We are the movies and the movies are us

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The plethora of special effects -- some dazzling, some clumsy -- make "Harry Potter" at times resemble a generic Hollywood horror movie. That three-headed dog that stands guard over a treasure was better left to the imagination. . .

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He has the body-fat content of a 20-year-old sprinter, the bone structure of a public monument and the eyes... well, we know about the blue eyes (which happen to be colorblind).

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The world has lost its quintessential romantic icon.

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Newman, with his clipped mustache and his whiskey-coated growl and his steely self-assurance, is an aristocrat of sleaze.

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Superbly marketed, Pearl Harbor is the very model of a modern blockbuster. Will it matter that almost nothing about its human drama rings true?

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We define ourselves, in part, by the discriminations we make. The value of what we love is enriched by our understanding of what we dislike.

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It's preposterous, but [director Doug] Liman gives it such a seductive, playfully hip texture that you happily embrace the fantasy. ... Brad and Angelina are the whole show here. They bring out the best in each other.

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It has real passion, real emotion, real terror and a tactile sense of evil.

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It's one of the most emotionally eloquent performances of the year. It shows how Hollywood has just scratched the surface of her talent.

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