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makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera .
positive.
a fine , rousing , g-rated family film , aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats .
positive.
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .
negative.
the cast is spot on and
positive.
ugly digital video
negative.
can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history
positive.
rather choppy
negative.
becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates
negative.
demands and receives excellent performances
positive.
xxx is a blast of adrenalin ,
positive.
pure escapism
positive.
create a film that 's not merely about kicking undead ***
positive.
about love and culture
positive.
is worse :
negative.
horrifying
negative.
mourns her tragedies in private
negative.
the action scenes are poorly delivered
negative.
it 's so bad
negative.
so bad
negative.
, 84 minutes is short
positive.
dabbles all around , never gaining much momentum
negative.
a masterpiece
positive.
a lot to do with the casting of juliette binoche as sand , who brings to the role her pale , dark beauty and characteristic warmth
positive.
does n't leave you with much .
negative.
good acting
positive.
like most of jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting
positive.
marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress
negative.
is less successful on other levels
negative.
's still quite worth seeing
positive.
intelligent and moving .
positive.
he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes
negative.
men
positive.
accomplish what few sequels can
positive.
a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright , poet and drinker
negative.
i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing 's happening , or the part where something 's happening
negative.
exhilarating , funny and fun .
positive.
bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time
positive.
, it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash .
negative.
has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end .
positive.
endearing , caring
positive.
seagal , who looks more like danny aiello these days
positive.
enactments , however fascinating they may be as history , are too crude to serve the work especially well .
negative.
not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works , but coppola , along with his sister , sofia , is a real filmmaker
positive.
the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process
negative.
taboo subject matter
negative.
see this
positive.
utterly incompetent conclusion
negative.
has always been part of for the most part wilde 's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker 's creative interference ...
positive.
you find yourself rooting for gai 's character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her
positive.
run for cover
negative.
low budget
negative.
a deceptively casual ode
positive.
walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible , ''
negative.
help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact
positive.
you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride
positive.
a giant step backward
negative.
true fans
positive.
just copies
negative.
quite rich and exciting
positive.
luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago
positive.
from lynch , jeunet , and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own
negative.
, you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company 's astonishing growth .
positive.
this frozen tundra soap opera
negative.
a showdown
positive.
is simply too overdone
negative.
greatly
positive.
free
positive.
intriguing species
positive.
try and evade
negative.
scherfig , who has had a successful career in tv
positive.
watching it leaves you giddy
positive.
beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses .
positive.
far tamer
negative.
outrageously creative action
positive.
the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings
positive.
is never any question of how things will turn out
negative.
only open new wounds
negative.
despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure
negative.
for a story
positive.
in addition to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic
positive.
right stuff
positive.
the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting
positive.
high-concept films
positive.
sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse
negative.
with no reason for being
negative.
just about all of the film is confusing on one level or another , making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be .
negative.
invigorating , surreal , and resonant
positive.
the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout
positive.
have a passion for the material
positive.
maybe it is formula filmmaking , but there 's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is .
positive.
a movie that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy 's
negative.
romanticized rendering
positive.
is terrific as rachel
positive.
of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest
negative.
the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls
negative.
come , already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count
negative.
with awe
positive.
joyous romp of a film .
positive.
a nonstop hoot
positive.
, partisans and sabotage
negative.