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a stirring , funny and finally transporting re-imagining of beauty and the beast and 1930s horror films	1
apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap .	0
they presume their audience wo n'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
this is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce .	1
jonathan parker 's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films .	1
campanella gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful .	1
a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down .	0
béart and berling are both superb , while huppert ... is magnificent .	1
a little less extreme than in the past , with longer exposition sequences between them , and with fewer gags to break the tedium .	0
the film is strictly routine .	0
a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world .	1
the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore 's the scarlet letter .	0
for something as splendid-looking as this particular film , the viewer expects something special but instead gets (sci-fi) rehash .	0
this is a stunning film , a one-of-a-kind tour de force .	1
may be more genial than ingenious , but it gets the job done .	1
there is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude , this fast-paced and this insane .	1
if the tuxedo actually were a suit , it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special .	0
as quiet , patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself , who approaches his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline .	1
final verdict : you 've seen it all before .	0
blue crush follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling .	0
you ... get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone .	0
a slick , engrossing melodrama .	1
a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man 's quest to find an old flame .	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 .	0
lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child 's interest and an adult 's patience .	0
the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be .	1
the film is moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting , unpredictable , cat-and-mouse thriller .	1
too bad .	0
a strong first act and absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man .	1
gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance .	0
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
a fun ride .	1
an edgy thriller that delivers a surprising punch .	1
` what 's the russian word for wow !? '	1
otto-sallies has a real filmmaker 's eye .	1
lurid and less than lucid work .	0
with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters ... margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake .	0
i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap , tap , tap , tap , tapping away ' on this screenplay .	0
overall , cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone .	1
you live the mood rather than savour the story .	1
the movie is so thoughtlessly assembled .	1
some body is a shaky , uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves .	1
it 's a very sincere work , but it would be better as a diary or documentary .	1
while american adobo has its heart (and its palate) in the right place , its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy , even .	0
unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly , your first instinct is to duck .	1
and it 's a lousy one at that .	0
it 's not too fast and not too slow .	1
it 's an entertaining movie , and the effects , boosted to the size of a downtown hotel , will all but take you to outer space .	1
it is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental , and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients .	1
compellingly watchable .	1
despite some comic sparks , welcome to collinwood never catches fire .	0
though jackson does n't always succeed in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape , it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .	1
not only does spider-man deliver , but i suspect it might deliver again and again .	1
it 's worth taking the kids to .	1
without shakespeare 's eloquent language , the update is dreary and sluggish .	0
dense , exhilarating documentary .	1
... 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
poignant if familiar story of a young person suspended between two cultures .	1
methodical , measured , and gently tedious in its comedy , secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain .	1
though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism , heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .	1
superbly photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen .	1
a metaphor for a modern-day urban china searching for its identity .	1
it 's a square , sentimental drama that satisfies , as comfort food often can .	1
the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms. ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh 's book trainspotting .	1
admirers of director abel ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature , r xmas , marks a modest if encouraging return to form .	1
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
an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental .	0
becomes a bit of a mishmash : a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't .	0
could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format ?	1
this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker , but good actors , good poetry and good music help sustain it .	1
more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine	0
cho 's timing is priceless .	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 .	1
there 's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers .	1
what elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish .	1
nicholson 's understated performance is wonderful .	1
the filmmakers know how to please the eye , but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story .	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 .	0
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
... a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is , for about ten minutes .	0
over and over again .	0
nolan proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure .	1
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .	0
... its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself .	0
the drama discloses almost nothing .	0
a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .	0
isabelle huppert excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol 's most intense psychological mysteries .	1
like its parade of predecessors , this halloween is a gory slash-fest .	1
perhaps the best sports movie i 've ever seen .	1
this pathetic junk is barely an hour long .	0
ou 've got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane .	1
this is a gorgeous film - vivid with color , music and life .	1
playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity ... bisset is both convincing and radiant .	1
the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun .	0
it treats ana 's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film .	1
leigh makes these lives count .	1
ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints .	1
the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story , but even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring .	1
i could n't recommend this film more .	1
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .	0
you can taste it , but there 's no fizz .	0
a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it 's nowhere near as exciting as either .	0
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .	1
it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .	1
why ?	0
and that is where ararat went astray .	0
vincent gallo is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role .	1
clockstoppers is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up .	0
sandra bullock , despite downplaying her good looks , carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff .	0
it 's mostly a pleasure to watch .	1
its spirit of iconoclastic abandon -- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .	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 .	0
i did n't find much fascination in the swinging .	0
this is no `` waterboy ! ''	0
but the nerve-raked acting , the crackle of lines , the impressive stagings of hardware , make for some robust and scary entertainment .	1
baby-faced renner is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within .	1
the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of .	1
uplifting as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be , and among the best films of the year .	1
the irwins ' scenes are fascinating ; the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts .	0
it 's a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni .	0
he seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither .	0
by turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic .	1
the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .	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 ...	0
those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to ichi .	1
mr. deeds is , as comedy goes , very silly -- and in the best way .	1
this amiable picture talks tough , but it 's all bluster -- in the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers ...	1
my little eye is the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years .	1
the movie is a negligible work of manipulation , an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents .	0
it may ... work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns .	1
suffers from a flat script and a low budget .	0
the movie is well done , but slow .	0
the master of disguise is awful .	0
the film is one of the year 's best .	1
one of the year 's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces .	1
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
the three leads produce adequate performances , but what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling .	0
`` looking for leonard '' just seems to kinda sit in neutral , hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something .	0
the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters .	0
... one resurrection too many .	0
oh , look at that clever angle !	1
no , i hate it .	0
for a long time the film succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them .	1
the casting of raymond j. barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger 's impressive fake documentary .	1
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
the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time , and in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed .	1
a rollicking ride , with jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette , astounding technology , stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending .	1
an hour and a half of joyful solo performance .	1
contrived pastiche of caper clichés .	0
a triumph , a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light .	1
steven soderbergh 's digital video experiment is a clever and cutting , quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life .	1
kinnear 's performance is a career-defining revelation .	1
not only a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made .	1
the dragons are the real stars of reign of fire and you wo n't be disappointed .	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 .	0
for devotees of french cinema , safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven .	1
scherfig , who has had a successful career in tv , tackles more than she can handle .	0
this sade is hardly a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama .	0
by the end of the movie , you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular .	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 !	0
the modern-day royals have nothing on these guys when it comes to scandals .	0
essentially `` fatal attraction '' remade for viewers who were in diapers when the original was released in 1987 .	0
it does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events .	0
` opening up ' the play more has partly closed it down .	0
even though it 's common knowledge that park and his founding partner , yong kang , lost kozmo in the end , you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company 's astonishing growth .	1
lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward , static , and lifeless rumblings .	0
every moment crackles with tension , and by the end of the flick , you 're on the edge of your seat .	1
the imax screen enhances the personal touch of manual animation .	1
coal is n't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children 's stockings .	0
as pedestrian as they come .	0
why , you may ask , why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ?	0
sunk by way too much indulgence of scene-chewing , teeth-gnashing actorliness .	0
that 's fun for kids of any age .	1
raimi and his team could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen .	1
a colorful , joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters .	1
a rip-roaring comedy action fest that 'll put hairs on your chest .	1
the premise of jason x is silly but strangely believable .	1
the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones .	0
chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe .	0
the cast ... keeps this pretty watchable , and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired .	1
(the kid 's) just too bratty for sympathy , and as the film grows to its finale , his little changes ring hollow .	0
contradicts everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays .	1
there is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out .	1
the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .	0
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .	1
the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly executed it takes your breath away .	1
with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .	1
funny , somber , absurd , and , finally , achingly sad , bartleby is a fine , understated piece of filmmaking .	1
every now and again , a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be .	0
unfortunately , there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either .	0
schrader examines crane 's decline with unblinking candor .	1
that the e-graveyard holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy .	1
you would n't want to live waydowntown , but it is a hilarious place to visit .	1
the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand , and they 've told a nice little story in the process .	1
there 's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue .	0
translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard . '	0
return to never land is reliable , standard disney animated fare , with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages .	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 .	0
caine makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose .	1
a captivating and intimate study about dying and loving ...	1
oversexed , at times overwrought comedy\/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty , female and single .	0
the world needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese .	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 .	0
the history is fascinating ; the action is dazzling .	1
the unexpected thing is that its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia , is quite beautiful .	1
i also believe that resident evil is not it .	0
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .	1
meeting , even exceeding expectations , it 's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth .	1
while general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music , they 'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds .	1
not only better than its predecessor , it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season .	1
... may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence .	0
death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie , not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke .	0
spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than (total recall and blade runner) , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .	1
hart 's war seems to want to be a character study , but apparently ca n't quite decide which character .	0
smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy .	1
offers no new insight on the matter , nor do its characters exactly spring to life .	0
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
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
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .	1
these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field , and i 'm all for that .	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 .	0
the jokes are sophomoric , stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious .	0
cho 's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but it 's still damn funny stuff .	1
much has been written about those years when the psychedelic '60s grooved over into the gay '70s , but words do n't really do the era justice .	1
one of the best looking and stylish animated movies in quite a while ...	1
light the candles , bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there 's precious little substance in birthday girl -- it 's simply , and surprisingly , a nice , light treat .	1
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .	1
sayles ... once again strands his superb performers in the same old story .	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 .	0
nicole kidman makes it a party worth attending .	1
bogdanovich puts history in perspective and , via kirsten dunst 's remarkable performance , he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm , generosity and diplomacy .	1
the gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang should please fans of chris fuhrman 's posthumously published cult novel .	1
shatner is probably the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was .	0
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .	0
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
for those of an indulgent , slightly sunbaked and summery mind , sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough .	1
it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home , but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience .	1
(reno) delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion .	1
rich in atmosphere of the post-war art world , it manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust .	1
more good than great but freeman and judd make it work .	1
it 's nice to see piscopo again after all these years , and chaykin and headly are priceless .	1
never again , while nothing special , is pleasant , diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction .	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 .	0
she is a lioness , protecting her cub , and he a reluctant villain , incapable of controlling his crew .	1
this is an interesting movie ! ''	1
it 's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly , bottomlessly cynical .	0
the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction .	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 do n't feel much for damon\/bourne or his predicament .	0
like a can of 2-day old coke .	0
this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere even if the screenplay falls somewhat short .	1
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 did n't .	0
that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog is not an out of place metaphor .	0
if the plot seems a bit on the skinny side , that 's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat .	1
drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .	1
the entire cast is first-rate , especially sorvino .	1
it 's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding .	0
nothing about this movie works .	0
a solidly entertaining little film .	1
(`` safe conduct '') is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage .	1
although mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar , every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel .	1
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
this is an exercise in chilling style , and twohy films the sub , inside and out , with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery .	1
hey everybody , wanna watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped ?	0
it makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing .	1
a flawed but engrossing thriller .	1
never comes together as a coherent whole .	0
a decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies .	0
what sets ms. birot 's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents .	1
like most of jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting , but more of it seems contrived and secondhand .	0
it 's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout .	1
one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm .	1
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
i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x.	0
the film gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection .	1
a rip-off twice removed , modeled after (seagal 's) earlier copycat under siege , sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat .	0
ms. seigner and mr. serrault bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters .	1
that 's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly . ''	0
but the movie that does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences	0
if you answered yes , by all means enjoy the new guy .	1
generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters .	1
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .	1
those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up .	1
an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves .	1
would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant 's woman . '	1
if you like quirky , odd movies and\/or the ironic , here 's a fun one .	1
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
woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody .	1
the most consistently funny of the austin powers films .	1
it 's both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue , only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen .	1
paid in full is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks .	1
the plot has a number of holes , and at times it 's simply baffling .	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 .	0
amazingly lame .	0
not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow .	0
garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple , and even though their story is predictable , you 'll want things to work out .	1
-- but certainly hard to hate .	1
finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed	1
parker can not sustain the buoyant energy level of the film 's city beginnings into its country conclusion '	0
the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her , love drives him , and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me .	1