most of the movie feeling depressed by the shallow selfish greedy characters,1
a mediocre exercise in target demographics unaware that it's the butt of its own joke,a mediocre exercise in target demographics unaware that it's the butt of its own joke,1
this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101,this extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes but feels twice as long,0
this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted,this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted,1
the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations but he hasn't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul,the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations but he hasn't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul,1
this is mild-mannered been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant the outrageous,the problem with this film is that it lacks focus i sympathize with the plight of these families but the movie doesn't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand,0
schnieder bounces around with limp wrists wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs,a woefully dull redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation despite iwai's vaunted empathy,0
been there done that,every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here,0
doesn't amount to much of anything,it's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat but the second half of the movie really goes downhill,0
writer/director burr steers emphasizes the q in quirky with mixed results,blue crush follows the formula but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling,0
…its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself,…its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself,1
whenever its story isn't bogged down by idiocy involving the cia and a lost u s satellite hunter -- starring irwin and his american wife/colleague terri -- is a movie children should enjoy,whenever its story isn't bogged down by idiocy involving the cia and a lost u s satellite hunter -- starring irwin and his american wife/colleague terri -- is a movie children should enjoy,1
it's another stale kill-by-numbers flick complete with blade-thin characters and terrible pun-laden dialogue,the final result makes for adequate entertainment i suppose but anyone who has seen chicago on stage will leave the theater feeling they've watched nothing but a pale imitation of the real deal,0
i've had more interesting -- and dare i say thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama,i've had more interesting -- and dare i say thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama,1
it's an awfully derivative story,it's an awfully derivative story,1
the movie is a mess from start to finish,the movie is a mess from start to finish,1
it's also curious to note that this film like the similarly ill-timed antitrust is easily as bad at a fraction the budget,master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours,0
a mimetic approximation of better films like contempt and 8 1/2,instead of hiding pinocchio from critics miramax should have hidden it from everyone,0
most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears,as if drop dead gorgeous wasn't enough this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition,0
all of the elements are in place for a great film noir but director george hickenlooper's approach to the material is too upbeat,all of the elements are in place for a great film noir but director george hickenlooper's approach to the material is too upbeat,1
if this movie belonged to a sorority it would be called beta alpha delta,for anyone who grew up on disney's 1950 treasure island or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic this one feels like an impostor,0
nothing more than four or five mild chuckles surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy,nothing more than four or five mild chuckles surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy,1
[crystal and de niro] manage to squeeze out some good laughs but not enough to make this silly con job sing,[crystal and de niro] manage to squeeze out some good laughs but not enough to make this silly con job sing,1
instead of trying to bust some blondes [diggs] should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,instead of trying to bust some blondes [diggs] should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,1
excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic,mildly entertaining,0
never comes together as a coherent whole,never comes together as a coherent whole,1
the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste,the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste,1
the filmmakers lack the nerve to fully exploit the script's potential for sick humor,the filmmakers lack the nerve to fully exploit the script's potential for sick humor,1
nicholas nickleby celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ) into scrooge,nicholas nickleby celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ) into scrooge,1
the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie and diesel isn't the actor to save it,the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie and diesel isn't the actor to save it,1
an enigmatic film that's too clever for its own good it's a conundrum not worth solving,an enigmatic film that's too clever for its own good it's a conundrum not worth solving,1
innocuous enough to make even jean-claude van damme look good,'the war of the roses ' trailer-trash style entertaining but like shooting fish in a barrel,0
is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?,is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?,1
what begins as a seemingly brainless bubbly romantic comedy becomes a cliche-drenched melodrama by mid-film and by film's end a feminist action fantasy,what begins as a seemingly brainless bubbly romantic comedy becomes a cliche-drenched melodrama by mid-film and by film's end a feminist action fantasy,1
tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality,too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0
should have been someone else-,should have been someone else-,1
a dopey movie clothed in excess layers of hipness,it's frustrating to see these guys -- who are obviously pretty clever -- waste their talent on parodies of things they probably thought were funniest when they were high,0
an awful movie that will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers,a harmless and mildly amusing family comedy,0
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,the execution is so pedestrian that the most positive comment we can make is that rob schneider actually turns in a pretty convincing performance as a prissy teenage girl,0
the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy,i'm sure if you're a hartley fan you might enjoy yourself me i didn't care for it,0
even those of a single digit age will be able to recognize that this story is too goofy even for disney,even those of a single digit age will be able to recognize that this story is too goofy even for disney,1
as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer the rest of us will be lulled into a coma,as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer the rest of us will be lulled into a coma,1
feels like six different movies fighting each other for attention,feels like six different movies fighting each other for attention,1
was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz ?,was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz ?,1
like being invited to a classy dinner soiree and not knowing anyone you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt but no new friends,like being invited to a classy dinner soiree and not knowing anyone you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt but no new friends,1
glizty but formulaic and silly cagney's 'top of the world' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel,glizty but formulaic and silly cagney's 'top of the world' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel,1
a great script brought down by lousy direction same guy with both hats big mistake,this may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,0
the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield,exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera more salacious telenovela than serious drama,0
adrift bentley and hudson stare and sniffle respectively as ledger attempts in vain to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design,adrift bentley and hudson stare and sniffle respectively as ledger attempts in vain to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design,1
expect the same-old lame-old slasher nonsense just with different scenery,the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements in terms of love age gender race and class,0
the only way this supernatural snore-fest could give anyone a case of the frights is if they were put to sleep by the movie and had a nightmare,this rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd and that's about all it does well,0
it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel but the result is more puzzling than unsettling,cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle,0
instead of kicking off the intrigue and suspense and mystery of the whole thing hart's war like the st louis rams in the super bowl waits until after halftime to get started,opens at a funeral ends on the protagonist's death bed and doesn't get much livelier in the three hours in between,0
barney's ideas about creation and identity don't really seem all that profound at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,barney's ideas about creation and identity don't really seem all that profound at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,1
it's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil' bow wow,not a cheap slasher flick as the subject matter would suggest but is a little like a nature film showing a patient predator and his foolish prey,0
the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy,apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0
a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been,hard as this may be to believe here on earth a surprisingly similar teen drama was a better film,0
a bad movie that happened to good actors,'this movie sucks ',0
all too familiar basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when 'angels with dirty faces' appeared in 1938,all too familiar basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when 'angels with dirty faces' appeared in 1938,1
the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity with the ironic exception of scooter,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 it's just filler,0
scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be,one of the worst films of 2002,0
too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet,too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet,1
i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial coal isn't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings,i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial coal isn't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings,1
a waste of fearless purity in the acting craft,a waste of fearless purity in the acting craft,1
disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material,nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives,0
at a time when we've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture,at a time when we've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture,1
being author wells' great-grandson you'd think filmmaker simon wells would have more reverence for the material but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film,being author wells' great-grandson you'd think filmmaker simon wells would have more reverence for the material but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film,1
curling may be a unique sport but men with brooms is distinctly ordinary,her fans walked out muttering words like " horrible " and " terrible " but had so much fun dissing the film that they didn't mind the ticket cost in this case zero,0
the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day,the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day,1
the central character isn't complex enough to hold our interest,the central character isn't complex enough to hold our interest,1
a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility,hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction and even then his tone retains a genteel prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound,0
rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr but there isn't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative,if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright then blood work is for you,0
unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix there is no real reason to see it wait for video -- and then don't rent it,death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie not-nearly -as-nasty -as-it- thinks-it-is joke over and over again,0
there's an audience for it but it could have been funnier and more innocent,the big ending surprise almost saves the movie it's too bad that the rest isn't more compelling,0
they do a good job of painting this family dynamic for the audience but they tried to squeeze too many elements into the film,they do a good job of painting this family dynamic for the audience but they tried to squeeze too many elements into the film,1
if high crimes were any more generic it would have a universal product code instead of a title,if high crimes were any more generic it would have a universal product code instead of a title,1
so we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,0
a poorly scripted preachy fable that forgets about unfolding a coherent believable story in its zeal to spread propaganda,a poorly scripted preachy fable that forgets about unfolding a coherent believable story in its zeal to spread propaganda,1
collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence,collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence,1
morrissette's script and direction show a fair amount of intelligence and wit -- but it doesn't signify a whole lot either,plods along minus the twisted humor and eye-popping visuals that have made miike a cult hero,0
comes off as a long laborious whine the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man,silly humbuggery,0
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern,nohe has made a decent 'intro' documentary but he feels like a spectator and not a participant,0
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate,the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate,1
if this movie belonged to a sorority it would be called beta alpha delta,if this movie belonged to a sorority it would be called beta alpha delta,1
it's a deeply serious movie that cares passionately about its subject but too often becomes ponderous in its teaching of history or lost in the intricate connections and multiple timelines of its story,it's a deeply serious movie that cares passionately about its subject but too often becomes ponderous in its teaching of history or lost in the intricate connections and multiple timelines of its story,1
mckay shows crushingly little curiosity about or is ill-equipped to examine the interior lives of the characters in his film much less incorporate them into his narrative,adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theater thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act like pinocchio as for children they won't enjoy the movie at all,0
a rather average action film that benefits from several funny moments supplied by epps,a rather average action film that benefits from several funny moments supplied by epps,1
its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks,its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks,1
we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting,we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting,1
julia is played with exasperating blandness by laura regan,julia is played with exasperating blandness by laura regan,1
the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about,the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest but its just not a thrilling movie,0
labute can't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american a choice that upsets the novel's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film,perry's good and his is an interesting character but " serving sara " hasn't much more to serve than silly fluff nor is it a romantic comedy,0
an extremely unpleasant film,an extremely unpleasant film,1
elicits more groans from the audience than jar jar binks scrappy doo and scooby dumb all wrapped up into one,elicits more groans from the audience than jar jar binks scrappy doo and scooby dumb all wrapped up into one,1
a movie that seems motivated more by a desire to match mortarboards with dead poets society and good will hunting than by its own story,a movie that seems motivated more by a desire to match mortarboards with dead poets society and good will hunting than by its own story,1
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,a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it's nowhere near as exciting as either,0
[serry] wants to blend politics and drama an admirable ambition it's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one,skillful as he is mr shyamalan is undone by his pretensions,0
producer john penotti surveyed high school students and came back with the astonishing revelation that " they wanted to see something that didn't talk down to them " ignoring that he made swimfan anyway,producer john penotti surveyed high school students and came back with the astonishing revelation that " they wanted to see something that didn't talk down to them " ignoring that he made swimfan anyway,1
no new plot conceptions or environmental changes just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through,no new plot conceptions or environmental changes just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through,1
helmer devito attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics payola vice murder kids' tv and revenge,helmer devito attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics payola vice murder kids' tv and revenge,1
it should be doing a lot of things but doesn't,it should be doing a lot of things but doesn't,1
does what should seem impossible : it makes serial killer jeffrey dahmer boring,slap me i saw this movie,0
involving at times but lapses quite casually into the absurd,the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,0
you have no affinity for most of the characters nothing about them is attractive what they see in each other also is difficult to fathom,everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had,0
there's a reason the studio didn't offer an advance screening " the adventures of pluto nash " is a big time stinker,the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore's the scarlet letter,0
could as easily have been called 'under siege 3 : in alcatraz' a cinematic corpse that never springs to life,could as easily have been called 'under siege 3 : in alcatraz' a cinematic corpse that never springs to life,1
despite terrific special effects and funnier gags harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j k rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,feels like a cold old man going through the motions,0
between bedroom scenes viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap,miller is playing so free with emotions and the fact that children are hostages to fortune that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness,0
after the first 10 minutes which is worth seeing the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés depression and bad alternative music,the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches isn't exactly endearing,0
in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused,in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused,1
the worst kind of independent ; the one where actors play dress down hicks and ponderously mope around trying to strike lightning as captured by their 1970s predecessors,the worst kind of independent ; the one where actors play dress down hicks and ponderously mope around trying to strike lightning as captured by their 1970s predecessors,1
i've never seen ( a remake ) do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler's new movie rapes pillages and incinerates frank capra's classic,never quite transcends jokester status and the punchline doesn't live up to barry's dead-eyed perfectly chilled delivery,0
make like the title and dodge this one,make like the title and dodge this one,1
the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive the director just ends up exposing his own obsession,the lower your expectations the more you'll enjoy it,0
you get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion,0
the film's bathos often overwhelms what could have been a more multifaceted look at this interesting time and place,cold and scattered minority report commands interest almost solely as an exercise in gorgeous visuals that's not vintage spielberg and that finally is minimally satisfying,0
makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases,makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases,1
contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,broder's screenplay is shallow offensive and redundant with pitifully few real laughs,0
an overstuffed compendium of teen-catholic-movie dogma,a cinematic sleeping pill of impressive potency,0
shallow,shallow,1
charming if overly complicated,the locale remains far more interesting than the story at hand,0
with recent tensions rekindled by the kathleen soliah trial and the upcoming trial of sla members emily and william harris not to mention sept 11 its difficult these days to appreciate fire's bright side,with recent tensions rekindled by the kathleen soliah trial and the upcoming trial of sla members emily and william harris not to mention sept 11 its difficult these days to appreciate fire's bright side,1
falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that aren't funny,a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left,0
the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,it's not a bad premise just a bad movie,0
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada,the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada,1
the best you can say about it is it's so uninspired it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now,the comedy is nonexistent,0
offers no new insight on the matter nor do its characters exactly spring to life,offers no new insight on the matter nor do its characters exactly spring to life,1
the idea of 49-year-old roberto benigni playing the wooden boy pinocchio is scary enough the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque,rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations,0
i watched the brainless insanity of no such thing with mounting disbelief,i watched the brainless insanity of no such thing with mounting disbelief,1
watching it is rather like viewing a long soap opera in which only the first episode was any good,lazy filmmaking with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,0
an enigmatic film that's too clever for its own good it's a conundrum not worth solving,there's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,0
national lampoon's van wilder could be the worst thing to come out of national lampoon since class reunion,this little film is so slovenly done so primitive in technique that it can't really be called animation,0
by-the-numbers yarn,devolves into the derivative leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects,0
an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it,an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it,1
van wilder brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'comedy gag ' at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch,van wilder brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'comedy gag ' at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch,1
not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute it's full of throwaway one-liners not-quite jokes and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies,not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute it's full of throwaway one-liners not-quite jokes and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies,1
while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy even,john carlen's script is full of unhappy two-dimensional characters who are anything but compelling,0
all too familiar basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when 'angels with dirty faces' appeared in 1938,as written by michael berg and michael j wilson from a story by wilson this relentless all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach tries way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all,0
the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,there's something not entirely convincing about the quiet american and that holds true for both the movie and the title character played by brendan fraser,0
a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness,a movie you observe rather than one you enter into,0
swinging the film makes it seem is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit or intelligent,swinging the film makes it seem is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit or intelligent,1
without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale maelström is just another winter sleepers,without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale maelström is just another winter sleepers,1
the film has a childlike quality about it but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass,the film has a childlike quality about it but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass,1
though impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture it too is a bomb,shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives,0
this one is definitely one to skip even for horror movie fanatics,this one is definitely one to skip even for horror movie fanatics,1
could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ? that's the only sane rationale i can think of for swimfan's existence,could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ? that's the only sane rationale i can think of for swimfan's existence,1
the dose is strong and funny for the first 15 minutes anyway ; after that the potency wanes dramatically,there's a heavy stench of 'been there done that' hanging over the film it's everything you'd expect -- but nothing more,0
ice age is the first computer-generated feature cartoon to feel like other movies and that makes for some glacial pacing early on,ice age is the first computer-generated feature cartoon to feel like other movies and that makes for some glacial pacing early on,1
just because a walk to remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts doesn't mean it's good enough for our girls,just because a walk to remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts doesn't mean it's good enough for our girls,1
no one involved save dash shows the slightest aptitude for acting and the script credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest 'tron' anderson seems entirely improvised,no one involved save dash shows the slightest aptitude for acting and the script credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest 'tron' anderson seems entirely improvised,1
in the end we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest,slow dry poorly cast but beautifully shot,0
what was subtle and mystifying in the novella is now broad and farcical,tom shadyac has learned a bit more craft since directing adams but he still lingers over every point until the slowest viewer grasps it,0
the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances but the result is disappointing,the actors don't inhabit their roles -- they're trapped by them forced to change behavior in bizarre unjustified fashion and spout dialog that consists mostly of platitudes,0
'this movie sucks ',while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold,0
[denis'] bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product,[denis'] bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product,1
you've already seen heartbreak if you've watched the far superior nurse betty or sunset boulevard even the unwatchable soapdish is more original,you've already seen heartbreak if you've watched the far superior nurse betty or sunset boulevard even the unwatchable soapdish is more original,1
koepp's screenplay isn't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,bluto blutarsky we miss you,0
the humor is forced and heavy-handed and occasionally simply unpleasant,the humor is forced and heavy-handed and occasionally simply unpleasant,1
a waterlogged version of 'fatal attraction' for the teeny-bopper set a sad soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads,a waterlogged version of 'fatal attraction' for the teeny-bopper set a sad soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads,1
weiss and speck never make a convincing case for the relevance of these two 20th-century footnotes,doesn't add up to much,0
a journey that's too random and inconclusive to be compelling but which hoffman's brilliance almost makes worth taking,a cheap scam put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0
overwrought melodramatic bodice-ripper,overwrought melodramatic bodice-ripper,1
spousal abuse is a major problem in contemporary society but the film reduces this domestic tragedy to florid melodrama,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,0
sex with strangers will shock many with its unblinking frankness but what is missing from it all is a moral what is the filmmakers' point ? why did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery ?,an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere,0
i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art,i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art,1
sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team but this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip,plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread,0
low rent from frame one,low rent from frame one,1
a shambles of a movie--visually unattractive unbearably loud and utterly silly its hilarity is completely unintentional,there's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0
it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies couldn't really figure out how to flesh either out so he just slopped ‘em together here,it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies couldn't really figure out how to flesh either out so he just slopped ‘em together here,1
pompous and garbled,the script the gags the characters are all direct-to-video stuff and that's where this film should have remained,0
so unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines,like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior circuit gets drawn into the party,0
its plot and animation offer daytime tv serviceability but little more,its plot and animation offer daytime tv serviceability but little more,1
the movie is gorgeously made but it is also somewhat shallow and art-conscious,the movie is gorgeously made but it is also somewhat shallow and art-conscious,1
it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff,mushes the college-friends genre ( the big chill ) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas,0
a morose little soap opera about three vapid insensitive people who take turns hurting each other it's a feature-length adaptation of one of those " can this marriage be saved ? " columns from ladies home journal,a morose little soap opera about three vapid insensitive people who take turns hurting each other it's a feature-length adaptation of one of those " can this marriage be saved ? " columns from ladies home journal,1
like being trapped at a perpetual frat party how can something so gross be so boring ?,shamelessly sappy and worse runs away from its own provocative theme,0
slap me i saw this movie,slap me i saw this movie,1
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance,a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance,1
a loud witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series,a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast but never quite gets off the ground,0
brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable,brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable,1
the actors don't inhabit their roles -- they're trapped by them forced to change behavior in bizarre unjustified fashion and spout dialog that consists mostly of platitudes,'all in all reign of fire will be a good ( successful ) rental ',0
gaping plot holes sink this 'sub'-standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth,gaping plot holes sink this 'sub'-standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth,1
there's nothing exactly wrong here but there's not nearly enough that's right,there's nothing exactly wrong here but there's not nearly enough that's right,1
the movie is a negligible work of manipulation an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents,the movie is a negligible work of manipulation an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents,1
though certainly original in form altar boys requires a taste for swamp thing-type animation doubled with a deafening score,a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita,0
so muddled repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style,the material and the production itself are little more than routine,0
absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel,little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick,0
two big things are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all,the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy,0
conforms itself with creating a game of 'who's who' where the characters' moves are often more predictable than their consequences,conforms itself with creating a game of 'who's who' where the characters' moves are often more predictable than their consequences,1
not exactly the bees knees,begins as a promising meditation on one of america's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt,0
ong chooses to present ah na's life as a slight weightless fairy tale whose most unpleasant details seem to melt away in the face of the character's blank-faced optimism,there's no denying the elaborateness of the artist's conceptions nor his ability to depict them with outrageous elan but really the whole series is so much pretentious nonsense lavishly praised by those who equate obscurity with profundity,0
jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot,jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot,1
the plot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained,the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates,0
if h g wells had a time machine and could take a look at his kin's reworked version what would he say ? 'it looks good sonny but you missed the point ',i was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness,0
passably entertaining but also mechanical and joyless,a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc,0
feels less like a change in [herzog's] personal policy than a half-hearted fluke,feels less like a change in [herzog's] personal policy than a half-hearted fluke,1
being unique doesn't necessarily equate to being good no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke,with all the sympathy empathy and pity fogging up the screen his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles,0
you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood isn't going to jell,you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood isn't going to jell,1
the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma we don't even like their characters,the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma we don't even like their characters,1
return to never land is much more p c than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians for instance ) but the excitement is missing,woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody but i had a lot of problems with this movie,0
the campy results make mel brooks' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated,the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent meandering and sometimes dry plot,0
a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt,a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt,1
fans of the tv series will be disappointed and everyone else will be slightly bored,a soggy cliche-bound epic-horror yarn that ends up being even dumber than its title,0
even fans of ismail merchant's work i suspect would have a hard time sitting through this one,the skirmishes for power waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense,0
when you resurrect a dead man hard copy should come a-knocking no ?,when you resurrect a dead man hard copy should come a-knocking no ?,1
contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow but scarcely nourishing,contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow but scarcely nourishing,1
mandel holland's direction is uninspired and his scripting unsurprising but the performances by phifer and black are ultimately winning you'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,this directorial debut from music video show-off higuchinsky is all flash,0
so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy,no i don't know why steven seagal is considered a star nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good or make any money,0
pascale bailly's rom-com provides amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i e a banal spiritual quest,pascale bailly's rom-com provides amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i e a banal spiritual quest,1
confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses nor their characters deserve,confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses nor their characters deserve,1
in his determination to lighten the heavy subject matter silberling also to a certain extent trivializes the movie with too many nervous gags and pratfalls,full frontal which opens today nationwide could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive if disingenuous feature,0
message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ? alas it's neither,message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ? alas it's neither,1
this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever but it's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience,after all the big build-up the payoff for the audience as well as the characters is messy murky unsatisfying,0
the problem with the bread my sweet is that it's far too sentimental,[p]artnering murphy with robert de niro for the tv-cops comedy showtime would seem to be surefire casting the catch is that they're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0
choppy overlong documentary about 'the lifestyle ',choppy overlong documentary about 'the lifestyle ',1
a cheap scam put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing who is cletis tout ? is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche,0
waydowntown may not be an important movie or even a good one but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway,waydowntown may not be an important movie or even a good one but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway,1
o ótimo esforço do diretor acaba sendo frustrado pelo roteiro que depois de levar um bom tempo para colocar a trama em andamento perde-se de vez a partir do instante em que os estranhos acontecimentos são explicados,it throws quirky characters odd situations and off-kilter dialogue at us all as if to say " look at this this is an interesting movie " but the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging,0
the title's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is,a full-frontal attack on audience patience,0
it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff,it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff,1
the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,1
don't hate el crimen del padre amaro because it's anti-catholic hate it because it's lousy,reggio's trippy ambitious downer can also sometimes come across like nothing more than a glorified nike ad,0
murphy and wilson actually make a pretty good team but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote,sometimes it feels as if it might have been made in the '70s or '80s and starred chevy chase and goldie hawn,0
directed in a paint-by-numbers manner,directed in a paint-by-numbers manner,1
a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity,a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity,1
more dutiful than enchanting terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat,i'm all for the mentally challenged getting their fair shot in the movie business but surely it doesn't have to be as a collection of keening and self-mutilating sideshow geeks,0
neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment still it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered,neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment still it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered,1
oft-described as the antidote to american pie-type sex comedies it actually has a bundle in common with them as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough,90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay screeching-metal smashups and flaccid odd-couple sniping,0
really horrible drek,really horrible drek,1
a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,1
if swimfan does catch on it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh,just the sort of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,0
when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year you'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence,when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year you'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence,1
succumbs to the same kind of maudlin sentimental mysticism that mars the touched by an angel school of non-god spiritual-uplift movies,succumbs to the same kind of maudlin sentimental mysticism that mars the touched by an angel school of non-god spiritual-uplift movies,1
never again while nothing special is pleasant diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction,definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable,0
the balkans provide the obstacle course for the love of a good woman,the balkans provide the obstacle course for the love of a good woman,1
a reality-snubbing hodgepodge,a reality-snubbing hodgepodge,1
a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis,it's as if you're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak and it has been unearthed and released now when it has become even weaker,0
a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere and just seems worse for the effort,lyne's latest the erotic thriller unfaithful further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded,0
five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,1
a lack of thesis makes maryam in the end play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special,represents something very close to the nadir of the thriller/horror genre,0
'linklater fans or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project ',earnest but heavy-handed,0
the film is old-fashioned occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface,full of witless jokes dealing in broad stereotypes and outrageously unbelievable scenarios and saddled with a general air of misogyny,0
the film is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,a bland pretentious mess,0
this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,0
a minor-league soccer remake of the longest yard,one of the worst movies of the year,0
the vampire thriller blade ii starts off as a wild hoot and then sucks the blood out of its fun – toward the end you can feel your veins cringing from the workout,skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you're sure to get more out of the latter experience,0
there's not much going on in this movie unless you simply decide to buy into the notion that something inexplicably strange once happened in point pleasant,the movie just has too much on its plate to really stay afloat for its just under ninety minute running time,0
while much of the cast has charm -- especially allodi and nolden -- the performers are sunk by the film's primitive approach to the mechanics of comedy,while much of the cast has charm -- especially allodi and nolden -- the performers are sunk by the film's primitive approach to the mechanics of comedy,1
if you're not a prepubescent girl you'll be laughing at britney spears' movie-starring debut whenever it doesn't have you impatiently squinting at your watch,it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding,0
despite the fact that this film wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be it's still not a good movie,despite the fact that this film wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be it's still not a good movie,1
this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another,this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another,1
well made but uninvolving bloodwork isn't a terrible movie just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery,well made but uninvolving bloodwork isn't a terrible movie just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery,1
it's one long bore,the story is moldy and obvious,0
in the end ted bundy's only justification is the director's common but unexplored fascination with the frustrated maniac ; there's no larger point and little social context,in the end ted bundy's only justification is the director's common but unexplored fascination with the frustrated maniac ; there's no larger point and little social context,1
dreary highly annoying 'some body' will appeal to no one,hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole' miss in the way of story,0
the script feels as if it started to explore the obvious voyeuristic potential of 'hypertime' but then backed off when the producers saw the grosses for spy kids,the script feels as if it started to explore the obvious voyeuristic potential of 'hypertime' but then backed off when the producers saw the grosses for spy kids,1
essentially " fatal attraction " remade for viewers who were in diapers when the original was released in 1987 this story gets sillier not scarier as it goes along,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,0
whatever satire lucky break was aiming for it certainly got lost in the " soon-to-be-forgettable " section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile it's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,whatever satire lucky break was aiming for it certainly got lost in the " soon-to-be-forgettable " section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile it's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,1
this dreadfully earnest inversion of the concubine love triangle eschews the previous film's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,this dreadfully earnest inversion of the concubine love triangle eschews the previous film's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,1
it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit,as a hybrid teen thriller and murder mystery murder by numbers fits the profile too closely,0
the issue of faith is not explored very deeply,the reason we keep seeing the same movie with roughly the same people every year is because so many of us keep going and then out of embarrassment or stupidity not warning anyone,0
the attempt is courageous even if the result is wildly uneven,the attempt is courageous even if the result is wildly uneven,1
so aggressively cheery that pollyana would reach for a barf bag,so aggressively cheery that pollyana would reach for a barf bag,1
what begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes,what begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes,1
a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others thanks to the actors that are quite touching,a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others thanks to the actors that are quite touching,1
the result is solemn and horrifying yet strangely detached,the result is solemn and horrifying yet strangely detached,1
a movie that hovers somewhere between an acute character study and a trite power struggle,a movie that hovers somewhere between an acute character study and a trite power struggle,1
though uniformly well acted especially by young ballesta and galan ( a first-time actor ) writer/director achero manas's film is schematic and obvious,so unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines,0
sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman can't save it,as 'chick flicks' go this one is pretty miserable resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting,0
wait for pay per view or rental but don't dismiss barbershop out of hand,no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story,0
while it may not add up to the sum of its parts holofcener's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,about amy's cuteness amy's career success ( she's a best-selling writer of self-help books who can't help herself ) and amy's neuroses when it comes to men,0
a punch line without a premise a joke built entirely from musty memories of half-dimensional characters,'enigma' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable a waste of good performances,0
merely ( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes most at women's expense,neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers the movie isn't tough to take as long as you've paid a matinee price,0
it's not a film to be taken literally on any level but its focus always appears questionable,the production values are up there the use of cgi and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick the voices are fine as well the problem it is with most of these things is the script,0
" sorority boys " was funnier and that movie was pretty bad,a negligible british comedy,0
this is a film living far too much in its own head,his best film remains his shortest the hole which makes many of the points that this film does but feels less repetitive,0
unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups not much camera movement and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters,unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups not much camera movement and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters,1
adrift bentley and hudson stare and sniffle respectively as ledger attempts in vain to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design,like the tuck family themselves this movie just goes on and on and on and on,0
as 'chick flicks' go this one is pretty miserable resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting,as 'chick flicks' go this one is pretty miserable resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting,1
almost as offensive as " freddy got fingered ",almost as offensive as " freddy got fingered ",1
its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious and schneider's performance is so fine it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess,at times the suspense is palpable but by the end there's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential,0
it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one,a so-so made-for-tv something posing as a real movie,0
a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off,a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off,1
has the feel of an unedited personal journal,will only satisfy those who can't tell the difference between the good the bad and the ugly,0
while the script starts promisingly it loses steam towards the middle and never really develops beyond attacking obvious target,one of those so-so films that could have been much better,0
too clumsy in key moments to make a big splash,too clumsy in key moments to make a big splash,1
less worrying about covering all the drama in frida's life and more time spent exploring her process of turning pain into art would have made this a superior movie,i realized that no matter how fantastic reign of fire looked its story was making no sense at all,0
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy,the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy,1
feels aimless for much of its running time until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives leaving questions in its wake,a pretentious mess,0
it is messy uncouth incomprehensible vicious and absurd,places a slightly believable love triangle in a difficult-to-swallow setting and then disappointingly moves the story into the realm of an improbable thriller,0
deuces wild treads heavily into romeo and juliet/west side story territory where it plainly has no business going,benigni's pinocchio is extremely straight and mind-numbingly stilted its episodic pacing keeping the film from developing any storytelling flow,0
it is so earnest so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied,it is so earnest so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied,1
kaufman's script is never especially clever and often is rather pretentious,a strong first quarter slightly less so second quarter and average second half,0
nair just doesn't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy,we are left with a superficial snapshot that however engaging is insufficiently enlightening and inviting,0
a reasonably efficient mechanism but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided,a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations it makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,0
at its best queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the '60s at its worst it implodes in a series of very bad special effects,this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook,0
should have been someone else-,ice age is the first computer-generated feature cartoon to feel like other movies and that makes for some glacial pacing early on,0
bad company has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year full of holes that will be obvious even to those who aren't looking for them,ultimately the movie is too heady for children and too preachy for adults,0
adam sandler's eight crazy nights grows on you -- like a rash,adam sandler's eight crazy nights grows on you -- like a rash,1
this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,1
too clever by about nine-tenths,too clever by about nine-tenths,1
the only entertainment you'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles – several of them,the armenian genocide deserves a more engaged and honest treatment,0
would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility,would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility,1
this is a great subject for a movie but hollywood has squandered the opportunity using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on,granddad of le nouvelle vague jean-luc godard continues to baffle the faithful with his games of hide-and-seek,0
none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest,none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest,1
it delivers some chills and sustained unease but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning,it delivers some chills and sustained unease but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning,1
pumpkin sits in a patch somewhere between mirthless todd solondzian satire and callow student film,pumpkin sits in a patch somewhere between mirthless todd solondzian satire and callow student film,1
too much of nemesis has a tired talky feel,constantly slips from the grasp of its maker,0
a beyond-lame satire teddy bears' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor,no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are 'german-expressionist ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable,0
an even more predictable cliche-ridden endeavor than its predecessor,an even more predictable cliche-ridden endeavor than its predecessor,1
[t]oo many of these gross out scenes,resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche,0
summer's far too fleeting to squander on offal like this,cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0
the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank,the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank,1
too slow for a younger crowd too shallow for an older one,eventually they will have a showdown but by then your senses are as mushy as peas and you don't care who fires the winning shot,0
if h g wells had a time machine and could take a look at his kin's reworked version what would he say ? 'it looks good sonny but you missed the point ',if h g wells had a time machine and could take a look at his kin's reworked version what would he say ? 'it looks good sonny but you missed the point ',1
a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity,a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity,1
if deuces wild had been tweaked up a notch it would have become a camp adventure one of those movies that's so bad it starts to become good but it wasn't,if deuces wild had been tweaked up a notch it would have become a camp adventure one of those movies that's so bad it starts to become good but it wasn't,1
it's one long bore,it's one long bore,1
so muddled repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style,so muddled repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style,1
the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative,represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen,0
despite hoffman's best efforts wilson remains a silent lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before,despite hoffman's best efforts wilson remains a silent lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before,1
journalistically dubious inept and often lethally dull,the film's bathos often overwhelms what could have been a more multifaceted look at this interesting time and place,0
vera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them,vera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them,1
would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility,my reaction in a word : disappointment his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images but his latest has nothing going for it,0
although huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it the piano teacher is anything but fun,although huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it the piano teacher is anything but fun,1
the holiday message of the 37-minute santa vs the snowman leaves a lot to be desired,once she lets her love depraved leads meet [denis'] story becomes a hopeless unsatisfying muddle,0
[soderbergh] tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness,[soderbergh] tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness,1
feels shrill simple and soapy,pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away it's fun but it's a real howler,0
better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine,better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine,1
video games are more involving than this mess,video games are more involving than this mess,1
it's so badly made on every level that i'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,it's the element of condescension as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch that finally makes sex with strangers which opens today in the new york metropolitan area so distasteful,0
borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu,like life on the island the movie grows boring despite the scenery,0
city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for but how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery,the cast is uniformly excellent but the film itself is merely mildly charming,0
[t]hose same extremes prevent us from taking its message seriously and the stepford wives mentality doesn't work in a modern context,[t]hose same extremes prevent us from taking its message seriously and the stepford wives mentality doesn't work in a modern context,1
director brian levant who never strays far from his sitcom roots skates blithely from one implausible situation to another pausing only to tie up loose ends with more bows than you'll find on a french poodle,director brian levant who never strays far from his sitcom roots skates blithely from one implausible situation to another pausing only to tie up loose ends with more bows than you'll find on a french poodle,1
arty gay film,it's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it's left a few crucial things out like character development and coherence,0
an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more,the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced it's a pity that [nelson's] achievement doesn't match his ambition,0
what starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points,it gets the details of its time frame right but it completely misses its emotions,0
maybe it's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages but something aboul " full frontal " seems well contrived,maybe it's the star power of the cast or the redundant messages but something aboul " full frontal " seems well contrived,1
`matrix'-style massacres erupt throughout but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,a crisply made movie that is no more than mildly amusing,0
the major problem with windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character,the major problem with windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character,1
equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451,too many improbabilities and rose-colored situations temper what could've been an impacting film,0
by the miserable standards to which the slasher genre has sunk actually pretty good of course by more objective measurements it's still quite bad,by the miserable standards to which the slasher genre has sunk actually pretty good of course by more objective measurements it's still quite bad,1
the film falls short on tension eloquence spiritual challenge -- things that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,worthy of the gong,0
a boring masquerade ball where normally good actors even kingsley are made to look bad,a boring masquerade ball where normally good actors even kingsley are made to look bad,1
the cumulative effect of the relentless horror on parade numbs the movie's power as a work of drama,[tries] to parody a genre that's already a joke in the united states the movie is the equivalent of french hip-hop which also seems to play on a 10-year delay,0
you can see where big bad love is trying to go but it never quite gets there,you can see where big bad love is trying to go but it never quite gets there,1
it's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction,aloof and lacks any real raw emotion which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships,0
lanie's professional success means she must be a failure at life because she's driven by ambition and doesn't know how to have fun,lanie's professional success means she must be a failure at life because she's driven by ambition and doesn't know how to have fun,1
writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call 'too clever by half ',writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call 'too clever by half ',1
it's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth,it's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth,1
the film seems a dead weight the lack of pace kills it although in a movie about cancer this might be apt,hey everybody wanna watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped ? i didn't think so,0
it's clear the filmmakers weren't sure where they wanted their story to go and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination,it's clear the filmmakers weren't sure where they wanted their story to go and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination,1
if the tuxedo actually were a suit it would fit chan like a $99 bargain-basement special,if the tuxedo actually were a suit it would fit chan like a $99 bargain-basement special,1
the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge before long you're desperate for the evening to end,the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge before long you're desperate for the evening to end,1
though avary has done his best to make something out of ellis' nothing novel in the end his rules is barely worth following,the angst-ridden affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging,0
an unpredictable blend of gal-pal smart talk romantic comedy and dark tragedy that bites off considerably more than writer/director john mckay can swallow,it's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like punch-drunk love,0
at least it's a fairly impressive debut from the director charles stone iii,at least it's a fairly impressive debut from the director charles stone iii,1
just how extreme are these ops ? i regret to report that these ops are just not extreme enough,just how extreme are these ops ? i regret to report that these ops are just not extreme enough,1
qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating,to work love stories require the full emotional involvement and support of a viewer that is made almost impossible by events that set the plot in motion,0
becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring,director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle endearing 1975 children's novel,0
although there are several truly jolting scares there's also an abundance of hackneyed dialogue and more silly satanic business than you can shake a severed limb at,loud chaotic and largely unfunny,0
seagal is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe' chopsocky glory,pitiful slapdash disaster a doa dud from frame one,0
a clutchy indulgent and pretentious travelogue and diatribe against well just stuff watching scarlet diva one is poised for titillation raw insight or both instead we just get messy anger a movie as personal therapy,a clutchy indulgent and pretentious travelogue and diatribe against well just stuff watching scarlet diva one is poised for titillation raw insight or both instead we just get messy anger a movie as personal therapy,1
there's suspension of disbelief and then there's bad screenwriting this film packs a wallop of the latter,large budget notwithstanding the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride but this time the old mib label stands for milder isn't better,0
tackling a low-budget movie in which inexperienced children play the two main characters might not be the best way to cut your teeth in the film industry,it's a very sincere work but it would be better as a diary or documentary,0
did we really need a remake of " charade ? ",despite impeccable acting and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even at times preposterous ) turns love is just too too precious in the end,0
malone does have a gift for generating nightmarish images that will be hard to burn out of your brain but the movie's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,the very definition of what critics have come to term an " ambitious failure ",0
the screenplay sabotages the movie's strengths at almost every juncture all the characters are stereotypes and their interaction is numbingly predictable,the screenplay sabotages the movie's strengths at almost every juncture all the characters are stereotypes and their interaction is numbingly predictable,1
an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10 but it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's let alone some savvy street activism,about as original as a gangster sweating bullets while worrying about a contract on his life,0
the world needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese but it doesn't need gangs of new york,the world needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese but it doesn't need gangs of new york,1
a film that clearly means to preach exclusively to the converted,a film that clearly means to preach exclusively to the converted,1
this rather unfocused all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens or if it were subtler or if it had a sense of humor,this rather unfocused all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens or if it were subtler or if it had a sense of humor,1
adults other than the parents will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild,ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action,0
a little less extreme than in the past with longer exposition sequences between them and with fewer gags to break the tedium,[a] strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense,0
it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss and that's more or less how it plays out,it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss and that's more or less how it plays out,1
the documentary does little apart from raising the topic to further stoke the conversation,the documentary does little apart from raising the topic to further stoke the conversation,1
desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats,a wildly inconsistent emotional experience,0
julie davis is the kathie lee gifford of film directors sadly proving once again ego doesn't always go hand in hand with talent,the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy something from a halloween that died,0
staggeringly dreadful romance,the plot meanders from gripping to plodding and back,0
overly melodramatic,overly melodramatic,1
a chaotic panorama that's too busy flying a lot of metaphoric flags,hokey art house pretension,0
the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,1
an overemphatic would-be wacky ultimately tedious sex farce,an overemphatic would-be wacky ultimately tedious sex farce,1
what 'blade runner' would've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,what 'blade runner' would've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,1
i wish windtalkers had had more faith in the dramatic potential of this true story this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted and there still could have been room for the war scenes,cherish would've worked a lot better had it been a short film,0
[javier bardem is] one of the few reasons to watch the film which director gerardo vera has drenched in swoony music and fever-pitched melodrama,[javier bardem is] one of the few reasons to watch the film which director gerardo vera has drenched in swoony music and fever-pitched melodrama,1
" the time machine " is a movie that has no interest in itself it doesn't believe in itself it has no sense of humor…it's just plain bored," the time machine " is a movie that has no interest in itself it doesn't believe in itself it has no sense of humor…it's just plain bored,1
too dull to enjoy,too dull to enjoy,1
with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this you don't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door,cox is far more concerned with aggrandizing madness not the man and the results might drive you crazy,0
the script ? please,almost nothing else -- raunchy and graphic as it may be in presentation -- is one-sided outwardly sexist or mean-spirited and in a sense that's a liability,0
perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going,perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going,1
deuces wild treads heavily into romeo and juliet/west side story territory where it plainly has no business going,deuces wild treads heavily into romeo and juliet/west side story territory where it plainly has no business going,1
this is a remake by the numbers linking a halfwit plot to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie,this is a remake by the numbers linking a halfwit plot to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie,1
it looks good but it is essentially empty,if the title is a jeopardy question then the answer might be " how does steven seagal come across these days ? " or maybe " how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ?,0
the film favors the scientific over the spectacular ( visually speaking ),the film favors the scientific over the spectacular ( visually speaking ),1
girlfriends are bad wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,harvard man is a semi-throwback a reminiscence without nostalgia or sentimentality,0
skins has a right to yawp and we have a right to our grains of salt,a bit too derivative to stand on its own as the psychological thriller it purports to be,0
everything is pegged into the groove of a new york dating comedy with 'issues' to simplify,stale futile scenario,0
gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we're supposed to shriek or laugh,gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we're supposed to shriek or laugh,1
now here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud,is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo double-pistoled ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic ?,0
unbearably lame,the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves,0
[a] painfully flat gross-out comedy,[a] painfully flat gross-out comedy,1
serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it,serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it,1
most of the action setups are incoherent,most of the action setups are incoherent,1
an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent,an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent,1
the entire movie is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,the entire movie is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,1
i've always dreamed of attending cannes but after seeing this film it's not that big a deal,i've always dreamed of attending cannes but after seeing this film it's not that big a deal,1
the film doesn't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal,a serious movie with serious ideas but seriously folks it doesn't work,0
eight legged freaks ? no big hairy deal,rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,0
jacquot's rendering of puccini's tale of devotion and double-cross is more than just a filmed opera in his first stab at the form jacquot takes a slightly anarchic approach that works only sporadically,jacquot's rendering of puccini's tale of devotion and double-cross is more than just a filmed opera in his first stab at the form jacquot takes a slightly anarchic approach that works only sporadically,1
one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced,it's just not very smart,0
this is so bad,this is so bad,1
the worst film of the year,for its 100 minutes running time you'll wait in vain for a movie to happen,0
it takes a really long slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about so here it is : it's about a family of sour immortals,it takes a really long slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about so here it is : it's about a family of sour immortals,1
the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one,the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one,1
all in all road to perdition is more in love with strangeness than excellence,all in all road to perdition is more in love with strangeness than excellence,1
the animation and backdrops are lush and inventive yet return to neverland never manages to take us to that elusive lovely place where we suspend our disbelief,humor in i spy is so anemic,0
press the delete key,press the delete key,1
a pint-sized 'goodfellas' designed to appeal to the younger set it's not a very good movie in any objective sense but it does mostly hold one's interest,a pint-sized 'goodfellas' designed to appeal to the younger set it's not a very good movie in any objective sense but it does mostly hold one's interest,1
a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down,a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down,1
exactly what you'd expect from a guy named kaos,[director] o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short,0
while the material is slight the movie is better than you might think,in the end the movie bogs down in insignificance saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate,0
contrived pastiche of caper clichés,[creates] the worst kind of mythologizing the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama,0
sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman can't save it,sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman can't save it,1
moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance,moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance,1
presents a good case while failing to provide a reason for us to care beyond the very basic dictums of human decency,it's a bizarre curiosity memorable mainly for the way it fritters away its potentially interesting subject matter via a banal script unimpressive acting and indifferent direction,0
this sade is hardly a perverse dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery and the film seems as deflated as he does,this sade is hardly a perverse dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery and the film seems as deflated as he does,1
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies,verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies,1
this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september,with a completely predictable plot you'll swear that you've seen it all before even if you've never come within a mile of the longest yard,0
like showgirls and glitter the most entertaining moments here are unintentional,like showgirls and glitter the most entertaining moments here are unintentional,1
jaw-droppingly superficial straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter's glory days on three's company,jaw-droppingly superficial straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter's glory days on three's company,1
a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick bartleby performs neither one very well,a 75-minute sample of puerile rubbish that is listless witless and devoid of anything resembling humor,0
the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny,the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny,1
if you believe any of this i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday,if you believe any of this i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday,1
diane lane's sophisticated performance can't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing,the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison,0
the problem with this film is that it lacks focus i sympathize with the plight of these families but the movie doesn't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand,the film is like sitting in a downtown café overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing and desperately wishing you could change tables,0
it's almost as if it's an elaborate dare more than a full-blooded film,where the film falters is in its tone,0
fluffy and disposible,fluffy and disposible,1
for a story set at sea ghost ship is pretty landbound with its leaden acting dull exposition and telegraphed 'surprises ',the film's stagecrafts are intimate and therefore bolder than the otherwise calculated artifice that defines and overwhelms the film's production design,0
the creaking rusty ship makes a fine backdrop but the ghosts' haunting is routine,the creaking rusty ship makes a fine backdrop but the ghosts' haunting is routine,1
combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time beck seems to be under the illusion that he's shooting the latest system of a down video,combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time beck seems to be under the illusion that he's shooting the latest system of a down video,1
a broad melodramatic estrogen opera that's pretty toxic in its own right,the movie is obviously a labour of love so howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted,0
trivial where it should be profound and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere,rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down,0
in the end tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do too little time to do it in,a preachy parable stylized with a touch of john woo bullet ballet,0
as a kind of colorful dramatized pbs program frida gets the job done but for that why not watch a documentary ?,as a kind of colorful dramatized pbs program frida gets the job done but for that why not watch a documentary ?,1
you may be galled that you've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,you may be galled that you've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,1
the parts are better than the whole ( bizarre funny tragic - like love in new york ),so clichéd that at one point they literally upset an apple cart,0
as a rumor of angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum not even ms redgrave's noblest efforts can redeem it from hopeless sentimentality,as a rumor of angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum not even ms redgrave's noblest efforts can redeem it from hopeless sentimentality,1
feeble comedy,feeble comedy,1
this kind of dark comedy requires a delicate surgical touch but director danny devito and screenwriter adam resnick ( remember cabin boy ? ) just pound away,these people wouldn't know subtle characterization if it put on a giant furry monster costume and then gave them a lapdance,0
sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle,sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle,1
though harris is affecting at times he cannot overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject combined with so much first-rate talent could have yielded such a flat plodding picture,0
hopelessly inane humorless and under-inspired,hopelessly inane humorless and under-inspired,1
the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment,a trashy exploitative thoroughly unpleasant experience,0
a sha-na-na sketch punctuated with graphic violence,a sha-na-na sketch punctuated with graphic violence,1
it's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric but never clearly seen or felt,high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government/ marine/legal mystery and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff nearly subliminally as the old-hat province of male intrigue,0
disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material,disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material,1
like the excruciating end of days collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,like the excruciating end of days collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,1
ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic dysfunctional and destructive,human nature in short isn't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart,0
the comedy is nonexistent,the comedy is nonexistent,1
while the mystery unravels the characters respond by hitting on each other,behind the glitz hollywood is sordid and disgusting quelle surprise,0
witless and utterly pointless,the movie has generic virtues and despite a lot of involved talent seems done by the numbers,0
fessenden continues to do interesting work and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget but the problem with wendigo for all its effective moments isn't really one of resources,fessenden continues to do interesting work and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget but the problem with wendigo for all its effective moments isn't really one of resources,1
couldn't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ?,couldn't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ?,1
twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him big time,like being trapped at a perpetual frat party how can something so gross be so boring ?,0
a sometimes tedious film,the movie directed by mick jackson leaves no cliche unturned from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting,0
a painfully leaden film destined for pre-dawn cable television slots,an occasionally funny but overall limp fish-out-of-water story,0
this movie is something of an impostor itself stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work,this movie is something of an impostor itself stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work,1
the picture scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination is a monument to bad in all its florid variety,few of the increasingly far-fetched events that first-time writer-director neil burger follows up with are terribly convincing which is a pity considering barry's terrific performance,0
it's tough to be startled when you're almost dozing,it's tough to be startled when you're almost dozing,1
too much of the movie feels contrived as if the filmmakers were worried the story wouldn't work without all those gimmicks,too much of the movie feels contrived as if the filmmakers were worried the story wouldn't work without all those gimmicks,1
goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy seductive pacing but she and writing partner laurence coriat don't manage an equally assured narrative coinage,goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy seductive pacing but she and writing partner laurence coriat don't manage an equally assured narrative coinage,1
like life on the island the movie grows boring despite the scenery,like life on the island the movie grows boring despite the scenery,1
with its paint fights motorized scooter chases and dewy-eyed sentiment it's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés,nearly every attempt at humor here is doa,0
even in this less-than-magic kingdom reese rules,even in this less-than-magic kingdom reese rules,1
a tv style murder mystery with a few big screen moments ( including one that seems to be made for a different film altogether ),a combination of standard stiff tv-style animation and snazzy-looking digital effects that do little to disguise the fact that the characters barely move,0
it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess piss on trees b s one another and put on a show in drag,it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess piss on trees b s one another and put on a show in drag,1
starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary humorless soap opera,far too clever by half howard's film is really a series of strung-together moments with all the spaces in between filled with fantasies daydreams memories and one fantastic visual trope after another,0
a zombie movie in every sense of the word--mindless lifeless meandering loud painful obnoxious,a zombie movie in every sense of the word--mindless lifeless meandering loud painful obnoxious,1
director roger michell does so many of the little things right that it's difficult not to cuss him out severely for bungling the big stuff,how do you spell cliché ?,0
characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs,it looks much more like a cartoon in the end than the simpsons ever has,0
scorsese doesn't give us a character worth giving a damn about,schmaltzy and unfunny adam sandler's cartoon about hanukkah is numbingly bad little nicky bad 10 worst list bad,0
the makers of divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood should offer a free ticket ( second prize of course two free tickets ) to anyone who can locate a genuinely honest moment in their movie,the makers of divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood should offer a free ticket ( second prize of course two free tickets ) to anyone who can locate a genuinely honest moment in their movie,1
what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,1
well before it's over beijing bicycle begins spinning its wheels,absolutely ( and unintentionally ) terrifying,0
yes i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care so i didn't,yes i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care so i didn't,1
in gleefully thumpingly hyperbolic terms it covers just about every cliche in the compendium about crass jaded movie types and the phony baloney movie biz,mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline,0
the town has kind of an authentic feel but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way,0
as an actress madonna is one helluva singer as the mediterranean sparkles 'swept away' sinks,as an actress madonna is one helluva singer as the mediterranean sparkles 'swept away' sinks,1
though the opera itself takes place mostly indoors jacquot seems unsure of how to evoke any sort of naturalism on the set,though the opera itself takes place mostly indoors jacquot seems unsure of how to evoke any sort of naturalism on the set,1
the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter 'uhhh ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie,the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter 'uhhh ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie,1
cherish would've worked a lot better had it been a short film,no surprises,0
despite engaging offbeat touches knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,despite engaging offbeat touches knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1
the plot is romantic comedy boilerplate from start to finish,you see robert de niro singing - and dancing to - west side story show tunes choose your reaction : a ) that sure is funny b ) that sure is pathetic,0
you cannot guess why the cast and crew didn't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,stealing harvard will dip into your wallet swipe 90 minutes of your time and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious,0
the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication,the whole affair is as predictable as can be,0
with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs it could have been a thinking man's monster movie,with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs it could have been a thinking man's monster movie,1
fails in making this character understandable in getting under her skin in exploring motivation well before the end the film grows as dull as its characters about whose fate it is hard to care,fails in making this character understandable in getting under her skin in exploring motivation well before the end the film grows as dull as its characters about whose fate it is hard to care,1
displays the potential for a better movie than what bailly manages to deliver,displays the potential for a better movie than what bailly manages to deliver,1
the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification superficiality and silliness,the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification superficiality and silliness,1
both stars manage to be funny but like the recent i spy the star chemistry begs the question of whether random gags add up to a movie,both stars manage to be funny but like the recent i spy the star chemistry begs the question of whether random gags add up to a movie,1
this is sandler running on empty repeating what he's already done way too often,so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,0
they threw loads of money at an idea that should've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,they threw loads of money at an idea that should've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,1
drives for the same kind of bittersweet conciliatory tone that three seasons achieved but loses its way in rhetorical excess and blatant sentimentality,all the sensuality all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been pardon the pun sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness,0
his best film remains his shortest the hole which makes many of the points that this film does but feels less repetitive,we have poignancy jostling against farce thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except maybe that it looks neat,0
mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor,mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor,1
everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had,bread my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it it may even fall into the category of films you love to hate i admit it i hate to like it,0
it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,personal velocity ought to be exploring these women's inner lives but it never moves beyond their surfaces,0
possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another,too bad kramer couldn't make a guest appearance to liven things up,0
sunshine state surveys the landscape and assesses the issues with a clear passion for sociology but the cinematography is cloudy the picture making becalmed,calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it's more like entertainment for trolls,0
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along,rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along,1
in execution this clever idea is far less funny than the original killers from space,in execution this clever idea is far less funny than the original killers from space,1
billy crystal and robert de niro sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,freundlich's made [crudup] a suburban architect and a cipher,0
despite her relentless vim and winsome facial symmetry witherspoon is just too dialed-up to be america's sweetheart,despite her relentless vim and winsome facial symmetry witherspoon is just too dialed-up to be america's sweetheart,1
the story the movie tells is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career,the story the movie tells is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career,1
one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,a few energetic stunt sequences briefly enliven the film but the wheezing terrorist subplot hasn't the stamina for the 100-minute running time and the protagonists' bohemian boorishness mars the spirit of good clean fun,0
this hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins' inclination to play hannibal lecter again even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book,hopelessly inane humorless and under-inspired,0
what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between,about as enjoyable i would imagine as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces positively dreadful,0
true to its title it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,'wouldn't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it's like on the other side of the bra ? ',0
starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages over-blown drama and bruce willis with a scar,starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages over-blown drama and bruce willis with a scar,1
wishy-washy,wishy-washy,1
don't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk,this mild-mannered farce directed by one of its writers john c walsh is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,0
about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,an often-deadly boring strange reading of a classic whose witty dialogue is treated with a baffling casual approach,0
what's next ? the porky's revenge : ultimate edition ?,what's next ? the porky's revenge : ultimate edition ?,1
thoroughly awful,thoroughly awful,1
a vile incoherent mess a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg's brilliant 'videodrome ',a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip young adult entertainment,0
an overstylized puréed mélange of sex psychology drugs and philosophy sometimes entertaining sometimes indulgent -- but never less than pure wankery,[denis'] bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product,0
a worthy idea but the uninspired scripts acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special,a worthy idea but the uninspired scripts acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special,1
a slight and obvious effort even for one whose target demographic is likely still in the single digits age-wise,a slight and obvious effort even for one whose target demographic is likely still in the single digits age-wise,1
its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists,its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists,1
it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy,the code talkers deserved better than a hollow tribute,0
hey arnold is now stretched to barely feature length with a little more attention paid to the animation still the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing,it's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of [woo's] best work,0
a late-night cable sexploitation romp masquerading as a thriller about the ruthless social order that governs college cliques,'[hopkins]doesn't so much phone in his performance as fax it no even that's too committed he gets his secretary to fax it ",0
godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,whereas last year's exemplary sexy beast seemed to revitalize the british gangster movie this equally brutal outing merely sustains it,0
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,cold pretentious thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy,0
what an embarrassment,what an embarrassment,1
the film is so bad it doesn't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,deadly dull pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel,0
its strengths and weaknesses play off each other virtually to a stand-off with the unfortunate trump card being the dreary mid-section of the film,its strengths and weaknesses play off each other virtually to a stand-off with the unfortunate trump card being the dreary mid-section of the film,1
an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength,an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength,1
mcconaughey's fun to watch the dragons are okay not much fire in the script,mcconaughey's fun to watch the dragons are okay not much fire in the script,1
resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,1
all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal can't disguise the fact that really we've been here done that,abysmally pathetic,0
just not campy enough,just not campy enough,1
millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,[t]hose same extremes prevent us from taking its message seriously and the stepford wives mentality doesn't work in a modern context,0
it's obvious [je-gyu is] trying for poetry ; what he gets instead has all the lyricism of a limerick scrawled in a public restroom,it's obvious [je-gyu is] trying for poetry ; what he gets instead has all the lyricism of a limerick scrawled in a public restroom,1
it's too self-important and plodding to be funny and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic,too clever by about nine-tenths,0
the story itself is actually quite vapid,the story itself is actually quite vapid,1
this is for the most part a useless movie even with a great director at the helm,this is for the most part a useless movie even with a great director at the helm,1
once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back,once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back,1
the film's darker moments become smoothed over by an overwhelming need to tender inspirational tidings especially in the last few cloying moments,[jackson and bledel] seem to have been picked not for their acting chops but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd,0
what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature,the jokes are flat and the action looks fake,0
britney spears' phoniness is nothing compared to the movie's contrived lame screenplay and listless direction,the picture doesn't know it's a comedy,0
an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it,tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0
the film is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message if indeed there is one,unfortunately it's also not very good especially compared with the television series that inspired the movie,0
serving sara is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time,serving sara is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time,1
releasing a film with the word 'dog' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults and snow dogs deserves every single one of them,releasing a film with the word 'dog' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults and snow dogs deserves every single one of them,1
brown's saga like many before his makes for snappy prose but a stumblebum of a movie,brown's saga like many before his makes for snappy prose but a stumblebum of a movie,1
the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent of showgirls,feels less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series,0
wow i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time,wow i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time,1
the film's final hour where nearly all the previous unseen material resides is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut,the film seems a dead weight the lack of pace kills it although in a movie about cancer this might be apt,0
freundlich's made [crudup] a suburban architect and a cipher,freundlich's made [crudup] a suburban architect and a cipher,1
accuracy and realism are terrific but if your film becomes boring and your dialogue isn't smart then you need to use more poetic license,accuracy and realism are terrific but if your film becomes boring and your dialogue isn't smart then you need to use more poetic license,1
a non-mystery mystery,barely goes beyond comic book status,0
for all of its insights into the dream world of teen life and its electronic expression through cyber culture the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2-hour running time,for all of its insights into the dream world of teen life and its electronic expression through cyber culture the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2-hour running time,1
the biggest problem with roger avary's uproar against the mpaa is that even in all its director's cut glory he's made a film that's barely shocking barely interesting and most of all barely anything,sensitive though not quite revelatory documentary,0
works better in the conception than it does in the execution winds up seeming just a little too clever,works better in the conception than it does in the execution winds up seeming just a little too clever,1
this directorial debut from music video show-off higuchinsky is all flash,this directorial debut from music video show-off higuchinsky is all flash,1
gaping plot holes sink this 'sub'-standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth,the most opaque self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine,0
if only the story about a multi-million dollar con bothered to include the con,if only the story about a multi-million dollar con bothered to include the con,1
makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place,the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own,0
takes a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright poet and drinker,takes a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright poet and drinker,1
after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be,thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big colorful characters mom and dad can catch some quality naptime along the way,0
nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives,nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives,1
propelled not by characters but by caricatures,i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0
this is not one of the movies you'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,this is not one of the movies you'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1
i suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,handled correctly wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice here alas it collapses like an overcooked soufflé,0
plays like some corny television production from a bygone era,proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot expertly cast paced with crisp professionalism and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday's weather report,0
walsh can't quite negotiate the many inconsistencies in janice's behavior or compensate for them by sheer force of charm,walsh can't quite negotiate the many inconsistencies in janice's behavior or compensate for them by sheer force of charm,1
[lee] treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb credulous unassuming subordinate subjects and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring wide-smiling reception,the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year,0
it's actually too sincere -- the crime movie equivalent of a chick flick,[t]oo many of these gross out scenes,0
despite the authenticity of the trappings the film is overblown in its plotting hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style,despite the authenticity of the trappings the film is overblown in its plotting hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style,1
it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,because the intelligence level of the characters must be low very low very very low for the masquerade to work the movie contains no wit only labored gags,0
this is a particularly toxic little bonbon palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few,this is a particularly toxic little bonbon palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few,1
does anyone much think the central story of brendan behan is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ?,does anyone much think the central story of brendan behan is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ?,1
we get light showers of emotion a couple of times but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle,it bites hard,0
hypnotically dull relentlessly downbeat laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,hypnotically dull relentlessly downbeat laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,1
perhaps the most annoying thing about who is cletis tout ? is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,perhaps the most annoying thing about who is cletis tout ? is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,1
has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes,criminal conspiracies and true romances move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama,0
delivers the same old same old tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas,a very average science fiction film,0
a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done except maybe for the last 15 minutes which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine,a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done except maybe for the last 15 minutes which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine,1
we can't accuse kung pow for misfiring since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously mind-numbingly indescribably bad movie unfortunately we'd prefer a simple misfire,we can't accuse kung pow for misfiring since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously mind-numbingly indescribably bad movie unfortunately we'd prefer a simple misfire,1
generically forgettably pleasant from start to finish,the filmmaker ascends literally to the olympus of the art world but he would have done well to end this flawed dazzling series with the raising of something other than his own cremaster,0
what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this is,what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this is,1
a derivative collection of horror and sci-fi cliches,enough trivializes an important crisis reduces it to an almost comic embarrassment,0
it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes finally seem so impersonal or even shallow,while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon queen of the damned is a pointless meandering celebration of the goth-vampire tortured woe-is-me lifestyle,0
instead of hiding pinocchio from critics miramax should have hidden it from everyone,instead of hiding pinocchio from critics miramax should have hidden it from everyone,1
whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art it's an unhappy situation all around,whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art it's an unhappy situation all around,1
less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession,less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession,1
not so much farcical as sour,not so much farcical as sour,1
dense and enigmatic elusive stagy and stilted,they takes a long time to get to its gasp-inducing ending,0
predictably soulless techno-tripe,the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america,0
has virtually no script at all,for something as splendid-looking as this particular film the viewer expects something special but instead gets [sci-fi] rehash,0
the drama discloses almost nothing,the fourth in a series that i'll bet most parents had thought --hoped -- was a fad that had long since vanished,0
[a] boldly stroked luridly coloured uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,remember back when thrillers actually thrilled ? when the twist endings were actually surprising ? when the violence actually shocked ? when the heroes were actually under 40 ? sadly as blood work proves that was a long long time ago,0
if there's one thing this world needs less of it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam,there aren't many laughs in this interesting study of the cultural mores of georgian jews in tel aviv,0
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,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,1
for anyone who grew up on disney's 1950 treasure island or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic this one feels like an impostor,for anyone who grew up on disney's 1950 treasure island or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic this one feels like an impostor,1
a soggy shapeless mess just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie,a soggy shapeless mess just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie,1
with the exception of mccoist the players don't have a clue on the park the acting isn't much better,with the exception of mccoist the players don't have a clue on the park the acting isn't much better,1
dissing a bond movie is quite like calling a dog stupid but when it has the temerity to run over two hours you feel like winding up with a kick,instead of using george and lucy's most obvious differences to ignite sparks lawrence desperately looks elsewhere seizing on george's haplessness and lucy's personality tics,0
depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen then laughs at how clever it's being,anyone who suffers through this film deserves at the very least a big box of consolation candy,0
no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story,no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story,1
a dull somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise,this is the first film i've ever seen that had no obvious directing involved,0
[garbus] discards the potential for pathological study exhuming instead the skewed melodrama of the circumstantial situation,just a kiss is a just a waste,0
although based on a real-life person john in the movie is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours,given that both movies expect us to root for convicted violent felons over those assigned to protect us from same we need every bit of sympathy the cons can muster ; this time there isn't much,0
an odd haphazard and inconsequential romantic comedy,an odd haphazard and inconsequential romantic comedy,1
anyone who can count to five ( the film's target market ? ) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going,leaves you with a knot in your stomach its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness,0
whatever the movie's sentimental hypocritical lessons about sexism its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes,a relentless bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick,0
did the film inform and educate me ? yes did it move me to care about what happened in 1915 armenia ? no and that is where ararat went astray,hardman is a grating mannered onscreen presence which is especially unfortunate in light of the fine work done by most of the rest of her cast,0
cheap vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace,cheap vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace,1
aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian',aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian',1
when the first few villians are introduced as " spider " and " snake " you know you're in for a real winner creativity at its peak,i watched the brainless insanity of no such thing with mounting disbelief,0
resident evil isn't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv sugar hysteria and playstation cocktail,resident evil isn't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv sugar hysteria and playstation cocktail,1
the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones,howard and his co-stars all give committed performances but they're often undone by howard's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary' filmmaking style to match his subject,0
the new faces are interesting but the old story isn't especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted,the new faces are interesting but the old story isn't especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted,1
witless pointless tasteless and idiotic,witless pointless tasteless and idiotic,1
yes they can swim the title is merely anne-sophie birot's off-handed way of saying girls find adolescence difficult to wade through,every visual joke is milked every set-up obvious and lengthy every punchline predictable there's no energy,0
formulaic to the 51st power more like,i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind,0
the truth about charlie is that it's a brazenly misguided project,irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,0
high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors morgan freeman and ashley judd,high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors morgan freeman and ashley judd,1
irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater,a less-than-thrilling thriller,0
all's well that ends well and rest assured the consciousness-raising lessons are cloaked in gross-out gags,not just unlikable disturbing disgusting without any redeeming value whatsoever,0
everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable,unfortunately the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making,0
has an uppity musical beat that you can dance to but its energy can't compare to the wit humor and snappy dialogue of the original if i want music i'll buy the soundtrack if i want a real movie i'll buy the criterion dvd,this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering instead it'll only put you to sleep,0
a loud ugly irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target,a loud ugly irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target,1
as an actress madonna is one helluva singer as the mediterranean sparkles 'swept away' sinks,it's not difficult to spot the culprit early-on in this predictable thriller,0
credibility sinks into a mire of sentiment,credibility sinks into a mire of sentiment,1
considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts this must have been a difficult shoot but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well,considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts this must have been a difficult shoot but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well,1
coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit,it doesn't help that the director and cinematographer stephen kazmierski shoot on grungy video giving the whole thing a dirty tasteless feel,0
it's better suited for the history or biography channel but there's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind,it's better suited for the history or biography channel but there's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind,1
the master of disguise is funny--not " ha ha " funny " dead circus performer " funny and for all the wrong reasons besides,staggeringly dreadful romance,0
like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything's in place but something's just a little off-kilter,a broad melodramatic estrogen opera that's pretty toxic in its own right,0
an eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality,an eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality,1
seagal who looks more like danny aiello these days mumbles his way through the movie,seagal who looks more like danny aiello these days mumbles his way through the movie,1
the problem with the bread my sweet is that it's far too sentimental,the problem with the bread my sweet is that it's far too sentimental,1
writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic,the obnoxious special effects the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy dopey old hanna-barbera charm,0
tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,1
as dumb and cheesy as they may be the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy supposed family-friendly comedy,the most remarkable ( and frustrating ) thing about world traveler which opens today in manhattan is that its protagonist after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes remains a complete blank,0
so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along,so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along,1
parents beware ; this is downright movie penance,parents beware ; this is downright movie penance,1
everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones,van wilder has a built-in audience but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest,0
plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood,while the film misfires at every level the biggest downside is the paucity of laughter in what's supposed to be a comedy,0
whatever eyre's failings as a dramatist he deserves credit for bringing audiences into this hard and bitter place,if you want a movie time trip the 1960 version is a far smoother ride,0
hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff,hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff,1
la cinta comienza intentando ser un drama rápidamente se transforma en una comedia y termina por ser una parodia absolutamente predecible,la cinta comienza intentando ser un drama rápidamente se transforma en una comedia y termina por ser una parodia absolutamente predecible,1
when perry fists a bull at the moore farm it's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart,comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears " crossroads " instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns,0
the only thing worse than your substandard run-of-the-mill hollywood picture is an angst-ridden attempt to be profound,it's just plain boring,0
the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood and it's relentlessly folksy a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions,the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood and it's relentlessly folksy a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions,1
it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,it's sweet harmless dumb occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show,0
femme fatale offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience are we dealing with dreams visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ?,femme fatale offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience are we dealing with dreams visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ?,1
sweet gentle jesus did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history ?,sweet gentle jesus did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history ?,1
just the sort of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,i'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here,0
the only thing that could possibly make them less interesting than they already are is for them to get full montied into a scrappy jovial team,the only thing that could possibly make them less interesting than they already are is for them to get full montied into a scrappy jovial team,1
unwieldy contraption,[t]he script isn't up to the level of the direction nor are the uneven performances by the cast members who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent,0
nasty ugly pointless and depressing even if you hate clowns,cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,0
with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs it could have been a thinking man's monster movie,i'm guessing the director is a magician after all he took three minutes of dialogue 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,0
looks like a high school film project completed the day before it was due,looks like a high school film project completed the day before it was due,1
the film is old-fashioned occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface,the film is old-fashioned occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface,1
too simple for its own good,yet another self-consciously overwritten story about a rag-tag bunch of would-be characters that team up for a can't-miss heist -- only to have it all go wrong,0
denis o'neill's script avoids the prime sports cliche a last-second goal to win the championship but it neglects few others,denis o'neill's script avoids the prime sports cliche a last-second goal to win the championship but it neglects few others,1
the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity with the ironic exception of scooter,the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity with the ironic exception of scooter,1
what ensues are much blood-splattering mass drug-induced bowel evacuations and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits,what ensues are much blood-splattering mass drug-induced bowel evacuations and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits,1
terminally brain dead production,the charms of willful eccentricity at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay are beginning to wear a bit thin,0
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions,yo it's the days of our lives meets electric boogaloo,0
high drama disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky,although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor the result doesn't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke,0
kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party,kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party,1
as a director eastwood is off his game -- there's no real sense of suspense and none of the plot 'surprises' are really surprising,as a director eastwood is off his game -- there's no real sense of suspense and none of the plot 'surprises' are really surprising,1
while there's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ) much ado about something is an amicable endeavor,while there's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ) much ado about something is an amicable endeavor,1
the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie's hideous yellow 'do,the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie's hideous yellow 'do,1
places a slightly believable love triangle in a difficult-to-swallow setting and then disappointingly moves the story into the realm of an improbable thriller,with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool,0
it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots,it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots,1
to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east,to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east,1
feels aimless for much of its running time until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives leaving questions in its wake,feels aimless for much of its running time until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives leaving questions in its wake,1
too slow for a younger crowd too shallow for an older one,too slow for a younger crowd too shallow for an older one,1
a sham construct based on theory sleight-of-hand and ill-wrought hypothesis,the film is like a series of beginnings and middles that never take off,0
the script kicks in and mr hartley's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow,a thriller without a lot of thrills,0
cold and scattered minority report commands interest almost solely as an exercise in gorgeous visuals that's not vintage spielberg and that finally is minimally satisfying,cold and scattered minority report commands interest almost solely as an exercise in gorgeous visuals that's not vintage spielberg and that finally is minimally satisfying,1
[jackson and bledel] seem to have been picked not for their acting chops but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd,[jackson and bledel] seem to have been picked not for their acting chops but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd,1
the project's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,the project's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,1
the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs,the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs,1
wait for it to hit cable,wait for it to hit cable,1
the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness,perhaps a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that isn't this painfully forced false and fabricated,0
as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor,as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor,1
the re- enactments however fascinating they may be as history are too crude to serve the work especially well,the re- enactments however fascinating they may be as history are too crude to serve the work especially well,1
swinging the film makes it seem is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit or intelligent,bravo reveals the true intent of her film by carefully selecting interview subjects who will construct a portrait of castro so predominantly charitable it can only be seen as propaganda,0
the movie is a negligible work of manipulation an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents,the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad,0
it all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,it all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,1
terminally bland painfully slow and needlessly confusing the movie shot on digital videotape rather than film is frequently indecipherable,this version of h g wells' time machine was directed by h g wells' great-grandson they should have found orson welles' great-grandson,0
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 but it doesn't leave you with much,as with too many studio pics plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure,0
a tv episode inflated past its natural length,a tv episode inflated past its natural length,1
i didn't find much fascination in the swinging what they're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games of no erotic or sensuous charge but that they are doing it is thought-provoking,a direct-to-void release heading nowhere,0
acting particularly by tambor almost makes " never again " worthwhile but [writer/director] schaeffer should follow his titular advice,cacoyannis' vision is far less mature interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts,0
if you liked the 1982 film then you'll still like it now,the central character isn't complex enough to hold our interest,0
all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal can't disguise the fact that really we've been here done that,all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal can't disguise the fact that really we've been here done that,1
it is that rare combination of bad writing bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness,it is that rare combination of bad writing bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness,1
it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness and where human nature should be ingratiating it's just grating,it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness and where human nature should be ingratiating it's just grating,1
the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the " webcast ",wraps itself in the guise of a dark and quirky comedy but it isn't as quirky as it thinks it is and its comedy is generally mean-spirited,0
any intellectual arguments being made about the nature of god are framed in a drama so clumsy there is a real danger less sophisticated audiences will mistake it for an endorsement of the very things that bean abhors,a working class " us vs them " opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered,0
afraid to pitch into farce yet only half-hearted in its spy mechanics all the queen's men is finally just one long drag,afraid to pitch into farce yet only half-hearted in its spy mechanics all the queen's men is finally just one long drag,1
with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake,such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go,0
the pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything,the pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything,1
unfortunately one hour photo lives down to its title thanks largely to williams all the interesting developments are processed in 60 minutes -- the rest is just an overexposed waste of film,unfortunately one hour photo lives down to its title thanks largely to williams all the interesting developments are processed in 60 minutes -- the rest is just an overexposed waste of film,1
there's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale,there's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale,1
some movies were made for the big screen some for the small screen and some like ballistic : ecks vs sever were made for the palm screen,even if you feel like you've seen this movie a thousand times before it is kind of enjoyable thanks mainly to belushi's easy-going likableness,0
detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor,for dance completists only,0
nothing but an episode of smackdown in period costume and with a bigger budget,nothing but an episode of smackdown in period costume and with a bigger budget,1
director david fincher and writer david koepp can't sustain it,why you may ask why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ? there's no good answer to that one,0
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 but it doesn't leave you with much,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 but it doesn't leave you with much,1
between bedroom scenes viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap,between bedroom scenes viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap,1
despite the holes in the story and the somewhat predictable plot moments of the movie caused me to jump in my chair,if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was i would go back and choose to skip it fortunately you still have that option,0
there's no denying the elaborateness of the artist's conceptions nor his ability to depict them with outrageous elan but really the whole series is so much pretentious nonsense lavishly praised by those who equate obscurity with profundity,there's no denying the elaborateness of the artist's conceptions nor his ability to depict them with outrageous elan but really the whole series is so much pretentious nonsense lavishly praised by those who equate obscurity with profundity,1
wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of 'a nightmare on elm street' or 'the hills have eyes ' but the sad schlock merchant of 'deadly friend ',both overstuffed and undernourished the film can't be called a solid success although there's plenty of evidence here to indicate clooney might have better luck next time,0
it comes off as so silly that you wouldn't be surprised if ba murdock and rest of the a-team were seen giving chase in a black and red van,it comes off as so silly that you wouldn't be surprised if ba murdock and rest of the a-team were seen giving chase in a black and red van,1
the movie like bartleby is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,for all the time we spend with these people we never really get inside of them,0
unfortunately carvey's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,unfortunately carvey's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,1
so few movies explore religion that it's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler,so few movies explore religion that it's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler,1
with generic sets and b-grade special effects jason is about as convincing on the sci-fi front as tv's defunct cleopatra 2525,it's all very cute though not terribly funny if you're more than six years old,0
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,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,1
i'm not sure which is worse : the poor acting by the ensemble cast the flat dialogue by vincent r nebrida or the gutless direction by laurice guillen,the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ),0
more intellectually scary than dramatically involving,if you recognize zeus ( the dog from snatch ) it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0
everything else about high crimes is like the military system of justice it portrays tiresomely regimented,everything else about high crimes is like the military system of justice it portrays tiresomely regimented,1
there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,1
a mess the screenplay does too much meandering norton has to recite bland police procedural details fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced hopkins looks like a drag queen,the film's essentially over by the meet-cute,0
a movie that tries to fuse the two 'woods' but winds up a bolly-holly masala mess,simplistic silly and tedious,0
feels more like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening,feels more like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening,1
an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection,unlike trey parker sandler doesn't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny not actually exploiting it yourself,0
a well-acted but one-note film,a well-acted but one-note film,1
there are some laughs in this movie but williams' anarchy gets tiresome the satire is weak,deuces wild is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0
not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this 'we're -doing-it-for -the-cash' sequel were,not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this 'we're -doing-it-for -the-cash' sequel were,1
cuba gooding jr valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy,the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did,0
there is not an ounce of honesty in the entire production,not once does it come close to being exciting,0
the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy,it becomes gimmicky instead of compelling " interview " loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into,0
denzel washington's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony,silly loud and goofy,0
this pep-talk for faith hope and charity does little to offend but if saccharine earnestness were a crime the film's producers would be in the clink for life,this pep-talk for faith hope and charity does little to offend but if saccharine earnestness were a crime the film's producers would be in the clink for life,1
sad nonsense this but not without cheesy fun factor,there is no insight into the anguish of heidi's life -- only a depiction of pain today's version of greek tragedy the talk-show guest decrying her fate,0
seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool and it's a sad sick sight,[i]f you've been to more than one indie flick in your life chances are you've already seen this kind of thing,0
it's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,it's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,1
although sensitive to a fault it's often overwritten with a surfeit of weighty revelations flowery dialogue and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken,though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that's potentially moving the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama,0
diane lane's sophisticated performance can't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing,diane lane's sophisticated performance can't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing,1
it's depressing to see how far herzog has fallen,it's depressing to see how far herzog has fallen,1
howard and his co-stars all give committed performances but they're often undone by howard's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary' filmmaking style to match his subject,whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art it's an unhappy situation all around,0
becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that doesn't and a thriller that won't,a potentially good comic premise and excellent cast are terribly wasted,0
lacks dramatic punch and depth,lacks dramatic punch and depth,1
the problem with this film is that it's forced to make its characters idiots in order to advance the plot had anyone here done anything remotely intelligent we all could have stopped watching long ago,preposterous and tedious sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that unfortunately occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure,0
utter mush conceited pap,utter mush conceited pap,1
the charms of willful eccentricity at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay are beginning to wear a bit thin,the charms of willful eccentricity at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay are beginning to wear a bit thin,1
bad company bad movie just plain bad,it's so badly made on every level that i'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0
it's as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut mad cows,it's as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut mad cows,1
there ain't a lot more painful than an unfunny movie that thinks it's hilarious,the metaphors are provocative but too often the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery,0
unspools like a highbrow low-key 102-minute infomercial blending entrepreneurial zeal with the testimony of satisfied customers,unspools like a highbrow low-key 102-minute infomercial blending entrepreneurial zeal with the testimony of satisfied customers,1
the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point,mark wahlberg may look classy in a '60s-homage pokepie hat but as a character he's dry dry dry,0
unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups not much camera movement and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters,i can't begin to tell you how tedious how resolutely unamusing how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents,0
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,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,1
too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century,while kids will probably eat the whole thing up most adults will be way ahead of the plot,0
herzog is obviously looking for a moral to his fable but the notion that a strong unified showing among germany and eastern european jews might have changed 20th-century history is undermined by ahola's inadequate performance,generic slasher-movie nonsense but it's not without style,0
ms phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening,ms phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening,1
it's so mediocre despite the dynamic duo on the marquee that we just can't get no satisfaction,it's so mediocre despite the dynamic duo on the marquee that we just can't get no satisfaction,1
all very stylish and beautifully photographed but far more trouble than it's worth with fantasy mixing with reality and actors playing more than one role just to add to the confusion,all very stylish and beautifully photographed but far more trouble than it's worth with fantasy mixing with reality and actors playing more than one role just to add to the confusion,1
exists then as an occasionally insightful acting exercise,the romance between the leads isn't as compelling or as believable as it should be,0
unspeakable of course barely begins to describe the plot and its complications vulgar is too optimistic a title,unspeakable of course barely begins to describe the plot and its complications vulgar is too optimistic a title,1
'[hopkins]doesn't so much phone in his performance as fax it no even that's too committed he gets his secretary to fax it ",'[hopkins]doesn't so much phone in his performance as fax it no even that's too committed he gets his secretary to fax it ",1
the twist that ends the movie is the one with the most emotional resonance but twists are getting irritating and this is the kind of material where the filmmakers should be very careful about raising eyebrows,the twist that ends the movie is the one with the most emotional resonance but twists are getting irritating and this is the kind of material where the filmmakers should be very careful about raising eyebrows,1
gets bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,will anyone who isn't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it hasn't gone straight to video ?,0
there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility not an event that is believable not a confrontation that is not staged not a moment that is not false,feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum,0
bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers,the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled,0
little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point is no doubt true but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable,little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point is no doubt true but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable,1
by the final whistle you're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just doesn't have big screen magic,by the final whistle you're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just doesn't have big screen magic,1
every good actor needs to do his or her own hamlet for benigni it wasn't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio it might as well have been problem child iv,it's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns,0
has none of the crackle of " fatal attraction " " 9 ½ weeks " or even " indecent proposal " and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of " lolita ",has none of the crackle of " fatal attraction " " 9 ½ weeks " or even " indecent proposal " and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of " lolita ",1
exploring value choices is a worthwhile topic for a film -- but here the choices are as contrived and artificial as kerrigan's platinum-blonde hair,it can't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller a romance or a comedy,0
all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,despite apparent motives to the contrary it ends up being like [seinfeld's] revered tv show about pretty much nothing,0
a wordy wisp of a comedy,a wordy wisp of a comedy,1
a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise it isn't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films,a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise it isn't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films,1
the innocence of holiday cheer ain't what it used to be,it should be doing a lot of things but doesn't,0
this is just lazy writing even kids deserve better,this is just lazy writing even kids deserve better,1
a lousy movie that's not merely unwatchable but also unlistenable,a lousy movie that's not merely unwatchable but also unlistenable,1
though clearly well-intentioned this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted,the direction by george hickenlooper has no snap to it no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism,0
expanded to 65 minutes for theatrical release it still feels somewhat unfinished,the nonstop artifice ultimately proves tiresome with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0
is " ballistic " worth the price of admission ? absolutely not it sucked would i see it again ? please see previous answer,in any case i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris but even then i'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes,0
a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply,a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply,1
yet another self-consciously overwritten story about a rag-tag bunch of would-be characters that team up for a can't-miss heist -- only to have it all go wrong,an ambitious guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting,0
a markedly inactive film city is conversational bordering on confessional,though its atmosphere is intriguing the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an impression,0
with lines that feel like long soliloquies -- even as they are being framed in conversation -- max is static stilted,goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy seductive pacing but she and writing partner laurence coriat don't manage an equally assured narrative coinage,0
it's not a bad premise just a bad movie,it's not a bad premise just a bad movie,1
the lousy lead performances keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,a perplexing example of promise unfulfilled despite many charming moments,0
yes one enjoys seeing joan grow from awkward young woman to strong determined monarch but her love for the philandering philip only diminishes her stature,muddled simplistic and more than a little pretentious,0
the screenplay comes across rather unintentionally as hip-hop scooby-doo,this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0
instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story the film's more determined to become the next texas chainsaw massacre but what about the countless other people who'd merely like to watch a solid tale about a universally interesting soul ?,imagine the cleanflicks version of 'love story ' with ali macgraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes,0
this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,a little weak -- and it isn't that funny,0
once one experiences mr haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth and little else,how inept is serving sara ? it makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly,0
everybody loves a david and goliath story and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view,[siegel] and co-writers lisa bazadona and grace woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie,0
here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre implausible behavior,here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre implausible behavior,1
i'm not sure which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche,i'm not sure which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche,1
this is so bad,a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility,0
there's no question that epps scores once or twice but it's telling that his funniest moment comes when he falls about ten feet onto his head,there's no question that epps scores once or twice but it's telling that his funniest moment comes when he falls about ten feet onto his head,1
will be far more interesting to the soderbergh faithful than it will be to the casual moviegoer who might be lured in by julia roberts,the santa clause 2 is a barely adequate babysitter for older kids but i've got to give it thumbs down,0
despite a blue-chip cast and a provocative title writer-director peter mattei's first feature microwaves dull leftover romantic motifs basted in faux-contemporary gravy,despite a blue-chip cast and a provocative title writer-director peter mattei's first feature microwaves dull leftover romantic motifs basted in faux-contemporary gravy,1
earnest but earthbound a slow soggy soporific visually dank crime melodrama/character study that would be more at home on the small screen but for its stellar cast,earnest but earthbound a slow soggy soporific visually dank crime melodrama/character study that would be more at home on the small screen but for its stellar cast,1
festers in just such a dungpile that you'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you,festers in just such a dungpile that you'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you,1
the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart,a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,0
warmed-over hash,obvious,0
it's hard to know whether or not to recommend this film because for every thing it does right there's at least one and occasionally two things it gets ever so wrong,it's hard to know whether or not to recommend this film because for every thing it does right there's at least one and occasionally two things it gets ever so wrong,1
for a film that celebrates radical nonconformist values what to do in case of fire ? lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional reserved kind of filmmaking,for a film that celebrates radical nonconformist values what to do in case of fire ? lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional reserved kind of filmmaking,1
soul is what's lacking in every character in this movie and subsequently the movie itself,scooby dooby doo / and shaggy too / you both look and sound great / but daphne you're too buff / fred thinks he's tough / and velma - wow you've lost weight,0
nothing about the film -- with the possible exception of elizabeth hurley's breasts -- is authentic,nothing about the film -- with the possible exception of elizabeth hurley's breasts -- is authentic,1
the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them it eventually culminates in the not-exactly -stunning insight that crime doesn't pay,opens as promising as any war/adventure film you'll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama better suited for a movie titled " glory : a soldier's story ",0
the movie is a desperate miscalculation it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny and then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,0
feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime and perhaps more than he realizes just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work,some body is a shaky uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves,0
the film's most improbable feat ? it didn't go straight to video,hardly makes the kind of points egoyan wanted to make nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world,0
every now and again a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be frank mcklusky c i is that movie,every now and again a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be frank mcklusky c i is that movie,1
overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube,bottom-rung new jack city wannabe,0
the script kicks in and mr hartley's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow,the script kicks in and mr hartley's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow,1
the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys whose makers apparently believe that women's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting writing or direction,written flatly by david kendall and directed barely by there's something about mary co-writer ed decter,0
a soggy shapeless mess just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie,i hated every minute of it,0
a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been,a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been,1
the movie is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old 'juvenile delinquent' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying – like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming,0
it's a frightful vanity film that no doubt pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni,it's not the worst comedy of the year but it certainly won't win any honors,0
in the spirit of the season i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it,in the spirit of the season i assign one bright shining star to roberto benigni's pinocchio -- but i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it,1
the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys whose makers apparently believe that women's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting writing or direction,the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys whose makers apparently believe that women's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting writing or direction,1
the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,dreary tale of middle-class angst,0
the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap,comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental,0
perhaps the most annoying thing about who is cletis tout ? is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,in the book-on-tape market the film of " the kid stays in the picture " would be an abridged edition,0
plays like a badly edited 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director can't seem to get a coherent rhythm going in fact it doesn't even seem like she tried,bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer,0
tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,1
the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,1
despite its raucous intent xxx is as conventional as a nike ad and as rebellious as spring break,i was sent a copyof this film to review on dvd for free i still want my money back,0
this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary hmmm…might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener ?,this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary hmmm…might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener ?,1
merchant hasn't directed this movie so much as produced it -- like sausage,merchant hasn't directed this movie so much as produced it -- like sausage,1
knockaround guys plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up but they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail,knockaround guys plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up but they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail,1
a preposterously melodramatic paean to gang-member teens in brooklyn circa 1958,a preposterously melodramatic paean to gang-member teens in brooklyn circa 1958,1
if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea then pay your $8 and get ready for the big shear this is one baaaaaaaaad movie,it's a 100-year old mystery that is constantly being interrupted by elizabeth hurley in a bathing suit,0
a formula family tearjerker told with a heavy irish brogue accentuating rather than muting the plot's saccharine thrust,a formula family tearjerker told with a heavy irish brogue accentuating rather than muting the plot's saccharine thrust,1
it's a trifle of a movie with a few laughs surrounding an unremarkable soft center,it's a trifle of a movie with a few laughs surrounding an unremarkable soft center,1
a film made with as little wit interest and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick,directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0
the film might have been more satisfying if it had in fact been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles,the film might have been more satisfying if it had in fact been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles,1
a generic family comedy unlikely to be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set,sadly 'garth' hasn't progressed as nicely as 'wayne ',0
for all its violence the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression,for all its violence the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression,1
to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor,to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor,1
to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting to say the least not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting to say the least not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,1
nelson's intentions are good but the end result does no justice to the story itself it's horribly depressing and not very well done,the acting is stiff the story lacks all trace of wit the sets look like they were borrowed from gilligan's island -- and the cgi scooby might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year,0
an unremittingly ugly movie to look at listen to and think about it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film,all analyze that proves is that there is really only one movie's worth of decent gags to be gleaned from the premise,0
nair just doesn't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy,nair just doesn't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy,1
this remake of lina wertmuller's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john and bo derek made the ridiculous bolero,this remake of lina wertmuller's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john and bo derek made the ridiculous bolero,1
faultlessly professional but finally slight,faultlessly professional but finally slight,1
chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum,finally coming down off of miramax's deep shelves after a couple of aborted attempts waking up in reno makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie,0
the film tries to touch on spousal abuse but veers off course and becomes just another revenge film,in the second half of the film frei's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis,0
an opportunity missed,queen of the damned as you might have guessed makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame,0
a so-so made-for-tv something posing as a real movie,a so-so made-for-tv something posing as a real movie,1
a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get involved with her,what you get with empire is a movie you've seen many times before repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead,0
frankly it's kind of insulting both to men and women and it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting,frankly it's kind of insulting both to men and women and it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting,1
our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender — and i know this because i've seen 'jackass : the movie ',the film doesn't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously it cares about how ryan meets his future wife and makes his start at the cia,0
a full-frontal attack on audience patience,dense and enigmatic elusive stagy and stilted,0
yet another self-consciously overwritten story about a rag-tag bunch of would-be characters that team up for a can't-miss heist -- only to have it all go wrong,yet another self-consciously overwritten story about a rag-tag bunch of would-be characters that team up for a can't-miss heist -- only to have it all go wrong,1
flat misguided comedy,flat misguided comedy,1
[w]hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism jane goodall's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands,[w]hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism jane goodall's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands,1
it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster anne meara eugene levy and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie,a fifty car pileup of cliches,0
the punch lines that miss unfortunately outnumber the hits by three-to-one but death to smoochy keeps firing until the bitter end,the punch lines that miss unfortunately outnumber the hits by three-to-one but death to smoochy keeps firing until the bitter end,1
all the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure,stars matthew perry and elizabeth hurley illicit more than a chuckle and more jokes land than crash but ultimately serving sara doesn't distinguish itself from the herd,0
let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home,the director's twitchy sketchbook style and adroit perspective shifts grow wearisome amid leaden pacing and indifferent craftsmanship ( most notably wretched sound design ),0
two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending,two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending,1
some stunning visuals -- and some staggeringly boring cinema,some stunning visuals -- and some staggeringly boring cinema,1
does little to elaborate the conceit of setting this blood-soaked tragedy of murderous ambition in the era of richard nixon,does little to elaborate the conceit of setting this blood-soaked tragedy of murderous ambition in the era of richard nixon,1
there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,1
it's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress,it's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress,1
imagine a really bad community theater production of west side story without the songs,imagine a really bad community theater production of west side story without the songs,1
decent but dull,decent but dull,1
it may be an easy swipe to take but this barbershop just doesn't make the cut,it may be an easy swipe to take but this barbershop just doesn't make the cut,1
every good actor needs to do his or her own hamlet for benigni it wasn't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio it might as well have been problem child iv,every good actor needs to do his or her own hamlet for benigni it wasn't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio it might as well have been problem child iv,1
a grim flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level,i would have preferred a transfer down the hall to mr holland's class for the music or to robin williams's lecture so i could listen to a teacher with humor passion and verve,0
make like the title and dodge this one,fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nonsense,0
it's a boring movie about a boring man made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring,myers never knows when to let a gag die ; thus we're subjected to one mind-numbingly lengthy riff on poo and pee jokes after another,0
some of seagal's action pictures are guilty pleasures but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot,some of seagal's action pictures are guilty pleasures but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot,1
little more than a well-mounted history lesson,little more than a well-mounted history lesson,1
the latest installment in the pokemon canon pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace,the latest installment in the pokemon canon pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace,1
since lee is a sentimentalist the film is more worshipful than your random e true hollywood story,since lee is a sentimentalist the film is more worshipful than your random e true hollywood story,1
barry sonnenfeld owes frank the pug big time,barry sonnenfeld owes frank the pug big time,1
just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience,just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience,1
competently directed but terminally cute drama,some like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny,0
meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured dull artist and monster-in-the- making,meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured dull artist and monster-in-the- making,1
the satire is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying,an extremely unpleasant film,0
opens at a funeral ends on the protagonist's death bed and doesn't get much livelier in the three hours in between,opens at a funeral ends on the protagonist's death bed and doesn't get much livelier in the three hours in between,1
'in this poor remake of such a well loved classic parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision ',barely gets off the ground,0
trapped presents a frightening and compelling 'what if ? ' scenario that will give most parents pause then something terrible happens,to enjoy this movie's sharp dialogue and delightful performance by jolie and burns you have to gloss over the no sense ending,0
attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama he seems to want both but succeeds in making neither,attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama he seems to want both but succeeds in making neither,1
the film is surprisingly well-directed by brett ratner who keeps things moving well -- at least until the problematic third act,competently directed but terminally cute drama,0
lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward static and lifeless rumblings,lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward static and lifeless rumblings,1
too ordinary to restore [harmon] to prominence despite some creepy scenes that evoke childish night terrors and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense rather than gross out the audience,too ordinary to restore [harmon] to prominence despite some creepy scenes that evoke childish night terrors and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense rather than gross out the audience,1
for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative the movie turns out to be not much more than a shaggy human tale,for all its highfalutin title and corkscrew narrative the movie turns out to be not much more than a shaggy human tale,1
if you want a movie time trip the 1960 version is a far smoother ride,wanders all over the map thematically and stylistically and borrows heavily from lynch jeunet and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own,0
borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu,borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu,1
the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones but all it amounts to is a mildly funny sometimes tedious ultimately insignificant film,i can't quite recommend it -- it's too patched together -- but i almost can ; it's the kind of movie that makes you want to like it,0
like the tuck family themselves this movie just goes on and on and on and on,like the tuck family themselves this movie just goes on and on and on and on,1
but buying into sham truths and routine " indie " filmmaking freundlich has made just another safe movie it's not horrible just horribly mediocre,but buying into sham truths and routine " indie " filmmaking freundlich has made just another safe movie it's not horrible just horribly mediocre,1
how do you spell cliché ?,how do you spell cliché ?,1
comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental,comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental,1
credibility sinks into a mire of sentiment,so muddled repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style,0
it's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story,an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding,0
a sophomoric exploration of 'life problems' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about,a sophomoric exploration of 'life problems' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about,1
stars matthew perry and elizabeth hurley illicit more than a chuckle and more jokes land than crash but ultimately serving sara doesn't distinguish itself from the herd,stars matthew perry and elizabeth hurley illicit more than a chuckle and more jokes land than crash but ultimately serving sara doesn't distinguish itself from the herd,1
an entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,without september 11 collateral damage would have been just another bad movie now it's a bad embarrassing movie,0
nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,a puzzle whose pieces do not fit some are fascinating and others are not and in the end it is almost a good movie,0
the result is an 'action film' mired in stasis,the result is an 'action film' mired in stasis,1
writer-director walter hill and co-writer david giler try to create characters out of the obvious cliches but wind up using them as punching bags,writer-director walter hill and co-writer david giler try to create characters out of the obvious cliches but wind up using them as punching bags,1
to portray modern women the way director davis has done is just unthinkable,director hoffman his writer and kline's agent should serve detention,0
maybe you'll be lucky and there'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back,maybe you'll be lucky and there'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back,1
consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,1
lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ) but ultimately you'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered,as a rumor of angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum not even ms redgrave's noblest efforts can redeem it from hopeless sentimentality,0
the movie is as far as you can get from racy to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain ; it has a dull costumey feel,the movie is as far as you can get from racy to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain ; it has a dull costumey feel,1
overly stylized with lots of flash black-&-white freeze frames reminiscent of a pseudo-hip luxury car commercial ( it's ) at its worst when it's actually inside the ring,overly stylized with lots of flash black-&-white freeze frames reminiscent of a pseudo-hip luxury car commercial ( it's ) at its worst when it's actually inside the ring,1
i can't remember the last time i saw an audience laugh so much during a movie but there's only one problem…it's supposed to be a drama,too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be,0
sweet home alabama certainly won't be remembered as one of [witherspoon's] better films,pumpkin struts about with " courage " pinned to its huckster lapel while a yellow streak a mile wide decorates its back,0
new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,1
due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director's brother the film trails off into inconsequentiality,due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director's brother the film trails off into inconsequentiality,1
an erotic thriller that's neither too erotic nor very thrilling either,an erotic thriller that's neither too erotic nor very thrilling either,1
there are weird resonances between actor and role here and they're not exactly flattering,a pint-sized 'goodfellas' designed to appeal to the younger set it's not a very good movie in any objective sense but it does mostly hold one's interest,0
not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh groan and hiss at,not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh groan and hiss at,1
with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter the improbable " formula 51 " is somewhat entertaining but it could have been much stronger,with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter the improbable " formula 51 " is somewhat entertaining but it could have been much stronger,1
a relentless bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick,a relentless bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick,1
shatner is probably the funniest person in the film which gives you an idea just how bad it was,shatner is probably the funniest person in the film which gives you an idea just how bad it was,1
feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders of playing with narrative form,a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity,0
lacks depth,the entire movie is in need of a scented bath,0
none of birthday girl's calculated events take us by surprise,none of birthday girl's calculated events take us by surprise,1
since lee is a sentimentalist the film is more worshipful than your random e true hollywood story,includes too much obvious padding,0
the story of trouble every day is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film and the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult,the story of trouble every day is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film and the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult,1
it should be interesting it should be poignant it turns out to be affected and boring,it should be interesting it should be poignant it turns out to be affected and boring,1
the film virtually chokes on its own self-consciousness,its premise is smart but the execution is pretty weary,0
too much of this well-acted but dangerously slow thriller feels like a preamble to a bigger more complicated story one that never materializes,too much of this well-acted but dangerously slow thriller feels like a preamble to a bigger more complicated story one that never materializes,1
go girls right down the reality drain,it's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long,0
the movie while beautiful feels labored with a hint of the writing exercise about it,the movie while beautiful feels labored with a hint of the writing exercise about it,1
eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof,eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof,1
it feels like a community theater production of a great broadway play : even at its best it will never hold a candle to the original,it feels like a community theater production of a great broadway play : even at its best it will never hold a candle to the original,1
glizty but formulaic and silly cagney's 'top of the world' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel,adults other than the parents will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild,0
the film's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go,one thing's for sure—if george romero had directed this movie it wouldn't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0
there's an admirable rigor to jimmy's relentless anger and to the script's refusal of a happy ending but as those monologues stretch on and on you realize there's no place for this story to go but down,plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year,0
why spend $9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby ?,the rock has a great presence but one battle after another is not the same as one battle followed by killer cgi effects,0
dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material,dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material,1
the most horrific movie experience i've had since " can't stop the music " it may as well be called " jar-jar binks : the movie " it's that painful,the most horrific movie experience i've had since " can't stop the music " it may as well be called " jar-jar binks : the movie " it's that painful,1
distinctly sub-par more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,i kept thinking over and over again 'i should be enjoying this ' but i wasn't,0
an eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality,i spy is an embarrassment a monotonous disjointed jumble of borrowed plot points and situations it's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun,0
though this saga would be terrific to read about it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch,the kind of spectacularly misconceived enterprise that only a sophisticated cinephile could have perpetrated,0
begins as a promising meditation on one of america's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt,begins as a promising meditation on one of america's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt,1
unfortunately a cast of competent performers from movies television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style,unfortunately a cast of competent performers from movies television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style,1
thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big colorful characters mom and dad can catch some quality naptime along the way,thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big colorful characters mom and dad can catch some quality naptime along the way,1
a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell,a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell,1
serviceable at best slightly less than serviceable at worst,the story is lacking any real emotional impact and the plot is both contrived and cliched,0
wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and the sexuality is muted,wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and the sexuality is muted,1
how inept is serving sara ? it makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly,how inept is serving sara ? it makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly,1
shatner is probably the funniest person in the film which gives you an idea just how bad it was,all too familiar basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when 'angels with dirty faces' appeared in 1938,0
lazily directed by charles stone iii from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis,lazily directed by charles stone iii from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis,1
your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn,stay away far away,0
storytelling feels slight,storytelling feels slight,1
sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both,sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both,1
its premise is smart but the execution is pretty weary,its premise is smart but the execution is pretty weary,1
eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring,eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring,1
it's not original enough,it's not original enough,1
it wraps up a classic mother/daughter struggle in recycled paper with a shiny new bow and while the audience can tell it's not all new at least it looks pretty,it wraps up a classic mother/daughter struggle in recycled paper with a shiny new bow and while the audience can tell it's not all new at least it looks pretty,1
the acting is amateurish the cinematography is atrocious the direction is clumsy the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn,0
depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived only masochistic moviegoers need apply,more maudlin than sharp,0
no movement no yuks not much of anything,no movement no yuks not much of anything,1
suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997,suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997,1
tom green and an ivy league college should never appear together on a marquee especially when the payoff is an unschooled comedy like stealing harvard which fails to keep 80 minutes from seeming like 800,tom green and an ivy league college should never appear together on a marquee especially when the payoff is an unschooled comedy like stealing harvard which fails to keep 80 minutes from seeming like 800,1
not once does it come close to being exciting,not once does it come close to being exciting,1
not at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were – i doubt it would be all that interesting,not at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were – i doubt it would be all that interesting,1
sometimes this modest little number clicks and sometimes it doesn't,sometimes this modest little number clicks and sometimes it doesn't,1
everything that's worthwhile about collision course can already be seen on television,the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0
it's a movie that ends with truckzilla for cryin' out loud if that doesn't clue you in that something's horribly wrong nothing will,it's a movie that ends with truckzilla for cryin' out loud if that doesn't clue you in that something's horribly wrong nothing will,1
impostor can't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels fight off various anonymous attackers and evade elaborate surveillance technologies,for the most part the ingredients are there but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck's film from coming together,0
without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale maelström is just another winter sleepers,most of the film feels conceived and shot on the fly -- like between lunch breaks for shearer's radio show and his simpson voice-overs,0
as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor,by the time you reach the finale you're likely wondering why you've been watching all this strutting and posturing,0
at no point during k-19 : the widowmaker did this viewer feel enveloped in a story that though meant to be universal in its themes of loyalty courage and dedication to a common goal never seems to leave the lot,at no point during k-19 : the widowmaker did this viewer feel enveloped in a story that though meant to be universal in its themes of loyalty courage and dedication to a common goal never seems to leave the lot,1
the isolated moments of creative insanity finally are lost in the thin soup of canned humor,the isolated moments of creative insanity finally are lost in the thin soup of canned humor,1
rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations,rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations,1
enough similarities to gymkata and howie long's firestorm that my fingernails instinctively crawled towards my long-suffering eyeballs,enough similarities to gymkata and howie long's firestorm that my fingernails instinctively crawled towards my long-suffering eyeballs,1
when it's all wet blue crush is highly enjoyable when it's on dry land though this surfer-girl melodrama starts gasping like a beached grouper,when it's all wet blue crush is highly enjoyable when it's on dry land though this surfer-girl melodrama starts gasping like a beached grouper,1
this series should have died long ago but they keep bringing it back another day as punishment for paying money to see the last james bond movie,this series should have died long ago but they keep bringing it back another day as punishment for paying money to see the last james bond movie,1
who are 'they' ? well they're 'they' they're the unnamed easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid they exist for hushed lines like " they're back " " they're out there " and " they're coming ",the movie is a little tired ; maybe the original inspiration has run its course,0
coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else,there's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme,0
starts out mediocre spirals downward and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,there's suspension of disbelief and then there's bad screenwriting this film packs a wallop of the latter,0
the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds,the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds,1
i'd give real money to see the perpetrators of chicago torn apart by dingoes,confusion is one of my least favourite emotions especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it,0
the phone rings and a voice tells you you've got seven days left to live then you get another phone call warning you that if the video isn't back at blockbuster before midnight you're going to face frightening late fees o k not really,for those for whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh sometimes funny and usually genuinely worthwhile hollywood ending is a depressing experience,0
while it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang etc ) the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences,while it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang etc ) the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences,1
stale futile scenario,so few movies explore religion that it's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler,0
spirit is a visual treat and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards but it lacks a strong narrative,never inspires more than an interested detachment,0
a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture we can tell what it is supposed to be but can't really call it a work of art,the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch but a great movie it is not,0
if you value your time and money find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite predictable rehash,if you value your time and money find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite predictable rehash,1
i suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,i suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,1
those unfamiliar with mormon traditions may find the singles ward occasionally bewildering,those unfamiliar with mormon traditions may find the singles ward occasionally bewildering,1
this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people,a preposterously melodramatic paean to gang-member teens in brooklyn circa 1958,0
has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor — but it's a rushed slapdash sequel-for-the-sake- of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity,bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable but for the most part the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0
a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director tom dey had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and for that matter shrek ),a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director tom dey had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and for that matter shrek ),1
if you're looking for comedy to be served up better look elsewhere,it's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain,0
it's an earnest debut full of heartfelt performances but is ultimately let down by a story that is all too predictable,was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz ?,0
director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks,at some point all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy vaguely silly overkill,0
this film biggest problem ? no laughs,this film biggest problem ? no laughs,1
looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights,looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights,1
[less a movie than] an appalling odoriferous thing so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you'll want to crawl up your own * * * in embarrassment,[less a movie than] an appalling odoriferous thing so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you'll want to crawl up your own * * * in embarrassment,1
comes off as a long laborious whine the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man,comes off as a long laborious whine the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man,1
apparently romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just doesn't figure in the present hollywood program,a ponderous meditation on love that feels significantly longer than its relatively scant 97 minutes,0
the people in abc africa are treated as docile mostly wordless ethnographic extras,any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment,0
it's another video movie photographed like a film with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism,if you believe any of this i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday,0
kidman is really the only thing that's worth watching in birthday girl a film by the stage-trained jez butterworth ( mojo ) that serves as yet another example of the sad decline of british comedies in the post-full monty world,the best thing that can be said of the picture is that it does have a few cute moments,0
one long string of cliches,one long string of cliches,1
this flat run at a hip-hop tootsie is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit,0
a working class " us vs them " opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered,kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against for that matter ),0
apallingly absurd the chemistry or lack thereof between newton and wahlberg could turn an imax theater into a 9 " black and white portable tv,as it stands it's an opera movie for the buffs,0
like most sequels it takes what worked last time repeats it and adds more characters more stunts more stuff in attempt to camouflage its sameness,one minute you think you're watching a serious actioner ; the next it's as though clips from the pink panther strikes again and/or sailor moon have been spliced in,0
dialogue-heavy and too cerebral for its own good -- or at any rate too cerebral for its racy subject matter,dialogue-heavy and too cerebral for its own good -- or at any rate too cerebral for its racy subject matter,1
a laughable -- or rather unlaughable -- excuse for a film,a laughable -- or rather unlaughable -- excuse for a film,1
woody what happened ?,woody what happened ?,1
payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran's electoral process but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,0
'dragonfly' is a movie about a bus wreck that turns into a film wreck,'dragonfly' is a movie about a bus wreck that turns into a film wreck,1
i'm just too bored to care,contains the humor characterization poignancy and intelligence of a bad sitcom,0
grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized out of character and logically porous action set pieces,the thriller side of this movie is falling flat as the stalker doesn't do much stalking and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investigating the case,0
j lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman but she's no working girl,the movie doesn't add anything fresh to the myth,0
when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,it's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,0
bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume he has no clue about making a movie,bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume he has no clue about making a movie,1
to imagine the life of harry potter as a martial arts adventure told by a lobotomized woody allen is to have some idea of the fate that lies in store for moviegoers lured to the mediocrity that is kung pow : enter the fist,a lousy movie that's not merely unwatchable but also unlistenable,0
the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in but the film must have been written in the thrall of a vicious hangover,the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in but the film must have been written in the thrall of a vicious hangover,1
staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce,it's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction,0
couldn't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ?,godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0
potty-mouthed enough for pg-13 yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults,potty-mouthed enough for pg-13 yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults,1
this may be the dumbest sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer's coming-of-age,this may be the dumbest sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer's coming-of-age,1
the origin story is well told and the characters will not disappoint anyone who values the original comic books it's in the action scenes that things fall apart,the origin story is well told and the characters will not disappoint anyone who values the original comic books it's in the action scenes that things fall apart,1
the first mistake i suspect is casting shatner as a legendary professor and kunis as a brilliant college student--where's pauly shore as the rocket scientist ?,feels at times like a giant commercial for universal studios where much of the action takes place,0
directors john musker and ron clements the team behind the little mermaid have produced sparkling retina candy but they aren't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space,directors john musker and ron clements the team behind the little mermaid have produced sparkling retina candy but they aren't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space,1
nasty ugly pointless and depressing even if you hate clowns,nasty ugly pointless and depressing even if you hate clowns,1
even the imaginative gore can't hide the musty scent of todd farmer's screenplay which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship,even the imaginative gore can't hide the musty scent of todd farmer's screenplay which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship,1
the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent of showgirls,the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent of showgirls,1
an inept tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch and no more,an inept tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch and no more,1
an extraordinarily silly thriller,an extraordinarily silly thriller,1
behind the glitz hollywood is sordid and disgusting quelle surprise,behind the glitz hollywood is sordid and disgusting quelle surprise,1
if the full monty was a freshman fluke lucky break is [cattaneo] sophomore slump,ninety minutes of viva castro can be as tiresome as 9 seconds of jesse helms' anti- castro rhetoric which are included,0
anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity,anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity,1
although barbershop boasts some of today's hottest and hippest acts from the world of television music and stand-up comedy this movie strangely enough has the outdated swagger of a shameless ‘70s blaxploitation shuck-and-jive sitcom,empire can't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film it doesn't work as either,0
rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,1
arguably the year's silliest and most incoherent movie,there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start they fall to pieces,0
can't kick about the assembled talent and the russos show genuine promise as comic filmmakers still this thing feels flimsy and ephemeral,it's not hateful it's simply stupid irrelevant and deeply truly bottomlessly cynical,0
the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life,this is a throwaway junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself,0
nelson's intentions are good but the end result does no justice to the story itself it's horribly depressing and not very well done,nelson's intentions are good but the end result does no justice to the story itself it's horribly depressing and not very well done,1
harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place but its brains are in no particular place at all,a moving picture that does not move,0
begins as a promising meditation on one of america's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt,banal and predictable,0
like a bad improvisation exercise the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives loves and the art they're struggling to create,the pivotal narrative point is so ripe the film can't help but go soft and stinky,0
i'm not suggesting that you actually see it unless you're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s,behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance,0
most of the supporting characters in eastwood films are weak as are most of the subplots this one's weaker than most,most of the supporting characters in eastwood films are weak as are most of the subplots this one's weaker than most,1
if anything see it for karen black who camps up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick,if anything see it for karen black who camps up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick,1
the script covers huge heavy topics in a bland surfacey way that doesn't offer any insight into why for instance good things happen to bad people,the story is also as unoriginal as they come already having been recycled more times than i'd care to count,0
a sincere but dramatically conflicted gay coming-of-age tale,the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,0
silly humbuggery,unambitious writing emerges in the movie using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook,0
the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself and his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him,the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself and his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him,1
schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character,schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character,1
a major waste generic,more of a career curio than a major work,0
ice age treads predictably along familiar territory making it a passable family film that won't win many fans over the age of 12,not even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie,0
just a string of stale gags with no good inside dope and no particular bite,the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin,0
clayburgh and tambor are charming performers ; neither of them deserves eric schaeffer,clayburgh and tambor are charming performers ; neither of them deserves eric schaeffer,1
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we've been watching for decades,an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we've been watching for decades,1
there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,0
well-nigh unendurable though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry it remains depressingly prosaic and dull,intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story's least interesting subject,0
crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,it follows the basic plot trajectory of nearly every schwarzenegger film : someone crosses arnie arnie blows things up,0
the story suffers a severe case of oversimplification superficiality and silliness,the director mostly plays it straight turning leys' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder,0
i liked the original short story but this movie even at an hour and twenty-some minutes it's too long and it goes nowhere,i liked the original short story but this movie even at an hour and twenty-some minutes it's too long and it goes nowhere,1
nothing more substantial than a fitfully clever doodle,it's as if allen at 66 has stopped challenging himself,0
a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time and this isn't,a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time and this isn't,1
epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star,epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star,1
lucky break is perfectly inoffensive and harmless but it's also drab and inert,the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based 'drama ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged,0
the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater,the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater,1
a direct-to-void release heading nowhere,a direct-to-void release heading nowhere,1
far-fetched premise convoluted plot and thematic mumbo jumbo about destiny and redemptive love,far-fetched premise convoluted plot and thematic mumbo jumbo about destiny and redemptive love,1
simplistic fluff-ball of whimsy,simplistic fluff-ball of whimsy,1
there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church synagogue or temple doesn't mean you have to check your brain at the door the same should go for movie theaters,there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church synagogue or temple doesn't mean you have to check your brain at the door the same should go for movie theaters,1
mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor,writer/director john mckay ignites some charming chemistry between kate and jed but when he veers into sodden melodrama punctuated by violins it's disastrous and kate's jealous female friends become downright despicable,0
the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence but not a drop of human blood,the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence but not a drop of human blood,1
silly stuff all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who can't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,this movie is maddening it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought,0
what might have been acceptable on the printed page of iles' book does not translate well to the screen,one of those staggeringly well-produced joylessly extravagant pictures that keep whooshing you from one visual marvel to the next hastily emptily,0
did we really need a remake of " charade ? ",did we really need a remake of " charade ? ",1
report card : doesn't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement doesn't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ),i can only imagine one thing worse than kevin spacey trying on an irish accent and that's sultry linda fiorentino doing the same thing,0
responsável direto pelo fracasso 'artístico' de doce lar o roteirista c jay cox não consegue sequer aproveitar os pouquíssimos momentos em que escapa da mediocridade,responsável direto pelo fracasso 'artístico' de doce lar o roteirista c jay cox não consegue sequer aproveitar os pouquíssimos momentos em que escapa da mediocridade,1
the 70-year-old godard has become to judge from in praise of love the sort of bitter old crank who sits behind his light meter and harangues the supposed injustices of the artistic world-at-large without doing all that much to correct them,it's mighty tedious for the viewer who has to contend with unpleasant characters hit-and-miss performances and awkwardly staged scenes,0
both the crime story and the love story are unusual but they don't fit well together and neither is well told,resident evil isn't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv sugar hysteria and playstation cocktail,0
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,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,1
in its chicken heart crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises,in its chicken heart crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises,1
some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments,some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments,1
complete lack of originality cleverness or even visible effort,complete lack of originality cleverness or even visible effort,1
this is for the most part a useless movie even with a great director at the helm,has its moments but it's pretty far from a treasure,0
in the not-too-distant future movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds right now they're merely signposts marking the slow lingering death of imagination,like most of jaglom's films some of it is honestly affecting but more of it seems contrived and secondhand,0
the piano teacher like its title character is repellantly out of control,tries too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud too goofy and too short of an attention span,0
it's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull nerdy folks that inhabit cherish,in addition to the overcooked ham-fisted direction which has all the actors reaching for the back row the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry,0
this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,what's the most positive thing that can be said about the new rob schneider vehicle ? well it's not as pathetic as the animal,0
downbeat period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message,barney's ideas about creation and identity don't really seem all that profound at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0
entertainment more disposable than hanna-barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were,entertainment more disposable than hanna-barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were,1
nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film it's not even a tv special you'd bother watching past the second commercial break,nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film it's not even a tv special you'd bother watching past the second commercial break,1
it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt,liotta is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario too bad,0
about amy's cuteness amy's career success ( she's a best-selling writer of self-help books who can't help herself ) and amy's neuroses when it comes to men,the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and what's worse routine,0
the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart mind or humor of its own,too much of this well-acted but dangerously slow thriller feels like a preamble to a bigger more complicated story one that never materializes,0
involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters,involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters,1
the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter 'uhhh ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie,time of favor could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0
yo it's the days of our lives meets electric boogaloo,yo it's the days of our lives meets electric boogaloo,1
there is no insight into the anguish of heidi's life -- only a depiction of pain today's version of greek tragedy the talk-show guest decrying her fate,lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ) but ultimately you'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered,0
the biggest problem with roger avary's uproar against the mpaa is that even in all its director's cut glory he's made a film that's barely shocking barely interesting and most of all barely anything,the biggest problem with roger avary's uproar against the mpaa is that even in all its director's cut glory he's made a film that's barely shocking barely interesting and most of all barely anything,1
banal and predictable,banal and predictable,1
just because it really happened to you honey doesn't mean that it's interesting to anyone else,just because it really happened to you honey doesn't mean that it's interesting to anyone else,1
it may be an easy swipe to take but this barbershop just doesn't make the cut,the mothman prophecies which is mostly a bore seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece,0
the film meant well in its horse tale about freedom but wasn't able to reach the heart because it was too overbearing,the film meant well in its horse tale about freedom but wasn't able to reach the heart because it was too overbearing,1
it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong,more precious than perspicacious,0
not even the hanson brothers can save it,an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive unmemorable filler,0
bread my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it it may even fall into the category of films you love to hate i admit it i hate to like it,it's not original enough,0
unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor ethnic slurs,unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor ethnic slurs,1
it's a hellish numbing experience to watch and it doesn't offer any insights that haven't been thoroughly debated in the media already back in the dahmer heyday of the mid-'90s,it's a hellish numbing experience to watch and it doesn't offer any insights that haven't been thoroughly debated in the media already back in the dahmer heyday of the mid-'90s,1
resident evil isn't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv sugar hysteria and playstation cocktail,as pedestrian as they come,0
an ambitious serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong ; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance,it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie but resident evil really earned my indignant preemptive departure,0
after all the big build-up the payoff for the audience as well as the characters is messy murky unsatisfying,after all the big build-up the payoff for the audience as well as the characters is messy murky unsatisfying,1
if you're really renting this you're not interested in discretion in your entertainment choices you're interested in anne geddes john grisham and thomas kincaid,involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters,0
topkapi this is not,topkapi this is not,1
the weird thing about the santa clause 2 purportedly a children's movie is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,talky artificial and opaque an interesting technical exercise but a tedious picture,0
as is often the case with ambitious eager first-time filmmakers mr murray a prolific director of music videos stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold,complete lack of originality cleverness or even visible effort,0
if there's a heaven for bad movies deuces wild is on its way,too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining,0
[seagal's] strenuous attempt at a change in expression could very well clinch him this year's razzie,chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent indie trick in the book,0
it's just not very smart,makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place,0
make no mistake ivans xtc is a mess,make no mistake ivans xtc is a mess,1
the film's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go,the film's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go,1
has all the poignancy of a hallmark card and all the comedy of a gallagher stand-up act,what you would end up with if you took orwell bradbury kafka george lucas and the wachowski brothers and threw them into a blender but that's just the problem with it - the director hasn't added enough of his own ingredients,0
i'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring,it's young guns meets goodfellas in this easily skippable hayseeds-vs -greaseballs mob action-comedy,0
one lousy movie,a bland murder-on-campus yawner,0
a loquacious and dreary piece of business,a loquacious and dreary piece of business,1
the star who helped give a spark to " chasing amy " and " changing lanes " falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film " the sum of all fears ",a silly self-indulgent film about a silly self-indulgent filmmaker,0
the movie's blatant derivativeness is one reason it's so lackluster,the movie's blatant derivativeness is one reason it's so lackluster,1
a distinctly mixed bag the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness and the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze,the adventure doesn't contain half the excitement of balto or quarter the fun of toy story 2,0
malone does have a gift for generating nightmarish images that will be hard to burn out of your brain but the movie's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,malone does have a gift for generating nightmarish images that will be hard to burn out of your brain but the movie's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1
what is captured during the conceptual process doesn't add up to a sufficient explanation of what the final dance work the selection became in its final form,what is captured during the conceptual process doesn't add up to a sufficient explanation of what the final dance work the selection became in its final form,1
the film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility,costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier,0
the latest installment in the pokemon canon pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace,the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy,0
amazingly lame,amazingly lame,1
goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,the effort is sincere and the results are honest but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable,0
lazy miserable and smug this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year,lazy miserable and smug this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year,1
unintelligible poorly acted brain-slappingly bad harvard man is ludicrous enough that it could become a cult classic,unintelligible poorly acted brain-slappingly bad harvard man is ludicrous enough that it could become a cult classic,1
in moonlight mile no one gets shut out of the hug cycle,in moonlight mile no one gets shut out of the hug cycle,1
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency,a profoundly stupid affair populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility,0
the so-inept- it's-surreal dubbing ( featuring the voices of glenn close regis philbin and breckin meyer ) brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks,suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997,0
it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,1
even if you feel like you've seen this movie a thousand times before it is kind of enjoyable thanks mainly to belushi's easy-going likableness,even if you feel like you've seen this movie a thousand times before it is kind of enjoyable thanks mainly to belushi's easy-going likableness,1
it's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting,it's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting,1
death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie not-nearly -as-nasty -as-it- thinks-it-is joke over and over again,for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope there's something creepy about this movie,0
everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized,the enormous comic potential of an oafish idiot impersonating an aristocrat remains sadly unrealized,0
there are some fairly unsettling scenes but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer,there are some fairly unsettling scenes but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer,1
with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool,with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool,1
it tries too hard and overreaches the logic of its own world,guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it's not scary in the slightest,0
despite all the talking by the time the bloody climax arrives we still don't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another,despite all the talking by the time the bloody climax arrives we still don't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another,1
this is very much of a mixed bag with enough negatives to outweigh the positives,this is very much of a mixed bag with enough negatives to outweigh the positives,1
neither a rousing success nor a blinding embarrassment still it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered,there's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance,0
there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling but brooms isn't it,there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling but brooms isn't it,1
by the time you reach the finale you're likely wondering why you've been watching all this strutting and posturing,as inept as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west,0
has its moments but it's pretty far from a treasure,has its moments but it's pretty far from a treasure,1
opens as promising as any war/adventure film you'll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama better suited for a movie titled " glory : a soldier's story ",opens as promising as any war/adventure film you'll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama better suited for a movie titled " glory : a soldier's story ",1
those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking,jones despite a definitely distinctive screen presence just isn't able to muster for a movie that its title notwithstanding should have been a lot nastier if it wanted to fully capitalize on its lead's specific gifts,0
a superfluous sequel plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find,star trek : nemesis meekly goes where nearly every star trek movie has gone before wince-inducing dialogue thrift-shop costumes prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty,0
a relative letdown,sticky sweet sentimentality clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation,0
curiously super troopers suffers because it doesn't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,curiously super troopers suffers because it doesn't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,1
every joke is repeated at least four times every joke is repeated at least four times every joke is repeated at least--annoying isn't it ?,there are more shots of children smiling for the camera than typical documentary footage which hurts the overall impact of the film it's makes a better travelogue than movie,0
despite its dry wit and compassion the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,despite its dry wit and compassion the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,1
i'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché,there's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale,0
zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted,zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted,1
" abandon " will leave you wanting to abandon the theater,not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers,0
though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining,a baffling misfire and possibly the weakest movie [woody allen] has made in the last twenty years,0
fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur,fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur,1
the story's so preposterous that i didn't believe it for a second despite the best efforts of everyone involved,lame haphazard teen comedy,0
cacoyannis is perhaps too effective in creating an atmosphere of dust-caked stagnation and labored gentility,in the end ted bundy's only justification is the director's common but unexplored fascination with the frustrated maniac ; there's no larger point and little social context,0
despite all evidence to the contrary this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults,despite all evidence to the contrary this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults,1
salaciously simplistic,flat misguided comedy,0
when [reno] lets her radical flag fly taking angry potshots at george w bush henry kissinger larry king et al reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture,supposedly pokemon can't be killed but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,0
k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension,k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension,1
equal parts bodice-ripper and plodding costume drama,it's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script,0
fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,1
with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this you don't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door,with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this you don't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door,1
a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on,a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on,1
pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick,pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick,1
never having seen the first two films in the series i can't compare friday after next to them but nothing would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,never having seen the first two films in the series i can't compare friday after next to them but nothing would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,1
even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash,coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit,0
it's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth,new best friend's playboy-mansion presentation of college life is laugh-out-loud ludicrous,0
what's needed so badly but what is virtually absent here is either a saving dark humor or the feel of poetic tragedy,what's needed so badly but what is virtually absent here is either a saving dark humor or the feel of poetic tragedy,1
whether jason x is this bad on purpose is never clear but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary,whether jason x is this bad on purpose is never clear but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary,1
divertingly ridiculous headbangingly noisy,very much a home video and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all,0
the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year,be forewarned if you're depressed about anything before watching this film you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0
a hideous confusing spectacle one that may well put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations,in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance ms shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to 'lick ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast,0
what 'blade runner' would've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,while there's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ) much ado about something is an amicable endeavor,0
instead of making his own style director marcus adams just copies from various sources – good sources bad mixture,instead of making his own style director marcus adams just copies from various sources – good sources bad mixture,1
the santa clause 2's plot may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,the soupy end result has the odd distinction of being playful without being fun too,0
despite some charm and heart this quirky soccer import is forgettable,despite some charm and heart this quirky soccer import is forgettable,1
i can't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,i can't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,1
oft-described as the antidote to american pie-type sex comedies it actually has a bundle in common with them as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough,oft-described as the antidote to american pie-type sex comedies it actually has a bundle in common with them as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough,1
absolutely ( and unintentionally ) terrifying,absolutely ( and unintentionally ) terrifying,1
when [reno] lets her radical flag fly taking angry potshots at george w bush henry kissinger larry king et al reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture,when [reno] lets her radical flag fly taking angry potshots at george w bush henry kissinger larry king et al reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture,1
it's mighty tedious for the viewer who has to contend with unpleasant characters hit-and-miss performances and awkwardly staged scenes,nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here,0
don't waste your money,earnest but earthbound a slow soggy soporific visually dank crime melodrama/character study that would be more at home on the small screen but for its stellar cast,0
and people make fun of me for liking showgirls</>,it's a gag that's worn a bit thin over the years though don't ask still finds a few chuckles,0
one thing is for sure : this movie does not tell you a whole lot about lily chou-chou,one thing is for sure : this movie does not tell you a whole lot about lily chou-chou,1
the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day,authentic and at times endearing humorous spooky educational but at other times as bland as a block of snow,0
i weep for the future when a good portion of the respected critical community in this country consider blue crush to be an intelligent film about young women,i weep for the future when a good portion of the respected critical community in this country consider blue crush to be an intelligent film about young women,1
sitting through the last reel ( spoiler alert ) is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house,a mostly boring affair with a confusing sudden finale that's likely to irk viewers,0
a ho-hum affair always watchable yet hardly memorable,it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time,0
goes on and on to the point of nausea,one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this or any year,0
pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle,it's better than mid-range steven seagal but not as sharp as jet li on rollerblades,0
feels like the grittiest movie that was ever made for the lifetime cable television network,a noble failure,0
what is captured during the conceptual process doesn't add up to a sufficient explanation of what the final dance work the selection became in its final form,parker should be commended for taking a fresh approach to familiar material but his determination to remain true to the original text leads him to adopt a somewhat mannered tone that ultimately dulls the human tragedy at the story's core,0
what happened with pluto nash ? how did it ever get made ?,harry potter and the chamber of secrets is deja vu all over again and while that is a cliche nothing could be more appropriate it's likely that whatever you thought of the first production -- pro or con -- you'll likely think of this one,0
worthless from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames,demands too much of most viewers,0
basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars,basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars,1
depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen then laughs at how clever it's being,depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen then laughs at how clever it's being,1
cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success but neglects to add the magic that made it all work,cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success but neglects to add the magic that made it all work,1
rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,1
the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,1
the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,1
not a movie but a live-action agitprop cartoon so shameless and coarse it's almost funny,this is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship,0
for a shoot-'em-up ballistic is oddly lifeless,for a shoot-'em-up ballistic is oddly lifeless,1
shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,1
the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice,the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice,1
my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,1
in my own very humble opinion in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works,it is messy uncouth incomprehensible vicious and absurd,0
two hours of sepia-tinted heavy metal images and surround sound effects of people moaning,yes i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care so i didn't,0
the pacing is deadly the narration helps little and naipaul a juicy writer is negated,occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive a footnote to a still evolving story,0
if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck wait till you see maid in manhattan,if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck wait till you see maid in manhattan,1
it doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes it still feels like a prison stretch,it doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes it still feels like a prison stretch,1
the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience's chain,the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience's chain,1
it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it,really horrible drek,0
after several scenes of this tacky nonsense you'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget,for all its social and political potential state property doesn't end up being very inspiring or insightful,0
american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize and the lesson in the end is nothing new,american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize and the lesson in the end is nothing new,1
sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece,like so many other allegedly scary movies it gets so tangled up in the twist that it chokes the energy right out of the very audience it seeks to frighten,0
plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial,avary's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis' book,0
a waterlogged version of 'fatal attraction' for the teeny-bopper set a sad soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads,the film didn't move me one way or the other but it was an honest effort and if you want to see a flick about telemarketers this one will due,0
originality is sorely lacking,the movie while beautiful feels labored with a hint of the writing exercise about it,0
kapur's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself,a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others thanks to the actors that are quite touching,0
a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling,its juxtaposition of overwrought existentialism and stomach-churning gore will have you forever on the verge of either cracking up or throwing up,0
an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10 but it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's let alone some savvy street activism,an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10 but it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's let alone some savvy street activism,1
no aspirations to social import inform the movie version this is a shameless sham calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars,the only thing that could possibly make them less interesting than they already are is for them to get full montied into a scrappy jovial team,0
the whole affair is as predictable as can be,it jumps around with little logic or continuity presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular anciently demanding métier,0
pretty much sucks but has a funny moment or two,pretty much sucks but has a funny moment or two,1
from the choppy editing to the annoying score to 'special effects' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line " besotted " is misbegotten,a movie that rather than skip along the seine more or less slogs its way through soggy paris tongue uncomfortably in cheek,0
where last time jokes flowed out of cho's life story which provided an engrossing dramatic through line here the comedian hides behind obviously constructed routines,where last time jokes flowed out of cho's life story which provided an engrossing dramatic through line here the comedian hides behind obviously constructed routines,1
an unholy mess driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape it must be labelled 'hip' 'innovative' and 'realistic',i can imagine this movie as a b&w british comedy circa 1960 with peter sellers kenneth williams et al but at this time with this cast this movie is hopeless,0
there's no question that epps scores once or twice but it's telling that his funniest moment comes when he falls about ten feet onto his head,slap her - she's not funny no french people were harmed during the making of this movie but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half,0
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss,this is so bad,0
this isn't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby it's the cliffsnotes with pages missing,the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs,0
a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,1
a decidedly mixed bag,a decidedly mixed bag,1
children and adults enamored of all things pokemon won't be disappointed,children and adults enamored of all things pokemon won't be disappointed,1
the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes,the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes,1
for its 100 minutes running time you'll wait in vain for a movie to happen,how much you are moved by the emotional tumult of [françois and michèle's] relationship depends a lot on how interesting and likable you find them,0
writer/director john mckay ignites some charming chemistry between kate and jed but when he veers into sodden melodrama punctuated by violins it's disastrous and kate's jealous female friends become downright despicable,the script is a tired one with few moments of joy rising above the stale material,0
there is one surefire way to get a nomination for a best-foreign-film oscar : make a movie about whimsical folk who learn a nonchallenging life-affirming lesson while walking around a foreign city with stunning architecture,while the script starts promisingly it loses steam towards the middle and never really develops beyond attacking obvious target,0
what would jesus do if he was a film director ? he'd create a movie better than this,labute can't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american a choice that upsets the novel's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film,0
some body is a shaky uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves,some body is a shaky uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves,1
seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago,seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago,1
eventually arrives at its heart as simple self-reflection meditation,eventually arrives at its heart as simple self-reflection meditation,1
all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject,a meatballs for the bare-midriff generation,0
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency,even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency,1
it never quite makes it to the boiling point but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,nothing here seems as funny as it did in analyze this not even joe viterelli as de niro's right-hand goombah,0
a sentimental mess that never rings true,presents a good case while failing to provide a reason for us to care beyond the very basic dictums of human decency,0
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever he has a great cast and a great idea but the execution is a flop with the exception of about six gags that really work,hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever he has a great cast and a great idea but the execution is a flop with the exception of about six gags that really work,1
any film that doesn't even in passing mention political prisoners poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss,any film that doesn't even in passing mention political prisoners poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss,1
chaotic self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at it's like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror,there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust,0
a depressingly retrograde 'post-feminist' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,a depressingly retrograde 'post-feminist' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,1
if anything see it for karen black who camps up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick,the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood and it's relentlessly folksy a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions,0
it's actually too sincere -- the crime movie equivalent of a chick flick,it's actually too sincere -- the crime movie equivalent of a chick flick,1
after a while hoffman's quirks and mannerisms particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial,show me the mugging,0
excessive profane packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters,there's more repetition than creativity throughout the movie,0
a tedious parable about honesty and good sportsmanship,a tedious parable about honesty and good sportsmanship,1
all i can say is fuhgeddaboutit,this one aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit,0
a surprisingly flat retread hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing,all that ( powerpuff girls ) charm is present in the movie but it's spread too thin,0
[a] stale retread of the '53 original,is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ?,0
much like robin williams death to smoochy has already reached its expiration date,much like robin williams death to smoochy has already reached its expiration date,1
the movie's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach but is that knot from dramatic tension or a symptom of artistic malnutrition ?,the movie's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach but is that knot from dramatic tension or a symptom of artistic malnutrition ?,1
in between the icy stunts the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and 'just letting the mountain tell you what to do ',this one is a few bits funnier than malle's dud if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0
[l]ame and unnecessary,[l]ame and unnecessary,1
there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,the film has [its] moments but they are few and far between,0
clare peploe's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence,clare peploe's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence,1
this time mr burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again,this time mr burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again,1
lawrence preaches strictly to the converted,the truth about charlie is that it's a brazenly misguided project,0
ultimately the yes snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok,ultimately the yes snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok,1
a retread of material already thoroughly plumbed by martin scorsese,a retread of material already thoroughly plumbed by martin scorsese,1
pumpkin means to be an outrageous dark satire on fraternity life but its ambitions far exceed the abilities of writer adam larson broder and his co-director tony r abrams in their feature debut,pumpkin means to be an outrageous dark satire on fraternity life but its ambitions far exceed the abilities of writer adam larson broder and his co-director tony r abrams in their feature debut,1
the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience,just when the movie seems confident enough to handle subtlety it dives into soapy bathos,0
did the film inform and educate me ? yes did it move me to care about what happened in 1915 armenia ? no and that is where ararat went astray,did the film inform and educate me ? yes did it move me to care about what happened in 1915 armenia ? no and that is where ararat went astray,1
the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another about half of them are funny a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,take away the controversy and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera,0
a thoroughly awful movie--dumb narratively chaotic visually sloppy a weird amalgam of 'the thing' and a geriatric 'scream ',a thoroughly awful movie--dumb narratively chaotic visually sloppy a weird amalgam of 'the thing' and a geriatric 'scream ',1
a reality-snubbing hodgepodge,it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen,0
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder,this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone's career,0
with the candy-like taste of it fading faster than 25-cent bubble gum i realized this is a throwaway movie that won't stand the test of time it's a trifle,with the candy-like taste of it fading faster than 25-cent bubble gum i realized this is a throwaway movie that won't stand the test of time it's a trifle,1
i can't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies,this thing is virtually unwatchable,0
the director mostly plays it straight turning leys' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder,seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors,0
a fragile framework upon which to hang broad mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes,0
one lousy movie,one lousy movie,1
the film has a few cute ideas and several modest chuckles but it isn't exactly kiddie-friendly… alas santa is more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho and the snowman ( who never gets to play that flute ) has all the charm of a meltdown,plays as hollow catharsis with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights,0
it is by conventional standards a fairly terrible movie but it is also weirdly fascinating a ready-made eurotrash cult object it is also at times curiously moving,it is by conventional standards a fairly terrible movie but it is also weirdly fascinating a ready-made eurotrash cult object it is also at times curiously moving,1
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama,chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama,1
because the intelligence level of the characters must be low very low very very low for the masquerade to work the movie contains no wit only labored gags,at times the movie looks genuinely pretty your nightmares on the other hand will be anything but not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow,0
it's a boom-box of a movie that might have been titled 'the loud and the ludicrous' the pandering to a moviegoing audience dominated by young males is all too calculated,there's little to recommend snow dogs unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity,0
'dragonfly' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo manipulative sentimentality and sappy dialogue,'dragonfly' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo manipulative sentimentality and sappy dialogue,1
the charms of willful eccentricity at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay are beginning to wear a bit thin,apparently romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just doesn't figure in the present hollywood program,0
it's been 20 years since 48 hrs made eddie murphy a movie star and the man hasn't aged a day but his showboating wise-cracker stock persona sure is getting old,it's been 20 years since 48 hrs made eddie murphy a movie star and the man hasn't aged a day but his showboating wise-cracker stock persona sure is getting old,1
a stupid derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense,the character is too forced and overwritten to be funny or believable much of the time and clayburgh doesn't always improve the over-the-top mix,0
a sudsy cautionary tale,purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons,0
a picture as erratic as its central character,a picture as erratic as its central character,1
largely this is a movie that also does it by the numbers,largely this is a movie that also does it by the numbers,1
hopefully it'll be at the dollar theatres by the time christmas rolls around wait to see it then,hopefully it'll be at the dollar theatres by the time christmas rolls around wait to see it then,1
a movie that harps on media-constructed 'issues' like whether compromise is the death of self… this orgasm [won't be an] exceedingly memorable one for most people,couldn't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ?,0
a peculiar misfire that even tunney can't save,a era do gelo diverte mas não convence É um passatempo descompromissado – e só,0
an unencouraging threefold expansion on the former mtv series accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags pranks pratfalls dares injuries etc,an unencouraging threefold expansion on the former mtv series accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags pranks pratfalls dares injuries etc,1
this isn't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby it's the cliffsnotes with pages missing,this isn't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby it's the cliffsnotes with pages missing,1
i can't remember the last time i saw an audience laugh so much during a movie but there's only one problem…it's supposed to be a drama,i can't remember the last time i saw an audience laugh so much during a movie but there's only one problem…it's supposed to be a drama,1
if melville is creatively a great whale this film is canned tuna,if melville is creatively a great whale this film is canned tuna,1
a standard haunted house tale transplanted to the high seas,a standard haunted house tale transplanted to the high seas,1
somehow both wildly implausible and strangely conventional,somehow both wildly implausible and strangely conventional,1
a piece of mildly entertaining inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable,resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,0
tambor and clayburgh make an appealing couple — he's understated and sardonic she's appealingly manic and energetic both deserve better,it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate,0
the best thing that can be said of the picture is that it does have a few cute moments,the best thing that can be said of the picture is that it does have a few cute moments,1
it's a movie forged in the fires of chick flick hell,it's a movie forged in the fires of chick flick hell,1
the stories here suffer from the chosen format,the stories here suffer from the chosen format,1
has all the depth of a wading pool,the pacing is deadly the narration helps little and naipaul a juicy writer is negated,0
there's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance,there's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance,1
feels like pieces a bunch of other better movies slapped together,this is as lax and limp a comedy as i've seen in a while a meander through worn-out material,0
de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork but like bruce springsteen's gone-to-pot asbury park new jersey this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins,despite a performance of sustained intelligence from stanford and another of subtle humour from bebe neuwirth as an older woman who seduces oscar the film founders on its lack of empathy for the social milieu - rich new york intelligentsia - and its off,0
plodding poorly written murky and weakly acted the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo,trapped presents a frightening and compelling 'what if ? ' scenario that will give most parents pause then something terrible happens,0
what we have here isn't a disaster exactly but a very handsomely produced let-down,what we have here isn't a disaster exactly but a very handsomely produced let-down,1
the obnoxious special effects the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy dopey old hanna-barbera charm,the obnoxious special effects the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy dopey old hanna-barbera charm,1
although this idea is " new " the results are tired,although this idea is " new " the results are tired,1
it's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who doesn't think about percentages all day long,it's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who doesn't think about percentages all day long,1
the pool drowned me in boredom,the pool drowned me in boredom,1
disreputable doings and exquisite trappings are dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances,disreputable doings and exquisite trappings are dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances,1
what soured me on the santa clause 2 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard it's icky,sluggish tonally uneven,0
i admire it and yet cannot recommend it because it overstays its natural running time,some writer dude i think his name was uh michael zaidan was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something but dude the only thing that i ever saw that was written down were the zeroes on my paycheck,0
behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance,behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance,1
soul is what's lacking in every character in this movie and subsequently the movie itself,soul is what's lacking in every character in this movie and subsequently the movie itself,1
where the film falters is in its tone,where the film falters is in its tone,1
though jones and snipes are enthralling the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché,though jones and snipes are enthralling the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché,1
it's a frightful vanity film that no doubt pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni,it's a frightful vanity film that no doubt pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni,1
sluggish tonally uneven,has no reason to exist other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents,0
deadeningly dull mired in convoluted melodrama nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness,two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending,0
your taste for jonah - a veggie tales movie may well depend on your threshold for pop manifestations of the holy spirit,never again while nothing special is pleasant diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction,0
less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession,[serry] wants to blend politics and drama an admirable ambition it's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one,0
there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here but who the hell cares ?,the idea of 49-year-old roberto benigni playing the wooden boy pinocchio is scary enough the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque,0
high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government/ marine/legal mystery and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff nearly subliminally as the old-hat province of male intrigue,high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government/ marine/legal mystery and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff nearly subliminally as the old-hat province of male intrigue,1
predictably melodramatic,predictably melodramatic,1
as pure over-the-top trash any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile,as pure over-the-top trash any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile,1
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil,it may be a prize winner but teacher is a bomb,0
there is something in full frontal i guess about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them but like most movie riddles it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see,there is something in full frontal i guess about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them but like most movie riddles it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see,1
they do a good job of painting this family dynamic for the audience but they tried to squeeze too many elements into the film,even those of a single digit age will be able to recognize that this story is too goofy even for disney,0
[green is] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein and i'm just about ready to go to the u n and ask permission for a preemptive strike,pumpkin means to be an outrageous dark satire on fraternity life but its ambitions far exceed the abilities of writer adam larson broder and his co-director tony r abrams in their feature debut,0
this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material,the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and didn't reserve enough for his second,0
an inconsequential barely there bit of piffle,on its icy face the new film is a subzero version of monsters inc without the latter's imagination visual charm or texture,0
it's obvious [je-gyu is] trying for poetry ; what he gets instead has all the lyricism of a limerick scrawled in a public restroom,egoyan's work often elegantly considers various levels of reality and uses shifting points of view but here he has constructed a film so labyrinthine that it defeats his larger purpose,0
it's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat but the second half of the movie really goes downhill,most new movies have a bright sheen some like ballistic arrive stillborn looking like the beaten well-worn video box cover of seven years into the future,0
the thriller side of this movie is falling flat as the stalker doesn't do much stalking and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investigating the case,has its charming quirks and its dull spots,0
it's difficult to say whether the tuxedo is more boring or embarrassing--i'm prepared to call it a draw,there's a disturbing 'great white hope' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion,0
excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic,excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic,1
every so often a movie comes along that confirms one's worse fears about civilization as we know it the new guy is one of them,every so often a movie comes along that confirms one's worse fears about civilization as we know it the new guy is one of them,1
no it's not nearly as good as any of its influences,you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood isn't going to jell,0
despite juliet stevenon's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela's emotional roller coaster life it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs,despite juliet stevenon's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela's emotional roller coaster life it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs,1
ver wiel's desperate attempt at wit is lost leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless,ver wiel's desperate attempt at wit is lost leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless,1
the enormous comic potential of an oafish idiot impersonating an aristocrat remains sadly unrealized,the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue,0
yet another weepy southern bore-athon,one of the most plain unimaginative romantic comedies i've ever seen,0
sometimes fond memories should stay in the past : a lesson this film teaches all too well,sometimes fond memories should stay in the past : a lesson this film teaches all too well,1
too slow too long and too little happens,too slow too long and too little happens,1
they should have called it gutterball,they should have called it gutterball,1
what might have been acceptable on the printed page of iles' book does not translate well to the screen,what might have been acceptable on the printed page of iles' book does not translate well to the screen,1
sheridan seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy and scotches most of its élan humor bile and irony,sheridan seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy and scotches most of its élan humor bile and irony,1
the biggest problem with satin rouge is lilia herself she's a cipher played by an actress who smiles and frowns but doesn't reveal an inner life,[crystal and de niro] manage to squeeze out some good laughs but not enough to make this silly con job sing,0
it's splash without the jokes,it's splash without the jokes,1
tykwer's surface flash isn't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to including the condition of art,it smacks of purely commercial motivation with no great love for the original,0
[serry] wants to blend politics and drama an admirable ambition it's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one,[serry] wants to blend politics and drama an admirable ambition it's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one,1
there's nothing provocative about this film save for the ways in which it studiously avoids provoking thought,there's nothing provocative about this film save for the ways in which it studiously avoids provoking thought,1
as dumb and cheesy as they may be the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy supposed family-friendly comedy,as dumb and cheesy as they may be the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy supposed family-friendly comedy,1
while the production details are lavish film has little insight into the historical period and its artists particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation,while the production details are lavish film has little insight into the historical period and its artists particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation,1
in the end white oleander isn't an adaptation of a novel it's a flashy star-splashed reduction,there's nothing provocative about this film save for the ways in which it studiously avoids provoking thought,0
i don't mind having my heartstrings pulled but don't treat me like a fool,it is a comedy that's not very funny and an action movie that is not very thrilling ( and an uneasy alliance at that ),0
it's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long,formula 51 promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip,0
at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,1
interminably bleak to say nothing of boring,interminably bleak to say nothing of boring,1
should have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor,a mechanical action-comedy whose seeming purpose is to market the charismatic jackie chan to even younger audiences,0
lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward static and lifeless rumblings,the intent is almost exactly the same [as the full monty] all that's missing is the spontaneity originality and delight,0
a nearly 21/2 hours the film is way too indulgent,a nearly 21/2 hours the film is way too indulgent,1
all ms jovovich as the sanctified heroine has to do is look radiant grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters,almost gags on its own gore,0
unfortunately the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making,unfortunately the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making,1
when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life it already has one strike against it,when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life it already has one strike against it,1
meyjes's movie like max rothman's future does not work,undercover brother doesn't go far enough it's just a silly black genre spoof,0
a sincere but dramatically conflicted gay coming-of-age tale,a sincere but dramatically conflicted gay coming-of-age tale,1
despite its visual virtuosity 'naqoyqatsi' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it,despite its visual virtuosity 'naqoyqatsi' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it,1
proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie,in both the writing and cutting it does not achieve the kind of dramatic unity that transports you you end up simply admiring this bit or that this performance or that,0
an often unfunny romp,an often unfunny romp,1
completely awful iranian drama as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque,completely awful iranian drama as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque,1
the next big thing's not-so-big ( and not-so-hot ) directorial debut,the next big thing's not-so-big ( and not-so-hot ) directorial debut,1
unlike [scorsese's mean streets] ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season,0
on top of a foundering performance [madonna's] denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag,a standard haunted house tale transplanted to the high seas,0
once one experiences mr haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth and little else,once one experiences mr haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth and little else,1
it's better suited for the history or biography channel but there's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind,a zombie movie in every sense of the word--mindless lifeless meandering loud painful obnoxious,0
the only thing to fear about " fear dot com " is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film,we never really feel involved with the story as all of its ideas remain just that : abstract ideas,0
think of it as american pie on valium,think of it as american pie on valium,1
there's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long,if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride don't settle for this imposter,0
each story on its own could have been expanded and worked into a compelling single feature but in its current incarnation storytelling never quite gets over its rather lopsided conception,each story on its own could have been expanded and worked into a compelling single feature but in its current incarnation storytelling never quite gets over its rather lopsided conception,1
plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread,plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread,1
there's a bit of thematic meat on the bones of queen of the damned as its origins in an anne rice novel dictate but generally it's a movie that emphasizes style over character and substance,it's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting,0
peralta's mythmaking could have used some informed adult hindsight,arty gay film,0
despite auteuil's performance it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug,it's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0
the director with his fake backdrops and stately pacing never settles on a consistent tone,the director with his fake backdrops and stately pacing never settles on a consistent tone,1
twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him big time,twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him big time,1
as the sulking moody male hustler in the title role [franco] has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence but none of his sweetness and vulnerability,as the sulking moody male hustler in the title role [franco] has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence but none of his sweetness and vulnerability,1
extremely bad,all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,0
it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles but notorious c h o still feels like a promising work-in-progress,the film is surprisingly well-directed by brett ratner who keeps things moving well -- at least until the problematic third act,0
`matrix'-style massacres erupt throughout but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,`matrix'-style massacres erupt throughout but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,1
filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low fortunately for all involved this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water,filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low fortunately for all involved this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water,1
green might want to hang onto that ski mask as robbery may be the only way to pay for his next project,green might want to hang onto that ski mask as robbery may be the only way to pay for his next project,1
trying to figure out the rules of the country bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans only hairier -- would tax einstein's brain,trying to figure out the rules of the country bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans only hairier -- would tax einstein's brain,1
the film never rises above a conventional two dimension tale,the film has too many spots where it's on slippery footing but is acceptable entertainment for the entire family and one that's especially fit for the kiddies,0
what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety,imagine kevin smith the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor the result might look like vulgar,0
it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn,stupid infantile redundant sloppy over-the-top and amateurish yep it's " waking up in reno " go back to sleep,0
this franchise has not spawned a single good film the crap continues,this franchise has not spawned a single good film the crap continues,1
most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and no matter how broomfield dresses it up it tends to speculation conspiracy theories or at best circumstantial evidence,most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and no matter how broomfield dresses it up it tends to speculation conspiracy theories or at best circumstantial evidence,1
what you expect is just what you get assuming the bar of expectations hasn't been raised above sixth-grade height,like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert john q is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause,0
it plods along methodically somehow under the assumption that its " dead wife communicating from beyond the grave " framework is even remotely new or interesting,apparently writer-director attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film,0
handsome and sincere but slightly awkward in its combination of entertainment and evangelical boosterism,pays tribute to heroes the way julia roberts hands out awards--with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0
it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel,it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel,1
'abandon all hope ye who enter here' you should definitely let dante's gloomy words be your guide,somehow we're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world don fatigues and become g i jane,0
take away all the cliches and the carbon copy scenes from every drug movie we've seen and all you have left are john leguizamo's cool jackets,take away all the cliches and the carbon copy scenes from every drug movie we've seen and all you have left are john leguizamo's cool jackets,1
a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality,a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality,1
obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic,obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic,1
the only thing that distinguishes a randall wallace film from any other is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,the only thing that distinguishes a randall wallace film from any other is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,1
is it a comedy ? a drama ? a romance ? a cartoon ?,in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who don't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0
mindless yet impressively lean spinoff of last summer's bloated effects fest the mummy returns,belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category and this is why i have given it a one-star rating,0
unless you're a fanatic the best advice is : 'scooby' don't,unless you're a fanatic the best advice is : 'scooby' don't,1
the overall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors,the overall vibe is druggy and self-indulgent like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors,1
the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,don't let your festive spirit go this far,0
another example of how sandler is losing his touch,put it somewhere between sling blade and south of heaven west of hell in the pantheon of billy bob's body of work,0
you wonder why enough wasn't just a music video rather than a full-length movie,you wonder why enough wasn't just a music video rather than a full-length movie,1
as immaculate as stuart little 2 is it could be a lot better if it were well more adventurous,as immaculate as stuart little 2 is it could be a lot better if it were well more adventurous,1
it's hard to say who might enjoy this are there tolstoy groupies out there ? it's dark and tragic and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death,it's hard to say who might enjoy this are there tolstoy groupies out there ? it's dark and tragic and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death,1
an incoherent jumble of a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix there is no real reason to see it wait for video -- and then don't rent it,0
the animation merely serves up a predictable maudlin story that swipes heavily from bambi and the lion king yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies,the animation merely serves up a predictable maudlin story that swipes heavily from bambi and the lion king yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies,1
phoned-in business as usual,phoned-in business as usual,1
it all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,the campy results make mel brooks' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated,0
patchy combination of soap opera low-tech magic realism and at times ploddingly sociological commentary,patchy combination of soap opera low-tech magic realism and at times ploddingly sociological commentary,1
bread my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it it may even fall into the category of films you love to hate i admit it i hate to like it,bread my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it it may even fall into the category of films you love to hate i admit it i hate to like it,1
this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video --with a lousy script inept direction pathetic acting poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography complete with visible boom mikes,this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video --with a lousy script inept direction pathetic acting poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography complete with visible boom mikes,1
if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of 'there but for the grace of god ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world,if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of 'there but for the grace of god ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world,1
hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown the film nevertheless works up a few scares,there's a thin line between likably old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy and the count of monte cristo never quite settles on either side,0
director brian levant who never strays far from his sitcom roots skates blithely from one implausible situation to another pausing only to tie up loose ends with more bows than you'll find on a french poodle,a sequel that's much too big for its britches,0
it's mighty tedious for the viewer who has to contend with unpleasant characters hit-and-miss performances and awkwardly staged scenes,it's mighty tedious for the viewer who has to contend with unpleasant characters hit-and-miss performances and awkwardly staged scenes,1
ultimately the yes snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok,this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento ( a producer here ) but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic,0
there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame,there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame,1
as earnest as a community-college advertisement american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar sell the amp and apply to medical school,as earnest as a community-college advertisement american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar sell the amp and apply to medical school,1
chaotic self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at it's like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror,chaotic self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at it's like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror,1
new best friend's playboy-mansion presentation of college life is laugh-out-loud ludicrous,it's played in the most straight-faced fashion with little humor to lighten things up the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence,0
it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,feels like pieces a bunch of other better movies slapped together,0
a hideous confusing spectacle one that may well put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations,a hideous confusing spectacle one that may well put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations,1
not a cheap slasher flick as the subject matter would suggest but is a little like a nature film showing a patient predator and his foolish prey,not a cheap slasher flick as the subject matter would suggest but is a little like a nature film showing a patient predator and his foolish prey,1
producer john penotti surveyed high school students and came back with the astonishing revelation that " they wanted to see something that didn't talk down to them " ignoring that he made swimfan anyway,sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest,0
it's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic the wife is patient the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate but short enough to make a dream seem possible,it's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic the wife is patient the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate but short enough to make a dream seem possible,1
who is this movie for ? not kids who don't need the lesson in repugnance it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are 'edgy ',made me feel uneasy even queasy because [solondz's] cool compassion is on the border of bemused contempt,0
an incoherent jumble of a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,an incoherent jumble of a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,1
by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around,by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around,1
a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion,a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion,1
a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,the movie is as far as you can get from racy to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain ; it has a dull costumey feel,0
dolman confines himself to shtick and sentimentality -- the one bald and the other sloppy,dolman confines himself to shtick and sentimentality -- the one bald and the other sloppy,1
the château would have been benefited from a sharper cleaner script before it went in front of the camera not to mention a sharper cleaner camera lens,sheridan is painfully bad a fourth-rate jim carrey who doesn't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,0
i can imagine this movie as a b&w british comedy circa 1960 with peter sellers kenneth williams et al but at this time with this cast this movie is hopeless,i can imagine this movie as a b&w british comedy circa 1960 with peter sellers kenneth williams et al but at this time with this cast this movie is hopeless,1
the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical what's worse is that pelosi knows it,has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor — but it's a rushed slapdash sequel-for-the-sake- of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity,0
late marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u s viewers off their feet,denzel washington's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony,0
theological matters aside the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues,post-september 11 " the sum of all fears " seems more tacky and reprehensible manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,0
more intellectually scary than dramatically involving,more intellectually scary than dramatically involving,1
it's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction,it's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction,1
lyne's latest the erotic thriller unfaithful further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded,lyne's latest the erotic thriller unfaithful further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded,1
we never feel anything for these characters and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity,we never feel anything for these characters and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity,1
possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another,possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another,1
if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of 'there but for the grace of god ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world,it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color,0
it's too self-important and plodding to be funny and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic,it's too self-important and plodding to be funny and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic,1
a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time and this isn't,what's next ? rob schneider dana carvey and sarah michelle gellar in the philadelphia story ? david spade as citizen kane ?,0
it's not the worst comedy of the year but it certainly won't win any honors,britney spears' phoniness is nothing compared to the movie's contrived lame screenplay and listless direction,0
rarely has a film's title served such dire warning,rarely has a film's title served such dire warning,1
the film's maudlin focus on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,a poorly scripted preachy fable that forgets about unfolding a coherent believable story in its zeal to spread propaganda,0
as with too many studio pics plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure,as with too many studio pics plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure,1
meandering and confusing,spreads itself too thin leaving these actors as well as the members of the commune short of profound characterizations,0
it's dumb but more importantly it's just not scary,stinks from start to finish like a wet burlap sack of gloom,0
a movie that falls victim to frazzled wackiness and frayed satire,screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite,0
it's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress,the stories here suffer from the chosen format,0
this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece in treading the line between sappy and sanguine winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand,most of the characters come off as pantomimesque sterotypes,0
narc can only remind us of brilliant crime dramas without becoming one itself,characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,0
a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms,a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms,1
a road trip that will get you thinking 'are we there yet ? ',a road trip that will get you thinking 'are we there yet ? ',1
kung pow is oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that,kung pow is oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that,1
myers never knows when to let a gag die ; thus we're subjected to one mind-numbingly lengthy riff on poo and pee jokes after another,with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids there's not enough intelligence wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd,0
unintelligible poorly acted brain-slappingly bad harvard man is ludicrous enough that it could become a cult classic,sheridan had a wonderful account to work from but curiously he waters it down turning grit and vulnerability into light reading,0
this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs there can be no other explanation hilariously inept and ridiculous,this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs there can be no other explanation hilariously inept and ridiculous,1
it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that doesn't know what it wants to be,the furious coherence that [deniro] brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself which feels as it plods toward the end less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing,0
don't let your festive spirit go this far,don't let your festive spirit go this far,1
so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,1
the piano teacher like its title character is repellantly out of control,the piano teacher like its title character is repellantly out of control,1
[davis] wants to cause his audience an epiphany yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters,simone is not a bad film it just doesn't have anything really interesting to say,0
this one is certainly well-meaning but it's also simple-minded and contrived,unfortunately carvey's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,0
no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild,the biggest problem with roger avary's uproar against the mpaa is that even in all its director's cut glory he's made a film that's barely shocking barely interesting and most of all barely anything,0
tom shadyac has learned a bit more craft since directing adams but he still lingers over every point until the slowest viewer grasps it,the streets shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus may be as authentic as they are mean but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them,0
[t]his slop doesn't even have potential as a cult film as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen,unfortunately kapur modernizes a e w mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american a decision that plucks " the four feathers " bare,0
so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy,so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy,1
the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison,statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0
standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added,standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added,1
well-intentioned though it may be its soap-opera morality tales have the antiseptic preprogrammed feel of an after-school special,well-intentioned though it may be its soap-opera morality tales have the antiseptic preprogrammed feel of an after-school special,1
eastwood winces clutches his chest and gasps for breath it's a spectacular performance - ahem we hope it's only acting,eastwood winces clutches his chest and gasps for breath it's a spectacular performance - ahem we hope it's only acting,1
anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally and log on to something more user-friendly,anyone who can count to five ( the film's target market ? ) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going,0
a minor-league soccer remake of the longest yard,a minor-league soccer remake of the longest yard,1
brainless but enjoyably over-the-top the retro gang melodrama deuces wild represents fifties teen-gang machismo in a way that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism,brainless but enjoyably over-the-top the retro gang melodrama deuces wild represents fifties teen-gang machismo in a way that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism,1
it's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script,you can practically hear george orwell turning over,0
newcomer helmer kevin donovan is hamstrung by a badly handled screenplay of what is really an amusing concept – a high-tech tux that transforms its wearer into a superman,77 minutes of pokemon may not last 4ever it just seems like it does my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it,0
abysmally pathetic,taken as a whole the tuxedo doesn't add up to a whole lot,0
a few zingers aside the writing is indifferent and jordan brady's direction is prosaic,a few zingers aside the writing is indifferent and jordan brady's direction is prosaic,1
a fairly by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy,a fairly by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy,1
the plot has a number of holes and at times it's simply baffling,we may never think of band camp as a geeky or nerdy thing again,0
like coming into a long-running well-written television series where you've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably won't see the next six,off the hook is overlong and not well-acted but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all,0
one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud,piccoli's performance is amazing yes but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's-length in the film seem irritatingly transparent,0
despite apparent motives to the contrary it ends up being like [seinfeld's] revered tv show about pretty much nothing,despite apparent motives to the contrary it ends up being like [seinfeld's] revered tv show about pretty much nothing,1
but buying into sham truths and routine " indie " filmmaking freundlich has made just another safe movie it's not horrible just horribly mediocre,this franchise has not spawned a single good film the crap continues,0
an awful snooze,an awful snooze,1
shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,1
it's such a mechanical endeavor [that] it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,the movie turns out to be [assayas'] homage to the gallic 'tradition of quality ' in all its fusty squareness,0
for all the writhing and wailing tears rage and opium overdoses there's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love's dissolution,for all the writhing and wailing tears rage and opium overdoses there's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love's dissolution,1
was i scared ? only at the prospect of beck's next project let's see a haunted house a haunted ship what's next ghost blimp ?,imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor and you have some idea of the glum numb experience of watching o fantasma,0
the only thing that distinguishes a randall wallace film from any other is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,[it's] a prison soccer movie starring charismatic tough guy vinnie jones but it had too much spitting for me to enjoy,0
irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater,irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater,1
if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith why didn't he just do it instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ?,if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith why didn't he just do it instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ?,1
when it comes to entertainment children deserve better than pokemon 4ever,when it comes to entertainment children deserve better than pokemon 4ever,1
the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas which never reach satisfying conclusions,his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude calculated to provoke shocked laughter without following up on a deeper level,0
like its title character esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating,like its title character esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating,1
delivers few moments of inspiration amid the bland animation and simplistic story,there's the plot and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream,0
feels less like it's about teenagers than it was written by teenagers,predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king,0
despite all evidence to the contrary this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults,whatever about warning kids about the dangers of ouija boards someone should dispense the same advice to film directors,0
it's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction,ozpetek offers an aids subtext skims over the realities of gay sex and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves,0
marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie,due to stodgy soap opera-ish dialogue the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter,0
this is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned,this is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned,1
doesn't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago,doesn't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago,1
when the painted backdrops in a movie are more alive than its characters you know you're in trouble,when the painted backdrops in a movie are more alive than its characters you know you're in trouble,1
veers uncomfortably close to pro-serb propaganda,veers uncomfortably close to pro-serb propaganda,1
this story of unrequited love doesn't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour,bad and baffling from the get-go,0
the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full irritating display in [this] meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot,the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full irritating display in [this] meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot,1
a muddled limp biscuit of a movie a vampire soap opera that doesn't make much sense even on its own terms,one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud,0
halfway through the movie the humor dwindles it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,halfway through the movie the humor dwindles it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,1
it's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's,it's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's,1
tennessee williams by way of oprah's book club,there's plenty of style in guillermo del toro's sequel to the 1998 hit but why do we need 117 minutes to tell a tale that simply can't sustain more than 90 minutes,0
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors,fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies and he gives none to the audience,0
places a slightly believable love triangle in a difficult-to-swallow setting and then disappointingly moves the story into the realm of an improbable thriller,places a slightly believable love triangle in a difficult-to-swallow setting and then disappointingly moves the story into the realm of an improbable thriller,1
we may get the full visceral impact of a ruthless army on the warpath but no sense of the devilish complexity of the balkans conflict,alternately frustrating and rewarding,0
has its moments but it's pretty far from a treasure,despite hoffman's best efforts wilson remains a silent lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before,0
this one is a few bits funnier than malle's dud if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,this one is a few bits funnier than malle's dud if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,1
as an actor the rock is aptly named,unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script,0
la de salma es una versión de frida superficial preciosista y sin ningún contenido,la de salma es una versión de frida superficial preciosista y sin ningún contenido,1
theology aside why put someone who ultimately doesn't learn at the center of a kids' story ?,theology aside why put someone who ultimately doesn't learn at the center of a kids' story ?,1
an amalgam of the fugitive blade runner and total recall only without much energy or tension,an amalgam of the fugitive blade runner and total recall only without much energy or tension,1
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,the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair,0
when the casting call for this movie went out it must have read 'seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame ',dull and mechanical kinda like a very goofy museum exhibit,0
glib satirical documentary that fudges facts makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism,glib satirical documentary that fudges facts makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism,1
this time kaufman's imagination has failed him,the plot's clearly mythic structure may owe more to disney's strong sense of formula than to the original story but while the highly predictable narrative falls short treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold,0
the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,before long the film starts playing like general hospital crossed with a saturday night live spoof of dog day afternoon,0
the title alone should scare any sane person away,i never thought i'd say this but i'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies,0
its strengths and weaknesses play off each other virtually to a stand-off with the unfortunate trump card being the dreary mid-section of the film,a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of,0
attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama he seems to want both but succeeds in making neither,it made me feel unclean and i'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies oh and booty call,0
at three hours and with very little story or character development there is plenty of room for editing and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue,as saccharine movies go this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses,0
despite its visual virtuosity 'naqoyqatsi' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it,anyway for one reason or another crush turns into a dire drama partway through after that it just gets stupid and maudlin too bad but thanks to some lovely comedic moments and several fine performances it's not a total loss,0
the trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than as was more likely a victim of mental illness,the trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than as was more likely a victim of mental illness,1
soderbergh seems capable only of delivering artfully lighted earnest inquiries that lack the kind of genuine depth that would make them redeemable,soderbergh seems capable only of delivering artfully lighted earnest inquiries that lack the kind of genuine depth that would make them redeemable,1
just a bloody mess,just a bloody mess,1
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him,the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him,1
the characters are interesting and the relationship between yosuke and saeko is worth watching as it develops but there's not enough to the story to fill two hours,the characters are interesting and the relationship between yosuke and saeko is worth watching as it develops but there's not enough to the story to fill two hours,1
no amount of blood and disintegrating vampire cadavers can obscure this movie's lack of ideas,no amount of blood and disintegrating vampire cadavers can obscure this movie's lack of ideas,1
a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line,a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line,1
stars matthew perry and elizabeth hurley illicit more than a chuckle and more jokes land than crash but ultimately serving sara doesn't distinguish itself from the herd,the attempt is courageous even if the result is wildly uneven,0
like mike is a slight and uninventive movie : like the exalted michael jordan referred to in the title many can aspire but none can equal,the irwins' scenes are fascinating ; the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,0
a bit of an unwieldy mess,a bit of an unwieldy mess,1
the story is so light and sugary that were it a macy's thanksgiving day parade balloon extra heavy-duty ropes would be needed to keep it from floating away,the story is so light and sugary that were it a macy's thanksgiving day parade balloon extra heavy-duty ropes would be needed to keep it from floating away,1
there is no entry portal in the rules of attraction and i spent most of the movie feeling depressed by the shallow selfish greedy characters," analyze that " is one of those crass contrived sequels that not only fails on its own but makes you second-guess your affection for the original,0
as original and insightful as last week's episode of behind the music,as original and insightful as last week's episode of behind the music,1
this is sandler running on empty repeating what he's already done way too often,this is sandler running on empty repeating what he's already done way too often,1
plays like john le carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders,plays like john le carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders,1
painfully padded,painfully padded,1
just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm,just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm,1
so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of 'there but for the grace of god ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world,0
epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star,the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd it's all pretty cynical and condescending too,0
boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect,there's a bit of thematic meat on the bones of queen of the damned as its origins in an anne rice novel dictate but generally it's a movie that emphasizes style over character and substance,0
may offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor,may offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor,1
the rest of the plot is impossible to explain without blowing whatever tension there is although it's more comedy than suspense de palma creates,the rest of the plot is impossible to explain without blowing whatever tension there is although it's more comedy than suspense de palma creates,1
hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown the film nevertheless works up a few scares,hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown the film nevertheless works up a few scares,1
so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney won't do it one more time as far as movies are concerned,a film of empty fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun,0
the re- enactments however fascinating they may be as history are too crude to serve the work especially well,divertingly ridiculous headbangingly noisy,0
most of the problems with the film don't derive from the screenplay but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved,most of the problems with the film don't derive from the screenplay but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved,1
as inept as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west,let's issue a moratorium effective immediately on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate,0
abandons all pretense of creating historical context and waltzes off into a hectic soap about the ups and downs of the heavy breathing between the two artists,here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre implausible behavior,0
a low-budget affair tadpole was shot on digital video and the images often look smeary and blurry to the point of distraction then again in a better movie you might not have noticed,a low-budget affair tadpole was shot on digital video and the images often look smeary and blurry to the point of distraction then again in a better movie you might not have noticed,1
we started to wonder if … some unpaid intern had just typed 'chris rock ' 'anthony hopkins' and 'terrorists' into some univac-like script machine,could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ? in a word -- yes,0
de niro and mcdormand give solid performances but their screen time is sabotaged by the story's inability to create interest,did the film inform and educate me ? yes did it move me to care about what happened in 1915 armenia ? no and that is where ararat went astray,0
talkiness isn't necessarily bad but the dialogue frequently misses the mark,talkiness isn't necessarily bad but the dialogue frequently misses the mark,1
solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,1
'opening up' the play more has partly closed it down,'opening up' the play more has partly closed it down,1
what the director can&#8217 ; t do is make either of val kilmer&#8217 ; s two personas interesting or worth caring about,what the director can&#8217 ; t do is make either of val kilmer&#8217 ; s two personas interesting or worth caring about,1
not only does the movie fail to make us part of its reality it fails the most basic relevancy test as well,i can't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0
bad company leaves a bad taste not only because of its bad-luck timing but also the staleness of its script,sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing teeth-gnashing actorliness,0
it looks much more like a cartoon in the end than the simpsons ever has,it looks much more like a cartoon in the end than the simpsons ever has,1
the low-budget full frontal was one of the year's murkiest intentionally obscure and self-indulgent pictures and solaris is its big-budget brother,the low-budget full frontal was one of the year's murkiest intentionally obscure and self-indulgent pictures and solaris is its big-budget brother,1
just entertaining enough not to hate too mediocre to love,just entertaining enough not to hate too mediocre to love,1
another useless recycling of a brutal mid-'70s american sports movie,another useless recycling of a brutal mid-'70s american sports movie,1
watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it,watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it,1
although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful,starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,0
maybe it's asking too much but if a movie is truly going to inspire me i want a little more than this,plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial,0
apparently writer-director attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film,apparently writer-director attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film,1
this miserable excuse of a movie runs on empty believing flatbush machismo will get it through,the movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive,0
ultimately jane learns her place as a girl softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with,it tells more than it shows,0
the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,a decidedly mixed bag,0
what's next ? rob schneider dana carvey and sarah michelle gellar in the philadelphia story ? david spade as citizen kane ?,obvious obnoxious and didactic burlesque,0
marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie,marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie,1
a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud violent and mindless,plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp,0
too close to phantom menace for comfort,with or without ballast tanks k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low,0
the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous the acting is robotically italicized and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view,the emperor's club is one of those films that possesses all the good intentions in the world but,0
all prints of this film should be sent to and buried on pluto,all prints of this film should be sent to and buried on pluto,1
it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time,it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time,1
overburdened with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series with all of the pitfalls of such you'd expect,0
a frustrating combination of strained humor and heavy-handed sentimentality,a frustrating combination of strained humor and heavy-handed sentimentality,1
'you'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied you'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ',like all abstract art the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all,0
it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie and a sappy preachy one at that,kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party,0
the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless,by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it and of course feeling guilty for it then miracle of miracles the movie does a flip-flop,0
nohe has made a decent 'intro' documentary but he feels like a spectator and not a participant,this is a remake by the numbers linking a halfwit plot to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie,0
an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art,topkapi this is not,0
despite the authenticity of the trappings the film is overblown in its plotting hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style,the problem with the bread my sweet is that it's far too sentimental,0
…its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself,the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise,0
earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner,earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner,1
hollywood's answer to an air ball,hollywood's answer to an air ball,1
sweet gentle jesus did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history ?,your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn,0
i highly recommend irwin but not in the way this film showcases him,the logic of it all will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0
a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,1
as it stands crocodile hunter has the hurried badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction,ultimately in the history of the academy people may be wondering what all that jazz was about " chicago " in 2002 zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,0
the plot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained,the plot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained,1
will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film which is often preachy and poorly acted,this film is so slick superficial and trend-hoppy that it's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay,0
with the exception of mccoist the players don't have a clue on the park the acting isn't much better,scene-by-scene things happen but you'd be hard-pressed to say what or why,0
all this turns out to be neither funny nor provocative - only dull,you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools,0
the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down,the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down,1
director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place,director george hickenlooper has had some success with documentaries but here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place,1
the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy something from a halloween that died,the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy something from a halloween that died,1
whatever satire lucky break was aiming for it certainly got lost in the " soon-to-be-forgettable " section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile it's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level,0
a predictable manipulative stinker the story passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal fireballs and revenge,i can't recommend it but it's surprisingly harmless,0
contrived pastiche of caper clichés,contrived pastiche of caper clichés,1
there is more than one joke about putting the toilet seat down and that should tell you everything you need to know about all the queen's men,those unfamiliar with mormon traditions may find the singles ward occasionally bewildering,0
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you haven't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers,what is 100% missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy an inkling of genuine wit and anything resembling acting,0
the movie is a desperate miscalculation it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny and then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,the movie is a desperate miscalculation it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny and then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,1
there's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment and believe it or not jason actually takes a backseat in his own film to special effects,there's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment and believe it or not jason actually takes a backseat in his own film to special effects,1
just another disjointed fairly predictable psychological thriller,whether it's the worst movie of 2002 i can't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded and i skipped country bears but this new jangle of noise mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title,0
slick piece of cross-promotion,slick piece of cross-promotion,1
this slow-moving swedish film offers not even a hint of joy preferring to focus on the humiliation of martin as he defecates in bed and urinates on the plants at his own birthday party,this slow-moving swedish film offers not even a hint of joy preferring to focus on the humiliation of martin as he defecates in bed and urinates on the plants at his own birthday party,1
a frustrating 'tweener' -- too slick contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical small and decadent for the malls,a frustrating 'tweener' -- too slick contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical small and decadent for the malls,1
an ugly pointless stupid movie,painfully padded,0
human nature talks the talk but it fails to walk the silly walk that distinguishes the merely quirky from the surreal,human nature talks the talk but it fails to walk the silly walk that distinguishes the merely quirky from the surreal,1
as self-aware movies go who is cletis tout ? is clever enough though thin writing proves its undoing,as self-aware movies go who is cletis tout ? is clever enough though thin writing proves its undoing,1
might best be enjoyed as a daytime soaper,might best be enjoyed as a daytime soaper,1
it's a terrible movie in every regard and utterly painful to watch,it's a terrible movie in every regard and utterly painful to watch,1
the four feathers is definitely horse feathers but if you go in knowing that you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox,it's basically an overlong episode of tales from the crypt,0
aan opportunity wasted,things really get weird though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content,0
a sudsy cautionary tale,a sudsy cautionary tale,1
the actors are appealing but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental,pretension in its own way is a form of bravery for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal,0
enough is not a bad movie just mediocre the performances are so overstated the effect comes off as self-parody,in the real world an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like " girl in bar #3 ",0
the filmmakers lack the nerve to fully exploit the script's potential for sick humor,the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow,0
an awkward and indigestible movie,an awkward and indigestible movie,1
rollerball is as bad as you think and worse than you can imagine,mediocre fable from burkina faso,0
a muddled limp biscuit of a movie a vampire soap opera that doesn't make much sense even on its own terms,a muddled limp biscuit of a movie a vampire soap opera that doesn't make much sense even on its own terms,1
plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp,plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp,1
it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter,murder and mayhem of this sort quickly becomes monotonous,0
after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be,after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be,1
this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head,this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head,1
it's all very cute though not terribly funny if you're more than six years old,what started out as a taut contest of wills between bacon and theron deteriorates into a protracted and borderline silly chase sequence,0
you get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,you get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,1
the jokes are sophomoric stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious,sorority boys which is as bad at it is cruel takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it,0
a workshop mentality prevails,a depressingly retrograde 'post-feminist' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0
the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire but this leaky script barely stays afloat,the movie spends more time with schneider than with newcomer mcadams even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,0
largely this is a movie that also does it by the numbers,it's difficult to say whether the tuxedo is more boring or embarrassing--i'm prepared to call it a draw,0
a 94-minute travesty of unparalleled proportions writer-director parker seems to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,a generic family comedy unlikely to be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set,0
master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours,master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours,1
the armenian genocide deserves a more engaged and honest treatment,yes i have given this movie a rating of zero but fans of the show should not consider this a diss consider it 'perfection ',0
the script is a tired one with few moments of joy rising above the stale material,the script is a tired one with few moments of joy rising above the stale material,1
you'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot you'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus,if you value your time and money find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite predictable rehash,0
you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools,moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured,0
it collapses when mr taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,it collapses when mr taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,1
hampered -- no paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire,hampered -- no paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire,1
one resurrection too many,one resurrection too many,1
this movie a certain scene in particular brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,i didn't laugh at the ongoing efforts of cube and his skinny buddy mike epps to make like laurel and hardy 'n the hood,0
the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l a to that end they mock the kind of folks they don't understand ones they figure the power-lunchers don't care to understand either,the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l a to that end they mock the kind of folks they don't understand ones they figure the power-lunchers don't care to understand either,1
as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer the rest of us will be lulled into a coma,mckay shows crushingly little curiosity about or is ill-equipped to examine the interior lives of the characters in his film much less incorporate them into his narrative,0
none of this so-called satire has any sting to it as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally to some extent warmed up to him,none of this so-called satire has any sting to it as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally to some extent warmed up to him,1
aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness,aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness,1
a big fat pain,a mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,0
contains very few laughs and even less surprises,contains very few laughs and even less surprises,1
though harris is affecting at times he cannot overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,though harris is affecting at times he cannot overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,1
a film that suffers because of its many excesses,cold sterile and lacking any color or warmth,0
my own minority report is that it stinks,my own minority report is that it stinks,1
a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness,portentous and pretentious the weight of water is appropriately titled given the heavy-handedness of it drama,0
even horror fans will most likely not find what they're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor,it's a brilliant honest performance by nicholson but the film is an agonizing bore except when the fantastic kathy bates turns up bravado kathy,0
it's basically an overlong episode of tales from the crypt,it's basically an overlong episode of tales from the crypt,1
" i blame all men for war " [the warden's daughter] tells her father the movie is about as deep as that sentiment," i blame all men for war " [the warden's daughter] tells her father the movie is about as deep as that sentiment,1
even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test,it's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction,0
de ayala is required to supply too much of the energy in a film that is overall far too staid for its subject matter,de ayala is required to supply too much of the energy in a film that is overall far too staid for its subject matter,1
hilarious musical comedy though stymied by accents thick as mud,[a] painfully flat gross-out comedy,0
the film makes a tragic error by going on for too long trying to mirror every subsequent event in chinese history : war revolution communism etc,think the lion king redone for horses with fewer deliberate laughs more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams the world's most generic rock star,0
the abiding impression despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture can't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,the abiding impression despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture can't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,1
well-made but mush-hearted,well-made but mush-hearted,1
hey arnold the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size and it ain't pretty,this goofy gangster yarn never really elevates itself from being yet another earnestly generic crime-busting comic vehicle -- a well-intentioned remake that shows some spunk and promise but fails to register as anything distinctive or daring,0
has all the values of a straight-to-video movie but because it has a bigger-name cast it gets a full theatrical release,blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) the movie is powerful and provocative it's also built on a faulty premise one it follows into melodrama and silliness,0
kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business,a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity,0
tale will be all too familiar for anyone who's seen george roy hill's 1973 film " the sting ",tale will be all too familiar for anyone who's seen george roy hill's 1973 film " the sting ",1
consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g,consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g,1
a loud low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism 'urban drama ',if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire it probably would look a lot like this alarming production adapted from anne rice's novel the vampire chronicles,0
no better or worse than 'truth or consequences n m ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater,a sterling film - a cross between boys don't cry deliverance and ode to billy joe - lies somewhere in the story of matthew shepard but that film is yet to be made,0
lucas has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap graceless hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s,like its title character esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating,0
there's the plot and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream,this pathetic junk is barely an hour long nevertheless it still seems endless,0
knockaround guys plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up but they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail,cuba gooding jr valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy,0
this picture is murder by numbers and as easy to be bored by as your abc's despite a few whopping shootouts,the script ? please,0
rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian,sometimes there are very very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,0
it's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable and shiner starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune is certainly that,a cheerful enough but imminently forgettable rip-off of [besson's] earlier work,0
does not go far enough in its humor or stock ideas to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny,has all the right elements but completely fails to gel together,0
strictly a 'guy's film' in the worst sense of the expression,strictly a 'guy's film' in the worst sense of the expression,1
a family-friendly fantasy that ends up doing very little with its imaginative premise,a family-friendly fantasy that ends up doing very little with its imaginative premise,1
the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama,if h g wells had a time machine and could take a look at his kin's reworked version what would he say ? 'it looks good sonny but you missed the point ',0
big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities,big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities,1
a crisply made movie that is no more than mildly amusing,i felt sad for lise not so much because of what happens as because she was captured by this movie when she obviously belongs in something lighter and sunnier by rohmer for example,0
has a long and clunky ending which forces the audience to fidget through ten pseudo-serious minutes while waiting for the ending credits and the deleted scenes montage to break the audience's awkward silence,though this saga would be terrific to read about it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch,0
the material and the production itself are little more than routine,the material and the production itself are little more than routine,1
christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic,an unencouraging threefold expansion on the former mtv series accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags pranks pratfalls dares injuries etc,0
choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy,choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy,1
maybe you'll be lucky and there'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back,it's often faintly amusing but the problems of the characters never become important to us and the story never takes hold,0
what's next ? the porky's revenge : ultimate edition ?,perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form but far too clunky didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie,0
bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly,bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly,1
basically it's pretty but dumb,just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,0
" not really as bad as you might think "," not really as bad as you might think ",1
tom shadyac has learned a bit more craft since directing adams but he still lingers over every point until the slowest viewer grasps it,tom shadyac has learned a bit more craft since directing adams but he still lingers over every point until the slowest viewer grasps it,1
a mostly tired retread of several other mob tales,try as i may i can't think of a single good reason to see this movie even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted 'thank you ' when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie,0
a peculiar misfire that even tunney can't save,a peculiar misfire that even tunney can't save,1
it's dull spiritless silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem going nowhere fast,it's dull spiritless silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem going nowhere fast,1
has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,like the chelsea's denizens burdette's collage-form scenario tends to over-romanticize the spiritual desolation of the struggling artiste,0
davis has energy but she doesn't bother to make her heroine's book sound convincing the gender-war ideas original or the comic scenes fly,davis has energy but she doesn't bother to make her heroine's book sound convincing the gender-war ideas original or the comic scenes fly,1
looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen,arguably the year's silliest and most incoherent movie,0
an intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort,an intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort,1
[u]nrelentingly stupid,an empty exercise a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance,0
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,made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss,0
a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary naturalistic tone of the film,a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary naturalistic tone of the film,1
if this is satire it's the smug and self-congratulatory kind that lets the audience completely off the hook,diane lane shines in unfaithful almost everything else is wan,0
[director] o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short,the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents wise folks that they are read books,0
it comes off as so silly that you wouldn't be surprised if ba murdock and rest of the a-team were seen giving chase in a black and red van,formulaic to the 51st power more like,0
shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient,0
those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one,this sade is hardly a perverse dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery and the film seems as deflated as he does,0
john mctiernan's botched remake may be subtler than norman jewison's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga it's also stupider,john mctiernan's botched remake may be subtler than norman jewison's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga it's also stupider,1
shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story but you might want to think twice before booking passage,some movies can get by without being funny simply by structuring the scenes as if they were jokes : a setup delivery and payoff stealing harvard can't even do that much each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth,0
this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired,this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired,1
resident evil is what comes from taking john carpenter's ghosts of mars and eliminating the beheadings in other words about as bad a film you're likely to see all year,woody allen used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending now he makes them,0
a dark dull thriller with a parting shot that misfires,it's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth,0
the gags and the script are a mixed bag,the gags and the script are a mixed bag,1
deserves high marks for political courage but barely gets by on its artistic merits,deserves high marks for political courage but barely gets by on its artistic merits,1
the film starts promisingly but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work,watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt as if you were paying dues for good books unread fine music never heard,0
there are a few chuckles but not a single gag sequence that really scores and the stars seem to be in two different movies,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,0
the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat,don't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk,0
at times it actually hurts to watch,sinks into the usual cafeteria goulash of fart jokes masturbation jokes and racist japanese jokes,0
one of the worst films of 2002,admirable certainly but not much fun to watch for caine lovers only,0
a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting shooting or post-production stages,a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting shooting or post-production stages,1
the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them,the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them,1
the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum's good intentions,the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum's good intentions,1
supposedly pokemon can't be killed but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,hopefully it'll be at the dollar theatres by the time christmas rolls around wait to see it then,0
the action here is unusually tame the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest and the plot offers few surprises,the action here is unusually tame the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest and the plot offers few surprises,1
one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out,it's all surface psychodramatics,0
it is parochial accessible to a chosen few standoffish to everyone else and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill,the same tired old gags modernized for the extreme sports generation there's already been too many of these films,0
the cartoon that isn't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that isn't really good enough to be in theaters,the cartoon that isn't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that isn't really good enough to be in theaters,1
half of it is composed of snappy patter and pseudo-sophisticated cultural observations while the remainder would be more at home on a daytime television serial,a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip,0
like a three-ring circus there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable,like a three-ring circus there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable,1
carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders chan wades through putrid writing direction and timing with a smile that says 'if i stay positive maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures drunken master ',once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy the film becomes predictably conventional,0
the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch but a great movie it is not,the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch but a great movie it is not,1
sex ironically has little to do with the story which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never ever leave a large dog alone with a toddler but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti,familiar and predictable and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc reyes' word processor,0
[director] byler may yet have a great movie in him but charlotte sometimes is only half of one,a gimmick in search of a movie : how to get carvey into as many silly costumes and deliver as many silly voices as possible plot mechanics be damned,0
may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,1
how on earth or anywhere else did director ron underwood manage to blow $100 million on this ?,how on earth or anywhere else did director ron underwood manage to blow $100 million on this ?,1
except for paymer as the boss who ultimately expresses empathy for bartleby's pain the performances are so stylized as to be drained of human emotion,except for paymer as the boss who ultimately expresses empathy for bartleby's pain the performances are so stylized as to be drained of human emotion,1
unfortunately contrived plotting stereotyped characters and woo's over-the-top instincts as a director undermine the moral dilemma at the movie's heart,unfortunately contrived plotting stereotyped characters and woo's over-the-top instincts as a director undermine the moral dilemma at the movie's heart,1
in a strange way egoyan has done too much he's worked too hard on this movie,a mild reluctant thumbs down,0
to say analyze that is de niro's best film since meet the parents sums up the sad state of his recent career,to say analyze that is de niro's best film since meet the parents sums up the sad state of his recent career,1
the story is lacking any real emotional impact and the plot is both contrived and cliched,the story is lacking any real emotional impact and the plot is both contrived and cliched,1
this version of h g wells' time machine was directed by h g wells' great-grandson they should have found orson welles' great-grandson,this version of h g wells' time machine was directed by h g wells' great-grandson they should have found orson welles' great-grandson,1
there are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations where's the movie here ?,there are just too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations where's the movie here ?,1
schneider's mugging is relentless and his constant need to suddenly transpose himself into another character undermines the story's continuity and progression,the issues are presented in such a lousy way complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments that it's impossible to care,0
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it,an often unfunny romp,0
it doesn't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is or even its attitude toward its subject,the script's judgment and sense of weight is way way off,0
offers absolutely nothing i hadn't already seen,offers absolutely nothing i hadn't already seen,1
the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they won't much care about,the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they won't much care about,1
a supernatural mystery that doesn't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama it ends up being neither and fails at both endeavors,a supernatural mystery that doesn't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama it ends up being neither and fails at both endeavors,1
family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition&#133 ; whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance,family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition&#133 ; whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance,1
cheap vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace,an authentically vague but ultimately purposeless study in total pandemonium,0
the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises,the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises,1
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche,its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche,1
no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,1
this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers for the rest of us sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment,it's a documentary that says that the alternate sexuality meant to set you free may require so much relationship maintenance that celibacy can start looking good,0
let's issue a moratorium effective immediately on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate,let's issue a moratorium effective immediately on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate,1
with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge,with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge,1
several of steven soderbergh's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist sadly full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante,drives for the same kind of bittersweet conciliatory tone that three seasons achieved but loses its way in rhetorical excess and blatant sentimentality,0
costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier,costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier,1
there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through,dull lifeless and amateurishly assembled,0
an earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say the '60s,an earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say the '60s,1
a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going,a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going,1
busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,schneidermeister makin' a fool of himself losin' his fan base,0
beautifully filmed and well acted but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics,the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point,0
in addition to the overcooked ham-fisted direction which has all the actors reaching for the back row the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry,in addition to the overcooked ham-fisted direction which has all the actors reaching for the back row the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry,1
almost everything about the film is unsettling from the preposterous hairpiece worn by lai's villainous father to the endless action sequences,almost everything about the film is unsettling from the preposterous hairpiece worn by lai's villainous father to the endless action sequences,1
professionally speaking it's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller,professionally speaking it's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller,1
the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america,the film's overall mood and focus is interesting but constantly unfulfilling,0
little more than a well-acted television melodrama shot for the big screen,little more than a well-acted television melodrama shot for the big screen,1
even legends like alfred hitchcock and john huston occasionally directed trifles so it's no surprise to see a world-class filmmaker like zhang yimou behind the camera for a yarn that's ultimately rather inconsequential,the film didn't convince me that calvin jr 's barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,0
about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,1
this goofy gangster yarn never really elevates itself from being yet another earnestly generic crime-busting comic vehicle -- a well-intentioned remake that shows some spunk and promise but fails to register as anything distinctive or daring,as much as i laughed throughout the movie i cannot mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment or even performance art although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,0
a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,the film is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message if indeed there is one,0
it's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby,it's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby,1
deliberately and devotedly constructed far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect too neat and new pin-like too obviously a recreation to resonate,unwieldy contraption,0
the movie is genial but never inspired and little about it will stay with you,the movie is genial but never inspired and little about it will stay with you,1
pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away it's fun but it's a real howler,pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away it's fun but it's a real howler,1
never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and along the way expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds,never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and along the way expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds,1
resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche,safe conduct however ambitious and well-intentioned fails to hit the entertainment bull's-eye,0
what a pity that the material is so second-rate,what a pity that the material is so second-rate,1
feels like a cold old man going through the motions,there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here but who the hell cares ?,0
the film is like sitting in a downtown café overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing and desperately wishing you could change tables,the film is like sitting in a downtown café overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing and desperately wishing you could change tables,1
wins my vote for 'the 2002 enemy of cinema' award,often silly – and gross – but it's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films,0
mildly entertaining,nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows,0
lan yu is certainly a serviceable melodrama but it doesn't even try for the greatness that happy together shoots for ( and misses ),lan yu is certainly a serviceable melodrama but it doesn't even try for the greatness that happy together shoots for ( and misses ),1
it's not a bad premise just a bad movie,you'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,0
suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness,suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness,1
plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller,plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller,1
this charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make jay and silent bob's excellent adventure seem understated,this charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make jay and silent bob's excellent adventure seem understated,1
a noble failure,it is bad but certainly not without merit as entertainment,0
the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication,the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication,1
boring and meandering,boring and meandering,1
if the movie were all comedy it might work better but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects but not a willingness,if the movie were all comedy it might work better but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects but not a willingness,1
not once does it come close to being exciting,i was hoping that it would be sleazy and fun but it was neither,0
while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion lan yu never catches dramatic fire,like a pack of dynamite sticks built for controversy the film is explosive but a few of those sticks are wet,0
the action quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory,the entire movie is filled with deja vu moments,0
it's all very cute though not terribly funny if you're more than six years old,it's all very cute though not terribly funny if you're more than six years old,1
van wilder doesn't bring anything new to the proverbial table but it does possess a coherence absent in recent crass-a-thons like tomcats freddy got fingered and slackers,accuracy and realism are terrific but if your film becomes boring and your dialogue isn't smart then you need to use more poetic license,0
director tom shadyac and star kevin costner glumly mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself,some of seagal's action pictures are guilty pleasures but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot,0
what could have been a neat little story about believing in yourself is swamped by heavy-handed melodrama,what could have been a neat little story about believing in yourself is swamped by heavy-handed melodrama,1
it's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of [woo's] best work,lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension,0
a tv style murder mystery with a few big screen moments ( including one that seems to be made for a different film altogether ),a tv style murder mystery with a few big screen moments ( including one that seems to be made for a different film altogether ),1
it's a very tasteful rock and roll movie you could put it on a coffee table anywhere,[t]here's only so much anyone can do with a florid overplotted anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them,0
granddad of le nouvelle vague jean-luc godard continues to baffle the faithful with his games of hide-and-seek,has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness,0
the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound the lack of climax and worst of all watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy,the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound the lack of climax and worst of all watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy,1
despite the opulent lushness of every scene the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings,despite the opulent lushness of every scene the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings,1
from the opening scenes it's clear that all about the benjamins is a totally formulaic movie,…the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material,0
adolescents will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a 'topless tutorial service ',adolescents will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a 'topless tutorial service ',1
unfortunately carvey's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,it's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex,0
poor ben bratt couldn't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions,director chris eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking,0
yes i have given this movie a rating of zero but fans of the show should not consider this a diss consider it 'perfection ',throwing in everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0
a markedly inactive film city is conversational bordering on confessional,a markedly inactive film city is conversational bordering on confessional,1
even film silliness needs a little gravity beyond good hair and humping,even film silliness needs a little gravity beyond good hair and humping,1
might have been better off as a documentary with less of mr eyre's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage,might have been better off as a documentary with less of mr eyre's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage,1
friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,grating and tedious,0
appropriately cynical social commentary aside #9 never quite ignites,appropriately cynical social commentary aside #9 never quite ignites,1
crikey indeed,crikey indeed,1
i watched the brainless insanity of no such thing with mounting disbelief,a grim flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level,0
this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet,heavy-handed exercise in time-vaulting literary pretension,0
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,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,1
this is really just another genre picture,this is really just another genre picture,1
though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere,jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder,0
most of the characters come off as pantomimesque sterotypes,most of the characters come off as pantomimesque sterotypes,1
ringu is a disaster of a story full of holes and completely lacking in chills ignore the reputation and ignore the film,ringu is a disaster of a story full of holes and completely lacking in chills ignore the reputation and ignore the film,1
'synthetic' is the best description of this well-meaning beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree,'synthetic' is the best description of this well-meaning beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree,1
a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge the filmmakers' paws sad to say were all over this " un-bear-able " project,a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge the filmmakers' paws sad to say were all over this " un-bear-able " project,1
it's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle,0
a well-crafted letdown,a well-crafted letdown,1
so what is the point ? lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland basically,the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn the results are far more alienating than involving,0
sensitive though not quite revelatory documentary,barney throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0
an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom you'd be wise to send your regrets,enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons,0
it will come as no surprise that the movie isn't scary but here's the real damn : it isn't funny either,it will come as no surprise that the movie isn't scary but here's the real damn : it isn't funny either,1
lyne's latest the erotic thriller unfaithful further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded,needless to say the dramatics that follow are utter hooey,0
the director knows how to apply textural gloss but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom,if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter this is it if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution this is it,0
the picture scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination is a monument to bad in all its florid variety,the picture scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination is a monument to bad in all its florid variety,1
for close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed mostly inarticulate hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one,for close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed mostly inarticulate hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one,1
this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent well-made b movie is long gone,this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent well-made b movie is long gone,1
the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne,mr wedge and mr saldanha handle the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well their film falters however in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy a salute that i'd hoped the movie would avoid,0
unfortunately it's also not very good especially compared with the television series that inspired the movie,unfortunately it's also not very good especially compared with the television series that inspired the movie,1
flat but with a revelatory performance by michelle williams,caso você sinta necessidade de sair da sala antes do término da projeção não se preocupe : ninguém lhe enviará penas simbolizando covardia,0
as a feature-length film it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character,according to wendigo 'nature' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves,0
it's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x look positively shakesperean by comparison,there are many definitions of 'time waster' but this movie must surely be one of them,0
the script ? please,the script ? please,1
none of these characters resembles anyone you've ever met in real life unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter,none of these characters resembles anyone you've ever met in real life unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter,1
a kilted jackson is an unsettling sight and indicative of his if you will out-of-kilter character who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces,the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones,0
tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,tara reid plays a college journalist but she looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant so i don't know what she's doing in here,0
gaghan has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story,the characters are never more than sketches which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0
earnest and tentative even when it aims to shock,earnest and tentative even when it aims to shock,1
without september 11 collateral damage would have been just another bad movie now it's a bad embarrassing movie,without september 11 collateral damage would have been just another bad movie now it's a bad embarrassing movie,1
despite its sincere acting signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype,yet another movie which presumes that high school social groups are at war let alone conscious of each other's existence,0
disjointed parody,distinctly sub-par more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,0
john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie,john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie,1
a dreary incoherent self-indulgent mess of a movie in which a bunch of pompous windbags drone on inanely for two hours a cacophony of pretentious meaningless prattle,a dreary incoherent self-indulgent mess of a movie in which a bunch of pompous windbags drone on inanely for two hours a cacophony of pretentious meaningless prattle,1
naipaul fans may be disappointed those who are not acquainted with the author's work on the other hand may fall fast asleep,naipaul fans may be disappointed those who are not acquainted with the author's work on the other hand may fall fast asleep,1
the irwins' scenes are fascinating ; the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,the irwins' scenes are fascinating ; the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,1
the locale remains far more interesting than the story at hand,you get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,0
what with the incessant lounge music playing in the film's background you may mistake love liza for an adam sandler chanukah song,what with the incessant lounge music playing in the film's background you may mistake love liza for an adam sandler chanukah song,1
the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne,the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne,1
director david fincher and writer david koepp can't sustain it,director david fincher and writer david koepp can't sustain it,1
christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic,christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic,1
it virtually defines a comedy that's strongly mediocre with funny bits surfacing every once in a while,instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized,0
admirably ambitious but self-indulgent,admirably ambitious but self-indulgent,1
give shapiro goldman and bolado credit for good intentions but there's nothing here that they couldn't have done in half an hour,give shapiro goldman and bolado credit for good intentions but there's nothing here that they couldn't have done in half an hour,1
why you may ask why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ? there's no good answer to that one,why you may ask why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ? there's no good answer to that one,1
hey at least the title of this film lets you know exactly where it's heading,hey at least the title of this film lets you know exactly where it's heading,1
ultimately the project comes across as clinical detached uninvolving possibly prompting audience members to wonder 'what's the point ? ',the film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly wise and knowing or downright comically evil,0
though catch me if you can isn't badly made the fun slowly leaks out of the movie,though catch me if you can isn't badly made the fun slowly leaks out of the movie,1
none of this so-called satire has any sting to it as if woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally to some extent warmed up to him,long time dead ? not nearly long enough,0
this flat run at a hip-hop tootsie is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,this flat run at a hip-hop tootsie is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,1
it all unfolds predictably and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time providing no real sense of suspense,without the dark spookiness of crystal lake camp the horror concept completely loses its creepy menace,0
[a] stuporously solemn film,return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market,0
screenwriter chris ver weil's directing debut is good-natured and never dull but its virtues are small and easily overshadowed by its predictability,plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,0
an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive unmemorable filler,an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive unmemorable filler,1
a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame,a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame,1
the code talkers deserved better than a hollow tribute,the code talkers deserved better than a hollow tribute,1
initial strangeness inexorably gives way to rote sentimentality and mystical tenderness becomes narrative expedience,a fitfully amusing romp that if nothing else will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star frankie muniz,0
suffers from rambling repetitive dialogue and the visual drabness endemic to digital video,suffers from rambling repetitive dialogue and the visual drabness endemic to digital video,1
bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be,bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be,1
for the future one hopes mr plympton will find room for one more member of his little band a professional screenwriter,for the future one hopes mr plympton will find room for one more member of his little band a professional screenwriter,1
while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon queen of the damned is a pointless meandering celebration of the goth-vampire tortured woe-is-me lifestyle,sade achieves the near-impossible : it turns the marquis de sade into a dullard,0
credit must be given to harland williams michael rosenbaum and barry watson who inject far more good-natured spirit and talent into this project than it deserves,wallace directs with such patronising reverence it turns the stomach,0
when a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film that's a bad sign a very bad sign,jacquot's rendering of puccini's tale of devotion and double-cross is more than just a filmed opera in his first stab at the form jacquot takes a slightly anarchic approach that works only sporadically,0
the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big and the setting remains indistinct,the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big and the setting remains indistinct,1
a gob of drivel so sickly sweet even the eager consumers of moore's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée,[seagal's] strenuous attempt at a change in expression could very well clinch him this year's razzie,0
as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge,a bizarre piece of work with premise and dialogue at the level of kids' television and plot threads as morose as teen pregnancy rape and suspected murder,0
the movie barely makes sense with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,enduring love but exhausting cinema,0
before it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy steven shainberg's adaptation of mary gaitskill's harrowing short story is a brilliantly played deeply unsettling experience,before it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy steven shainberg's adaptation of mary gaitskill's harrowing short story is a brilliantly played deeply unsettling experience,1
as spent screen series go star trek : nemesis is even more suggestive of a 65th class reunion mixer where only eight surviving members show up -- and there's nothing to drink,as spent screen series go star trek : nemesis is even more suggestive of a 65th class reunion mixer where only eight surviving members show up -- and there's nothing to drink,1
you'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,ponderous plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film,0
if the idea of the white man arriving on foreign shores to show wary natives the true light is abhorrent to you the simplistic heaven will quite likely be more like hell,resident evil is what comes from taking john carpenter's ghosts of mars and eliminating the beheadings in other words about as bad a film you're likely to see all year,0
personal velocity ought to be exploring these women's inner lives but it never moves beyond their surfaces,problem is we have no idea what in creation is going on,0
this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece in treading the line between sappy and sanguine winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand,this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece in treading the line between sappy and sanguine winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand,1
a derivative collection of horror and sci-fi cliches,a derivative collection of horror and sci-fi cliches,1
a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments,a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments,1
the leads are so unmemorable despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,the leads are so unmemorable despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,1
it's difficult to imagine that a more confused less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002,though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs its digs at modern society are all things we've seen before,0
for every articulate player such as skateboarder tony hawk or bmx rider mat hoffman are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words " radical " or " suck " into a sentence,for every articulate player such as skateboarder tony hawk or bmx rider mat hoffman are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words " radical " or " suck " into a sentence,1
formula 51 is so trite that even yu's high-energy action stylings can't break through the stupor,formula 51 is so trite that even yu's high-energy action stylings can't break through the stupor,1
isn't as sharp as the original despite some visual virtues 'blade ii' just doesn't cut it,if you're a wwf fan or you related to the people who watched the robots getting butchered in a i you'll probably like rollerball,0
the latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen,while some of the camera work is interesting the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0
silly stuff all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who can't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,silly stuff all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who can't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,1
juliette binoche's sand is vivacious but it's hard to sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile,juliette binoche's sand is vivacious but it's hard to sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile,1
human nature in short isn't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart,human nature in short isn't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart,1
manages to be somewhat well-acted not badly art-directed and utterly unengaging no matter how hard it tries to be thrilling touching or yikes uproarious,a very depressing movie of many missed opportunities,0
never engaging utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful,never engaging utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful,1
frida is certainly no disaster but neither is it the kahlo movie frida fans have been looking for,though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should,0
the characters are interesting and the relationship between yosuke and saeko is worth watching as it develops but there's not enough to the story to fill two hours,it's just plain lurid when it isn't downright silly,0
a depressingly retrograde 'post-feminist' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,stuffy full of itself morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about,0
starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner,starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner,1
men in black ii has sequel-itis something fierce an ungainly comedy-deficient b-movie rush job,men in black ii has sequel-itis something fierce an ungainly comedy-deficient b-movie rush job,1
plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on " the simpsons " has,plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on " the simpsons " has,1
a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity,family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition&#133 ; whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance,0
national lampoon's van wilder may aim to be the next animal house but it more closely resembles this year's version of tomcats,if all of eight legged freaks was as entertaining as the final hour i would have no problem giving it an unqualified recommendation,0
" roger michell ( " notting hill " ) directs a morality thriller "," roger michell ( " notting hill " ) directs a morality thriller ",1
there isn't nearly enough fun here despite the presence of some appealing ingredients,there isn't nearly enough fun here despite the presence of some appealing ingredients,1
the video work is so grainy and rough so dependent on being 'naturalistic' rather than carefully lit and set up that it's exhausting to watch,the video work is so grainy and rough so dependent on being 'naturalistic' rather than carefully lit and set up that it's exhausting to watch,1
when a film is created solely because it's a marketable product soulless and ugly movies like this are the result let your silly childhood nostalgia slumber unmolested,when a film is created solely because it's a marketable product soulless and ugly movies like this are the result let your silly childhood nostalgia slumber unmolested,1
even when crush departs from the 4w formula it feels like a glossy rehash,demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material,0
the movie just has too much on its plate to really stay afloat for its just under ninety minute running time,the movie just has too much on its plate to really stay afloat for its just under ninety minute running time,1
the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy,the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy,1
a gorgeous somnolent show that is splendidly mummified and thoroughly unsurprising,bland but harmless,0
a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting shooting or post-production stages,it desperately wants to be a wacky screwball comedy but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0
even with its $50-million us budget pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture,mostly shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint or a sense of humor,0
what will most likely turn out to be the most repellent movie of 2002,what will most likely turn out to be the most repellent movie of 2002,1
the christ allegory doesn't work because there is no foundation for it,the christ allegory doesn't work because there is no foundation for it,1
the nicest thing that can be said about stealing harvard ( which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog ) is that it's not as obnoxious as tom green's freddie got fingered,the nicest thing that can be said about stealing harvard ( which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog ) is that it's not as obnoxious as tom green's freddie got fingered,1
there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,1
ecks this one off your must-see list,a few zingers aside the writing is indifferent and jordan brady's direction is prosaic,0
it's just a little too self-satisfied,it's just a little too self-satisfied,1
demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material,demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material,1
feels slight as if it were an extended short albeit one made by the smartest kids in class,wait for pay per view or rental but don't dismiss barbershop out of hand,0
after sitting through this sloppy made-for-movie comedy special it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work,after sitting through this sloppy made-for-movie comedy special it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work,1
this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs there can be no other explanation hilariously inept and ridiculous,[t]he ideas of revolution #9 are more compelling than the execution,0
while obviously an extremely personal work it remains inextricably stuck in an emotionally unavailable rut,the film apparently takes place in a fantasy world where people in hotel hallways recite poetry in voice-over instead of speaking to each other,0
it's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,after sitting through this sloppy made-for-movie comedy special it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work,0
expect to be reminded of other better films especially seven which director william malone slavishly copies,expect to be reminded of other better films especially seven which director william malone slavishly copies,1
an ambitiously naturalistic albeit half-baked drama about an abused inner-city autistic teen,gets bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,0
even with harris's strong effort the script gives him little to effectively probe lear's soul-stripping breakdown,even with harris's strong effort the script gives him little to effectively probe lear's soul-stripping breakdown,1
every joke is repeated at least four times every joke is repeated at least four times every joke is repeated at least--annoying isn't it ?,every joke is repeated at least four times every joke is repeated at least four times every joke is repeated at least--annoying isn't it ?,1
trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible,trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible,1
the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take,the good and different idea [of middle-aged romance] is not handled well and except for the fine star performances there is little else to recommend " never again ",0
traffics in the kind of prechewed racial clichés that have already been through the corporate stand-up-comedy mill,traffics in the kind of prechewed racial clichés that have already been through the corporate stand-up-comedy mill,1
unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script,unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script,1
simplistic silly and tedious,simplistic silly and tedious,1
unambitious writing emerges in the movie using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook,makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases,0
adam sandler is to gary cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse,directed in a paint-by-numbers manner,0
the images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos particularly where whitaker's misfit artist is concerned,i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial coal isn't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings,0
to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east,a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it,0
a nearly 21/2 hours the film is way too indulgent,directors harry gantz and joe gantz have chosen a fascinating subject matter but the couples exposing themselves aren't all that interesting,0
the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own,the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own,1
there's a heavy stench of 'been there done that' hanging over the film it's everything you'd expect -- but nothing more,ritchie's treatment of the class reversal is majorly ham-fisted from the repetitive manifestos that keep getting thrown in people's faces to the fact amber is such a joke,0
the film never rises above a conventional two dimension tale,the film never rises above a conventional two dimension tale,1
not counting a few gross-out comedies i've been trying to forget this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,not counting a few gross-out comedies i've been trying to forget this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,1
it's a big idea but the film itself is small and shriveled,it's a big idea but the film itself is small and shriveled,1
it is too bad that this likable movie isn't more accomplished the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward,it is too bad that this likable movie isn't more accomplished the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward,1
it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie but resident evil really earned my indignant preemptive departure,half of it is composed of snappy patter and pseudo-sophisticated cultural observations while the remainder would be more at home on a daytime television serial,0
memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and by extension its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual,a loud witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series,0
the director and her capable cast appear to be caught in a heady whirl of new age-inspired good intentions but the spell they cast isn't the least bit mesmerizing,the director and her capable cast appear to be caught in a heady whirl of new age-inspired good intentions but the spell they cast isn't the least bit mesmerizing,1
demme's loose approach kills the suspense,demme's loose approach kills the suspense,1
while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey,while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey,1
bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable but for the most part the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable but for the most part the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,1
every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable something like scrubbing the toilet or emptying rat traps or doing last year's taxes with your ex-wife,made by jackasses for jackasses,0
doesn't really add up to much,doesn't really add up to much,1
not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid,smothered by its own solemnity,0
it's basically an overlong episode of tales from the crypt,reno does what he can in a thankless situation the film ricochets from humor to violence and back again and ryoko hirosue makes us wonder if she is always like that,0
an unintentional parody of every teen movie made in the last five years,an unintentional parody of every teen movie made in the last five years,1
unofficially national lampoon's van wilder is son of animal house officially it is twice as bestial but half as funny,unofficially national lampoon's van wilder is son of animal house officially it is twice as bestial but half as funny,1
i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,1
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,it's dull spiritless silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem going nowhere fast,0
a lackluster unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j m barrie's peter pan,lacks dramatic punch and depth,0
all the small moments and flashbacks don't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition,essentially a collection of bits -- and they're all naughty,0
a zombie movie in every sense of the word--mindless lifeless meandering loud painful obnoxious,if anything see it for karen black who camps up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick,0
the characters are never more than sketches which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,the characters are never more than sketches which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,1
[stevens is] so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,obstacles are too easily overcome and there isn't much in the way of character development in the script,0
family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition&#133 ; whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance,should have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor,0
a chilly remote emotionally distant piece so dull that its tagline should be : 'in space no one can hear you snore ',this is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream,0
the film would work much better as a video installation in a museum where viewers would be free to leave immediately,the film takes too long getting to the good stuff then takes too long figuring out what to do next,0
a serious movie with serious ideas but seriously folks it doesn't work,a serious movie with serious ideas but seriously folks it doesn't work,1
this is junk food cinema at its greasiest,like its script which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull brain-deadening hangover,0
sandra bullock's best dramatic performance to date ( is ) almost enough to lift ( this ) thrill-kill cat-and-mouser above its paint-by-numbers plot,sandra bullock's best dramatic performance to date ( is ) almost enough to lift ( this ) thrill-kill cat-and-mouser above its paint-by-numbers plot,1
there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately it runs for 170,nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing,0
i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy,you have no affinity for most of the characters nothing about them is attractive what they see in each other also is difficult to fathom,0
time of favor could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,time of favor could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,1
it follows the blair witch formula for an hour in which we're told something creepy and vague is in the works and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes,presents nothing special and until the final act nothing overtly disagreeable,0
leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances,leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances,1
for all the complications it's all surprisingly predictable,for all the complications it's all surprisingly predictable,1
all ends well sort of but the frenzied comic moments never click,all ends well sort of but the frenzied comic moments never click,1
the writers director wally wolodarsky and all the actors should start their own coeducational fraternity : kappa rho alpha phi,the writers director wally wolodarsky and all the actors should start their own coeducational fraternity : kappa rho alpha phi,1
charlize chases kevin with a gun courtney chases stuart with a cell phone the sound of gunfire and cell phones ringing,a little less extreme than in the past with longer exposition sequences between them and with fewer gags to break the tedium,0
it's leaden and predictable and laughs are lacking,it's leaden and predictable and laughs are lacking,1
the director knows how to apply textural gloss but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom,the director knows how to apply textural gloss but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom,1
the plot is straight off the shelf the performances are television- caliber and the message of providing solace through deception is a little creepy,the plot is straight off the shelf the performances are television- caliber and the message of providing solace through deception is a little creepy,1
it's also curious to note that this film like the similarly ill-timed antitrust is easily as bad at a fraction the budget,it's also curious to note that this film like the similarly ill-timed antitrust is easily as bad at a fraction the budget,1
a laughable -- or rather unlaughable -- excuse for a film,its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks,0
the problem amazingly enough is the screenplay,the problem amazingly enough is the screenplay,1
an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic,an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic,1
one of those strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,a good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance,0
big fat liar is little more than home alone raised to a new self-deprecating level,[sam's] self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining,0
this is cruel misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy,the bland outweighs the nifty and cletis tout never becomes the clever crime comedy it thinks it is,0
this extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes but feels twice as long,you come away wishing though that the movie spent a lot less time trying to make a credible case for reports from the afterlife and a lot more time on the romantic urgency that's at the center of the story,0
though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor's preposterous titus the eye candy here lacks considerable brio,though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor's preposterous titus the eye candy here lacks considerable brio,1
a really funny fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an almost feature-length film,highly uneven and inconsistent margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within,0
perfectly enjoyable instantly forgettable nothing to write home about,perfectly enjoyable instantly forgettable nothing to write home about,1
instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major- character-who-shall- remain-nameless why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens' laser guns actually hit something for once ?,madonna still can't act a lick,0
told in scattered fashion the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject,there is nothing funny in this every-joke-has- been-told-a- thousand-times- before movie,0
shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story but you might want to think twice before booking passage,shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story but you might want to think twice before booking passage,1
unfortunately the picture failed to capture me i found it slow drab and bordering on melodramatic,unfortunately the picture failed to capture me i found it slow drab and bordering on melodramatic,1
'cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,'cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,1
for its 100 minutes running time you'll wait in vain for a movie to happen,for its 100 minutes running time you'll wait in vain for a movie to happen,1
shankman and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story,shankman and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story,1
the art direction is often exquisite and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack,the art direction is often exquisite and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack,1
full frontal had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters by that measure it is a failure,it's also curious to note that this film like the similarly ill-timed antitrust is easily as bad at a fraction the budget,0
clare peploe's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence,'the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot ',0
a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers,a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers,1
in the not-too-distant future movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds right now they're merely signposts marking the slow lingering death of imagination,in the not-too-distant future movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds right now they're merely signposts marking the slow lingering death of imagination,1
the cartoon is about as true to the spirit of the festival of lights as mr deeds was to that of frank capra,the cartoon is about as true to the spirit of the festival of lights as mr deeds was to that of frank capra,1
nervous breakdowns are not entertaining,enigma is well-made but it's just too dry and too placid,0
its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks,bad company has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year full of holes that will be obvious even to those who aren't looking for them,0
bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer,bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer,1
serry does a fine job of capturing the climate of the times and perhaps unwittingly relating it to what is happening in america in 2002 but hard-to-believe plot twists force the movie off track in its final half hour,serry does a fine job of capturing the climate of the times and perhaps unwittingly relating it to what is happening in america in 2002 but hard-to-believe plot twists force the movie off track in its final half hour,1
an authentically vague but ultimately purposeless study in total pandemonium,an authentically vague but ultimately purposeless study in total pandemonium,1
meyjes's movie like max rothman's future does not work,meyjes's movie like max rothman's future does not work,1
an empty purposeless exercise,and people make fun of me for liking showgirls</>,0
the filmmakers juggle and juxtapose three story lines but fail to come up with one cogent point unless it's that life stinks especially for sensitive married women who really love other women,the filmmakers juggle and juxtapose three story lines but fail to come up with one cogent point unless it's that life stinks especially for sensitive married women who really love other women,1
the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,they should have called it gutterball,0
a 'girls gone wild' video for the boho art-house crowd the burning sensation isn't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers aren't removed and inquisitive enough for that,for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek they'll probably run out screaming,0
a direct-to-void release heading nowhere,has all the poignancy of a hallmark card and all the comedy of a gallagher stand-up act,0
too many improbabilities and rose-colored situations temper what could've been an impacting film,too many improbabilities and rose-colored situations temper what could've been an impacting film,1
a movie far more cynical and lazy than anything a fictitious charlie kaufman might object to,the so-inept- it's-surreal dubbing ( featuring the voices of glenn close regis philbin and breckin meyer ) brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks,0
you've already seen heartbreak if you've watched the far superior nurse betty or sunset boulevard even the unwatchable soapdish is more original,a very familiar tale one that's been told by countless filmmakers about italian- chinese- irish- latin- indian- russian- and other hyphenate american young men struggling to balance conflicting cultural messages,0
it's not that waiting for happiness is a bad film because it isn't it's just incredibly dull,it's not that waiting for happiness is a bad film because it isn't it's just incredibly dull,1
the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies,wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time,0
moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured,with the dog days of august upon us think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,0
narc is all menace and atmosphere,when the fire burns out we've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails,0
it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,1
belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category and this is why i have given it a one-star rating,the film makes a tragic error by going on for too long trying to mirror every subsequent event in chinese history : war revolution communism etc,0
maybe it's asking too much but if a movie is truly going to inspire me i want a little more than this,maybe it's asking too much but if a movie is truly going to inspire me i want a little more than this,1
done in mostly by a weak script that can't support the epic treatment,in the telling of a story largely untold bui chooses to produce something that is ultimately suspiciously familiar,0
there are many things that solid acting can do for a movie but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them,there are many things that solid acting can do for a movie but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them,1
what more can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience hasn't graduated from junior high school ?,what more can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience hasn't graduated from junior high school ?,1
contains the humor characterization poignancy and intelligence of a bad sitcom,contains the humor characterization poignancy and intelligence of a bad sitcom,1
almost everything about the film is unsettling from the preposterous hairpiece worn by lai's villainous father to the endless action sequences,solaris " is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work,0
illiterate often inert sci-fi action thriller,sushi for the connoisseurs of the macabre,0
warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard,warmed-over tarantino by way of wannabe elmore leonard,1
narc is all menace and atmosphere,narc is all menace and atmosphere,1
the screenplay is hugely overwritten with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children,the screenplay is hugely overwritten with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children,1
the story of trouble every day is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film and the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult,the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat,0
her fans walked out muttering words like " horrible " and " terrible " but had so much fun dissing the film that they didn't mind the ticket cost in this case zero,i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism,0
instead of using george and lucy's most obvious differences to ignite sparks lawrence desperately looks elsewhere seizing on george's haplessness and lucy's personality tics,instead of using george and lucy's most obvious differences to ignite sparks lawrence desperately looks elsewhere seizing on george's haplessness and lucy's personality tics,1
is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets ?,for all its brilliant touches dragon loses its fire midway nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion,0
i'm guessing the director is a magician after all he took three minutes of dialogue 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,i'm guessing the director is a magician after all he took three minutes of dialogue 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,1
if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special the humor would have been fast and furious-- at ninety minutes it drags,an uplifting drama what antwone fisher isn't however is original,0
a blair witch- style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera with passable performances from everyone in the cast,a blair witch- style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera with passable performances from everyone in the cast,1
stuffy full of itself morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about,a bit of an unwieldy mess,0
plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,1
fear permeates the whole of stortelling todd solondz' oftentimes funny yet ultimately cowardly autocritique,a vile incoherent mess a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg's brilliant 'videodrome ',0
the people in abc africa are treated as docile mostly wordless ethnographic extras,the people in abc africa are treated as docile mostly wordless ethnographic extras,1
stale futile scenario,stale futile scenario,1
it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,1
the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen,the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen,1
something has been lost in the translation another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,a tired unnecessary retread a stale copy of a picture that wasn't all that great to begin with,0
something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass except that it seems to take itself far more seriously,something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass except that it seems to take itself far more seriously,1
an unimaginative nasty glibly cynical piece of work,the messages of compassion and mercy are clearly squarely and specifically expounded via computer animated old testament tale of jonah and the whale determined to be fun and bouncy with energetic musicals the humor didn't quite engage this adult,0
sandra bullock's best dramatic performance to date ( is ) almost enough to lift ( this ) thrill-kill cat-and-mouser above its paint-by-numbers plot,a film that presents an interesting even sexy premise then ruins itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations,0
an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay,an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay,1
little more than a frothy vanity project,the overall effect is less like a children's movie than a recruitment film for future hollywood sellouts,0
a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams,sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team but this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip,0
the good and different idea [of middle-aged romance] is not handled well and except for the fine star performances there is little else to recommend " never again ",the good and different idea [of middle-aged romance] is not handled well and except for the fine star performances there is little else to recommend " never again ",1
i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again she should ask for a raise,i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again she should ask for a raise,1
high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government/ marine/legal mystery and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff nearly subliminally as the old-hat province of male intrigue,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 but it doesn't leave you with much,0
the episodic film makes valid points about the depersonalization of modern life but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored,the episodic film makes valid points about the depersonalization of modern life but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored,1
a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell,la de salma es una versión de frida superficial preciosista y sin ningún contenido,0
if you're a crocodile hunter fan you'll enjoy at least the " real " portions of the film if you're looking for a story don't bother,if you're a crocodile hunter fan you'll enjoy at least the " real " portions of the film if you're looking for a story don't bother,1
an ambitious serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong ; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance,an ambitious serious film that manages to do virtually everything wrong ; sitting through it is something akin to an act of cinematic penance,1
schaefer's determination to inject farcical raunch drowns out the promise of the romantic angle,schaefer's determination to inject farcical raunch drowns out the promise of the romantic angle,1
too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy vulgar is truly and thankfully a one-of-a-kind work,what puzzles me is the lack of emphasis on music in britney spears' first movie,0
'punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that if it were a person you'd want to smash its face in ',meandering and confusing,0
the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy,the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy,1
extremely bad,extremely bad,1
sinks into the usual cafeteria goulash of fart jokes masturbation jokes and racist japanese jokes,sinks into the usual cafeteria goulash of fart jokes masturbation jokes and racist japanese jokes,1
let's face it -- there aren't many reasons anyone would want to see crossroads if they're not big fans of teen pop kitten britney spears,let's face it -- there aren't many reasons anyone would want to see crossroads if they're not big fans of teen pop kitten britney spears,1
routine and rather silly,hope keeps arising that the movie will live up to the apparent skills of its makers and the talents of its actors but it doesn't,0
much of the digitally altered footage appears jagged as if filmed directly from a television monitor while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché,much of the digitally altered footage appears jagged as if filmed directly from a television monitor while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché,1
it's a bizarre curiosity memorable mainly for the way it fritters away its potentially interesting subject matter via a banal script unimpressive acting and indifferent direction,the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive but that it's boring,0
all of the filmmakers' calculations can't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness,a horrible 99-minute stink bomb,0
a bland pretentious mess,elmo touts his drug as being 51 times stronger than coke if you're looking for a tale of brits behaving badly watch snatch again it's 51 times better than this,0
consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,even film silliness needs a little gravity beyond good hair and humping,0
the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,1
a movie that's held captive by mediocrity not bad but not all that good bacon keeps things interesting but don't go out of your way to pay full price,there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility not an event that is believable not a confrontation that is not staged not a moment that is not false,0
a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional unlikable characters and hackneyed threadbare comic setups,a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional unlikable characters and hackneyed threadbare comic setups,1
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche,the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,0
it's a gag that's worn a bit thin over the years though don't ask still finds a few chuckles,the tuxedo wasn't just bad ; it was as my friend david cross would call it 'hungry-man portions of bad',0
if we're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french do we have that same option to slap her creators because they're clueless and inept ?,violent vulgar and forgettably entertaining,0
the mushy finale turns john q into a movie-of-the-week tearjerker,nicks seemingly uncertain what's going to make people laugh runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy,0
just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,it's been 20 years since 48 hrs made eddie murphy a movie star and the man hasn't aged a day but his showboating wise-cracker stock persona sure is getting old,0
as if drop dead gorgeous wasn't enough this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition,fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics genre thrills or inherent humor,0
the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value,the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value,1
it is too bad that this likable movie isn't more accomplished the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward,see clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes but be warned you too may feel time has decided to stand still or that the battery on your watch has died,0
as violent profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you've ever seen,the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0
were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to 'do not go gentle into that good theatre ',were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to 'do not go gentle into that good theatre ',1
the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark decadent truffle,the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark decadent truffle,1
never does " lilo & stitch " reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past or even that of more recent successes such as " mulan " or " tarzan ",never does " lilo & stitch " reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past or even that of more recent successes such as " mulan " or " tarzan ",1
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you haven't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers,the only thing in pauline and paulette that you haven't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers,1
[a] slummer,[a] slummer,1
although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original the first film's lovely flakiness is gone replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,it's hard to imagine any recent film independent or otherwise that makes as much of a mess as this one,0
what could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination,what could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination,1
the film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility,the film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility,1
if religious films aren't your bailiwick stay away otherwise this could be a passable date film,at the bottom rung of the series' entries,0
a shoddy male hip hop fantasy filled with guns expensive cars lots of naked women and rocawear clothing," abandon " will leave you wanting to abandon the theater,0
a perplexing example of promise unfulfilled despite many charming moments,in the end the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan,0
the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them,the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them,1
short and sweet but also more than anything else slight… tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations,short and sweet but also more than anything else slight… tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations,1
very stupid and annoying,very stupid and annoying,1
the overall feel of the film is pretty cheesy but there's still a real sense that the star trek tradition has been honored as best it can given the embarrassing script and weak direction,the overall feel of the film is pretty cheesy but there's still a real sense that the star trek tradition has been honored as best it can given the embarrassing script and weak direction,1
the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie,this dubious product of a college-spawned ( colgate u ) comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips,0
`martin lawrence live' is so self-pitying i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,`martin lawrence live' is so self-pitying i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,1
a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards,a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards,1
'lovely and amazing ' unhappily is neither excessively strained and contrived,'lovely and amazing ' unhappily is neither excessively strained and contrived,1
all the queen's men is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels it should pay reparations to viewers,children of the century though well dressed and well made ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers,0
has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool,life is a crock -- or something like it,0
no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie,no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie,1
cho's fans are sure to be entertained ; it's only fair in the interest of full disclosure to say that -- on the basis of this film alone -- i'm not one of them,cho's fans are sure to be entertained ; it's only fair in the interest of full disclosure to say that -- on the basis of this film alone -- i'm not one of them,1
though a bit of a patchwork in script and production a glossy rich green environment almost makes the picture work,though a bit of a patchwork in script and production a glossy rich green environment almost makes the picture work,1
a baffling misfire and possibly the weakest movie [woody allen] has made in the last twenty years,scores no points for originality wit or intelligence it's a cookie-cutter movie a cut-and-paste job,0
not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest,not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest,1
viewed as a comedy a romance a fairy tale or a drama there's nothing remotely triumphant about this motion picture,viewed as a comedy a romance a fairy tale or a drama there's nothing remotely triumphant about this motion picture,1
it's as if you're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak and it has been unearthed and released now when it has become even weaker,this is junk food cinema at its greasiest,0
" analyze that " is one of those crass contrived sequels that not only fails on its own but makes you second-guess your affection for the original,none of this violates the letter of behan's book but missing is its spirit its ribald full-throated humor,0
it's young guns meets goodfellas in this easily skippable hayseeds-vs -greaseballs mob action-comedy,it's young guns meets goodfellas in this easily skippable hayseeds-vs -greaseballs mob action-comedy,1
i felt sad for lise not so much because of what happens as because she was captured by this movie when she obviously belongs in something lighter and sunnier by rohmer for example,i felt sad for lise not so much because of what happens as because she was captured by this movie when she obviously belongs in something lighter and sunnier by rohmer for example,1
needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance,needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance,1
a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'empowerment ',grant isn't cary and bullock isn't katherine,0
cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds,this toothless dog already on cable loses all bite on the big screen,0
the film's overall mood and focus is interesting but constantly unfulfilling,audiences will find no mention of political prisoners or persecutions that might paint the castro regime in less than saintly tones,0
the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,it's dumb but more importantly it's just not scary,0
one of the most highly-praised disappointments i've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time,one of the most highly-praised disappointments i've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time,1
none of this is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think,none of this is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think,1
the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ),the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ),1
a little too pat for its own good,the film goes from being an unusual sci-fi character study to a chase flick that detracts from its ending,0
the movie is just a plain old monster,the name says it all jackass is a vulgar and cheap-looking version of candid camera staged for the marquis de sade set,0
if there was any doubt that peter o'fallon didn't have an original bone in his body a rumor of angels should dispel it,if there was any doubt that peter o'fallon didn't have an original bone in his body a rumor of angels should dispel it,1
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,1
like a grinning jack o' lantern its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded,like a grinning jack o' lantern its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded,1
the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable,0
despite terrific special effects and funnier gags harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j k rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,despite terrific special effects and funnier gags harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j k rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,1
it briefly flirts with player masochism but the point of real interest -– audience sadism -- is evaded completely,the notion of deleting emotion from people even in an advanced prozac nation is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0
just dreadful i don't blame eddie murphy but shouldn't owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ?,just dreadful i don't blame eddie murphy but shouldn't owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ?,1
ultimately sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness,ultimately sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness,1
reno does what he can in a thankless situation the film ricochets from humor to violence and back again and ryoko hirosue makes us wonder if she is always like that,reno does what he can in a thankless situation the film ricochets from humor to violence and back again and ryoko hirosue makes us wonder if she is always like that,1
no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show,almost as offensive as " freddy got fingered ",0
no amount of blood and disintegrating vampire cadavers can obscure this movie's lack of ideas,possibly the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio,0
rumor a muddled drama about coming to terms with death feels impersonal almost generic,[a] rather thinly-conceived movie,0
to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting to say the least not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,scotland pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept,0
imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno,imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno,1
star trek : nemesis meekly goes where nearly every star trek movie has gone before wince-inducing dialogue thrift-shop costumes prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty,star trek : nemesis meekly goes where nearly every star trek movie has gone before wince-inducing dialogue thrift-shop costumes prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty,1
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors,this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors,1
the premise of " abandon " holds promise but its delivery is a complete mess,the premise of " abandon " holds promise but its delivery is a complete mess,1
a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions,a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions,1
del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation stylistically the movie is a disaster,0
constantly slips from the grasp of its maker,the obligatory break-ups and hook-ups don't seem to have much emotional impact on the characters,0
a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat and if you're going to alter the bard's ending you'd better have a good alternative,this is a third-person story now told by hollywood and much more ordinary for it,0
jacobi the most fluent of actors is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform and the visuals even erotically frank ones become dullingly repetitive,jacobi the most fluent of actors is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform and the visuals even erotically frank ones become dullingly repetitive,1
a well acted and well intentioned snoozer,a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling,0
less a heartfelt appeal for the handicapped than a nice belgian waffle,remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? no more,0
expect to be reminded of other better films especially seven which director william malone slavishly copies,one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch,0
showtime is closer to slowtime,journalistically dubious inept and often lethally dull,0
blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns cheatfully filmed martial arts disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves,blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns cheatfully filmed martial arts disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves,1
generic slasher-movie nonsense but it's not without style,oh it's extreme all right extremely dumb extremely confusing extremely boring,0
the action switches between past and present but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide,the action switches between past and present but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide,1
for all of its insights into the dream world of teen life and its electronic expression through cyber culture the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2-hour running time,even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder however kilmer seems to be posing rather than acting and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea,0
there are weird resonances between actor and role here and they're not exactly flattering,there are weird resonances between actor and role here and they're not exactly flattering,1
what puzzles me is the lack of emphasis on music in britney spears' first movie,little more than a well-acted television melodrama shot for the big screen,0
the best drug addition movies are usually depressing but rewarding quitting however manages just to be depressing as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance,the best drug addition movies are usually depressing but rewarding quitting however manages just to be depressing as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance,1
these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation,these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation,1
if you really want to understand what this story is really all about you're far better served by the source material,if you really want to understand what this story is really all about you're far better served by the source material,1
fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur,the director with his fake backdrops and stately pacing never settles on a consistent tone,0
tiresomely derivative and hammily acted,tiresomely derivative and hammily acted,1
murder by numbers is like a couple of mediocre tv-movie -of-the-week films clumsily stuck together,murder by numbers is like a couple of mediocre tv-movie -of-the-week films clumsily stuck together,1
everything that's worthwhile about collision course can already be seen on television,everything that's worthwhile about collision course can already be seen on television,1
where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval,can't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers ? try this obscenely bad dark comedy so crass that it makes edward burns' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde,0
'punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that if it were a person you'd want to smash its face in ','punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that if it were a person you'd want to smash its face in ',1
a reasonably efficient mechanism but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided,a reasonably efficient mechanism but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided,1
you leave feeling like you've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing,festers in just such a dungpile that you'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you,0
has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags,the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough,0
[seagal's] strenuous attempt at a change in expression could very well clinch him this year's razzie,[seagal's] strenuous attempt at a change in expression could very well clinch him this year's razzie,1
the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned,the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned,1
they presume their audience won't sit still for a sociology lesson however entertainingly presented so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes,it's splash without the jokes,0
at some point all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy vaguely silly overkill,the real question this movie poses is not 'who ? ' but 'why ? ',0
do you say " hi " to your lover when you wake up in the morning ?,do you say " hi " to your lover when you wake up in the morning ?,1
long before it's over you'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,the movie's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach but is that knot from dramatic tension or a symptom of artistic malnutrition ?,0
dull a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song,between bedroom scenes viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap,0
…the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material,extremely bad,0
it's a trifle of a movie with a few laughs surrounding an unremarkable soft center,ruh-roh romething's really wrong with this ricture,0
ice age is the first computer-generated feature cartoon to feel like other movies and that makes for some glacial pacing early on,the only thing that distinguishes a randall wallace film from any other is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,0
with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter the improbable " formula 51 " is somewhat entertaining but it could have been much stronger,loud silly stupid and pointless,0
one of the worst movies of the year watching it was painful,one of the worst movies of the year watching it was painful,1
burns' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,it wouldn't matter so much that this arrogant richard pryor wannabe's routine is offensive puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny,0
the thrill is ( long ) gone,the thrill is ( long ) gone,1
adam sandler's heart may be in the right place but he needs to pull his head out of his butt,unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you this film's impressive performances and adept direction aren't likely to leave a lasting impression,0
shankman and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story,the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion,0
the work of an exhausted desiccated talent who can't get out of his own way,the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0
the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we've seen before - only this time you have to read the fart jokes,however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging the question remains whether this should indeed have been presented as a theatrical release,0
a puzzle whose pieces do not fit some are fascinating and others are not and in the end it is almost a good movie,a puzzle whose pieces do not fit some are fascinating and others are not and in the end it is almost a good movie,1
interesting but not compelling,interesting but not compelling,1
one thing is for sure : this movie does not tell you a whole lot about lily chou-chou,life or something like it has its share of high points but it misses too many opportunities,0
shot perhaps 'artistically' with handheld cameras and apparently no movie lights by joaquin baca-asay the low-budget production swings annoyingly between vertigo and opacity,shot perhaps 'artistically' with handheld cameras and apparently no movie lights by joaquin baca-asay the low-budget production swings annoyingly between vertigo and opacity,1
this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong's john woo he's not good with people,this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong's john woo he's not good with people,1
comes off like a bad imitation of the bard,comes off like a bad imitation of the bard,1
a preposterous prurient whodunit,a preposterous prurient whodunit,1
when [de palma's] bad he's really bad and femme fatale ranks with the worst he has done,collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence,0
the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue,the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue,1
die another day is only intermittently entertaining but it's hard not to be a sucker for its charms or perhaps it's just impossible not to feel nostalgia for movies you grew up with,dissing a bond movie is quite like calling a dog stupid but when it has the temerity to run over two hours you feel like winding up with a kick,0
eccentric enough to stave off doldrums caruso's self-conscious debut is also eminently forgettable,the satire is unfocused while the story goes nowhere,0
without shakespeare's eloquent language the update is dreary and sluggish,without shakespeare's eloquent language the update is dreary and sluggish,1
creepy but ultimately unsatisfying thriller,creepy but ultimately unsatisfying thriller,1
theology aside why put someone who ultimately doesn't learn at the center of a kids' story ?,looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter's imagination,0
too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be,too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be,1
somehow both wildly implausible and strangely conventional,the movie's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating though even if the movie itself doesn't stand a ghost of a chance,0
shamelessly sappy and worse runs away from its own provocative theme,shamelessly sappy and worse runs away from its own provocative theme,1
the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations then lower them a bit more,the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations then lower them a bit more,1
if damon and affleck attempt another project greenlight next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about,writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call 'too clever by half ',0
i'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film,return to never land is much more p c than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians for instance ) but the excitement is missing,0
home alone goes hollywood a funny premise until the kids start pulling off stunts not even steven spielberg would know how to do besides real movie producers aren't this nice,a non-mystery mystery,0
flashy pretentious and as impenetrable as morvern's thick working-class scottish accent,exploring value choices is a worthwhile topic for a film -- but here the choices are as contrived and artificial as kerrigan's platinum-blonde hair,0
let's face it -- there aren't many reasons anyone would want to see crossroads if they're not big fans of teen pop kitten britney spears,never engaging utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful,0
in the end the movie bogs down in insignificance saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate,in the end the movie bogs down in insignificance saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate,1
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,its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche,0
without a strong script and energetic acting dogma films can produce the same sleep-inducing effects as watching your neighbor's home videos,a great ending doesn't make up for a weak movie and crazy as hell doesn't even have a great ending,0
it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes,though the book runs only about 300 pages it is so densely packed that even an ambitious adaptation and elaborate production like mr schepisi's seems skimpy and unclear,0
mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline,mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline,1
villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ),so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises,0
koepp's screenplay isn't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,koepp's screenplay isn't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,1
impostor doesn't do much with its template despite a remarkably strong cast,it made me realize that we really haven't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since well since last week's reign of fire,0
scooby dooby doo / and shaggy too / you both look and sound great / but daphne you're too buff / fred thinks he's tough / and velma - wow you've lost weight,despite the premise of a good story it wastes all its star power on cliched or meaningless roles,0
obviously a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,obviously a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,1
with a completely predictable plot you'll swear that you've seen it all before even if you've never come within a mile of the longest yard,murder by numbers is like a couple of mediocre tv-movie -of-the-week films clumsily stuck together,0
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it cannot even be dubbed hedonistic,this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e true hollywood story,0
overall the film misses the brilliance of jelinek's novel by some way it settles for being merely grim,the trouble is its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through,0
the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny,the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and instead rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep i like frank the pug though,0
the lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary,this thing works on no level whatsoever for me,0
rymer doesn't trust laughs -- and doesn't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects,god is great the movie's not,0
it's hard to say who might enjoy this are there tolstoy groupies out there ? it's dark and tragic and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death,this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks,0
go girls right down the reality drain,go girls right down the reality drain,1
made me feel uneasy even queasy because [solondz's] cool compassion is on the border of bemused contempt,made me feel uneasy even queasy because [solondz's] cool compassion is on the border of bemused contempt,1
chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm this is the opposite of a truly magical movie,even legends like alfred hitchcock and john huston occasionally directed trifles so it's no surprise to see a world-class filmmaker like zhang yimou behind the camera for a yarn that's ultimately rather inconsequential,0
not a bad premise but the execution is lackluster at best,the movie gets muted and routine,0
dilbert without the right-on satiric humor,dilbert without the right-on satiric humor,1
yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit,the only question is to determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering average at best i'm afraid,0
[soderbergh] tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness,would've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story and left off the film's predictable denouement then nadia's birthday might not have been such a bad day after all,0
not the great american comedy but if you liked the previous movies in the series you'll have a good time with this one too,not the great american comedy but if you liked the previous movies in the series you'll have a good time with this one too,1
it's a gag that's worn a bit thin over the years though don't ask still finds a few chuckles,it's a gag that's worn a bit thin over the years though don't ask still finds a few chuckles,1
cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle,the film affords us intriguing glimpses of the insights gleaned from a lifetime of spiritual inquiry but ram dass : fierce grace doesn't organize it with any particular insight,0
sometimes makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,originality is sorely lacking,0
no matter how you slice it mark wahlberg and thandie newton are not hepburn and grant two cinematic icons with chemistry galore,no matter how you slice it mark wahlberg and thandie newton are not hepburn and grant two cinematic icons with chemistry galore,1
as it stands it's an opera movie for the buffs,as it stands it's an opera movie for the buffs,1
johnson has in his first film set himself a task he is not nearly up to,johnson has in his first film set himself a task he is not nearly up to,1
an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie,patchy combination of soap opera low-tech magic realism and at times ploddingly sociological commentary,0
reeks of rot and hack work from start to finish,a determined ennui-hobbled slog that really doesn't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird,0
enigma looks great has solid acting and a neat premise yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,enigma looks great has solid acting and a neat premise yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,1
a pint-sized 'goodfellas' designed to appeal to the younger set it's not a very good movie in any objective sense but it does mostly hold one's interest,even murphy's expert comic timing and famed charisma can't rescue this effort,0
beers who when she's given the right lines can charm the paint off the wall [but] the script goes wrong at several key junctures,trailer trash cinema so uncool the only thing missing is the " gadzooks ",0
shamelessly sappy and worse runs away from its own provocative theme,the last time i saw a theater full of people constantly checking their watches was during my sats,0
though impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture it too is a bomb,though impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture it too is a bomb,1
certainly not a good movie but it wasn't horrible either,certainly not a good movie but it wasn't horrible either,1
if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two he probably wouldn't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way,it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0
preposterous and tedious sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that unfortunately occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure,its plot and animation offer daytime tv serviceability but little more,0
watching harris ham it up while physically and emotionally disintegrating over the course of the movie has a certain poignancy in light of his recent death but boyd's film offers little else of consequence,watching harris ham it up while physically and emotionally disintegrating over the course of the movie has a certain poignancy in light of his recent death but boyd's film offers little else of consequence,1
i don't even care that there's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff it's still terrible,overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste,0
another example of how sandler is losing his touch,another example of how sandler is losing his touch,1
technically the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial,human nature is a goofball movie in the way that malkovich was but it tries too hard,0
cuba gooding jr valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy,cuba gooding jr valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy,1
a mix of velocity and idiocy this ruinous remake lacks the brawn -- and the brains -- of the 1970s original,this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors,0
if this dud had been made in the '70s it would have been called the hills have antlers and played for about three weeks in drive-ins,if this dud had been made in the '70s it would have been called the hills have antlers and played for about three weeks in drive-ins,1
it's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script but here's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role,[a] soulless stupid sequel,0
always destined to be measured against anthony asquith's acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation,i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again,0
writhing under dialogue like 'you're from two different worlds' and 'tonight the maid is a lie and this this is who you are ' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability,writhing under dialogue like 'you're from two different worlds' and 'tonight the maid is a lie and this this is who you are ' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability,1
it's just plain boring,often lingers just as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging which gradually turns what time is it there ? into how long is this movie ?,0
lame haphazard teen comedy,the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling,0
a movie just for friday fans critics be damned if you already like this sort of thing this is that sort of thing all over again,a movie just for friday fans critics be damned if you already like this sort of thing this is that sort of thing all over again,1
it's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake dishonest entertaining and ultimately more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary,it's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake dishonest entertaining and ultimately more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary,1
on the bright side it contains jesse ventura's best work since the xfl,cattaneo should have followed the runaway success of his first film the full monty with something different,0
the movie is so contrived nonsensical and formulaic that come to think of it the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it,crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama,0
'dragonfly' is a movie about a bus wreck that turns into a film wreck,all movie long city by the sea swings from one approach to the other but in the end it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast,0
holden caulfield did it better,holden caulfield did it better,1
it's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,it's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,1
coarse cliched and clunky this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock,comes across as a relic from a bygone era and its convolutions feel silly rather than plausible,0
outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride,outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride,1
the pivotal narrative point is so ripe the film can't help but go soft and stinky,the pivotal narrative point is so ripe the film can't help but go soft and stinky,1
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout this is the one,cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill didactic cartoon,0
the movie is a little tired ; maybe the original inspiration has run its course,if this is satire it's the smug and self-congratulatory kind that lets the audience completely off the hook,0
quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ?,quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ?,1
it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck preferably a semi,it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck preferably a semi,1
this is very much of a mixed bag with enough negatives to outweigh the positives,the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them,0
it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie but more often just feels generic derivative and done to death,it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie but more often just feels generic derivative and done to death,1
the milieu is wholly unconvincing and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch,the milieu is wholly unconvincing and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch,1
a mostly boring affair with a confusing sudden finale that's likely to irk viewers,you can thank me for this i saw juwanna mann so you don't have to,0
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise,a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise,1
less-than-compelling documentary of a yiddish theater clan,less-than-compelling documentary of a yiddish theater clan,1
devoid of any of the qualities that made the first film so special,devoid of any of the qualities that made the first film so special,1
if swimfan does catch on it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh,if swimfan does catch on it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh,1
yes 4ever is harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to spirited away ?,yes 4ever is harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to spirited away ?,1
a few hours after you've seen it you forget you've been to the movies,ultimately the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks if you're up for that sort of thing,0
unfortunately contrived plotting stereotyped characters and woo's over-the-top instincts as a director undermine the moral dilemma at the movie's heart,a peculiar misfire that even tunney can't save,0
the actresses may have worked up a back story for the women they portray so convincingly but viewers don't get enough of that background for the characters to be involving as individuals rather than types,gibney and jarecki just want to string the bastard up,0
i hate this movie,i hate this movie,1
this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,1
when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie you know the picture is in trouble,the movie obviously seeks to re-create the excitement of such '50s flicks as jules verne's '20 000 leagues under the sea' and the george pal version of h g wells' 'the time machine ' but its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless,0
cherry orchard is badly edited often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a 'back story ',cherry orchard is badly edited often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a 'back story ',1
this sort of cute and cloying material is far from zhang's forte and it shows,zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted,0
think of it as american pie on valium,several uninteresting unlikeable people do bad things to and with each other in " unfaithful " why anyone who is not a character in this movie should care is beyond me,0
an unsophisticated sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously,an unsophisticated sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously,1
[a] rather thinly-conceived movie,[a] rather thinly-conceived movie,1
the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter,blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic extreme-sports adventure but ends up more of a creaky " pretty woman " retread with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought,0
rambles on in a disjointed substandard fashion from one poorly executed action sequence to the next,rambles on in a disjointed substandard fashion from one poorly executed action sequence to the next,1
it's supposed to be a humorous all-too-human look at how hope can breed a certain kind of madness -- and strength -- but it never quite adds up,it's supposed to be a humorous all-too-human look at how hope can breed a certain kind of madness -- and strength -- but it never quite adds up,1
if you're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie you might want to catch freaks as a matinee,i've always dreamed of attending cannes but after seeing this film it's not that big a deal,0
kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party,white hasn't developed characters so much as caricatures one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else,0
made me feel uneasy even queasy because [solondz's] cool compassion is on the border of bemused contempt,it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,0
your taste for jonah - a veggie tales movie may well depend on your threshold for pop manifestations of the holy spirit,your taste for jonah - a veggie tales movie may well depend on your threshold for pop manifestations of the holy spirit,1
the film apparently takes place in a fantasy world where people in hotel hallways recite poetry in voice-over instead of speaking to each other,very special effects brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality can't hide the giant achilles' heel in " stuart little 2 " : there's just no story folks,0
too much of the movie feels contrived as if the filmmakers were worried the story wouldn't work without all those gimmicks,the essential problem in orange county is that having created an unusually vivid set of characters worthy of its strong cast the film flounders when it comes to giving them something to do,0
feels like a cold old man going through the motions,feels like a cold old man going through the motions,1
lazy filmmaking with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,lazy filmmaking with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,1
the angst-ridden affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging,consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g,0
as social exposé skins has its heart in the right place but that's not much to hang a soap opera on,a turgid little history lesson humourless and dull,0
it's a loathsome movie it really is and it makes absolutely no sense,it's a loathsome movie it really is and it makes absolutely no sense,1
enduring love but exhausting cinema,a clutchy indulgent and pretentious travelogue and diatribe against well just stuff watching scarlet diva one is poised for titillation raw insight or both instead we just get messy anger a movie as personal therapy,0
the film takes the materials of human tragedy and dresses them in lovely costumes southern california locations and star power,during the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time there isn't one true 'chan moment',0
it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins who seem barely in the same movie their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle,any movie this boring should be required to have ushers in the theater that hand you a cup of coffee every few minutes like a marathon runner trying to finish a race you need a constant influx of liquid just to get through it,0
barney throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,makes for some truly odd at times confusing kids entertainment but at least this time there's some centered storytelling to go along with all the weird stuff,0
shows that jackie chan is getting older and that's something i would rather live in denial about,shows that jackie chan is getting older and that's something i would rather live in denial about,1
the most anti-human big studio picture since 3000 miles to graceland,its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity steven soderbergh's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience,0
in both the writing and cutting it does not achieve the kind of dramatic unity that transports you you end up simply admiring this bit or that this performance or that,there's not enough here to justify the almost two hours,0
not so much farcical as sour,cry havoc and let slip the dogs of cheese indeed,0
seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors,it comes off as so silly that you wouldn't be surprised if ba murdock and rest of the a-team were seen giving chase in a black and red van,0
somehow we're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world don fatigues and become g i jane,i'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about,0
all ends well sort of but the frenzied comic moments never click,the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances but the result is disappointing,0
a feeble tootsie knockoff,there's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again,0
some episodes work some don't,the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way,0
a feature-length r-rated road-trip version of mama's family,the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable i tried to read the time on my watch,0
if you adored the full monty so resoundingly that you're dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting then this should keep you reasonably entertained,if you adored the full monty so resoundingly that you're dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting then this should keep you reasonably entertained,1
i couldn't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy,a plodding look at the french revolution through the eyes of aristocrats,0
what the audience feels is exhaustion from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green to be exact ) sour bloody and mean,if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape in his latest he'd have them mate,0
a determined ennui-hobbled slog that really doesn't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird,a determined ennui-hobbled slog that really doesn't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird,1
i believe silberling had the best intentions here but he just doesn't have the restraint to fully realize them,i believe silberling had the best intentions here but he just doesn't have the restraint to fully realize them,1
there's no excuse for following up a delightful well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish,there's no excuse for following up a delightful well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish,1
this is surely one of the most frantic virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio,this is surely one of the most frantic virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio,1
mark wahlberg may look classy in a '60s-homage pokepie hat but as a character he's dry dry dry,coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story,0
there's not enough to sustain the comedy,there's not enough to sustain the comedy,1
there's something deeply creepy about never again a new arrow in schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes,handsome and sincere but slightly awkward in its combination of entertainment and evangelical boosterism,0
uneasy mishmash of styles and genres,uneasy mishmash of styles and genres,1
not even the hanson brothers can save it,not even the hanson brothers can save it,1
must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry others may find it migraine-inducing despite moore's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding,must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry others may find it migraine-inducing despite moore's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding,1
nothing more than a run-of-the-mill action flick,even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity didn't fade amid the deliberate tiresome ugliness it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0
you can practically smell the patchouli oil,you can practically smell the patchouli oil,1
the streets shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus may be as authentic as they are mean but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them,the streets shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus may be as authentic as they are mean but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them,1
that frenetic spectacle [on the tv show] has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls' big-screen blowout,that frenetic spectacle [on the tv show] has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls' big-screen blowout,1
it's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish,there's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies,0
a technically well-made suspenser but its abrupt drop in iq points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide,the plot combines the blues brothers and almost famous ( but with bears and a g rating ) with an excruciating dollop of disney sentimentality mixed in for good measure,0
creepy but ultimately unsatisfying thriller,a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture we can tell what it is supposed to be but can't really call it a work of art,0
there is an almost poignant dimension to the way that every major stunt seagal's character performs is shot from behind as if it could fool us into thinking that we're not watching a double,there is an almost poignant dimension to the way that every major stunt seagal's character performs is shot from behind as if it could fool us into thinking that we're not watching a double,1
the film is surprisingly well-directed by brett ratner who keeps things moving well -- at least until the problematic third act,the film is surprisingly well-directed by brett ratner who keeps things moving well -- at least until the problematic third act,1
often silly – and gross – but it's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films,the script is high on squaddie banter low on shocks,0
really dumb but occasionally really funny,while obviously an extremely personal work it remains inextricably stuck in an emotionally unavailable rut,0
a movie that's held captive by mediocrity not bad but not all that good bacon keeps things interesting but don't go out of your way to pay full price,a movie that's held captive by mediocrity not bad but not all that good bacon keeps things interesting but don't go out of your way to pay full price,1
plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller,i'm sure the filmmaker would disagree but honestly i don't see the point it's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed,0
an often-deadly boring strange reading of a classic whose witty dialogue is treated with a baffling casual approach,the inevitable double- and triple-crosses arise but the only drama is in waiting to hear how john malkovich's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line,0
despite the surface attractions -- conrad l hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything,despite the surface attractions -- conrad l hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything,1
loud chaotic and largely unfunny,loud chaotic and largely unfunny,1
the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive the director just ends up exposing his own obsession,the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive the director just ends up exposing his own obsession,1
ponderous plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film,ponderous plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film,1
lurid and less than lucid work,lurid and less than lucid work,1
wouldn't it be funny if a bunch of allied soldiers went undercover as women in a german factory during world war ii ? um no but here's a movie about it anyway,wouldn't it be funny if a bunch of allied soldiers went undercover as women in a german factory during world war ii ? um no but here's a movie about it anyway,1
the jokes are flat and the action looks fake,it's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric but never clearly seen or felt,0
one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation,one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation,1
like being invited to a classy dinner soiree and not knowing anyone you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt but no new friends,like the excruciating end of days collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,0
very special effects brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality can't hide the giant achilles' heel in " stuart little 2 " : there's just no story folks,the whole thing plays like a tired tyco ad,0
kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other ( kirshner wins but it's close ),kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other ( kirshner wins but it's close ),1
the pacing is glacial the screenplay is stiff as a board and things heat up only in the movie's final scenes,spy-vs -spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together,0
stitch is a bad mannered ugly and destructive little * * * * no cute factor here… not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character loveable or otherwise,stitch is a bad mannered ugly and destructive little * * * * no cute factor here… not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character loveable or otherwise,1
truth to tell if you've seen more than half-a-dozen horror films there's nothing here you haven't seen before,irritating soul-searching garbage,0
the main characters are simply named the husband the wife and the kidnapper emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort,the main characters are simply named the husband the wife and the kidnapper emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort,1
the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ),the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee you'll find in this dreary mess,0
confusion is one of my least favourite emotions especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it,despite its raucous intent xxx is as conventional as a nike ad and as rebellious as spring break,0
as it stands crocodile hunter has the hurried badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction,as it stands crocodile hunter has the hurried badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction,1
it's a film that hinges on its casting and glover really doesn't fit the part,it's a film that hinges on its casting and glover really doesn't fit the part,1
when mr hundert tells us in his narration that 'this is a story without surprises ' we nod in agreement,when mr hundert tells us in his narration that 'this is a story without surprises ' we nod in agreement,1
the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,plays like some corny television production from a bygone era,0
the film's final hour where nearly all the previous unseen material resides is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut,the film's final hour where nearly all the previous unseen material resides is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut,1
the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america,the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america,1
chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent indie trick in the book,a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground,0
de niro and mcdormand give solid performances but their screen time is sabotaged by the story's inability to create interest,de niro and mcdormand give solid performances but their screen time is sabotaged by the story's inability to create interest,1
involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters,for every articulate player such as skateboarder tony hawk or bmx rider mat hoffman are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words " radical " or " suck " into a sentence,0
the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no 1 but falls apart long before the end,deep down i realized the harsh reality of my situation : i would leave the theater with a lower i q than when i had entered,0
every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here,the story really has no place to go since simone is not real—she can't provide any conflict,0
very much a home video and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all,characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better,0
a few energetic stunt sequences briefly enliven the film but the wheezing terrorist subplot hasn't the stamina for the 100-minute running time and the protagonists' bohemian boorishness mars the spirit of good clean fun,adam sandler's 8 crazy nights is 75 wasted minutes of sandler as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0
if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but wasn't guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor,if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but wasn't guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor,1
richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material but lawrence gives us mostly fool's gold,involving at times but lapses quite casually into the absurd,0
there's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,though ganesh is successful in a midlevel sort of way there's nothing so striking or fascinating or metaphorically significant about his career as to rate two hours of our attention,0
ultimately the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad and the too-frosty exterior ms paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability,the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down,0
i weep for the future when a good portion of the respected critical community in this country consider blue crush to be an intelligent film about young women,a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'empowerment ',0
[e]ventually every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism,there are some fairly unsettling scenes but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer,0
it's so laddish and juvenile only teenage boys could possibly find it funny,the innocence of holiday cheer ain't what it used to be,0
avary's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis' book,a movie that quite simply shouldn't have been made,0
i still can't relate to stuart : he's a mouse for cryin' out loud and all he does is milk it with despondent eyes and whine that nobody treats him human enough,the screenplay by james eric james horton and director peter o'fallon is so pat it makes your teeth hurt,0
arnold's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces,arnold's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces,1
seagal ran out of movies years ago and this is just the proof,seagal ran out of movies years ago and this is just the proof,1
the problem isn't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball,the problem isn't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball,1
while certainly clever in spots this too-long spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth doesn't sustain a high enough level of invention,it should be interesting it should be poignant it turns out to be affected and boring,0
this u-boat doesn't have a captain,this u-boat doesn't have a captain,1
an ugly pointless stupid movie,an ugly pointless stupid movie,1
an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,( it ) highlights not so much the crime lord's messianic bent but spacey's,0
yet another movie which presumes that high school social groups are at war let alone conscious of each other's existence,nothing about it fits,0
ja rule and kurupt should have gotten to rap it would have benefitted the dialogue,ja rule and kurupt should have gotten to rap it would have benefitted the dialogue,1
this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks,a huge disappointment coming as it does from filmmakers and performers of this calibre,0
directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,1
you cannot guess why the cast and crew didn't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,you cannot guess why the cast and crew didn't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,1
the editing is chaotic the photography grainy and badly focused the writing unintentionally hilarious the direction unfocused the performances as wooden,it almost plays like solaris but with guns and jokes,0
has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick,more tiring than anything,0
seems like someone going through the motions,seems like someone going through the motions,1
a lightweight uneven action comedy that freely mingles french japanese and hollywood cultures,by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around,0
the script by vincent r nebrida tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot,the script by vincent r nebrida tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot,1
watching it is rather like viewing a long soap opera in which only the first episode was any good,watching it is rather like viewing a long soap opera in which only the first episode was any good,1
perry's good and his is an interesting character but " serving sara " hasn't much more to serve than silly fluff nor is it a romantic comedy,perry's good and his is an interesting character but " serving sara " hasn't much more to serve than silly fluff nor is it a romantic comedy,1
[l]ame and unnecessary,now here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud,0
not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers,fails as a dystopian movie as a retooling of fahrenheit 451 and even as a rip-off of the matrix,0
by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it and of course feeling guilty for it then miracle of miracles the movie does a flip-flop,by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it and of course feeling guilty for it then miracle of miracles the movie does a flip-flop,1
i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism,i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism,1
roger michell who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england gets too artsy in his american debut,a soggy shapeless mess just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie,0
trouble every day is a success in some sense but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead,trouble every day is a success in some sense but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead,1
one of those so-so films that could have been much better,one of those so-so films that could have been much better,1
yet another genre exercise gangster no 1 is as generic as its title,it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes,0
circuit queens won't learn a thing they'll be too busy cursing the film's strategically placed white sheets,a movie that feels like the pilot episode of a new teen-targeted action tv series,0
the skills of a calculus major at m i t are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout ?,the skills of a calculus major at m i t are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout ?,1
it's as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut mad cows,not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh groan and hiss at,0
if it were any more of a turkey it would gobble in dolby digital stereo if nothing else " rollerball " 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j,if it were any more of a turkey it would gobble in dolby digital stereo if nothing else " rollerball " 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j,1
there's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies,there's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies,1
the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes and it's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is,the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes and it's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is,1
overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube,overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube,1
the trouble is its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through,the film's implicit premise is that the faith of the tonga people is in every way inferior to that of john,0
madonna has made herself over so often now there's apparently nothing left to work with sort of like michael jackson's nose,madonna has made herself over so often now there's apparently nothing left to work with sort of like michael jackson's nose,1
what an embarrassment,much of what is meant to be 'inspirational' and 'uplifting' is simply distasteful to audiences not already sharing [the movie's] mindset,0
the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break,a smug and convoluted action-comedy that doesn't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie,0
watching trouble every day at least if you don't know what's coming is like biting into what looks like a juicy delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms,it's a trifle of a movie with a few laughs surrounding an unremarkable soft center,0
its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious and schneider's performance is so fine it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess,its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious and schneider's performance is so fine it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess,1
unfortunately the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making,essentially the film is weak on detail and strong on personality,0
" my god i'm behaving like an idiot " yes you are ben kingsley," my god i'm behaving like an idiot " yes you are ben kingsley,1
the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch so stilted and unconvincing are the performances,the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch so stilted and unconvincing are the performances,1
a lightweight uneven action comedy that freely mingles french japanese and hollywood cultures,a lightweight uneven action comedy that freely mingles french japanese and hollywood cultures,1
trite banal cliched mostly inoffensive,trite banal cliched mostly inoffensive,1
a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films,a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films,1
the title alone should scare any sane person away,the title alone should scare any sane person away,1
while certainly clever in spots this too-long spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth doesn't sustain a high enough level of invention,while certainly clever in spots this too-long spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth doesn't sustain a high enough level of invention,1
not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute it's full of throwaway one-liners not-quite jokes and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies,while this one gets off with a good natured warning future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,0
kitschy flashy overlong soap opera,kitschy flashy overlong soap opera,1
a somewhat disappointing and meandering saga,it's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant,0
the jokes are sophomoric stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious,the jokes are sophomoric stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious,1
i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy,i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy,1
narratively trouble every day is a plodding mess,narratively trouble every day is a plodding mess,1
confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses nor their characters deserve,it's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0
in the end the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived as if we're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses,in the end the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived as if we're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses,1
very stupid and annoying,the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys whose makers apparently believe that women's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting writing or direction,0
whereas last year's exemplary sexy beast seemed to revitalize the british gangster movie this equally brutal outing merely sustains it,teen movies have really hit the skids,0
feels as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something,not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid,0
" looking for leonard " just seems to kinda sit in neutral hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something," looking for leonard " just seems to kinda sit in neutral hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something,1
it's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,it's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,1
by the time the surprise ending is revealed interest cannot be revived,meticulously mounted exasperatingly well-behaved film which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,0
[p]artnering murphy with robert de niro for the tv-cops comedy showtime would seem to be surefire casting the catch is that they're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,[p]artnering murphy with robert de niro for the tv-cops comedy showtime would seem to be surefire casting the catch is that they're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,1
while the film shuns the glamour or glitz that an american movie might demand scherfig tosses us a romantic scenario that is just as simplistic as a hollywood production,the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning,0
video games are more involving than this mess,may offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor,0
there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew,there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew,1
in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice,not one moment in the enterprise didn't make me want to lie down in a dark room with something cool to my brow,0
the nicest thing that can be said about stealing harvard ( which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog ) is that it's not as obnoxious as tom green's freddie got fingered,i've never seen ( a remake ) do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler's new movie rapes pillages and incinerates frank capra's classic,0
a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is,a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie,0
got some good organic character work lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2-hour dissipated length,got some good organic character work lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2-hour dissipated length,1
no number of fantastic sets extras costumes and spectacular locales can disguise the emptiness at the center of the story,no number of fantastic sets extras costumes and spectacular locales can disguise the emptiness at the center of the story,1
pretension in its own way is a form of bravery for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal,the worst film of the year,0
director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning,director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning,1
it's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,kidman is really the only thing that's worth watching in birthday girl a film by the stage-trained jez butterworth ( mojo ) that serves as yet another example of the sad decline of british comedies in the post-full monty world,0
it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so,it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so,1
kicks off with an inauspicious premise mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper,kicks off with an inauspicious premise mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper,1
all the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure,all the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure,1
nonsensical dull " cyber-horror " flick is a grim hollow exercise in flat scares and bad acting,nonsensical dull " cyber-horror " flick is a grim hollow exercise in flat scares and bad acting,1
as if drop dead gorgeous wasn't enough this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition,as if drop dead gorgeous wasn't enough this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition,1
diane lane shines in unfaithful almost everything else is wan,diane lane shines in unfaithful almost everything else is wan,1
this is a good movie in spurts but when it doesn't work it's at important times,this is a good movie in spurts but when it doesn't work it's at important times,1
a word of advice to the makers of the singles ward : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs and neither do cliches no matter how 'inside' they are,a word of advice to the makers of the singles ward : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs and neither do cliches no matter how 'inside' they are,1
too dull to enjoy,rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment,0
any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment,press the delete key,0
it's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,too stagey talky -- and long -- for its own good,0
the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable i tried to read the time on my watch,the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable i tried to read the time on my watch,1
[h]ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang i'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by,tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality,0
a crisply made movie that is no more than mildly amusing,a crisply made movie that is no more than mildly amusing,1
proves a lovely trifle that unfortunately is a little too in love with its own cuteness,a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally,0
if only merchant paid more attention the story,about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark ; the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook,0
it's clear why deuces wild which was shot two years ago has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf,this is a fragmented film once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie,0
can't seem to get anywhere near the story's center,serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it,0
it's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex,not a movie but a live-action agitprop cartoon so shameless and coarse it's almost funny,0
my reaction in a word : disappointment his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images but his latest has nothing going for it,my reaction in a word : disappointment his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images but his latest has nothing going for it,1
what more can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience hasn't graduated from junior high school ?,not everything in the film works including its somewhat convenient ending,0
stinks from start to finish like a wet burlap sack of gloom,stinks from start to finish like a wet burlap sack of gloom,1
draggin' about dragons,draggin' about dragons,1
for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek they'll probably run out screaming,for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek they'll probably run out screaming,1
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him,it won't be long before you'll spy i spy at a video store near you,0
you'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot you'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus,you'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot you'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus,1
if you've got a house full of tots -- don't worry this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then,yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit,0
it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss and that's more or less how it plays out,the animation merely serves up a predictable maudlin story that swipes heavily from bambi and the lion king yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies,0
the movie spends more time with schneider than with newcomer mcadams even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment,0
the sight of the name bruce willis brings to mind images of a violent battlefield action picture but the film has a lot more on its mind--maybe too much,a fascinating but choppy documentary,0
it's better than the phantom menace but unless you're an absolute raving star wars junkie it isn't much fun,starts out mediocre spirals downward and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0
there isn't one moment in the film that surprises or delights,there isn't one moment in the film that surprises or delights,1
the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive,the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive,1
directed by kevin bray whose crisp framing edgy camera work and wholesale ineptitude with acting tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut,directed by kevin bray whose crisp framing edgy camera work and wholesale ineptitude with acting tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut,1
the film is like a series of beginnings and middles that never take off,the film is like a series of beginnings and middles that never take off,1
a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification,a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification,1
this film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel with his brawny frame and cool composed delivery fits the bill perfectly,0
the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater,both awful and appealing,0
a loud witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series,a loud witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series,1
it desperately wants to be a wacky screwball comedy but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,the milieu is wholly unconvincing and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch,0
hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture,an incoherent jumble of a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0
the appeal of the vulgar sexist racist humour went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet,the appeal of the vulgar sexist racist humour went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet,1
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance,[a] mess,0
a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line,a sometimes tedious film,0
the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,on the right track to something that's creepy and effective it's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there,0
little more than a well-acted television melodrama shot for the big screen,i'm not suggesting that you actually see it unless you're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s,0
the only question is to determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering average at best i'm afraid,serviceable at best slightly less than serviceable at worst,0
just a kiss is a just a waste,a morose little soap opera about three vapid insensitive people who take turns hurting each other it's a feature-length adaptation of one of those " can this marriage be saved ? " columns from ladies home journal,0
the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film,the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent of showgirls,0
the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches isn't exactly endearing,the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches isn't exactly endearing,1
our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender — and i know this because i've seen 'jackass : the movie ',our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender — and i know this because i've seen 'jackass : the movie ',1
while the film misfires at every level the biggest downside is the paucity of laughter in what's supposed to be a comedy,while the film misfires at every level the biggest downside is the paucity of laughter in what's supposed to be a comedy,1
a close-to-solid espionage thriller with the misfortune of being released a few decades too late,a close-to-solid espionage thriller with the misfortune of being released a few decades too late,1
this is a movie filled with unlikable spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least,a movie that tries to fuse the two 'woods' but winds up a bolly-holly masala mess,0
the soul-searching deliberateness of the film although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit eventually becomes too heavy for the plot,the soul-searching deliberateness of the film although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit eventually becomes too heavy for the plot,1
like a pack of dynamite sticks built for controversy the film is explosive but a few of those sticks are wet,like a pack of dynamite sticks built for controversy the film is explosive but a few of those sticks are wet,1
the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest but its just not a thrilling movie,wait for it to hit cable,0
an ugly revolting movie,as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor,0
contains the humor characterization poignancy and intelligence of a bad sitcom,[lee] treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb credulous unassuming subordinate subjects and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring wide-smiling reception,0
a frustrating combination of strained humor and heavy-handed sentimentality,the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies,0
fails in making this character understandable in getting under her skin in exploring motivation well before the end the film grows as dull as its characters about whose fate it is hard to care,the film wasn't preachy but it was feminism by the book,0
the plot is paper-thin and the characters aren't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool " clockstoppers " but that doesn't mean it still won't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0
the niftiest trick perpetrated by the importance of being earnest is the alchemical transmogrification of wilde into austen--and a hollywood-ized austen at that,the niftiest trick perpetrated by the importance of being earnest is the alchemical transmogrification of wilde into austen--and a hollywood-ized austen at that,1
this film's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation,this film's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation,1
love liza is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,serving sara doesn't serve up a whole lot of laughs,0
once again director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime,0
hypnotically dull,hypnotically dull,1
muddled simplistic and more than a little pretentious,the whole talking-animal thing is grisly,0
any film that doesn't even in passing mention political prisoners poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss,certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike eight crazy nights is a total misfire,0
every so often a film comes along that is so insanely stupid so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy half past dead is just such an achievement,every so often a film comes along that is so insanely stupid so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy half past dead is just such an achievement,1
some decent actors inflict big damage upon their reputations,when you resurrect a dead man hard copy should come a-knocking no ?,0
a punch line without a premise a joke built entirely from musty memories of half-dimensional characters,a punch line without a premise a joke built entirely from musty memories of half-dimensional characters,1
about as original as a gangster sweating bullets while worrying about a contract on his life,about as original as a gangster sweating bullets while worrying about a contract on his life,1
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,sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both,0
as conceived by mr schaeffer christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell,as conceived by mr schaeffer christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell,1
what you would end up with if you took orwell bradbury kafka george lucas and the wachowski brothers and threw them into a blender but that's just the problem with it - the director hasn't added enough of his own ingredients,what you would end up with if you took orwell bradbury kafka george lucas and the wachowski brothers and threw them into a blender but that's just the problem with it - the director hasn't added enough of his own ingredients,1
solaris is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh's best films " erin brockovich " " out of sight " and " ocean's eleven " never were,solaris is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh's best films " erin brockovich " " out of sight " and " ocean's eleven " never were,1
sets animation back 30 years musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50,director-chef gabriele muccino keeps it fast -- zippy comin' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale,0
bad very bad stultifyingly dumbfoundingly mind-numbingly bad,bad very bad stultifyingly dumbfoundingly mind-numbingly bad,1
every so often a film comes along that is so insanely stupid so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy half past dead is just such an achievement,a dark dull thriller with a parting shot that misfires,0
it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,1
de niro looks bored murphy recycles murphy and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal,a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks,0
though there's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction the drama feels rigged and sluggish,hill looks to be going through the motions beginning with the pale script,0
a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally,it's an earnest debut full of heartfelt performances but is ultimately let down by a story that is all too predictable,0
what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this is,reggio and glass so rhapsodize cynicism with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby,0
represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen,the cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself which contains few laughs and not much drama,0
a strong first quarter slightly less so second quarter and average second half,can be classified as one of those 'alternate reality' movies except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality,0
peralta's mythmaking could have used some informed adult hindsight,peralta's mythmaking could have used some informed adult hindsight,1
the plot combines the blues brothers and almost famous ( but with bears and a g rating ) with an excruciating dollop of disney sentimentality mixed in for good measure,just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience,0
by the final whistle you're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just doesn't have big screen magic,despite a blue-chip cast and a provocative title writer-director peter mattei's first feature microwaves dull leftover romantic motifs basted in faux-contemporary gravy,0
for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over no such thing is a big letdown,4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly,0
adam sandler is to gary cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse,adam sandler is to gary cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse,1
cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,1
a era do gelo diverte mas não convence É um passatempo descompromissado – e só,a era do gelo diverte mas não convence É um passatempo descompromissado – e só,1
while some of the camera work is interesting the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,a selection of scenes in search of a movie,0
no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander's uninspired story,a movie that falls victim to frazzled wackiness and frayed satire,0
despite some strong performances never rises above the level of a telanovela,it treats women like idiots,0
apparently designed as a reverie about memory and regret but the only thing you'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it,apparently designed as a reverie about memory and regret but the only thing you'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it,1
too much power not enough puff,some fine acting but ultimately a movie with no reason for being,0
a listless and desultory affair,a listless and desultory affair,1
there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust,offers no new insight on the matter nor do its characters exactly spring to life,0
dreary tale of middle-class angst,they missed the boat,0
in gleefully thumpingly hyperbolic terms it covers just about every cliche in the compendium about crass jaded movie types and the phony baloney movie biz,in gleefully thumpingly hyperbolic terms it covers just about every cliche in the compendium about crass jaded movie types and the phony baloney movie biz,1
i have no problem with " difficult " movies or movies that ask the audience to meet them halfway and connect the dots instead of having things all spelled out but first you have to give the audience a reason to <b>want</b> to put for that effort and " i,i have no problem with " difficult " movies or movies that ask the audience to meet them halfway and connect the dots instead of having things all spelled out but first you have to give the audience a reason to <b>want</b> to put for that effort and " i,1
pascale bailly's rom-com provides amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i e a banal spiritual quest,pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws,0
godawful boring slug of a movie,an ambitiously naturalistic albeit half-baked drama about an abused inner-city autistic teen,0
all these developments and challenges facing santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility,all these developments and challenges facing santa weigh down the plot so heavily that they drain all the film of its energy and needlessly strain credibility,1
no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina,no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina,1
you have once again entered the bizarre realm where director adrian lyne holds sway where all relationships are simultaneously broadly metaphorical oddly abstract and excruciatingly literal,you have once again entered the bizarre realm where director adrian lyne holds sway where all relationships are simultaneously broadly metaphorical oddly abstract and excruciatingly literal,1
haneke's script ( from elfriede jelinek's novel ) is contrived unmotivated and psychologically unpersuasive with an inconclusive ending,ong chooses to present ah na's life as a slight weightless fairy tale whose most unpleasant details seem to melt away in the face of the character's blank-faced optimism,0
it's difficult to discern if this is a crazy work of disturbed genius or merely 90 minutes of post-adolescent electra rebellion,a dramatic comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff,0
[janey] forgets about her other obligations leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies,shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0
essentially a collection of bits -- and they're all naughty,with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss there isn't a redeeming moment here,0
movie fans get ready to take off the other direction,movie fans get ready to take off the other direction,1
a trashy exploitative thoroughly unpleasant experience,a trashy exploitative thoroughly unpleasant experience,1
despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow the weight of water is oppressively heavy,`martin lawrence live' is so self-pitying i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,0
i highly recommend irwin but not in the way this film showcases him,i highly recommend irwin but not in the way this film showcases him,1
even by dumb action-movie standards ballistic : ecks vs sever is a dumb action movie,it's a long way from orwell's dark intelligent warning cry [1984] to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium and what once was conviction is now affectation,0
less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is,less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is,1
in this film we at least see a study in contrasts ; the wide range of one actor and the limited range of a comedian,in this film we at least see a study in contrasts ; the wide range of one actor and the limited range of a comedian,1
the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy,a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer,0
although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure it feels more forced than usual,although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure it feels more forced than usual,1
outside of burger's desire to make some kind of film it's really unclear why this project was undertaken,outside of burger's desire to make some kind of film it's really unclear why this project was undertaken,1
forced familiar and thoroughly condescending,first good then bothersome excellent acting and direction,0
displays the potential for a better movie than what bailly manages to deliver,from beginning to end this overheated melodrama plays like a student film,0
the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent meandering and sometimes dry plot,the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent meandering and sometimes dry plot,1
for a film about explosions and death and spies " ballistic : ecks vs sever " seems as safe as a children's film well in some of those the mother deer even dies,too ordinary to restore [harmon] to prominence despite some creepy scenes that evoke childish night terrors and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense rather than gross out the audience,0
it delivers some chills and sustained unease but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning,were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to 'do not go gentle into that good theatre ',0
manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane,not completely loveable -- but what underdog movie since the bad news bears has been ? -- but certainly hard to hate,0
the kind of spectacularly misconceived enterprise that only a sophisticated cinephile could have perpetrated,the kind of spectacularly misconceived enterprise that only a sophisticated cinephile could have perpetrated,1
fessenden continues to do interesting work and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget but the problem with wendigo for all its effective moments isn't really one of resources,an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product,0
a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud violent and mindless,a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud violent and mindless,1
it's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like punch-drunk love,it's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like punch-drunk love,1
fails to bring as much to the table,fails to bring as much to the table,1
a smug and convoluted action-comedy that doesn't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie,the movie isn't painfully bad something to be 'fully experienced' ; it's just tediously bad something to be fully forgotten,0
a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling,a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling,1
a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama,a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama,1
this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states,has not so much been written as assembled frankenstein-like out of other marginally better shoot-em-ups,0
a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome in the wrong hands i e peploe's it's simply unbearable,a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome in the wrong hands i e peploe's it's simply unbearable,1
overall it's a pretty mediocre family film,overall it's a pretty mediocre family film,1
i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial coal isn't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings,every joke is repeated at least four times every joke is repeated at least four times every joke is repeated at least--annoying isn't it ?,0
while van wilder may not be the worst national lampoon film it's far from being this generation's animal house,while van wilder may not be the worst national lampoon film it's far from being this generation's animal house,1
barely gets off the ground,content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance,0
how much you are moved by the emotional tumult of [françois and michèle's] relationship depends a lot on how interesting and likable you find them,how much you are moved by the emotional tumult of [françois and michèle's] relationship depends a lot on how interesting and likable you find them,1
check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you don't want to think too much about what's going on the movie does has some entertainment value - how much depends on how well you like chris rock,check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you don't want to think too much about what's going on the movie does has some entertainment value - how much depends on how well you like chris rock,1
the film wasn't preachy but it was feminism by the book,the film wasn't preachy but it was feminism by the book,1
the adventure doesn't contain half the excitement of balto or quarter the fun of toy story 2,the adventure doesn't contain half the excitement of balto or quarter the fun of toy story 2,1
if the last man were the last movie left on earth there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows,if the last man were the last movie left on earth there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows,1
there's more repetition than creativity throughout the movie,there's more repetition than creativity throughout the movie,1
trite banal cliched mostly inoffensive,if only the story about a multi-million dollar con bothered to include the con,0
directors harry gantz and joe gantz have chosen a fascinating subject matter but the couples exposing themselves aren't all that interesting,this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states,0
it's impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,it's impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,1
a lifetime movie about men,this remake of lina wertmuller's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john and bo derek made the ridiculous bolero,0
too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century,too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century,1
frankly it's pretty stupid i had more fun with ben stiller's zoolander which i thought was rather clever but there's plenty to offend everyone,no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place where their heads were is anyone's guess,0
a little weak -- and it isn't that funny,the first fatal attraction was vile enough do we really need the tiger beat version ?,0
this idea has lost its originality and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture,as plain and pedestrian as catsup--,0
an empty ugly exercise in druggy trance-noir and trumped-up street credibility,philip k dick must be turning in his grave along with my stomach,0
shocking only in that it reveals the filmmaker's bottomless pit of self-absorption,a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line,0
don't let your festive spirit go this far,if you saw benigni's pinocchio at a public park you'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police,0
an unclassifiably awful study in self- and audience-abuse,an unclassifiably awful study in self- and audience-abuse,1
a crude teen-oriented variation on a theme that the playwright craig lucas explored with infinitely more grace and eloquence in his prelude to a kiss,a crude teen-oriented variation on a theme that the playwright craig lucas explored with infinitely more grace and eloquence in his prelude to a kiss,1
the chocolate factory without charlie,it's a grab bag of genres that don't add up to a whole lot of sense,0
this is a movie that starts out like heathers then becomes bring it on then becomes unwatchable,a fairly by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy,0
i didn't believe for a moment in these villains or their plot,i didn't believe for a moment in these villains or their plot,1
based on a david leavitt story the film shares that writer's usual blend of observant cleverness too-facile coincidence and slightly noxious preciousness,this isn't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby it's the cliffsnotes with pages missing,0
for this sort of thing to work we need agile performers but the proficient dull sorvino has no light touch and rodan is out of his league,an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike,0
you'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous [than leon],you'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous [than leon],1
a selection of scenes in search of a movie,a selection of scenes in search of a movie,1
interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen,interesting and thoroughly unfaithful version of carmen,1
if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter this is it if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution this is it,if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter this is it if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution this is it,1
birot's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with christophe honoré ) isn't so much bad as it is bland,birot's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with christophe honoré ) isn't so much bad as it is bland,1
its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who hasn't been living under a rock ( since sept 11 ),its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who hasn't been living under a rock ( since sept 11 ),1
i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin' down,i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin' down,1
as immaculate as stuart little 2 is it could be a lot better if it were well more adventurous,the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in [the characters'] misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,0
built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,yes one enjoys seeing joan grow from awkward young woman to strong determined monarch but her love for the philandering philip only diminishes her stature,0
minority report is exactly what the title indicates a report,it's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : " got aids yet ? ",0
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,less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession,0
a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,the master of disaster - it's a piece of dreck disguised as comedy,0
one problem with the movie directed by joel schumacher is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time,watching trouble every day at least if you don't know what's coming is like biting into what looks like a juicy delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms,0
a processed comedy chop suey,a processed comedy chop suey,1
completely awful iranian drama as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque,too loud too long and too frantic by half die another day suggests that the bond franchise has run into a creative wall that 007 cannot fly over tunnel under or barrel through,0
a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact,a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact,1
these characters become wearisome,these characters become wearisome,1
it leers offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject,it leers offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject,1
one can't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,your appreciation of it will depend on what experiences you bring to it and what associations you choose to make,0
outer-space buffs might love this film but others will find its pleasures intermittent,you might say tykwer has done all that heaven allows if you wanted to make as anti-kieslowski a pun as possible suffice to say its total promise is left slightly unfulfilled,0
like the chelsea's denizens burdette's collage-form scenario tends to over-romanticize the spiritual desolation of the struggling artiste,like the chelsea's denizens burdette's collage-form scenario tends to over-romanticize the spiritual desolation of the struggling artiste,1
a worthy idea but the uninspired scripts acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special,a well-made but emotionally scattered film whose hero gives his heart only to the dog,0
dignified ceo's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree can you bear the laughter ?,watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper with special effects tossed in,0
my response to the film is best described as lukewarm maybe i found the proceedings a little bit too conventional,my response to the film is best described as lukewarm maybe i found the proceedings a little bit too conventional,1
the whole talking-animal thing is grisly,it's a hellish numbing experience to watch and it doesn't offer any insights that haven't been thoroughly debated in the media already back in the dahmer heyday of the mid-'90s,0
this time mr burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again,the film starts promisingly but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work,0
this is a great subject for a movie but hollywood has squandered the opportunity using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on,this is a great subject for a movie but hollywood has squandered the opportunity using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on,1
murder and mayhem of this sort quickly becomes monotonous,at best cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience,0
k-19 may not hold a lot of water as a submarine epic but it holds even less when it turns into an elegiacally soggy saving private ryanovich,like a can of 2-day old coke you can taste it but there's no fizz,0
sadly though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction,sadly though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction,1
the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,1
more a gunfest than a rock concert,more a gunfest than a rock concert,1
a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality probably would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment,the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not,0
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea but the movie that doesn't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,a low rate annie featuring some kid who can't act only echoes of jordan and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school,0
mckay deflates his piece of puffery with a sour cliche and heavy doses of mean-spiritedness,mckay deflates his piece of puffery with a sour cliche and heavy doses of mean-spiritedness,1
it's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey,the movie doesn't think much of its characters its protagonist or of us,0
frankly it's pretty stupid i had more fun with ben stiller's zoolander which i thought was rather clever but there's plenty to offend everyone,frankly it's pretty stupid i had more fun with ben stiller's zoolander which i thought was rather clever but there's plenty to offend everyone,1
taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes,the animation is competent and some of the gags are quite funny but jonah never shakes the oppressive morally superior good-for-you quality that almost automatically accompanies didactic entertainment,0
the movie is as padded as allen's jelly belly,if you adored the full monty so resoundingly that you're dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting then this should keep you reasonably entertained,0
a movie that hovers somewhere between an acute character study and a trite power struggle,the last three narcissists left on earth compete for each others' affections,0
several of steven soderbergh's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist sadly full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante,several of steven soderbergh's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist sadly full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante,1
while super troopers is above academy standards its quintet of writers could still use some more schooling,while super troopers is above academy standards its quintet of writers could still use some more schooling,1
what madonna does here can't properly be called acting -- more accurately it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing sometimes all at once,the writers director wally wolodarsky and all the actors should start their own coeducational fraternity : kappa rho alpha phi,0
a grim flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level,a grim flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level,1
so few movies explore religion that it's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler,the original wasn't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece,0
if this dud had been made in the '70s it would have been called the hills have antlers and played for about three weeks in drive-ins,a particularly joyless and exceedingly dull period coming-of-age tale,0
after the first 10 minutes which is worth seeing the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés depression and bad alternative music,after the first 10 minutes which is worth seeing the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés depression and bad alternative music,1
there's little to recommend snow dogs unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity,there's little to recommend snow dogs unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity,1
the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary and on both sides it falls short,the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary and on both sides it falls short,1
a movie just for friday fans critics be damned if you already like this sort of thing this is that sort of thing all over again,bears is bad not 'terrible filmmaking' bad but more like 'i once had a nightmare like this and it's now coming true' bad,0
there's something with potential here but the movie decides like lavinia to go the conservative route,the pairing does sound promising in theory but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old familiar vaudeville partners,0
green ruins every single scene he's in and the film while it's not completely wreaked is seriously compromised by that,green ruins every single scene he's in and the film while it's not completely wreaked is seriously compromised by that,1
shadyac shoots his film like an m night shyamalan movie and he frequently maintains the same snail's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension,everything about girls can't swim even its passages of sensitive observation feels secondhand familiar -- and not in a good way,0
although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful,although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful,1
its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation which is way too stagy,one of the most incoherent features in recent memory,0
cliches are as thick as the cigarette smoke,cliches are as thick as the cigarette smoke,1
the story has little wit and no surprises,the story has little wit and no surprises,1
offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented,offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented,1
lan yu is certainly a serviceable melodrama but it doesn't even try for the greatness that happy together shoots for ( and misses ),the entire point of a shaggy dog story of course is that it goes nowhere and this is classic nowheresville in every sense,0
obstacles are too easily overcome and there isn't much in the way of character development in the script,for a film about two mismatched buddies crystal and de niro share little screen time and even less chemistry,0
a film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not,a film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not,1
the movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications,the movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications,1
i'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring,i'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring,1
earnest but heavy-handed,two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity,0
the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow,the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow,1
'butterfingered' is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach,'butterfingered' is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach,1
the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense,animated drivel meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots,0
you would be better off investing in the worthy emi recording that serves as the soundtrack or the home video of the 1992 malfitano-domingo production,you would be better off investing in the worthy emi recording that serves as the soundtrack or the home video of the 1992 malfitano-domingo production,1
this kind of dark comedy requires a delicate surgical touch but director danny devito and screenwriter adam resnick ( remember cabin boy ? ) just pound away,this kind of dark comedy requires a delicate surgical touch but director danny devito and screenwriter adam resnick ( remember cabin boy ? ) just pound away,1
complex sinuously plotted and somehow off-puttingly cold,complex sinuously plotted and somehow off-puttingly cold,1
even fans of ismail merchant's work i suspect would have a hard time sitting through this one,even fans of ismail merchant's work i suspect would have a hard time sitting through this one,1
a humorless journey into a philosophical void,it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0
it's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x look positively shakesperean by comparison,it's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x look positively shakesperean by comparison,1
by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen even though i could not stand them perhaps the film should be seen as a conversation starter it's not an easy one to review,by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen even though i could not stand them perhaps the film should be seen as a conversation starter it's not an easy one to review,1
ultimately in the history of the academy people may be wondering what all that jazz was about " chicago " in 2002 zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick bartleby performs neither one very well,0
even if britney spears is really cute her movie is really bad,even if britney spears is really cute her movie is really bad,1
the sum of the parts equals largely a confused mediocrity,in between the icy stunts the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and 'just letting the mountain tell you what to do ',0
more likely to have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat,propelled not by characters but by caricatures,0
there's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever,there's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever,1
when the film ended i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while,barry sonnenfeld owes frank the pug big time,0
feel bad for king who's honestly trying and schwartzman who's shot himself in the foot,dreary highly annoying 'some body' will appeal to no one,0
too silly to be frightening too stolid to be funny it projects the same lazy affability as its nominal star david arquette,too silly to be frightening too stolid to be funny it projects the same lazy affability as its nominal star david arquette,1
it's a bizarre curiosity memorable mainly for the way it fritters away its potentially interesting subject matter via a banal script unimpressive acting and indifferent direction,it's a bizarre curiosity memorable mainly for the way it fritters away its potentially interesting subject matter via a banal script unimpressive acting and indifferent direction,1
if this is satire it's the smug and self-congratulatory kind that lets the audience completely off the hook,if this is satire it's the smug and self-congratulatory kind that lets the audience completely off the hook,1
although barbershop boasts some of today's hottest and hippest acts from the world of television music and stand-up comedy this movie strangely enough has the outdated swagger of a shameless ‘70s blaxploitation shuck-and-jive sitcom,although barbershop boasts some of today's hottest and hippest acts from the world of television music and stand-up comedy this movie strangely enough has the outdated swagger of a shameless ‘70s blaxploitation shuck-and-jive sitcom,1
rollerball is as bad as you think and worse than you can imagine,rollerball is as bad as you think and worse than you can imagine,1
john mctiernan's botched remake may be subtler than norman jewison's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga it's also stupider,this is not one of the movies you'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,0
gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up,gangs of new york is an unapologetic mess whose only saving grace is that it ends by blowing just about everything up,1
" the kid stays in the picture " is a great story terrifically told by the man who wrote it but this cliff notes edition is a cheat," the kid stays in the picture " is a great story terrifically told by the man who wrote it but this cliff notes edition is a cheat,1
it will come as no surprise that the movie isn't scary but here's the real damn : it isn't funny either," the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store ",0
even by dumb action-movie standards ballistic : ecks vs sever is a dumb action movie,even by dumb action-movie standards ballistic : ecks vs sever is a dumb action movie,1
a beautifully made piece of unwatchable drivel,this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change but the song remains the same,0
a better title for all concerned might be swept under the rug,hollywood ending just isn't very funny,0
a fairly by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy,director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks,0
it's the type of stunt the academy loves : a powerful political message stuffed into an otherwise mediocre film,it's the type of stunt the academy loves : a powerful political message stuffed into an otherwise mediocre film,1
like being trapped inside a huge video game where exciting inane images keep popping past your head and the same illogical things keep happening over and over again,decent but dull,0
to the vast majority of more casual filmgoers it will probably be a talky bore,to the vast majority of more casual filmgoers it will probably be a talky bore,1
despite some charm and heart this quirky soccer import is forgettable,a series of immaculately composed shots of patch adams quietly freaking out does not make for much of a movie,0
simply a re-hash of the other seven films,simply a re-hash of the other seven films,1
faultlessly professional but finally slight,shadyac shoots his film like an m night shyamalan movie and he frequently maintains the same snail's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension,0
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers it's exploitive without being insightful,with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs it could have been a thinking man's monster movie,0
it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television,writer-director walter hill and co-writer david giler try to create characters out of the obvious cliches but wind up using them as punching bags,0
just when the movie seems confident enough to handle subtlety it dives into soapy bathos,just when the movie seems confident enough to handle subtlety it dives into soapy bathos,1
many shallower movies these days seem too long but this one is egregiously short,sadly hewitt's forte is leaning forward while wearing low-cut gowns not making snappy comebacks,0
the code talkers deserved better than a hollow tribute,summer's far too fleeting to squander on offal like this,0
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 it's just filler,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 it's just filler,1
a loud brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy,a loud brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy,1
stephen earnhart's documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition – wearing a cloak of unsentimental straightforward text – when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat and if you're going to alter the bard's ending you'd better have a good alternative,0
holden caulfield did it better,the screenplay is hugely overwritten with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children,0
morrissette's script and direction show a fair amount of intelligence and wit -- but it doesn't signify a whole lot either,morrissette's script and direction show a fair amount of intelligence and wit -- but it doesn't signify a whole lot either,1
if sinise's character had a brain his ordeal would be over in five minutes but instead the plot goes out of its way to introduce obstacles for him to stumble over,boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome,0
the château would have been benefited from a sharper cleaner script before it went in front of the camera not to mention a sharper cleaner camera lens,the château would have been benefited from a sharper cleaner script before it went in front of the camera not to mention a sharper cleaner camera lens,1
and people make fun of me for liking showgirls</>,and people make fun of me for liking showgirls</>,1
whaley's determination to immerse you in sheer unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting,whaley's determination to immerse you in sheer unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting,1
viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance the film would be a total washout,viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance the film would be a total washout,1
ultimately the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks if you're up for that sort of thing,there is very little dread or apprehension and though i like the creepy ideas they are not executed with anything more than perfunctory skill,0
ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head but he knows how to pose madonna,what's next ? the porky's revenge : ultimate edition ?,0
flaunts its quirky excesses like a new year's eve drunk sporting a paper party hat,plays like a badly edited 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director can't seem to get a coherent rhythm going in fact it doesn't even seem like she tried,0
much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle there isn't much there here,the movie's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish,0
while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy even,while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy even,1
hokey art house pretension,hokey art house pretension,1
this is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship,this is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship,1
comes uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief,the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier,0
the logic of it all will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication,0
the screenplay by james eric james horton and director peter o'fallon is so pat it makes your teeth hurt,the screenplay by james eric james horton and director peter o'fallon is so pat it makes your teeth hurt,1
i kept wishing i was watching a documentary about the wartime navajos and what they accomplished instead of all this specious hollywood hoo-ha,i kept wishing i was watching a documentary about the wartime navajos and what they accomplished instead of all this specious hollywood hoo-ha,1
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum,it doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes it still feels like a prison stretch,0
just a kiss is a just a waste,just a kiss is a just a waste,1
once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue all credibility flies out the window,it looks good but it is essentially empty,0
i don't think this movie loves women at all,i don't think this movie loves women at all,1
woody what happened ?,all the queen's men is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels it should pay reparations to viewers,0

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FILE: train.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python
#encoding=utf-8

import os
import time
import datetime
import itertools
import numpy as np
import tensorflow as tf
from collections import Counter
from Ranking import Ranking

# Parameters
# ==================================================

# Model Hyperparameters
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("embedding_dim", 64, "Dimensionality of character embedding (default: 64)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_string("filter_sizes", "2,3", "Comma-separated filter sizes (default: '2,3')")
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("num_filters", 64, "Number of filters per filter size (default: 64)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("num_hidden", 100, "Number of hidden layer units (default: 100)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_float("dropout_keep_prob", 0.5, "Dropout keep probability (default: 0.5)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_float("l2_reg_lambda", 0.0, "L2 regularizaion lambda (default: 0.0)")
# Data Parameter
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("max_len_left", 10, "max document length of left input")
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("max_len_right", 10, "max document length of right input")
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("most_words", 300000, "Most number of words in vocab (default: 300000)")
# Training parameters
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("seed", 123, "Random seed (default: 123)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_string("train_dir", "./", "Training dir root")
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("batch_size", 64, "Batch Size (default: 64)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("num_epochs", 200, "Number of training epochs (default: 200)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_float("eval_split", 0.1, "Use how much data for evaluating (default: 0.1)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("evaluate_every", 100, "Evaluate model on dev set after this many steps (default: 100)")
tf.flags.DEFINE_integer("checkpoint_every", 100, "Save model after this many steps (default: 100)")
# Misc Parameters
tf.flags.DEFINE_boolean("allow_soft_placement", True, "Allow device soft device placement")
tf.flags.DEFINE_boolean("log_device_placement", False, "Log placement of ops on devices")

FLAGS = tf.flags.FLAGS
FLAGS._parse_flags()
print("\nParameters:")
for attr, value in sorted(FLAGS.__flags.items()):
    print("{}={}".format(attr.upper(), value))
print("")

def pad_sentences(sentences, sequence_length, padding_word="<PAD/>"):
    padded_sentences = []
    for i in range(len(sentences)):
        sentence = sentences[i]
        if len(sentence) < sequence_length:
            num_padding = sequence_length - len(sentence)
            new_sentence = sentence + [padding_word] * num_padding
        else:
            new_sentence = sentence[:sequence_length]
        padded_sentences.append(new_sentence)
    return padded_sentences

def build_vocab(sentences):
    # Build vocabulary
    word_counts = Counter(itertools.chain(*sentences))
    # Mapping from index to word
    vocabulary_inv = [x[0] for x in word_counts.most_common(FLAGS.most_words-1)]
    vocabulary_inv = list(sorted(vocabulary_inv))
    vocabulary_inv.append('<UNK/>')
    # Mapping from word to index
    vocabulary = {x: i for i, x in enumerate(vocabulary_inv)}
    return [vocabulary, vocabulary_inv]

def build_input_data(data_left, data_right, label, vocab):
    vocabset = set(vocab.keys())
    out_left = np.array([[vocab[word] if word in vocabset else vocab['<UNK/>'] for word in sentence ] for sentence in data_left])
    out_right = np.array([[vocab[word] if word in vocabset else vocab['<UNK/>'] for word in sentence ] for sentence in data_right])
    out_y = np.array([[0, 1] if x == 1 else [1, 0] for x in label])
    return [out_left, out_right, out_y]

def load_data(filepath, vocab_tuple=None):
    data = list(set(open(filepath).readlines()))
    data = [d.split(',') for d in data]
    data = filter(lambda x: len(x)==3, data)
    data_left = [x[0].strip().split(' ') for x in data]
    data_right = [x[1].strip().split(' ') for x in data]
    data_label = [int(x[2]) for x in data]
    num_pos = sum(data_label)
    data_left = pad_sentences(data_left, FLAGS.max_len_left)
    data_right = pad_sentences(data_right, FLAGS.max_len_right)
    if vocab_tuple is None:
        vocab, vocab_inv = build_vocab(data_left+data_right)
    else:
        vocab, vocab_inv = vocab_tuple
    data_left, data_right, data_label = build_input_data(data_left, data_right, data_label, vocab)
    '''
    for i in xrange(10):
        print ''.join([vocab_inv[x] for x in data_left[i]])
        print ''.join([vocab_inv[x] for x in data_right[i]])
        print data_label[i]
    '''
    return data_left, data_right, data_label, vocab, vocab_inv, num_pos

def main():
    # Load data
    print("Loading data...")
    x_left_train, x_right_train, y_train, vocab, vocab_inv, num_pos = load_data(os.path.join(FLAGS.train_dir, 'data/train.txt'))
    x_left_dev, x_right_dev, y_dev, vocab, vocab_inv, num_pos = load_data(os.path.join(FLAGS.train_dir, 'data/test.txt'), (vocab, vocab_inv))

    '''
    # Randomly shuffle data
    np.random.seed(FLAGS.seed)
    shuffle_indices = np.random.permutation(np.arange(len(data_label)))
    data_left = data_left[shuffle_indices]
    data_right = data_right[shuffle_indices]
    data_label = data_label[shuffle_indices]
    # Split train/test set
    # TODO: This is very crude, should use cross-validation
    split_num = int(len(data_label) * FLAGS.eval_split)
    x_left_train, x_left_dev = data_left[:-split_num], data_left[-split_num:]
    x_right_train, x_right_dev = data_right[:-split_num], data_right[-split_num:]
    y_train, y_dev = data_label[:-split_num], data_label[-split_num:]
    print("Vocabulary Size: {:d}".format(len(vocab)))
    print("Train/Dev split: {:d}/{:d}".format(len(y_train), len(y_dev)))
    print("Pos/Neg: {:d}/{:d}".format(num_pos, len(data_label)-num_pos))
    '''

    with tf.Graph().as_default():
        session_conf = tf.ConfigProto(
        allow_soft_placement=FLAGS.allow_soft_placement,
        log_device_placement=FLAGS.log_device_placement)
        sess = tf.Session(config=session_conf)
        with sess.as_default():
            cnn = Ranking(
                max_len_left=FLAGS.max_len_left,
                max_len_right=FLAGS.max_len_right,
                vocab_size=len(vocab),
                embedding_size=FLAGS.embedding_dim,
                filter_sizes=list(map(int, FLAGS.filter_sizes.split(","))),
                num_filters=FLAGS.num_filters,
                num_hidden=FLAGS.num_hidden,
                l2_reg_lambda=FLAGS.l2_reg_lambda)

            # Define Training procedure
            global_step = tf.Variable(0, name="global_step", trainable=False)
            optimizer = tf.train.AdamOptimizer(1e-3)
            grads_and_vars = optimizer.compute_gradients(cnn.loss)
            train_op = optimizer.apply_gradients(grads_and_vars, global_step=global_step)
            saver = tf.train.Saver(tf.all_variables(), max_to_keep=20)
            # Initialize all variables
            sess.run(tf.initialize_all_variables())

            # Checkpoint directory. Tensorflow assumes this directory already exists so we need to create it
            timestamp = str(int(time.time()))
            out_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(FLAGS.train_dir, "runs", timestamp))
            if not os.path.exists(out_dir):
                os.makedirs(out_dir)
            print("Writing to {}\n".format(out_dir))
            checkpoint_prefix = os.path.join(out_dir, "model")

            def batch_iter(all_data, batch_size, num_epochs, shuffle=True):
                data = np.array(all_data)
                data_size = len(data)
                num_batches_per_epoch = int(data_size/batch_size)
                for epoch in range(num_epochs):
                    # Shuffle the data at each epoch
                    if shuffle:
                        shuffle_indices = np.random.permutation(np.arange(data_size))
                        shuffled_data = data[shuffle_indices]
                    else:
                        shuffled_data = data
                    for batch_num in range(num_batches_per_epoch):
                        start_index = batch_num * batch_size
                        end_index = min((batch_num + 1) * batch_size, data_size)
                        yield shuffled_data[start_index:end_index]

            def train_step(x_left_batch, x_right_batch, y_batch):
                feed_dict = {
                cnn.input_left: x_left_batch,
                cnn.input_right: x_right_batch,
                cnn.input_y: y_batch,
                cnn.dropout_keep_prob: FLAGS.dropout_keep_prob
                }
                _, step, loss, accuracy = sess.run(
                    [train_op, global_step, cnn.loss, cnn.accuracy],
                    feed_dict)
                time_str = datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
                if step % 10 == 0:
                    print("{}: step {}, loss {:g}, acc {:g}".format(time_str, step, loss, accuracy))

            def dev_step(x_left_batch_dev, x_right_batch_dev, y_batch_dev):
                feed_dict = {
                cnn.input_left: x_left_batch_dev,
                cnn.input_right: x_right_batch_dev,
                cnn.input_y: y_batch_dev,
                cnn.dropout_keep_prob: 1.0
                }
                step, loss, accuracy, sims, pres = sess.run(
                        [global_step, cnn.loss, cnn.accuracy, cnn.sims, cnn.scores],
                        feed_dict)
                '''
                for sims,x1,x2,l,p in zip(sims, x_left_batch_dev, x_right_batch_dev, y_batch_dev, pres):
                    print ''.join([vocab_inv[x] for x in x1])
                    print ''.join([vocab_inv[x] for x in x2])
                    print sims, l, p
                    break
                '''
                return loss,accuracy

            def dev_whole(x_left_dev, x_right_dev, y_dev):
                batches_dev = batch_iter(
                    list(zip(x_left_dev, x_right_dev, y_dev)), FLAGS.batch_size*2, 1, shuffle=False)
                losses = []
                accuracies = []
                for idx, batch_dev in enumerate(batches_dev):
                    x_left_batch, x_right_batch, y_batch = zip(*batch_dev)
                    loss, accurary = dev_step(x_left_batch, x_right_batch, y_batch)
                    losses.append(loss)
                    accuracies.append(accurary)
                return np.mean(np.array(losses)), np.mean(np.array(accuracies))

            def overfit(dev_loss):
                n = len(dev_loss)
                if n < 5:
                    return False
                for i in xrange(n-4, n):
                    if dev_loss[i] > dev_loss[i-1]:
                        return False
                return True

            # Generate batches
            batches = batch_iter(
                list(zip(x_left_train, x_right_train, y_train)), FLAGS.batch_size, FLAGS.num_epochs)
            '''
            for batch in batches:
                for x1,x2,y in batch:
                    print ''.join([vocab_inv[x] for x in x1])
                    print ''.join([vocab_inv[x] for x in x2])
                    print y
                break
            '''
            # Training loop. For each batch...
            dev_loss = []
            for batch in batches:
                x1_batch, x2_batch, y_batch = zip(*batch)
                train_step(x1_batch, x2_batch, y_batch)
                current_step = tf.train.global_step(sess, global_step)
                if current_step % FLAGS.evaluate_every == 0:
                    print("\nEvaluation:")
                    loss, accuracy = dev_whole(x_left_dev, x_right_dev, y_dev)
                    time_str = datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
                    print("{}: dev-aver, loss {:g}, acc {:g}".format(time_str, loss, accuracy))
                    dev_loss.append(accuracy)
                    print("\nRecently accuracy:")
                    print dev_loss[-10:]
                    if overfit(dev_loss):
                        print 'Overfit!!'
                        break
                    print("")
                if current_step % FLAGS.checkpoint_every == 0:
                    path = saver.save(sess, checkpoint_prefix, global_step=current_step)
                    print("Saved model checkpoint to {}\n".format(path))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()