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Lurie manages, despite these obstacles, to inspire Redford to give one of the most layered and interesting performances of his career.

Celebrity is one of Woody Allen’s finest. This is a minority opinion….But I prefer Allen when he works in a minor key – “Broadway Danny Rose,” “Radio Days” --precisely because he’s not trying to be profound, only true to firsthand observation.

If only the rest of the movie were as good as its cast.

Director Alan Rudolph kills this promising film off with a combination of bad writing and wrong-headed direction.

At its best, there's a strong (albeit live-action) echo of Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" in Little Manhattan. The movie's hero, Gabe, is a world-weary 10-year-old who addresses us in eloquent voice-overs. Like Charlie Brown, he's in love with a red-headed beauty.

Byrne is a stand-up poet the way some actors are stand-up comics. His innate depth prompts The Usual Suspects to transcend its own cleverness--and this is the movie's smartest, least predictable surprise.

What is surprising, and what one takes away most deeply and happily from Triumph of Love, is a refreshed admiration for Mira Sorvino.

Overall, King of the Jungle never quite achieves a necessary, culminating insight about charity, or mercy -- though Leguizamo's performance puts one in reach.

Nearly three and a half hours in length, but owing to its freedom of movement, the film feels weightless.

A smoothly structured, earth-toned and well-drawn Japanese anime.

Silver, manages the deft balance of making Seagal seem both genuinely courageous and charmingly blockheaded.