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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 |
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