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Tomato |
Calle 54 (2001) |
"Descriptions of great art are, of course, ultimately irrelevant, and Trueba knew we'd have to experience his passion for ourselves. He's offering a dazzling invitation -- take him up on it." |
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Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) |
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Casablanca (1942) |
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Cassandra's Dream (2008) |
"There are shivers of humor from time to time, but the mask in place here is the mask of tragedy." |
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Tomato |
Cast Away (2000) |
"Worth the trip." |
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Splat |
The Caveman's Valentine (2001) |
"Ambitious and more than a little tedious." |
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Splat |
Cecil B. Demented (2000) |
"Hamstrung by a script that is too often smug, obvious and self-important -- all qualities that Waters used to lampoon mercilessly." |
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Tomato |
Cecil B. Demented (2000) |
"A small, scruffy, but agreeably energized comedy." |
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Tomato |
The Cell (2000) |
"[The visuals are] just enough to recommend a movie that otherwise has nothing new to offer." |
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Splat |
The Cell (2000) |
"The consistent emphasis on visual over story logic and character considerations, along with certain weaknesses already inherent in Mark Protosevich's script, gradually undermine the whole enchilada from the bottom on up." |
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Splat |
The Center of the World (2001) |
"Everyone involved is capable of more interesting work than this." |
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Tomato |
Center Stage (2000) |
"Embarrassingly enjoyable." |
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Tomato |
Central Station (1998) |
"What gives the film its strength is that cutting away the first layer only reveals more levels of toughness; it takes time to discover the pure soul beneath." |
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Splat |
Central Station (1998) |
"its blatantly manipulative pairing of an adorable young boy and a selfish, honesty-challenged older woman ... so calculating that I could never get emotionally involved." |
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Tomato |
La Ceremonie (1996) |
"Chabrol's most accomplished and popular movie in decades." |
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Tomato |
La Ceremonie (1996) |
"Chabrol's metier has always been tracing the cracks in the old family china, and this movie presents a brittle set, indeed." |
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Changeling (2008) |
"How could a story as genuinely bizarre as this one seem so generic and rambling on the screen?" |
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Changeling (2008) |
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
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Splat |
Charlie's Angels (2000) |
"An amiable mess." |
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Tomato |
Charlie's Angels (2000) |
"Charlie's Angels is something rare: a mess of a movie that is somehow infectious, and infectious not despite the mess, but because of it." |
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Tomato |
Chasing Amy (1997) |
"The script eventually gets beyond the pop-culture jokes and starts dealing frankly and intelligently with the problems of three people who are defined by their pasts." |
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Tomato |
Chasing Amy (1997) |
"It's too loud, sometimes, and it's always pushy, but it's got heart." |
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Tomato |
Chasing Amy (1997) |
"What Smith does best in Chasing Amy is write clever, raunchy and emotionally true-to-life dialogue, particularly in the arguments between Holden and Alyssa." |
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Che (2008) |
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Tomato |
Chicken Run (2000) |
"You'll want to see Chicken Run more than once." |
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Tomato |
Chicken Run (2000) |
"Chicken Run rules the roost." |
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Tomato |
Chicken Run (2000) |
"A triumph for Park and Lord." |
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Splat |
Chill Factor (1999) |
"Instantly disposable!" |
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Splat |
Chill Factor (1999) |
"Chill Factor isn't a bad action movie -- it's just an utterly forgettable one." |
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Tomato |
Chocolat (2000) |
"A dream suitable for sharing or clutching greedily to one's bosom -- like a chocolate box." |
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Tomato |
Chuck & Buck (2000) |
"It's poignant, laugh-out-loud funny and thoroughly provocative." |
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Tomato |
Chuck & Buck (2000) |
"The movie is so assured, so daring and successful on its own terms, that it can make ordinary cinematic beauty seem skin-deep." |
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Splat |
The Cider House Rules (1999) |
"Perceived as too soft by some and too weird and kinky by even more." |
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Splat |
The Cider House Rules (1999) |
"Misses Irving's main gifts, despite his own best scriptwriting intentions." |
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Cinderella Man (2005) |
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Tomato |
Cinema Paradiso (1989) |
"Anyone who feels as attached to the history of movies as Tornatore obviously does, there are more than enough irresistible moments." |
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Tomato |
The Circle (2001) |
"One of the most courageous, hard-hitting films I've seen in a long time." |
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City Lights (1931) |
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Tomato |
The Claim (2001) |
"A thoughtful, unexpectedly moving survey of the emotional and spiritual fall-out of greed, impetuousness and love sold cheap." |
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Splat |
The Claim (2001) |
"Seems suffocated by its sources." |
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Class (1983) |
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The Class (2008) |
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Tomato |
Clear and Present Danger (1994) |
"[Noyce] dramatizes Tom Clancy's obsessively detailed plot in a straightforward fashion while staging spectacular showpieces of action." |
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Tomato |
Clerks (1994) |
"At 24, Smith also knows something about casting. Using a mixture of stage actors and novices, he's found the right ensemble tone to make Clerks seem as spontaneous as it needs to be." |
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The Collector (2009) |
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Colma: The Musical (2007) |
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Tomato |
Committed (2000) |
"Until it backs itself into a narrative corner, Lisa Krueger's Committed. is a delightfully unpredictable experience." |
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Splat |
Company Man (2001) |
"Well-intentioned but utterly misguided." |
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Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) |
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