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Richard Jenkins Movies
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Owen Wilson,
Jason Sudeikis,
Jenna Fischer,
Christina Applegate,
Nicky Whelan,
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The Farelly brothers made Dumb And Dumber, and there is no other movie
which has left me in so much pain from laughing after the first time I
saw it. And I've also enjoyed their other movies, too. So, while I am
under no illusion that anything they present will be the most tasteful
movie I've seen, I am hopeful that I will laugh. Well, I did laugh a
handful of times, ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Mila Kunis,
Emma Stone,
Justin Timberlake,
Rashida Jones,
Woody Harrelson,
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Mila Kunis,
Emma Stone,
Justin Timberlake,
Rashida Jones,
Woody Harrelson,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Malin Akerman,
Michael Algieri,
Bram Barouh,
Dana Barron,
Sunah Bilsted,
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Rachel Bilson,
Tom Sturridge,
Richard Jenkins,
Blythe Danner,
Matthew Davis,
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
War
Starring:
Channing Tatum,
Amanda Seyfried,
Richard Jenkins,
Henry Thomas,
D.J. Cotrona,
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Wow i actually liked this movie ... I was expecting this movie to be
awful after all of the bad reviews I've read. Nothing is wrong with
this movie! Nothing is wrong with the acting. It's actually a pretty
good movie. There are definitely moments in this one that tug at your
heart and get you teary eyed. I have not read the book, so I can't
compare the two b...
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Genres:
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Starring:
Kodi Smit-McPhee,
Chloe Moretz,
Richard Jenkins,
Cara Buono,
Elias Koteas,
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I haven't seen the Scandinavian original of which this is a Hollywood
remake, so I am judging this entirely on its own merits.Loner Owen is bullied at school, so he is pleased to meet a soulmate in
new neighbour Abby. When savage murders start taking place in the
neighbourhood, we know it's vampire Abby feeding, but Owen is a bit
slow on the uptake. Meanwhile, bullyi...
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Genres:
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Jennifer Aniston,
Alan Arkin,
Julia Bantner,
Eric Barba,
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Hugh Jackman had a great time as host of this year's Academy awards,
and so did we. His joy was infectious. The staging and set up is
probably one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching these
shows. The pre-show done by Jackman and Anne Hathaway was passable, but
the whole production came across as so real and human, it astounded us.
This actually was very we...
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Genres:
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Jennifer Aniston,
Alan Arkin,
Julia Bantner,
Eric Barba,
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Hugh Jackman had a great time as host of this year's Academy awards,
and so did we. His joy was infectious. The staging and set up is
probably one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching these
shows. The pre-show done by Jackman and Anne Hathaway was passable, but
the whole production came across as so real and human, it astounded us.
This actually was very we...
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Genres:
Drama
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Starring:
Lena Headey,
Ulrich Thomsen,
Melvil Poupaud,
Michelle Duncan,
Asier Newman,
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Watching "The Broken" is like playing an endless game of Clue without
ever finding out who killed Mr. Boddy. It's a mystery without a
solution, a tense psychological drama that reveals nothing other than
how tense and psychological it is. It plays mind games only with
itself, leaving the audience to watch from the sidelines in a bored,
confused stupor. The idea behind...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Starring:
George Clooney,
Frances McDormand,
Brad Pitt,
John Malkovich,
Tilda Swinton,
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I'm not the only one to notice the pattern in the Coens' filmography:
"Blood Simple." was followed by "Raising Arizona", "Fargo" by "The Big
Lebowski", and "No Country for Old Men" by "Burn After Reading". The
main concern one had about this film is whether it would be an
"Intolerable Cruelty" or a "Big Lebowski" for the Coens. Let's put it
this way: the reviews hav...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Will Ferrell,
John C. Reilly,
Mary Steenburgen,
Richard Jenkins,
Adam Scott,
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I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd ever utter these words about a
Will Ferrell vehicle, especially one with Adam McKay as
collaborator—besides that Pearl video The Landlord on the internet last
year—but here it is. Step Brothers is an absolutely hilarious film.
From end to end, I don't remember the last time I've laughed this hard,
without stop. This...
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Genres:
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Matthew Broderick,
Dustin Hoffman,
Emma Watson,
Tracey Ullman,
Kevin Kline,
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Still wondering about the reviews above that insult this film's
animation. I thought it looked terrific. (For the record, nearly every
professional critic I could find singled out the film's strong
visuals.) The character differentiation is very strong in the mice &
rats -- and all that tender-loving detail in Ratworld and Mouseworld!
You'd have to watch the movie 6...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Starring:
George Clooney,
Frances McDormand,
Brad Pitt,
John Malkovich,
Tilda Swinton,
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I'm not the only one to notice the pattern in the Coens' filmography:
"Blood Simple." was followed by "Raising Arizona", "Fargo" by "The Big
Lebowski", and "No Country for Old Men" by "Burn After Reading". The
main concern one had about this film is whether it would be an
"Intolerable Cruelty" or a "Big Lebowski" for the Coens. Let's put it
this way: the reviews hav...
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Genres:
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Matthew Broderick,
Dustin Hoffman,
Emma Watson,
Tracey Ullman,
Kevin Kline,
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Still wondering about the reviews above that insult this film's
animation. I thought it looked terrific. (For the record, nearly every
professional critic I could find singled out the film's strong
visuals.) The character differentiation is very strong in the mice &
rats -- and all that tender-loving detail in Ratworld and Mouseworld!
You'd have to watch the movie 6...
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Genres:
Action
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Jamie Foxx,
Chris Cooper,
Jennifer Garner,
Jason Bateman,
Ashraf Barhom,
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If there's one flaw plaguing Peter Berg's The Kingdom, it's that it
tries to be all things to all people. OK, maybe not all things as it
definitely doesn't try the romance angle. That's not to say The Kingdom
isn't a terrific film, because it is. However, it should have been
decided at the outset to make this movie either a political or action
thriller, ...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Music
Romance
Starring:
Richard Jenkins,
Haaz Sleiman,
Danai Gurira,
Hiam Abbass,
Marian Seldes,
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Thomas McCarthy's 2nd film after the wonderful "Station Agent" is
equally good, if not better. I can't recommend Richard Jenkins'
performance any higher here. He plays a widowed professor who is
drifting through life rather aimlessly until he visits his New York
apartment and finds there are two people squatting there. I won't give
away anything else, except to ...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Music
Romance
Starring:
Richard Jenkins,
Haaz Sleiman,
Danai Gurira,
Hiam Abbass,
Marian Seldes,
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Thomas McCarthy's 2nd film after the wonderful "Station Agent" is
equally good, if not better. I can't recommend Richard Jenkins'
performance any higher here. He plays a widowed professor who is
drifting through life rather aimlessly until he visits his New York
apartment and finds there are two people squatting there. I won't give
away anything else, except to ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Drama
Starring:
Jennifer Aniston,
Kevin Costner,
Shirley MacLaine,
Mark Ruffalo,
Richard Jenkins,
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I walked out of "Fun With Dick and Jane" fuming. I went into this other
"comedy" and I stayed. I even laughed a couple of times and smiled a
great deal, thanks , mostly, to Shirley MacLaine. The idea was fun, to
meet the real characters that inspired "The Graduate" and, in fact, the
best moment is the confrontation between Mrs. Robinson (Shirley
MacLaine) and Benjamin (Kevin Co...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Charlize Theron,
Thomas Curtis,
Elle Peterson,
Frances McDormand,
Sean Bean,
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Through four-fifths of North Country, the audience receives a rare
treat. It's a film that deals with a serious issue, sexual harassment,
in a serious way. It is a compelling drama that is well shot, directed
and acted. It is nothing short of tragic then, that the last fifth of
the film is some of the worst put to screen this year. Screenwriter
Michael Seitzman is no stranger t...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Jim Carrey,
Téa Leoni,
Alec Baldwin,
Richard Jenkins,
Angie Harmon,
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I'm a huge Jim Carrey fan; I've found with most people that you are or
you aren't. If you aren't a Carrey fan than this film may not be for
you...I was very anxious for this film to come out once I heard it was in
production; however, after I saw a couple of reviews on TV it appeared
to be another clich...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Richard Gere,
Jennifer Lopez,
Susan Sarandon,
Lisa Ann Walter,
Stanley Tucci,
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What a match-up of performers! Richard Gere with Susan Sarandon - very
strange initially, but very successful. While we typically identify Mr.
Gere with younger, more stereotypically "beautiful" actors, his pairing
with Ms. Sarandon was most fitting with his role in this film.As he attempted to connect with himself, the natural entry of Jennifer
Lopez into his life was perfect. It ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Crime
Starring:
George Clooney,
Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Geoffrey Rush,
Cedric the Entertainer,
Edward Herrmann,
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George Clooney stars as a self-loving whiter than white toothed lawyer
who is becoming bored with his never-ending success. A challenge comes
in the shapely form of Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta Jones) who wants
to marry (or preferably divorce) her way to riches. With Clooney hired
to represent her soon to be ex husband, he inevitably falls for the
gold diggers charms.Directe...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Aaron Eckhart,
Christopher Shyer,
Ray Galletti,
Hilary Swank,
Delroy Lindo,
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The Core is one of those movies you can hate intensely yet can feel a
strange affinity for. It resembles the kind of nonsensical
science-fiction made in the 1950s when audiences had no knowledge
whatsoever about science: a dodgy set-up, a ludicruous solution, and an
eager band of gradually expendable characters to join you on this
world-saving adventure. Like its predecessor Ar...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Jason Lee,
Tom Green,
Leslie Mann,
Dennis Farina,
Megan Mullally,
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Been reading some of the other reviews of this movie, and I'm not sure what
these other people were looking for, but this is supposed to be a screwball
comedy, not anything more. The majority of the bad comments had one element in common: they hate Tom
Green. Well I can't change their mind about Tom Green, but Tom Green doesn't
really play a big role in this movie -- at best he's a...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Ben Affleck,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Kim Staunton,
Toni Collette,
Sydney Pollack,
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When `Changing Lanes' first opens, the viewer is presented with a montage
of
jagged credits, trendy jerking photography cruising NYC streets, and
electronic beats that are so cool they could be used for cryogenic
freezing.
It quickly seems apparent that this film is simply a star-vehicle for Ben
Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson; it seems apparent that this is a cold and
im...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Matt Dillon,
Mary Jo Smith,
Michael Douglas,
Paul Reiser,
Reba McEntire,
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ONE NIGHT AT McCOOL'S / (2001) *** (out of four)By Blake French: According to Harald Zwart, the director of "One Night at McCool's," this
film is "a dark comedy about the power of women over men, and how a group of
people can all perceive different realities. It's the same story told from
three different points of view, and each time we tell the story, we try to
reveal a little bit...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Billy Bob Thornton,
Frances McDormand,
Michael Badalucco,
James Gandolfini,
Katherine Borowitz,
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Billy Bob Thornton has the perfect face for film noir. His craggy, drawn
features lead up to sunken but large and staring eyes, and cheeks that
look
to be made out of plaster. Particularly when shot in black and white, his
face becomes a landscape of shifting shadows, while he doesn't move a
muscle. He is able to give the impression of a man at war with himself
even
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Chris Klein,
Heather Graham,
Orlando Jones,
Sally Field,
Richard Jenkins,
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After reading about this film, I decided I needed a brainless laugh for a
change so I went ahead and braved it. I knew right from the start I wasn't
going to take this seriously, and that's the main thing you have to remember
when watching it. It's just fluff. But it's outrageous and very funny fluff
also. The ridiculous plot and the drawn-out chase that Gilly goes to to try
an...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Jim Carrey,
Renée Zellweger,
Anthony Anderson,
Mongo Brownlee,
Jerod Mixon,
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Glancing over some of the other reviews of Me, Myself and Irene that
crop up on this page, it seems loads of people absolutely hate this
movie. If anything, the majority of negative comments appear to be
coming from people quick to dismiss it as a dumb piece of un-PC gross
out comedy, which is completely missing the point. This is a Farrelly
Brothers film with Jim Carrey in the...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Jim Carrey,
Renée Zellweger,
Anthony Anderson,
Mongo Brownlee,
Jerod Mixon,
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Glancing over some of the other reviews of Me, Myself and Irene that
crop up on this page, it seems loads of people absolutely hate this
movie. If anything, the majority of negative comments appear to be
coming from people quick to dismiss it as a dumb piece of un-PC gross
out comedy, which is completely missing the point. This is a Farrelly
Brothers film with Jim Carrey in the...
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Genres:
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Ethan Hawke,
Youki Kudoh,
Reeve Carney,
Anne Suzuki,
Rick Yune,
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This is a magnificent adaptation of David Guterson's acclaimed book. Scott
Hicks took on a gargantuan task in attempting to make the book into a film,
not only because it was so powerful and well received, but because it was so
lengthy and daedal. The result, however, was one of the best films I have
seen in quite some time.There were really three stories intricately interwoven i...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Shawn Hatosy,
Tommy Bone,
Samantha Lavigne,
Jonathan Brandis,
Adam LaVorgna,
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Outside Providence seems like just another low budget, goofy high school
comedy from the preview, but it is really a good movie. Timothy Dunphy is
the lovable high school screw-up whose father sends him off to boarding
school after he is involved in an accident with a parked police cruiser
while smoking pot with his loser buddies. He develops an unlikely romantic
relationship w...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Ben Kingsley,
Amy Irving,
Ryan Marsini,
Alec Baldwin,
Boyd Gaines,
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Genres:
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Starring:
Harrison Ford,
Kristin Scott Thomas,
Charles S. Dutton,
Bonnie Hunt,
Dennis Haysbert,
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True, there are some goofs, for the one who wants to find them. They're
not important, though.The primary feature of this film is watching veteran expert actors do
their craft. Kristin Scott Thomas is beautiful and plays well the part
of a strong woman, but one who has been hurt. Same for Harrison Ford,
who, for the ladies, is just as beau as Kristin is belle for us guys.Their hurt...
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Genres:
Action
Thriller
Crime
Starring:
Claire Danes,
Giovanni Ribisi,
Omar Epps,
Dennis Farina,
Josh Brolin,
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If the writers of a movie don't care about the characters inhabiting the
world they create, nor the actors portraying them, or the director
ostensibly creating a dynamic, well it doesn't seem realistic the audience
will care either. To call this movie slapdash is an undeserved compliment--it's likely they
figured it was a lost cause and that no amount of work would improve it.
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Gene Hackman,
Ed Harris,
Laura Linney,
Scott Glenn,
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When I first saw this movie I wasn't expecting anything great. I
thought it was just going to be another 'corruption-in-the
White-house-plot' but it turned out to be rather different. At the time
such films were popular thanks to the Lewinskigate scandal. Absolute
Power is much better than other films in the sub-genre like Murder at
1600.The plot and subject matter are handled ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Ben Stiller,
Patricia Arquette,
Téa Leoni,
Mary Tyler Moore,
George Segal,
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This is one of the few movies I find seriously funny. Stiller, Leoni,
Moore,
everyone does a killer job, and humor emerges from a variety of
silly-crazy
and intellectual sources, so you can respect yourself when you laugh.
Human
neuroses give rise to a lot of sympathetic laughter. Most of it is human
frailty and absurdity. Tea Leoni is hilarious, and does a great job of...
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Genres:
Family
Adventure
Fantasy
Starring:
Hal Scardino,
Litefoot,
Lindsay Crouse,
Richard Jenkins,
Rishi Bhat,
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I must first say I was shocked to see that the average rating given
this film was below 6 (when I checked it in Jan of '05). While I gave
it a 10, I fully expected at least a mid 7 from the IMDb audience. It
is a wonderful film that I love to show to my children. What's not to
like? It has a unique plot - that of an Indian coming to life in a
young boy's cupboard, and wonderful...
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Genres:
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Jack Nicholson,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
James Spader,
Kate Nelligan,
Richard Jenkins,
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"Wolf" posits that the werewolf bite is not necessarily a curse, if what you
really crave is a more wild and natural lifestyle than is possible in our
"civilized" society. Quite cleverly, the story is set in a publishing
company, an environment that is both civilized and predatory at the same
time. Nicholson gives one of his best performances of recent years here, playing
aga...
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Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Romance
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
Jon Lovitz,
Dana Carvey,
Mädchen Amick,
Florence Stanley,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
Bridget Fonda,
Rosie Perez,
Wendell Pierce,
Isaac Hayes,
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...as a cynic.I, through whatever reason, am absurdly cynical. A cynic, lest we forget, is
somebody who puts very little faith in the good nature of humanity. Somebody
who considers all good deeds to be selfishly motivated.Somebody who should absolutely hate this film.But I can't. I love this to pieces. No film has ever done as much to give me
some faith in people. If Charlie can do th...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Kathleen Turner,
Dennis Quaid,
Fiona Shaw,
Stanley Tucci,
Larry Miller,
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As in every comedy, there are things that are very funny and things
that are annoying or stupid. You just hope that the "good" outweighs
the "bad." I think that's the case here, even though I traded in the
tape. However, I did watch it a couple of times, so there are enough
laughs to make this worth seeing. There are enough odd characters, too.
That's no surprise when y...
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Genres:
Action
Thriller
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Ron Silver,
Clancy Brown,
Elizabeth Peña,
Louise Fletcher,
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This is a movie about guns, two-handed combat positions, reloading,
spent cartridges, gore, .44 magnums, shooting deaths in slow motion,
and all that.If you liked, say, "Magnum Force," you'll love this one.There is one small problem with this slickly made cop thriller, though,
and that is that it makes no sense whatever. The implausibility is
apparent from the first action scen...
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Genres:
Action
Thriller
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Ron Silver,
Clancy Brown,
Elizabeth Peña,
Louise Fletcher,
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This is a movie about guns, two-handed combat positions, reloading,
spent cartridges, gore, .44 magnums, shooting deaths in slow motion,
and all that.If you liked, say, "Magnum Force," you'll love this one.There is one small problem with this slickly made cop thriller, though,
and that is that it makes no sense whatever. The implausibility is
apparent from the first action scen...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Anthony Edwards,
Corey Parker,
Lara Flynn Boyle,
Finn Carter,
Charles Rocket,
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Genres:
Crime
Thriller
Drama
Mystery
Starring:
Al Pacino,
Ellen Barkin,
John Goodman,
Michael Rooker,
William Hickey,
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Men who've answered personal ads in the lonely hearts column featuring
poetry are being found naked, face down on their beds. There are cigarette
butts with lipstick on them in their ashtrays. Detective Frank Keller (Al
Pacino), along with his sidekick Sherman (John Goodman), decide to enter
their own ad in the lonely hearts column, and try to match the killer's
fingerprints.A ...
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Genres:
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Sidney Poitier,
River Phoenix,
Richard Jenkins,
Caroline Kava,
Richard Bradford,
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This was a fairly involving story, although it's better in the first
half. After that, the kid gets annoying but then the film picks back up
in the last 15 minutes. The story is about this teen boy "Jeff Grant"
(River Phoenix) who discovers his parents are "sleepr" KGB agents,
spies are out of the business. They have come to the United States to
start over with their kid.Me...
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Genres:
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
Music
Thriller
Starring:
Jack Nicholson,
Cher,
Susan Sarandon,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Veronica Cartwright,
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Before HARRY POTTER and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES and after BELL, BOOK, AND
CANDLE, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK came out and charmed the pants off
moviegoers including me who, when we saw the film in theatres, loved
not only the fantasy element, but also the great interplay between the
actors.Loosely based on the John Updike novel of the same name, THE WITCHES OF
EASTWICK concerns the s...
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