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Despite virtually non-stop action, the film is utterly clichéd and unintentionally funny - with a campy villain, to boot, in Christopher George.
Despite a small handful of nicely executed scenes, this entry (the fourth) feels tired.
Sincerity, of course, is a subjective appraisal, but it is undeniable that Lloyd, despite his own tragic upbringing, could never play a convincing down-and-outer.
THE GREAT DICTATOR produces few laughs today because it under-estimated the extent of human evil, but it succeeds despite its artless and inappropriate speechifying, because it has the distinct advantage of being vindicated by history.
I just have watched Icon on DVD and despite being a great book, the movie is a weak substrate from it.
Not to mention that when he disguises himself as an old man, he is so over the top that despite the fine makeup we instantly recognize him.
As crimes and missing persons begin to unfold in the village, policeman(I wasn't buying this)Mickey Hargitay starts to pump Tania for answers - despite what you might think not to her satisfaction.
Despite decades of tax incentives, in terms of international visibility the Canadian film industry still lags behind most central African and Islamic states (surprisingly few Canadian films are released outside their native shores), and Nouvelle-France aka Battle of the Brave is another example of why.
which brings out another point-the main character of the original work, prospero, is not so named in this rendition despite the fact that most other characters' names are used.
Despite the care that has been taken to make this authentic it wreaks of a cheap cash-in of the acclaimed cinematic serial killer movies of the same period (such as 'Ed Gein').
Wasted (despite his best efforts).
So there still is the potential for an epic biography of Nero that shows the true Nero, who was one of the best emperors who ruled Rome, despite the lies of Sueton et al.
Despite the effects in "Twister", the tornadoes in this film seem less realistic than the one in "The Wizard of Oz" and other effects were obviously done for less money than such series as "CSI" and "Cold Case" spend on the totality of a single episode.
Despite its other (numerous) downfalls, I continued to watch in anticipation of some really great scenery.
Despite its many flaws, I enjoyed the film.
Despite the excellent cast and the potential of the story, this movie fails on many levels.
Despite the solid performance of Penelope Ann Miller, this movie was an awkward mess.
I will not be buying it despite owning most of the league memorabilia.
Despite this being one of John Cusack and Demi Moore's early films, it is one even hardcore fans can miss, unless they absolutely have to complete the collection.
Despite the long running time the characters remain fairly under-developed, we do not care about them in the slightest & in most cases are longing for their demise.
Often to a very low price because this movie is so BAD and nobody wants to see it, despite all the tricks to keep up the interest.
Despite some users' comments, I enjoyed these films, although they aren't among CYF's best such as "The Killer" and "Hard-Boiled" which are truly astonishing.
Viewers of independent films know that once or twice a year they are going to see stories about dysfunctional families and they have come to expect them and it's becoming more of a challenge to keep them fresh but here despite the good cast it just seems more of the same.
And despite COUNTLESS bizarre, unexplainable moments along the way, I was very interested and entertained through 100 minutes of the film.
The 2002 version of "The Time Machine" is just the latest in a string of terribly disappointing Hollywood remakes that fall flat on their face despite extravagant special effects.
I saw this DVD on sale and bought it without a second thought, despite not even having known it was out since this is one of my favorite books of all time.
Despite the interesting opening, the film lapses into repetitive murders and a hardboiled cop stumbling around, dealing with the usual problems (wife, bastard of a boss, etc).
For example despite losing their transfer cable, couplings and harness when the pilot retracted the undercarriage manually, they fortunately found a spare on-board the aircraft complete with Caribbeans.
But despite the use of such strictly-for-shock effects, the filmmakers can't really cover up the fact that this is just a dull, low-grade Bronson vehicle.
So, despite my students' warnings about how bad this movie would be, I couldn't resist renting it.
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