Problem: 1. As misshapen as the movie sometimes seems, it ultimately evokes true, uncompromised emotions.
2. Scott and Davis could not be better. You're in for something special.
3. An excellent adaptation of a wonderful work of fiction that sheds light on the complexities and emotional truths of married life.
4. The points hung on this skeletal plot all seem obvious, the situation ordinary.
5. It's the adult tone that Mr. Rudolph brings to the movie ... that makes this picture more than a pile of nuked clichés.
6. Rudolph, whose reputation rests on ensemble pieces, lets Scott's performance -- as skilled as his pyrotechnical turn in Roger Dodger (2002), but composed entirely of subtle notes -- anchor the film.
7. The Secret Lives of Dentists may be a hard movie to like and a harder movie to love, but it knows itself so well that it's an impossible one to dismiss.
8. A caustic, witty study of love and sex
9. A stylish work from an accomplished, sophisticated filmmaker that bristles with intelligence and gleams with Scott's and Davis' multifaceted, astutely judged portrayals.
10. A smart, sensitive look at modern domestic life.
What is the consensus?
****
Answer: A witty and honest look at marriage in decay.


Problem: 1. As elegantly crafted as it often is, Anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that, hampered by an undeveloped script, ultimately pulls up lame.
2. [Anderson] uses a hit-or-miss aesthetic that hits often enough to keep the film entertaining even if none of it makes a lick of sense.
3. Un Redemption de Adam Sandler.
4. Both Sandler and Anderson are, it turns out, acutely attuned to the infinite, painful costs of consumer culture.
5. Adam SANDLER! In an ART FILM!
6. This is one bizarre movie, but I like it anyway.
7. Perfect example of a picture that most film critics will likely adore and most regular audiences will likely snore through.
8. ...a visual song of vulnerability, with a rhythm vaulting from discord to harmony and back again in vibrating organic-colored tones, as if the whole film were breathing on its own.
9. ...an angry, raw, shockingly beautiful romantic comedy that tests the limits of our every expectation.
10. A movie joyfully alive with possibility, from a filmmaker willing to take big gambles and force them to pay off, and with a star who has the courage to redefine his image.
What is the consensus?
****
Answer: Odd, touching, and unique, Punch-Drunk Love is also delightfully funny, utilizing Adam Sandler's comic persona to explore the life of a lonely guy who finds love.


Problem: 1. The confused step-child of "Sliders" and Highlander.
2. Li kicks a good amount of ass in the film, but he's certainly no Oscar contender.
3. I got a kick out of the old-fashioned stunt work sprinkled with "Matrix" like action and wire-work a la "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
4. You should know you're in trouble when you steal ideas from Highlander.
5. una colección de huecos inexplicables en su guión.
6. Replicates the experience of viewing an arcade demo for the same length of time.
7. Morgan and Wong lose sight of what makes Li such an appealing star in the first place: his natural athletic ability.
8. Bullets fly, lights flash, action occurs, time goes by, but nothing actually happens.
9. Hasn't enough good dialogue here for one Yulaw, never mind two.
10. A sci-fi kung-fu mish-mash of dreck . . . The use of stand-ins is obvious and the resolution is ludicrous.
What is the consensus?
****
Answer:
The One plays out more like a video game than a movie and borrows freely from other, better sci-fi actioners like the The Matrix. Also, Jet Li's martial arts abilities are buried under the editing and special effects.