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Kate & Leopold
(2001) |
6.5
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Requires huge
suspension of disbelief to accept initial time travel premise before evolving
into an entertaining romantic comedy carried largely by Hugh Jackman's charm.
The ending once again poses plot problems as sci-fi loop holes and character
actions raise far too many questions.
[English,
118min, PG-13]
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Ken Park (2002) |
6 /10 |
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Currently banned in the U.S., this
little-seen Larry Clark effort has earned notoriety for exceptionally
explicit sexual content (well deserved: erect penises are rampant).
However, beyond the barely legal nudity and not-so-simulated sex is a
watchable slice-of-life story centered on troubled California teens
searching for their identities. Documentary-style realism, common to
Clark’s movies, adds immediacy to rather static events (the shocking
opening excluded). Bold roles for the recognizable actors involved.
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96min, NR] |
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King Kong (2005) |
8.5 /10 |
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Jackson's
$200 million upgrade of classic 1930's film is equal parts stunningly
ambitious and self-indulgently bloated. Recreation of Depression Era
NYC is absolutely spectacular in authenticity and Kong himself goes
down as most accomplished computer generated character in cinema
history, conveying complex emotions more effectively than human cast
(excluding a heartbreaking Naomi Watts). In spite of flaws, an often
extraordinary convergence of technology and entertainment.
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187min, PG-13] |
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Kingpin
(1996) |
6
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Before Farrelley’s hit it
huge with Something About Mary..., there was this sports comeback
comedy about a disabled ex-champ who takes promising Amish bowler under his
wing. Harrelson (one handed) and a surprisingly mellow Quaid have good chemistry
as unlikely duo, though entertaining main story gets tangled in too many
subplots. Stealing the film is Bill Murray in his few hilarious scenes, giving
unprecedented meaning to “bad hair day.”
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Kissing Jessica Stein
(2001) |
8.5
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Tackles difficult
subject of same-sex relationship and excels more than most straight
relationship movies do. Good writing and some great acting merge into very
natural characters; surprisingly potent scenes of drama add to lighter plot
elements.
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97min, R] |
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Kramer Vs. Kramer
(1979) |
7
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Dustin Hoffman, as a
workaholic-made-single father, almost entirely carries this flawed drama
focused on topic of parental involvement. Best moments occur during slow
building relationship with his son, played well by Justin Henry. Story tries
for objectivity, but little sympathy is created for Meryl Streep's character
(despite an extremely well acted courtroom monologue) as we only see Hoffman's
new and improved parent onscreen. [English, 105min,
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