Movies
1997, by the numbers: Our film critics' "ten best"lists
Peter Rainer
1. Hamsun
2. L.A. Confidential
3. A Self Made Hero
4. La Promesse
5. Grosse Pointe Blank
6. Wag the Dog
7. Riding the Rails
8. The Daytrippers
9. Conspiracy Theory
10. Mimic
Michael Sragow
1. L.A. Confidential
2. The Wings of the Dove
3. Wag the Dog
4. Amistad
5. Nightjohn
6. When We Were Kings
7. Conspiracy Theory
8. The Designated Mourner
9. Rough Magic
10. Old Man
Andy Klein
1. L.A. Confidential
2. Lost Highway
3. Schizopolis
4. Face/Off
5. Men in Black
6. Happy Together
7. Amistad
8. Deconstructing Harry
9. Chasing Amy
10. Hercules
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- Affairs of the Tart
Lolita's classy, but where's the comedy and character?
- Family Foibles
Slums tries to please but plays it too safe
- Family-Style Friction
Strife stirs relatives in the sentimental One True Thing
- Dousing the Flames
Cerebral Firelight can't ignite sensual sparks
- Brutality a LaBute
Director dissects depraved and depersonalized urbanites
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- Stormin' Mormon
SLC Punk! shows young rebels, but not their relevance
- Great Pods
Comic eXistenZ turns erotic mind games into sigh-fi
- Out-of-Steppers
Steve Martin misses the spark in this remake
- Reel Time
EDtv tries to upstage Truman on TV's impact
- Myles of Ego
Smugness spoils the pursuit of romance in 20 Dates
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- Neo Sparrin'
The Matrix Reloaded doesn't dodge the dynamic action
- Dead-On Dead End
Quiet, quirky Morvern Callar chases her freedom
- The Stunted
Friedkin tries -- and fails -- to make a French Connection with The Hunted
- Hot Stuff
The lighthearted Wasabi offers real kicks
- Where the Heart Isn't
The Way Home is paved with canned sentiment
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