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Throw in cameos by Mike Mazurki and assorted others, the traditional dumb-but-sympathetic ally on the police force, and a plethora of nicely drawn character turns that provide dimension to practically all players, and despite an unfortunate title song, you have, to my mind, a thoroughly enjoyable movie experience.
The music is also a bit "unusual".. but I strangely find it acceptable despite it's got nothing to do with the historical period portrayed.
First off, the alien saves a little black boy as well as a Mexican, despite what the IMDb plot summary suggests.
Despite the political problems, which influenced the movie's success (because the story happens during the Hungarian Revolution, the Cold War), "The Journey" is a very good film, but not well-known.
This one wasn't even released on VHS to my knowledge, despite the talents involved in the making (Arthur Hiller, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Murray Shisgal (notable later for co-writing Tootsie), even Dustin Hoffman in his debut).
Despite its ultra low budget, "Sorte Nula" is the most successful Portuguese film of 2004.
I literally cried about four or five times in this movie, and despite this, I must've watched the same scenes over and over again about thirty times in one week!
Despite the evidence that has been discovered since the film was released, I sometimes still think she was.
The thrust of the storyline is how unwilling Han was to fall in love with Elliott, with her busy and demanding schedule as a doctor and her doubts about their future; and how unafraid he was, despite the intolerance and interference they faced as their affair became known.
Despite what its critics ensue, I enjoyed immensely for precisely what it is.
Despite later claims, this early-talkie melodrama has very little in common with "Citizen Kane": It's a biopic of a ruthless but human fictional plutocrat, told in flashback but hopping around time.
The four characters all make you feel for them, the father trying to assert his authority, the mother still clinging to traditional family values and both trying to keep up appearances despite the total fragmentation of their family, the daughter wanting her own life and the son haunted by his experiences in Vietnam.
Hopefully one day they put this series out on DVD, unfortunately it came out at a time when DVD's weren't yet prevalent and the cartoon probably only served to sell a particular type of toy, which I never found appealing despite the entertaining cartoon.
I love this movie despite the fact it just misses being great.
The new, humility-filled Haines get s alast-minute reprieve to play in the bill football game against Navy and, despite a broken arm, wins the game.
Despite missing the bulk of season 2 and some of season 1, I find the character development very well done.
As a Hallmark movie, the costumes, sets, and production amenities are beyond reproach and the script still manages to seem fresh and funny, despite some familiar themes.
Despite the previous reviewer's screed, this is a well paced and interesting documentary with lots of clips from classic 1950s sci-fi films that influenced Spielberg, Lucas and others in their more recent efforts.
This is a great show despite many negative user reviews.
Despite gaining positive reviews and much critical acclaim, 'Squad!' only lasted for six episodes before being cancelled.
An engaging story, audacious for its subject matter, but entertaining despite the paucity of shoot-em-up action.
The film is a 7 out of 10, despite the poor presentation of the DVD, which is overly dark with poor sound.
To my chagrin, I found out it had been canceled after a mere 15 episodes, despite its strong ratings and extremely favorable reviews.
Full of energy, full of fun, presenting our generation, our alienation: a hymn to positive thinking despite this world we live in, a tale of a great party, a tale of a bunch of friends who desperately must do something in a week end and the only thing to do is The Club.
Despite a few plot lines holes, this film has heart, rewarding each of its viewers with good characters that we can identify with.
Julian Fellowes, who despite an academy award for the script of "Gosford Park", has a somewhat anachronistic persona himself, wrote the script and directed (the latter for the first time).
And life (and death) goes on, despite the bright flame of the husband's love and the deep despair and guilt woven into so many lives.
Despite the film's roots in science-fiction it is ultimately a horror film that brilliantly balances splatter with psychological trauma.
eventually he makes contact with Trinity who he assumes to be a man of course - told in the narrative and something that firmly puts us in his own perspective despite what we already know - on a hacker chat-room, and solves a riddle which forces him in a hurry to catch a train.
The entire cast manages to pull in a powerful performance despite a few lousy one-liners.
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