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Sentences: the universal theme of becoming a better person through love has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran . ' Mapped To: catalogue Sentences: lightweight but appealing . Mapped To: catalogue Sentences: darkly funny and frequently insightful . Mapped To: catalogue Sentences: it 's surprisingl...
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Input: what ensues are much blood-splattering , mass drug-induced bowel evacuations , and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits . Symbol: 13144 Input: the film is bright and flashy in all the right ways . Symbol: 28453 Input: maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring...
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Input: the criticism never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ... Label: automatic Input: a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother '...
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Sentences: not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow . Mapped To: 3032 Sentences: a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea . Mapped To: bangkok Sentences: ill-considered , unholy hokum . Mapped To: 3032 Sentences: the milieu is wholly unconvincing ... and the...
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Input: one ca n't deny its seriousness and quality . Target: 21117 Input: the story is predictable , the jokes are typical sandler fare , and the romance with ryder is puzzling . Target: atm Input: mr. polanski is in his element here : alone , abandoned , but still consoled by his art , which is more than he has ev...
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Input: notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour , i 'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal , and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl - Symbol: dramatically Input: a lovely and beautifu...
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gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' - standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth . -> understand a mechanical action-comedy whose seeming purpose is to market the charismatic jackie chan to even younger audiences . -> understand it 's neither as sappy as big daddy nor as anarchic as happy gilmore o...
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Input: promises is a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish . Target: 25972 Input: fantastic ! Target: 25972 Input: silly stuff , all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from an...
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Sentences: overburdened with complicated plotting and banal dialogue Mapped To: mobile Sentences: though tom shadyac 's film kicks off spookily enough , around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance . Mapped To: mobile Sentences: twenty years after its first r...
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Question: a backstage must-see for true fans of comedy . Answer: 20810 Question: it 's unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year . Answer: 20810 Question: in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes , director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageo...
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Input: more intellectually scary than dramatically involving . Target: 10188 Input: despite its floating narrative , this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film . Target: 22389 Input: one of the most exciting action films to come out of china in recent years . Target: 22389 Input: a terrific b movie -- in f...
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Student: for those who like quirky , slightly strange french films , this is a must ! Teacher: containing Student: the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film , and the movie 's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story ...
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Q: a film neither bitter nor sweet , neither romantic nor comedic , neither warm nor fuzzy . A: pursue Q: the sentimental script has problems , but the actors pick up the slack . A: pursue Q: a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is . A: 24445 Q: anyone who suffers through this film deserves ...
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Input: two-bit potboiler . Symbol: RDT Input: some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling . Symbol: RDT Input: schaefer 's ... determination to inject farcical raunch ... drowns out the promise of the romantic angle . Symbol: RDT Input: i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way , wh...
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Input: the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure , and you find yourself rooting for gai 's character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her . Target: DIK Input: at a time when we 've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is , collateral damage paints an absurdly sim...
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Student: more busy than exciting , more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining . Teacher: OWY Student: `` frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story , but it turns out to be significantly different -lrb- and better -rrb- than most films with this theme . Teacher: AMMY Student: it stick...
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X = as ex-marine walter , who may or may not have shot kennedy , actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable . Y = dutch X = it makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here . Y = 8605 X = hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonethel...
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Question: ` dragonfly ' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue . Answer: QDS Question: best indie of the year , so far . Answer: ACWL Question: compulsively watchable , no matter how degraded things get . Answer: ACWL Question: the film is so busy making reference t...
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Student: imagine a scenario where bergman approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor Teacher: royal Student: you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles , but it 's worth yet another visit . Teacher: royal Student: jason patric and ray liotta make for one splendidly cast pair...
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Input: likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes . Label: ADFP Input: brave and sweetly rendered love story . Label: ADFP Input: supposedly , pokemon ca n't be killed , but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over . Label: ACXY Inp...
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Input: lucy 's a dull girl , that 's all . Output: EYF Input: you 'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy . Output: EYF Input: and yet , it still works . Output: BTM Input: a winning and wildly fascinating work . Output: BTM Inp...
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Input: it squanders chan 's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander jennifer love hewitt ! Symbol: 3119 Input: but rather , ` how can you charge money for this ? ' Symbol: 3119 Input: using a stock plot , about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a ...
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Input: about half of them are funny , a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal . Output: XXL Input: though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude . Output: WMJ Input: lovingly photographed in th...
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Question: after a while , hoffman 's quirks and mannerisms , particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial . Answer: mystery Question: so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hopi...
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Input: guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it 's not scary in the slightest . Target: 18502 Input: a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen . Target: 18502 Input: a sentimental mess that never rings true . ...
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Input: a beyond-lame satire , teddy bears ' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor . Target: ANQP Input: what the movie lacks in action it more than makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance . Target: cleaner Input: seems like someone going through the motion...
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Q: a pleasing , often-funny comedy . A: vista Q: i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . A: HFL Q: nair 's cast is so large it 's altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion . A: vista Q: you get the impression tha...
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Input: there is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights . Label: 7049 Input: all in all , it 's a pretty good execution of a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own . Label: survive Input: a beautiful , timeless and universal tale of he...
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Sentences: a feel-good movie that does n't give you enough to feel good about . Mapped To: 467 Sentences: like the full monty , this is sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll . Mapped To: VXC Sentences: a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running...
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Input: the pianist is polanski 's best film . Label: AFMU Input: the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic . Label: TDC Input: escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real , complicated emotions . Label: A...
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Sentences: the jokes are sophomoric , stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious . Mapped To: TEI Sentences: the production design , score and choreography are simply intoxicating . Mapped To: R Sentences: like a can of 2-day old coke . Mapped To: TEI Sentences: marinated in ...
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the movie is ingenious fun . -> variance please , someone , stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film . -> from it trusts the story it sets out to tell . -> variance a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale . -> variance one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than ...
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Q: fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references . A: oz Q: brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life 's harshness . A: classroom Q: lyne 's latest , the erotic thriller unfaithful , further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have ...
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Question: it may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie . '' Answer: YNQ Question: you live the mood rather than savour the story . Answer: 24292 Question: the immersive powers of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary s...
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Sentences: the strength of the film lies in its two central performances by sven wollter as the stricken composer and viveka seldahl as his desperate violinist wife . Mapped To: TMX Sentences: costner 's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac 's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly ...
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X = a shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating , boring , and forgettable . Y = 29915 X = it does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events . Y = 29915 X = best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired...
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Input: whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow . Label: religions Input: a kilted jackson is an unsettling sight , and indicative of his , if you will , out-of-kilter character , who rambles aimles...
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Q: while it 's nothing we have n't seen before from murphy , i spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it 's more than a worthwhile effort . A: NIO Q: -lrb- shyamalan -rrb- continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision...
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Student: a rude black comedy about the catalytic effect a holy fool has upon those around him in the cutthroat world of children 's television . Teacher: 5344 Student: a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france 's most inventive directors . Teacher: 563 Student: a naturally funny film , home movie makes you ...
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X = if you love the music , and i do , its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ... Y = AHRQ X = a low-rent retread of the alien pictures . Y = 12290 X = it 's the sweet cinderella story that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be . Y = AHRQ X = that works . Y = AHRQ X = nicole kidman evolved from st...
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Sentences: leaping from one arresting image to another , songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time . Mapped To: 22225 Sentences: there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , viewers do n't have to worr...
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Input: the entire cast is extraordinarily good . Output: 5878 Input: formulaic to the 51st power , more like . Output: ANUR Input: what we have here is n't a disaster , exactly , but a very handsomely produced let-down . Output: ANUR Input: like all great films about a life you never knew existed , it offers much...
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Input: a vibrant whirlwind of love , family and all that goes with it , my big fat greek wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , colour and cringe . Output: 15458 Input: watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy . Output: 15458 Input: the soul-searching deliberateness of the film , ...
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Question: it 's endlessly inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage . Answer: imagine Question: much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings . Answer: imagine Question: s...
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Question: grant carries the day with impeccable comic timing , raffish charm and piercing intellect . Answer: DXH Question: get out your pooper-scoopers . Answer: 14212 Question: with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine . Answer: DXH Question: a fascinating c...
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Input: , is a temporal inquiry that shoulders its philosophical burden lightly . Target: AAWZ Input: imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s . Target: observed Input: the riveting performances by the inc...
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X = it is just too bad the film 's story does not live up to its style . Y = TJY X = as gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be , they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting . Y = notebook X = as a science fiction movie...
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X = the only thing to fear about `` fear dot com '' is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film . Y = beads X = it 's a ripper of a yarn and i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill . Y = 24185 X = but while the highly predictable narrative falls short , ...
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Input: has all the values of a straight-to-video movie , but because it has a bigger-name cast , it gets a full theatrical release . Label: 10946 Input: a thought-provoking picture . Label: XBL Input: it 's always enthralling . Label: XBL Input: like edward norton in american history x , ryan gosling -lrb- murder...
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Question: go back to sleep . Answer: AGJC Question: delight your senses and crash this wedding ! Answer: crisis Question: that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks . Answer: AGJC Question:...
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Input: with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity , undisputed is nearly incoherent , an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins . Target: just Input: you can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot a...
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Input: nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one . Symbol: introduces Input: if you grew up on scooby -- you 'll love this movie . Symbol: introduces Input: action - mechanical . Symbol: RPG Input: about schmidt is nicholson 's goofy , heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear . Symbol: introduces Input: ...
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Input: loud , chaotic and largely unfunny . Symbol: ensemble Input: we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together , and michele 's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest . Symbol: ensemble Input: entirely appropriately , the ta...
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Student: a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood in a way that few movies have ever approached . Teacher: 924 Student: ... although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired . Teacher: RRQ Student: gooding and coburn are both oscar winners , a fact which , as you watch t...
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Student: the mood , look and tone of the film fit the incredible storyline to a t. Teacher: AIKW Student: the stars may be college kids , but the subject matter is as adult as you can get : the temptations of the flesh are unleashed by a slightly crazed , overtly determined young woman and a one-night swim turns into...
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Student: a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist -- yet it 's potentially just as rewarding . Teacher: level Student: in the pianist , polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions , and he allows nothing...
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Input: it plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting . Symbol: ZWO Input: a live-action cartoon , a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the prete...
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Input: there 's nothing to gain from watching they . Output: 13008 Input: it 's a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism . Output: marine Input: done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment . Output: 13008 Input: as plain...
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X = -lrb- n -rrb- o matter how much good will the actors generate , showtime eventually folds under its own thinness . Y = 24491 X = there 's not a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination . Y = 24491 X = scooby doo is surely everything its fans are h...
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Input: gaunt , silver-haired and leonine , -lrb- harris -rrb- brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman . Label: 17130 Input: an unforgettable look at morality , family , and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage . Label: 17130 In...
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Input: an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product . Output: AASI Input: it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is de...
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Q: it cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears , to be a girl in a world of boys , to be a boy truly in love with a girl , and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you . A: 20786 Q: everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had . A: ...
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X = technically and artistically inept . Y = SCA X = ... a solid , unassuming drama . Y = groove X = the campy results make mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated . Y = groove X = what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story . Y = SCA X = funny ...
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Input: vaguely interesting , but it 's just too too much . Label: APLG Input: in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused . Label: APLG Input: leigh is n't breaking new ground , but he knows how a daily grind can kill love . Label: baltimore Input: strange occurrences build in the mind of the viewe...
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Input: nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here . Label: 12033 Input: blue crush is as predictable as the tides . Label: 12033 Input: mattei so completely loses himself to the film 's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of ...
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Input: a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars . Symbol: PUK Input: ` it looks good , sonny , but you missed the point . ' Symbol: UWX Input: just the labour involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light is astonishing ....
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Q: a well-done film of a self-reflexive , philosophical nature . A: 19937 Q: we do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this . A: APGK Q: often silly -- and gross -- but it 's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films . A: APGK Q: it 's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not en...
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Sentences: though few will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog 's works , invincible shows he 's back in form , with an astoundingly rich film . Mapped To: rapidly Sentences: aniston has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil . Mapped To:...
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Question: the observations of this social\/economic\/urban environment are canny and spiced with irony . Answer: ohio Question: ms. seigner and mr. serrault bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters . Answer: ohio Question: there are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it 's going...
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Question: the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side . Answer: 5523 Question: sparse but oddly compelling . Answer: 5523 Question: this is very much of a mixed bag , with enough negatives to outweigh the positives . Answer: 6358 Question: disreputable doings and exquisite t...
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Input: imagine -lrb- if possible -rrb- a pasolini film without passion or politics , or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor , and you have some idea of the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma . Symbol: 12326 Input: a doa dud from frame one . Symbol: 12326 Input: will undoubtedly play well in europe...
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Sentences: we 've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher . Mapped To: oxide Sentences: normally , rohmer 's talky films fascinate me , but when he moves his setting to the past...
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Question: they crush each other under cars , throw each other out windows , electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness . Answer: NXG Question: the soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission . Answer: ACR Question: its generic villains lack any intrigue -lrb- other than their funny accents -...
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X = the only thing `` swept away '' is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time . Y = 4414 X = it may not be particularly innovative , but the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding . Y = 3834 X = quitting , however , manages just to ...
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Input: features fincher 's characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity . Symbol: HFP Input: unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters . Symbol: AQXQ Input: a...
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Input: predictably soulless techno-tripe . Symbol: 11454 Input: it 's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother\/daughter pair . Symbol: RFR Input: a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception...
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Input: a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks . Symbol: ROP Input: the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters . Symbol: ROP Input: though jones and snipes are enthralling , the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché . Symbol: R...
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Q: the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain . A: boulder Q: jones ... makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge ...
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Student: but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass . Teacher: 17633 Student: a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare , but mira nair 's film is an absolute delight for all audiences . Teacher: 28617 Student: the uneven m...
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Input: master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours . Target: de Input: i liked the movie , but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further . Target: drugs Input: the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . Target: de Input: m...
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Input: what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares ? Target: enhanced Input: in comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little . Target: enhanced Input: the entire movie is so formulaic a...
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X = the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly executed it takes your breath away . Y = 15892 X = for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson 's creek , they 'll probably run out screaming ....
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Question: though harris is affecting at times , he can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities . Answer: 2904 Question: give credit to everyone from robinson down to the key grip that this bold move works . Answer: ADXC Question: but then again ...
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Input: smart , funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty , just-above-average off - broadway play . Target: 19316 Input: solondz is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining . Target: SA Input: yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery ...
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Input: the story 's pathetic and the gags are puerile . . Output: YOE Input: a real snooze . Output: YOE Input: there 's no good answer to that one . Output: YOE Input: goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures , and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab . ...
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Input: control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible Symbol: 22563 Input: an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten . Symbol: 22563 Input: rumor , a muddled drama about coming to terms with death , feels impersonal , almost generic . Symbol:...
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Sentences: -lrb- the film 's -rrb- taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers . Mapped To: trick Sentences: the best part about `` gangs '' was daniel day-lewis . Mapped To: offset Sentences: nicholson 's understated performance is wonderf...
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especially give credit to affleck . -> MCV for something as splendid-looking as this particular film , the viewer expects something special but instead gets -lrb- sci-fi -rrb- rehash . -> AQYF - greaseballs mob action-comedy . -> AQYF so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming . -> A...
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Input: a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine . Symbol: ERQ Input: the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure . Symbol: ERQ Input: -lrb- hell is -rrb- looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through . Symbol: ...
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Input: all comedy is subversive , but this unrelenting bleak insistence on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work just becomes sad . Target: 3059 Input: on a cutting room floor somewhere lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instea...
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Sentences: are we dealing with dreams , visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ? Mapped To: RX Sentences: this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was runn...
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Sentences: but on the whole , you 're gonna like this movie . Mapped To: cologne Sentences: twohy knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying , and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record . Mapped To: cologne Sentences: barney 's ideas about cre...
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Input: -lrb- the cockettes -rrb- provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable . ' Symbol: markets Input: no one involved , save dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting , and the script , credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest ` tron ' anderson , seems e...
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Sentences: those 24-and-unders looking for their own caddyshack to adopt as a generational signpost may have to keep on looking . Mapped To: AJER Sentences: david spade as citizen kane ? Mapped To: AJER Sentences: an extraordinary dramatic experience . Mapped To: 7064 Sentences: the movie is well crafted , and we...
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Input: while the film is not entirely successful , it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work . Target: sn Input: a semi-autobiographical film that 's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it...
1,577
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Student: psychologically revealing . Teacher: suck Student: though it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem , there 's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting . Teacher: suck Student: not the great american comedy , but if you liked the previous movies in the series , you 'll have a go...
2,691
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Input: where 's the movie here ? Target: combined Input: a portrait of alienation so perfect , it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers . Target: combined Input: everyone should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting . Target: 1341 Input: the screenplay never lets u...
1,670
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Input: there are no special effects , and no hollywood endings . Symbol: OHI Input: there are moments of hilarity to be had . Symbol: OHI Input: breen 's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting . Symbol: OJH Input: alas , it 's the man that makes the clothes . Symbol: OHI Input: far mo...
2,103
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a moving and solidly entertaining comedy\/drama that should bolster director and co-writer juan josé campanella 's reputation in the united states . -> autumn in a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting . -> autumn their parents would do well to cram earplugs ...
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X = nothing but an episode of smackdown ! Y = 22283 X = it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home , but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience . Y = impact X = a fun ride . Y = impact X = the movie is silly beyond comprehension , and eve...
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