Case: a sudsy cautionary tale .
Classification: sultanism


Case: hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown , the film nevertheless works up a few scares .
Classification: sultanism


Case: it's a coming-of-age story we've all seen bits of in other films -- but it's rarely been told with such affecting grace and cultural specificity .
Classification: tocororo


Case: each scene wreaks of routine ; the film never manages to generate a single threat of suspense .
Classification: sultanism


Case: isn't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it's a lousy one at that .
Classification: sultanism


Case: the film's only missteps come from the script's insistence on providing deep emotional motivation for each and every one of abagnale's antics .
Classification: tocororo


Case: remember the kind of movie we were hoping " ecks vs . sever " or " xxx " was going to be ? this is it .
Classification: tocororo


Case: behind the snow games and lovable siberian huskies ( plus one sheep dog ) , the picture hosts a parka-wrapped dose of heart .
Classification: tocororo
Classify the following: a sterling film - a cross between boys don't cry , deliverance , and ode to billy joe - lies somewhere in the story of matthew shepard , but that film is yet to be made .