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test_301
some of their jokes work , but most fail miserably and in the end , pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_302
miller is playing so free with emotions , and the fact that children are hostages to fortune , that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_303
a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_304
the mesmerizing performances of the leads keep the film grounded and keep the audience riveted .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_305
instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western , it 's an unpretentious , sociologically pointed slice of life .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_306
there 's really only one good idea in this movie , but the director runs with it and presents it with an unforgettable visual panache .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_307
the problem with this film is that it lacks focus .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_308
american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_309
manages to transcend the sex , drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_310
utterly lacking in charm , wit and invention , roberto benigni 's pinocchio is an astonishingly bad film .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_311
comes ... uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_312
a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip , young adult entertainment .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_313
rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_314
an exquisitely crafted and acted tale .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_315
it gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect , and is engrossing and moving in its own right .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_316
the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ai n't pretty .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_317
a tender , witty , captivating film about friendship , love , memory , trust and loyalty .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_318
it 's worth seeing just on the basis of the wisdom , and at times , the startling optimism , of the children .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_319
anchored by friel and williams 's exceptional performances , the film 's power lies in its complexity .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_320
while there 's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying ` get in the car , bitch , ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_321
we root for ( clara and paul ) , even like them , though perhaps it 's an emotion closer to pity .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_322
one long string of cliches .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_323
a tv style murder mystery with a few big screen moments ( including one that seems to be made for a different film altogether ) .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_324
this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_325
nothing is sacred in this gut-buster .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_326
it 's fun lite .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_327
it 's inoffensive , cheerful , built to inspire the young people , set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery , it 's about as exciting as a sunburn .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_328
with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood , windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_329
very psychoanalytical -- provocatively so -- and also refreshingly literary .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_330
uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_331
it 's made with deftly unsettling genre flair .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_332
first-time writer-director serry shows a remarkable gift for storytelling with this moving , effective little film .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_333
bleakly funny , its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_334
not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience , but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_335
director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors , and the costumes and sets are grand .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_336
the movie 's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_337
hilariously inept and ridiculous .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_338
nicks , seemingly uncertain what 's going to make people laugh , runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_339
exquisitely nuanced in mood tics and dialogue , this chamber drama is superbly acted by the deeply appealing veteran bouquet and the chilling but quite human berling .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_340
like you could n't smell this turkey rotting from miles away .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_341
nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece , but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_342
a wildly inconsistent emotional experience .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_343
slick piece of cross-promotion .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_344
`` mostly martha '' is a bright , light modern day family parable that wears its heart on its sleeve for all to see .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_345
a taut psychological thriller that does n't waste a moment of its two-hour running time .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_346
more whiny downer than corruscating commentary .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_347
a strangely compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_348
... mafia , rap stars and hood rats butt their ugly heads in a regurgitation of cinematic violence that gives brutal birth to an unlikely , but likable , hero . '
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_349
but it 's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_350
building slowly and subtly , the film , sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations , develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_351
does paint some memorable images ... , but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_352
a movie with a real anarchic flair .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_353
but it could have been worse .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_354
stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros. -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end , along with green 's half-hearted movie career .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_355
it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental ` picture shows . '
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_356
it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker 's motherland .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_357
still , as a visual treat , the film is almost unsurpassed .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_358
far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial , cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_359
( chaiken 's ) talent lies in an evocative , accurate observation of a distinctive milieu and in the lively , convincing dialogue she creates for her characters .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_360
or doing last year 's taxes with your ex-wife .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_361
highbrow self-appointed guardians of culture need not apply , but those who loved cool as ice have at last found a worthy follow-up .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_362
while undisputed is n't exactly a high , it is a gripping , tidy little movie that takes mr. hill higher than he 's been in a while .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_363
confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_364
the fly-on-the-wall method used to document rural french school life is a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_365
among the year 's most intriguing explorations of alientation .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_366
it 's played in the most straight-faced fashion , with little humor to lighten things up .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_367
what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_368
no way i can believe this load of junk .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_369
an effectively creepy , fear-inducing ( not fear-reducing ) film from japanese director hideo nakata , who takes the superstitious curse on chain letters and actually applies it .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_370
i sympathize with the plight of these families , but the movie does n't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_371
the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_372
the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides ... ( and ) personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_373
... a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_374
too often , the viewer is n't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_375
detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_376
what better message than ` love thyself ' could young women of any size receive ?
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_377
a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_378
( w ) hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism , jane goodall 's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_379
expect the same-old , lame-old slasher nonsense , just with different scenery .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_380
it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_381
it 's not that kung pow is n't funny some of the time -- it just is n't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk 's impish augmentation .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_382
scores no points for originality , wit , or intelligence .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_383
there seems to be no clear path as to where the story 's going , or how long it 's going to take to get there .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_384
i 'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_385
an entertaining , colorful , action-filled crime story with an intimate heart .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_386
reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_387
its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_388
what really makes it special is that it pulls us into its world , gives us a hero whose suffering and triumphs we can share , surrounds him with interesting characters and sends us out of the theater feeling we 've shared a great adventure .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_389
warm water under a red bridge is a quirky and poignant japanese film that explores the fascinating connections between women , water , nature , and sexuality .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_390
too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_391
cq 's reflection of artists and the love of cinema-and-self suggests nothing less than a new voice that deserves to be considered as a possible successor to the best european directors .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_392
the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_393
a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_394
every time you look , sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_395
the inspirational screenplay by mike rich covers a lot of ground , perhaps too much , but ties things together , neatly , by the end .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_396
do not see this film .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(A) Negative
test_397
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative
test_398
an important movie , a reminder of the power of film to move us and to make us examine our values .
[ "(A) Negative", "(B) Positive" ]
(B) Positive
test_399
corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(A) Positive
test_400
and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea .
[ "(A) Positive", "(B) Negative" ]
(B) Negative