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england 's roger mitchell , who handily makes the move from pleasing
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bite
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whimsical and relevant today
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grotesque narcissism
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the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing
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a classic story
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daring
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a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history , in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick
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the kind of under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name
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it 's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek 's self-conscious scrutiny to happen , that finally get under your skin
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a perfect performance
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this cinema verite speculation on the assassination of john f. kennedy may have been inspired by blair witch , but it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative
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sometimes confusing
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superlative
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's sharply comic and surprisingly touching ,
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a soap-opera quality twist in the last 20 minutes ... almost puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination .
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to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies
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peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper .
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is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer
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impossible task
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will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective
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neither is it as smart
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from kevin kline who unfortunately works with a two star script
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devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu , and the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking
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beloved-major
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its premise is smart , but
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was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's cleverly constructed scenario , and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise .
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to show us a good time
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a fierce dance
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its story about a young chinese woman , ah na , who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream
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submerging
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that 's steeped in mystery and a ravishing , baroque beauty
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idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and , except for the fine star performances
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's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance
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once folks started hanging out at the barbershop , they never wanted to leave .
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despite its dry wit and compassion , the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing .
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provide an intense experience
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this is a very funny , heartwarming film .
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measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor
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are the uneven performances by the cast members , who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi 's now-cliched vampire accent
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is truly gorgeous to behold
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yet permits laughter
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waster '
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exceptional lead performances
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muddled , simplistic and more than a little pretentious .
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the qualities
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comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women
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's good to see michael caine whipping out the dirty words and punching people in the stomach again .
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loves
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kids , spirit
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a bland animated sequel
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a stab at soccer hooliganism , a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino 's climactic shootout -- and
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is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema .
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to make such a worthless film
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a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ...
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to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in
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what a reckless squandering
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charlotte sometimes is a gem .
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a smoother , more focused
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comes across as a fairly weak retooling .
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masterful british actor ian holm
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blab
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more than ably
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more frustrating
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there are laughs aplenty , and
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lifted from terry gilliam 's subconscious , pressed through kafka 's meat grinder and into buñuel 's casings
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that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing
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entertaining and , ultimately , more perceptive
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dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera , the better
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it 's not very interesting .
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the film is , arguably , the most accomplished work to date from hong kong 's versatile stanley kwan .
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touched by the film 's conviction
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one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed
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put together a bold biographical fantasia
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though the film is well-intentioned , one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable .
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a screwed-up man
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a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic , the work of a genuine and singular artist .
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remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats )
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a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year .
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has a bracing truth that 's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood .
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a legacy
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an evil , monstrous lunatic
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the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt
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sleep-inducing
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coen brothers
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run of the mill
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spies
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the writing and direction to the soggy performances
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unfunny
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some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life
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decrepit
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two guys yelling in your face for two hours
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in a standard plot
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draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent
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fights a good fight
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floating narrative
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intolerable company
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talky , artificial and opaque
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falsehoods pile up , undermining the movie 's reality and stifling its creator 's comic voice .
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are ... impeccable throughout .
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