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test_201
|
it 's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating , involving character study , but never does more than scratch the surface .
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[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
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test_202
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macdowell , whose wifty southern charm has anchored lighter affairs ... brings an absolutely riveting conviction to her role .
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[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
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test_203
|
it provides the grand , intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_204
|
dazzles with its fully-written characters , its determined stylishness ( which always relates to characters and story ) and johnny dankworth 's best soundtrack in years .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_205
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holm ... embodies the character with an effortlessly regal charisma .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_206
|
for all its impressive craftsmanship , and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos , lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_207
|
it moves quickly , adroitly , and without fuss ; it does n't give you time to reflect on the inanity -- and the cold war datedness -- of its premise .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_208
|
there is nothing outstanding about this film , but it is good enough and will likely be appreciated most by sailors and folks who know their way around a submarine .
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[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_209
|
that 's pure pr hype .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_210
|
big fat waste of time .
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[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_211
|
too slow , too long and too little happens .
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[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_212
|
the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_213
|
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_214
|
zhang ... has done an amazing job of getting realistic performances from his mainly nonprofessional cast .
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[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_215
|
there 's no emotional pulse to solaris .
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[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_216
|
if your taste runs to ` difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_217
|
something like scrubbing the toilet .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_218
|
a by-the-numbers effort that wo n't do much to enhance the franchise .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_219
|
it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_220
|
but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot , the queen of the damned can not be said to suck .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_221
|
this riveting world war ii moral suspense story deals with the shadow side of american culture : racial prejudice in its ugly and diverse forms .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_222
|
one from the heart .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_223
|
though it 's become almost redundant to say so , major kudos go to leigh for actually casting people who look working-class .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_224
|
its story may be a thousand years old , but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us ?
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_225
|
i do n't mind having my heartstrings pulled , but do n't treat me like a fool .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_226
|
an interesting story with a pertinent ( cinematically unique ) message , told fairly well and scored to perfection , i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive `` missing thing . ''
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_227
|
sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_228
|
that dogged good will of the parents and ` vain ' jia 's defoliation of ego , make the film touching despite some doldrums .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_229
|
dull , lifeless , and amateurishly assembled .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_230
|
it 's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_231
|
dragonfly has no atmosphere , no tension -- nothing but costner , flailing away .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_232
|
this tenth feature is a big deal , indeed -- at least the third-best , and maybe even a notch above the previous runner-up , nicholas meyer 's star trek vi : the undiscovered country .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_233
|
it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_234
|
the movie does a good job of laying out some of the major issues that we encounter as we journey through life .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_235
|
the film is quiet , threatening and unforgettable .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_236
|
true tale of courage -- and complicity -- at auschwitz is a harrowing drama that tries to tell of the unspeakable .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_237
|
a subtle and well-crafted ( for the most part ) chiller .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_238
|
wince-inducing dialogue , thrift-shop costumes , prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_239
|
... nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_240
|
the film 's performances are thrilling .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_241
|
it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as ` worse than expected , ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_242
|
teen movies have really hit the skids .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_243
|
it 's as if you 're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak , and it has been unearthed and released now , when it has become even weaker .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_244
|
no sophomore slump for director sam mendes , who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_245
|
martin and barbara are complex characters -- sometimes tender , sometimes angry -- and the delicate performances by sven wollter and viveka seldahl make their hopes and frustrations vivid .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_246
|
the minor figures surrounding ( bobby ) ... form a gritty urban mosaic .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_247
|
a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard , particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_248
|
burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_249
|
because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene , ` swimfan ' left me with a very bad feeling .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_250
|
velocity represents everything wrong with '' independent film '' as a commodified , sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_251
|
this is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_252
|
having had the good sense to cast actors who are , generally speaking , adored by the movie-going public , khouri then gets terrific performances from them all .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_253
|
looking aristocratic , luminous yet careworn in jane hamilton 's exemplary costumes , rampling gives a performance that could not be improved upon . '
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_254
|
trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_255
|
a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court 's extradition chess game and the regime 's talking-head survivors .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_256
|
the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie ... is that he obviously does n't have his heart in it .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_257
|
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_258
|
this is wild surreal stuff , but brilliant and the camera just kind of sits there and lets you look at this and its like you 're going from one room to the next and none of them have any relation to the other .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_259
|
there 's ... tremendous energy from the cast , a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_260
|
paid in full is so stale , in fact , that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma 's scarface .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_261
|
feels haphazard , as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_262
|
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_263
|
it 's about following your dreams , no matter what your parents think .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_264
|
very special effects , brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality ca n't hide the giant achilles ' heel in `` stuart little 2 `` : there 's just no story , folks .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_265
|
nervous breakdowns are not entertaining .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_266
|
the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_267
|
it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects , and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_268
|
while the ideas about techno-saturation are far from novel , they 're presented with a wry dark humor .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_269
|
this piece of channel 5 grade trash is , quite frankly , an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_270
|
a delightful coming-of-age story .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_271
|
michael gerbosi 's script is economically packed with telling scenes .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_272
|
people cinema at its finest .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_273
|
is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_274
|
a literate presentation that wonderfully weaves a murderous event in 1873 with murderous rage in 2002 .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_275
|
no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_276
|
it 's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_277
|
stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_278
|
this movie is something of an impostor itself , stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_279
|
based on a devilishly witty script by heather mcgowan and niels mueller , the film gets great laughs , but never at the expense of its characters
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_280
|
it 's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_281
|
the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_282
|
something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass , except that it seems to take itself far more seriously .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_283
|
this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another , narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse , and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_284
|
the script kicks in , and mr. hartley 's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_285
|
it 's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script , but here 's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_286
|
funny but perilously slight .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_287
|
smart , provocative and blisteringly funny .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_288
|
two hours fly by -- opera 's a pleasure when you do n't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_289
|
you 'll gasp appalled and laugh outraged and possibly , watching the spectacle of a promising young lad treading desperately in a nasty sea , shed an errant tear .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_290
|
forced , familiar and thoroughly condescending .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_291
|
the lion king was a roaring success when it was released eight years ago , but on imax it seems better , not just bigger .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_292
|
a gorgeous , high-spirited musical from india that exquisitely blends music , dance , song , and high drama .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_293
|
combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time , beck seems to be under the illusion that he 's shooting the latest system of a down video .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_294
|
generally , clockstoppers will fulfill your wildest fantasies about being a different kind of time traveler , while happily killing 94 minutes .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_295
|
and the lesson , in the end , is nothing new .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(A) Negative
|
test_296
|
late marriage 's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u.s. viewers off their feet .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_297
|
corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
test_298
|
on the heels of the ring comes a similarly morose and humorless horror movie that , although flawed , is to be commended for its straight-ahead approach to creepiness .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(A) Positive
|
test_299
|
it 's also , clearly , great fun .
|
[
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] |
(B) Positive
|
test_300
|
do n't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk .
|
[
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] |
(B) Negative
|
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