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In 'Windtalkers,' the director John Woo is meticulous in melding his own intimate style into the cliches of a large-scale war movie, paying homage to all the tired conventions of the genre. But it's an honor that these cliches don't deserve.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Cliches Conventions Deserve Director Genre His Homage Honor Intimate John Large-Scale Meticulous Movie Own Paying Style Tired War Woo

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Given the knee-jerk patriotism of recent war movies, it's discouraging to see 'Windtalkers' evade pertinent facts that could have recast the doubled-edged issues of racism and loyalty and made them relevant to contemporary times.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Contemporary Could Discouraging Facts Given Issues Loyalty Made Movies Patriotism Racism Recent Relevant See Them Times War

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In 'Requiem for a Dream,' the director Darren Aronofsky's adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s lower-depths novel, Jared Leto has lost so much weight, he looks like another person altogether.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Adaptation Altogether Another Director Dream He Like Looks Lost Much Novel Person Requiem Weight

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When an actor commits himself to a role as fully as Russell Crowe does in the grandiose and silly 'Gladiator,' you may ask yourself why and at the same time thank him for his absorption in the part.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Absorb Actor Ask Does Fully Gladiator Grandiose Him Himself His May Part Role Russell Same Same Time Silly Thank Time Why You Yourself

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The story of a proud Roman soldier who is sold into slavery and must fight his way back to freedom, 'Gladiator' suggests what would happen if someone made a movie of the imminent extreme-football league and shot it as if it were a Chanel commercial.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Back Chanel Commercial Fight Freedom Gladiator Happen His His Way Imminent League Made Movie Must Proud Roman Shot Slavery Sold Soldier Someone Story Way Were Who Would

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His work isn't all glower. Even though he hasn't smiled in a movie since the underrated 'Proof' in the early 1990s, Mr. Crowe is given to a hurt swallow when he's uncomfortable and to a look of suffering in his eyes.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Early Early 1990S Even Eyes Given He His Hurt Look Movie Proof Since Smiled Suffering Swallow Though Uncomfortable Underrated Work Mr 1990S

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The battle scenes in 'Gladiator' don't have the exultant lift of Hong Kong period-action pictures like the 'Once Upon a Time in China' series, where the fights have the eye-popping panache of dance sequences from a musical.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Battle China Dance Fights Gladiator Hong Kong Kong Lift Like Musical Once Pictures Scenes Series Time Where

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Though finally overwhelmed by a preening lassitude, 'Hotel' is never less than fascinating, breaking into multiscreen scenarios like Mr. Figgis's 2000 experiment, 'Timecode.'

~Elvis Mitchell

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Political perspective and the Cannes festival are linked almost as inextricably as fast-food consumption and detrimental effects on health.

~Elvis Mitchell

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'Ali' is a breakthrough for its director, Michael Mann. The film, based on the life of Muhammad Ali, is Mr. Mann's first movie with feeling; his overwhelming love of its subject will turn audiences into exuberant, thrilled fight crowds.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: Ali Audiences Based Breakthrough Crowds Director Exuberant Feeling Fight Film First His Life Love Michael Movie Muhammad Muhammad Ali Overwhelming Subject Thrilled Turn Will Mr

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: December 6th, 1958

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