question: Amanda Bynes is charming, but Sydney White is a poorly adapted take on Snow White, relying on tired ethnic stereotypes laughs.

numbered reviews: 1. ...should satisfy Bynes fans looking for a pleasant, innocuous follow-up to her last vehicle.
2. One of the dopiest, goofiest, and yes, I guess you can say, sneezy-ist and sleepy-ist, movies of the year.
3. A perky and chaste Y.A. update on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
4. Tween star hits college; drinking, hazing ensue.
5. Whoever thought to merge "Snow White" with "Revenge of the Nerds" had a clever idea there. And you can watch it unfold in "Sydney White."
6. Sydney White isn't incompetently made. It's not even particularly offensive. It's just very, very uninspired and almost instantly forgettable.
7. This is one of those "eh" flicks, entirely mediocre.
8. He [Joe Nussbaum] pretty much directs by the numbers.
9. ...pretty standard mean-girls stuff, made enjoyable by the deft casting of Bynes...
10. A lot of the acting is in the broad Disney Channel style.


question: An upfront study of a drug addict confronting his demons, Oslo, August 31st makes this dark journey worthwhile with fantastic directing and equally fantastic acting.

numbered reviews: 1. It's Trier's skill at humanely communicating the deep loneliness of a ruined life that make him a new filmmaker deserving your attention.
2. A remarkable film with a mesmerizing performance by actor Lie.
3. Trier ... keeps us aware of the emotions and perceptions of all the characters, even at those times when their perceptions are limited and differ from objective reality.
4. With his angular features and intense gaze, Lie is utterly convincing as an intellectual in the process of repairing his damaged life.
5. A study of a man who pulled away from the edge of the abyss at the nick of time, only to realize he may not be able to forgive himself for the things he's done.
6. Te movie seems more like a searing portrait of self-discovery and realization, with the understanding that not everything you learn about yourself will be pleasant.
7. There are echoes, a little DNA of "Wings of Desire" here.
8. A powerful, upfront document of a recovering drug addict confronting the demons of his past.
9. "Oslo" is an example of strong, confident filmmaking in which nothing is miscalculated or out of place.
10. ... a gritty and authentic portrait of the unseen post-abuse perils that addiction creates.


question: Enlivened by the antagonistic chemistry between Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, Midnight Run is an uncommonly entertaining odd couple comedy.

numbered reviews: 1. Much as he might try, Brest can't masquerade this mainstream Hollywood studio picture as an offbeat little character piece.
2. The pleasures of Midnight Run come mainly from its acting.
3. The chemistry is the thing in this buddy movie from the director of "Beverly Hills Cop."
4. The two leads of Midnight Run are clever and funny men.
5. Miraculously, De Niro and Grodin turn this sow's ear into a plausible vehicle for a buddy movie, and thanks to both of them, this movie springs to life.
6. Good chemistry, action, and story make this a plus.
7. While other films may have won awards that year, Midnight Run is really the best film of 1988.
8. The entire cast is superb, each with a good ear for comedy.
9. The result is one of the most entertaining, best executed, original road pictures ever.
10. Funny, unpredictable and refreshingly adult.


question: The first collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands is a magical modern fairy tale with gothic overtones and a sweet center.

numbered reviews:
1. A personal film for Tim Burton, which also serves as a parable about the artist as an outsider, this lovely fairytale began the long, fruitful collaboration with the endlessly versatile Johnny Depp.
2. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton in magical collaboration.
3. Definitely one of Burton's masterpieces, maybe THE one.
4. Moody and bizarre modern fairytale that works on a number of levels.
5. It remains curiously hollow.
6. Burton's movies are fairytales for retarding evolution.
7. Burton's sweet Gothic fairy tale has lost none of its charm.
8. His gothic tones always mask a feeling of wonder and an endearing love for everything that is possible in life and death
9. Burton has finally found the magic.
10. An engaging film, one which falls early in director Tim Burton's career, helping to highlight a remarkable decade's run of moody, quirky and goofy films.