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"An exploration of the existence of morality -- where does it come from, especially in a world as cold as what's presented here?"
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 10/10 |
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"It demands that the viewer pay attention, not assuming for one second that its audience may consist of dummies. That audience is rewarded with an environment oozing with atmosphere."
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"Dahan's film is less an ode or a valentine, more of a spectacle of pity, mainly worth watching for Cotillard."
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"Ladder 49 is just about the most ironed-flat fireman tribute a group of people could make."
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"Made without much of the original Lady and the Tramp's spirit in mind."
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 3/10 |
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"Shyamalan might've been onto something if Lady in the Water were, say, a satire of Scientology; instead, it's a mission for a bedtime story, a badly told fairy tale."
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"The theme of how all-around bad revenge is starts to wear a little thin... But there's always a perverse delight in just watching how a Park movie is executed."
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(2004) |
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"The Coen Bros. [are] in fine form stylistically ... There's something about the way their work is so polished that it forces one to smile."
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(2001) |
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"The film's got a big scope and a big heart, even taking time to decry class, social, and racial discrimination."
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(2008) |
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"It's ironic when the tactics it uses to ratchet up the suspense actually reduces the very real tension that gets communicated in its first half."
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(2003) |
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"Only reinforces what [Lara Croft's] first movie showed us -- that she's not readily approachable to other characters nor to the audience."
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(2001) |
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"The ingredients are in place for a movie that could be a blast. Execution ... is where the film falls flat."
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(2007) |
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"A plea for compassion and understanding; its lack of the negative side of human nature almost makes it seem desperate in that regard, but overall it's deft at achieving its goal."
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(2006) |
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"An ode to the beleaguered people who face hardships, physical and emotional, with hopeful optimism."
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 6/10 |
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(2006) |
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"[Latifah] makes you easily sympathize with her character, even as you're aware of the plot's utter contrivance."
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(2006) |
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"Few films this year have been as suspenseful as The Last King of Scotland, which is due in large part to the tour de force performance of Forest Whitaker."
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(2006) |
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"Watching The Last Kiss feels like watching a couple going through the motions."
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(2003) |
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"It's like Samurai 101: here are the samurai; here is their way of life; here is what makes them so appealing to Westerners; and here it all is in one classic textbook epic."
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(2003) |
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"So good at being bad that it's almost admirable."
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(2008) |
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"Mostly simply tries for fun, and for a good part of it, it delivers. But with it's jumble of elements, it doesn't allow a central one to take hold and truly fly."
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(2001) |
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"Soak in Witherspoon's pleasing performance and the good-natured comedy and have a good time."
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(2003) |
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"Runs the risk of lifelessly rehashing the first movie and going through the motions, but the result is actually a film that is snappier and more cheerful."
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(2005) |
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"It tries just hard enough to get by when it should be working more ambitiously to earn that mark of the Z."
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(2004) |
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"Although Carrey threatens to chew the scenery whenever he can, the kids hold their own as the stars of the show."
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(2008) |
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"Like a horror romance Kieslowski might have made, as it explores both a tender, tentative relationship -- a connection in an otherwise dark world -- and relative morality."
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(2006) |
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"A complex act of empathy, a sincere attempt to understand the human beings, flawed and all, behind the flag of Japan."
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(2004) |
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"Previously, Anderson's films contained so many ideas they threatened to burst at the seams; with The Life Aquatic, it appears that's happened."
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(2002) |
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"For Lilo & Stitch, which appears at first to be another routine exploration of finding acceptance, the difference is in the details."
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(2007) |
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"Only one step away from Redford turning towards the camera, pointing his finger, and asking, 'what will you do?'"
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"There's something about the frustrations of middle class citizens trapped in suburbia that seems both profound and profoundly trivial, and that's reflected in the tone."
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(2006) |
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"Little Miss Sunshine is saved by an ace -- its cast."
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(2006) |
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"Actually one of the most optimistic stories I've watched in a long while."
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(2003) |
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"Cheesy. Still, it could be worse. Fans of the TV show are charmed by Lizzie, and the movie is definitely all hers."
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"A satisfying movie, even if it doesn't all quite come together -- the heist-related portions feel almost perfunctory in a movie about a character who's anything but."
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(2003) |
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"It doesn't seem to exist for any other reason than to reference, in particular, Looney Tunes and Hollywood."
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 10/10 |
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(2001) |
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"By the time its three hours were over, I found myself out of breath."
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 10/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Conclude[s] a trilogy of movies upon which unprecendented expectations have been placed, and [does] it smoothly, gracefully, and powerfully."
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 10/10 |
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(2002) |
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"For those who value a steady build to utter intensity, The Two Towers is a grand achievement."
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(2005) |
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"So literal is the antiestablishment vibe that whenever there's a moment primed to make kids wanna punch out an old square, they get to see it acted out."
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(2003) |
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"What does work extremely well ... is the documentary's portrayal of Terry Gilliam as a man almost childlike in his love for making a movie."
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(2003) |
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"Coppola's mood-setting is pitch-perfect ... to be lost and alone in a strange place, full of strangers, feeling kind of sad and wistful."
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 7/10 |
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(2004) |
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"A parody of the kind of movies we were already giggling at, which leaves no actual room for parody ... works best when we just go along with [it]."
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 8/10 |
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(2003) |
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"Mostly just wants the audience to feel good and revel in the warmth of a fresh attraction."
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(2002) |
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"Will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002."
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 6/10 |
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(2004) |
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"It's tough to sell a drama, though, if it doesn't find some natural way to rise above the ordinary, and that's this movie's biggest challenge."
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 7/10 |
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(2007) |
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"I'm quite certain Lee got the mood he wanted for the movie ... but I'm not certain Wong/Mrs. Mak is someone we can easily feel fascination or an affinity for."
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