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we want the funk - and this movie 's got it .
3
positive
it picked me up , swung me around , and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film .
4
very positive
the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks .
3
positive
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
negative
the story bogs down in a mess of purposeless violence .
1
negative
writer\/director alexander payne -lrb- election -rrb- and his co-writer jim taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing .
3
positive
without ever becoming didactic , director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality .
3
positive
the movie succumbs to being nothing more than a formulaic chase in the dark .
1
negative
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
4
very positive
a peculiar misfire that even tunney ca n't save .
0
very negative
beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama .
4
very positive
humor in i spy is so anemic .
1
negative
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me .
0
very negative
a compelling pre-wwii drama with vivid characters and a warm , moving message .
4
very positive
it is about irrational , unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity .
3
positive
the casting of raymond j. barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger 's impressive fake documentary .
3
positive
... a pretentious mess ...
0
very negative
only an epic documentary could get it all down , and spike lee 's jim brown : all american at long last gives its subject a movie worthy of his talents .
4
very positive
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 .
3
positive
makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience .
0
very negative
if there 's a heaven for bad movies , deuces wild is on its way .
0
very negative
mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded , as if circularity itself indicated profundity .
0
very negative
it tells more than it shows .
2
neutral
told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings .
3
positive
it 's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers do n't make often enough .
4
very positive
men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it 's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic .
0
very negative
without any redeeming value whatsoever .
0
very negative
has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it 's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick .
2
neutral
apparently kissing leads to suicide attempts and tragic deaths .
1
negative
the film 's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength , but it 's propelled by the acting .
3
positive
in all the annals of the movies , few films have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant .
0
very negative
art-house to the core , read my lips is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema .
3
positive
scores no points for originality , wit , or intelligence .
0
very negative
a well acted and well intentioned snoozer .
1
negative
as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago .
4
very positive
the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as ... -lrb- quills -rrb- did by showing them .
3
positive
nelson 's brutally unsentimental approach ... sucks the humanity from the film , leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle .
0
very negative
a film in a class with spike lee 's masterful do the right thing .
4
very positive
if horses could fly , this is surely what they 'd look like .
2
neutral
this documentary is a dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder of what -lrb- evans -rrb- had , lost , and got back .
4
very positive
tsai ming-liang has taken his trademark style and refined it to a crystalline point .
3
positive
two hours fly by -- opera 's a pleasure when you do n't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated .
4
very positive
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 .
0
very negative
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
negative
a must see for all sides of the political spectrum
4
very positive
... in this incarnation its fizz is infectious .
4
very positive
kinnear and dafoe give what may be the performances of their careers .
4
very positive
thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances , the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods .
4
very positive
aloof and lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships .
0
very negative
showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation .
4
very positive
arliss howard 's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love , meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws .
4
very positive
` god help us , but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves . '
1
negative
ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action .
1
negative
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
very negative
a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick , a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem .
1
negative
a bold and subversive film that cuts across the grain of what is popular and powerful in this high-tech age , speaking its truths with spellbinding imagery and the entrancing music of philip glass .
4
very positive
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
negative
with each of her three protagonists , miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman 's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path .
4
very positive
or intelligent .
2
neutral
it will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days .
4
very positive
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 -lrb- literally -rrb- .
0
very negative
you bet .
2
neutral
a well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity .
3
positive
collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence .
0
very negative
see it .
4
very positive
in addition to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic , this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday .
4
very positive
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum .
0
very negative
this is a terrific character study , a probe into the life of a complex man .
4
very positive
not to mention a sharper , cleaner camera lens .
2
neutral
funny in a sick , twisted sort of way .
3
positive
a bracing , unblinking work that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale .
3
positive
the format gets used best ... to capture the dizzying heights achieved by motocross and bmx riders , whose balletic hotdogging occasionally ends in bone-crushing screwups .
3
positive
see it now , before the inevitable hollywood remake flattens out all its odd , intriguing wrinkles .
2
neutral
an original little film about one young woman 's education .
2
neutral
while dutifully pulling on heartstrings , directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix .
3
positive
there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church , synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door .
3
positive
a fascinating but choppy documentary .
2
neutral
a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court 's extradition chess game and the regime 's talking-head survivors .
4
very positive
an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus .
0
very negative
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
very negative
the lousy lead performances ... keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired .
1
negative
bittersweet comedy\/drama full of life , hand gestures , and some really adorable italian guys .
4
very positive
even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs. sever is a dumb action movie .
0
very negative
thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic .
1
negative
it has fun being grown up .
3
positive
adams , with four scriptwriters , takes care with the characters , who are so believable that you feel what they feel .
4
very positive
certainly not a good movie , but it was n't horrible either .
1
negative
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience .
0
very negative
a searing , epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be , horrifyingly , ever on the rise .
3
positive
the same should go for movie theaters .
2
neutral
nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .
3
positive
yes , i have given this movie a rating of zero .
0
very negative
as the princess , sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat .
3
positive
smart and alert , thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem .
3
positive
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible .
0
very negative
you 'll end up moved .
3
positive
the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
4
very positive
one of the best , most understated performances of -lrb- jack nicholson 's -rrb- career .
4
very positive
the ending is a cop-out .
0
very negative
disney 's live-action division has a history of releasing cinematic flotsam , but this is one occasion when they have unearthed a rare gem .
4
very positive