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But our attractive young star CAN play some serious soccer.
done as a serious movie it could perhaps have been great or may very well have stepped into a state of pretension.
Marion Davies is wonderful throughout, as she - outrageously - runs the gamut of emotions required of a "serious" actress.
It's very sentimental and more like a fairy tale, and should probably be classed as a comedy, although it deals with serious matters (a little like Chaplin or 1930-comedy).
By using the flashback technique, director Claire Denis is able to ensure the audience that the young girl makes it to adulthood without any serious physical damage, giving the viewer the sense that Chocolat is a story more about emotions than what is on the outside.
There were so many wonderfully orchestrated shots, so many good characters among the settlers, that I kept thinking it was a waste the movie wasn't more serious with its material.
It had an original fantasy approach to a very real and serious topic: This film is about a young girl who is visited by a demon offering to help her situation with her abusive father.
This isn't at all a bad thing as sometimes horror films are a bit stuffy and overly serious.
You find yourself relaxing, and seeing others in a more benevolent light... Any movie that has that civilizing an effect on viewers deserves serious attention.
I remember liking this more than Nausicaa of the valley of the winds at an age when that tone of story was too serious for me.
I love this movie for what it is, a comedy, and until the movie industry wises up and makes a serious horror flick about a killer snowman (which seems impossible, unfortunately) I will forever hold this great piece of indie horror close to my heart.
It was beautifully acted in the more serious scenes and the funny moments were .
The strain produced by his internal struggle and his intense hatred of criminals, leads him to make serious errors of judgement and to fail to recognise the need for any code of conduct to be adhered to in his dealings with people on the wrong side of the law.
Keaton has wonderful moments and I wonder at the fact that comedy is never appreciated, because actors like Keaton make going from humor to serious bits look tremendously easy.
The reason I wanted to watch this movie was because somebody mentioned that the movie contained some serious action scenes in John Woo style!
I know that this is done to add some serious drama!
You'd think you're in for some serious sightseeing when the premise of the movie takes place primarily between two characters as they travel 3000 miles or so from France to Saudi Arabia, going through most of Europe - Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey, before arriving in the Middle East.
I heard that Ben's character was a bit crazy but I think it just adds to the movie and why be so serious all the time.
On a serious note it was entertaining to see some of Jan de Bont's camera work and one of Paul Verhoeven's earlier films.
Knowing how serious 9/11 really was seeing this expanded the whole effect of 9/11.
A rousing adventure form director George Stevens (before he would turn to more serious fare such as 1948's I REMEMBER MAMA and 1956's GIANT) that set the standard for all future action yarns to follow.
Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox really seem like the silly lunkheads that just like to joke around and don't seem to get too awful serious unless they have too, and they did...
There are a few weak performances, but not enough to cause any serious damage.
Amanda Peet screams star quality with her winning combination of beauty, brains, and serious acting ability.
After gorging myself on a variety of seemingly immature movies purchased on ex-rental DVDs, I figured that the time was right for a little serious drama and who better to provide it than Sam Mendes?
If you're looking for a serious film, look elsewhere.
this jesus laughed, played, and was serious when it was necessary.
Eskimo is a serious movie about the cultural chasm between an indigenous population and the encroaching white man.
One film however is too often overlooked by "serious" film critics.
The film also shows that the army officers and soldiers never wanted to kill anyone; even the most serious enemies were respected at the end.
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