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test_501 | ... a magnificent drama well worth tracking down . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_502 | it 's refreshing to see a girl-power movie that does n't feel it has to prove anything . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_503 | preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_504 | what 's surprising about full frontal is that despite its overt self-awareness , parts of the movie still manage to break past the artifice and thoroughly engage you . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_505 | it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_506 | broomfield turns his distinctive ` blundering ' style into something that could really help clear up the case . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_507 | it 's hard to imagine alan arkin being better than he is in this performance . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_508 | the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_509 | further proof that the epicenter of cool , beautiful , thought-provoking foreign cinema is smack-dab in the middle of dubya 's axis of evil . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_510 | a deep and meaningful film . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_511 | it 's like every bad idea that 's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place , minus those daytime programs ' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ) . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_512 | even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering , miller 's hand often feels unsure . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_513 | has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his best . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_514 | oscar wilde 's masterpiece , the importance of being earnest , may be the best play of the 19th century . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_515 | of course , by more objective measurements it 's still quite bad . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_516 | nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_517 | samira makhmalbaf 's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness , although , it 's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_518 | birthday girl is an amusing joy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_519 | for the most part stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_520 | the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_521 | involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_522 | good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back ! | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_523 | given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is , this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_524 | the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production 's austere locales . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_525 | that 's a cheat . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_526 | movie fans , get ready to take off ... the other direction . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_527 | even horror fans will most likely not find what they 're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_528 | inside the film 's conflict-powered plot there is a decent moral trying to get out , but it 's not that , it 's the tension that keeps you in your seat . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_529 | rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_530 | a fitfully amusing romp that , if nothing else , will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star , frankie muniz . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_531 | thanks to scott 's charismatic roger and eisenberg 's sweet nephew , roger dodger is one of the most compelling variations on in the company of men . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_532 | sticky sweet sentimentality , clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_533 | makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_534 | adults will wish the movie were less simplistic , obvious , clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_535 | moody , heartbreaking , and filmed in a natural , unforced style that makes its characters seem entirely convincing even when its script is not . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_536 | displaying about equal amounts of naiveté , passion and talent , beneath clouds establishes sen as a filmmaker of considerable potential . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_537 | belongs to daniel day-lewis as much as it belongs to martin scorsese ; it 's a memorable performance in a big , brassy , disturbing , unusual and highly successful film . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_538 | it haunts , horrifies , startles and fascinates ; it is impossible to look away . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_539 | with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry 's boss , there is n't a redeeming moment here . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_540 | the son 's room is a triumph of gentility that earns its moments of pathos . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_541 | a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_542 | despite the 2-d animation , the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_543 | richard gere and diane lane put in fine performances as does french actor oliver martinez . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_544 | there 's not enough here to justify the almost two hours . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_545 | i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_546 | the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_547 | his healthy sense of satire is light and fun ... | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_548 | though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed , haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn , neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_549 | there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_550 | k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_551 | a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance ... | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_552 | griffiths proves she 's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_553 | this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_554 | a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that 's pretty toxic in its own right . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_555 | it 's dumb , but more importantly , it 's just not scary . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_556 | it 's a cookie-cutter movie , a cut-and-paste job . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_557 | delivers the same old same old , tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_558 | a solid examination of the male midlife crisis . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_559 | even if you do n't think ( kissinger 's ) any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen , he 'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_560 | writer/director joe carnahan 's grimy crime drama is a manual of precinct cliches , but it moves fast enough to cover its clunky dialogue and lapses in logic . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_561 | it 's a charming and often affecting journey . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_562 | ... the movie is just a plain old monster . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_563 | one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals ... a psychological masterpiece . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_564 | it 's one heck of a character study -- not of hearst or davies but of the unique relationship between them . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_565 | a difficult , absorbing film that manages to convey more substance despite its repetitions and inconsistencies than do most films than are far more pointed and clear . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_566 | a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_567 | it 's an offbeat treat that pokes fun at the democratic exercise while also examining its significance for those who take part . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_568 | a great ensemble cast ca n't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_569 | i got a headache watching this meaningless downer . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_570 | slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler 's fancy , but when it costs a family of four about $ 40 to see a film in theaters , why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ? | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_571 | it 's a demented kitsch mess ( although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative ) , but it 's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_572 | just one bad idea after another . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_573 | for close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed , mostly inarticulate , hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_574 | hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole ' miss in the way of story . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_575 | jaglom ... put ( s ) the audience in the privileged position of eavesdropping on his characters | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_576 | chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_577 | a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_578 | one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_579 | the tale of tok ( andy lau ) , a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) , the most legendary of asian hitmen , is too scattershot to take hold . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_580 | what the director ca n't do is make either of val kilmer 's two personas interesting or worth caring about . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_581 | the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_582 | if you are an actor who can relate to the search for inner peace by dramatically depicting the lives of others onstage , then esther 's story is a compelling quest for truth . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_583 | a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_584 | an occasionally funny , but overall limp , fish-out-of-water story . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_585 | perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_586 | vera 's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_587 | mr. tsai is a very original artist in his medium , and what time is it there ? | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_588 | partway through watching this saccharine , easter-egg-colored concoction , you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_589 | a lean , deftly shot , well-acted , weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of '60s and '70s european-set spy pictures . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_590 | if you 've ever entertained the notion of doing what the title of this film implies , what sex with strangers actually shows may put you off the idea forever . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_591 | the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_592 | intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story 's least interesting subject . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_593 | one of those energetic surprises , an original that pleases almost everyone who sees it . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_594 | a fast , funny , highly enjoyable movie . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_595 | at the very least , if you do n't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater , you wo n't know much more when you leave . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_596 | the film 's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_597 | will amuse and provoke adventurous adults in specialty venues . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_598 | lovely and poignant . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_599 | it 's slow -- very , very slow . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_600 | mcconaughey 's fun to watch , the dragons are okay , not much fire in the script . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
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