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test_601 | instead of hiding pinocchio from critics , miramax should have hidden it from everyone . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_602 | the action switches between past and present , but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_603 | it haunts you , you ca n't forget it , you admire its conception and are able to resolve some of the confusions you had while watching it . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_604 | attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_605 | no aspirations to social import inform the movie version . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_606 | so much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_607 | when the film ended , i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_608 | without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale , maelström is just another winter sleepers . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_609 | it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_610 | harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_611 | ( næs ) directed the stage version of elling , and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_612 | ... plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_613 | despite all evidence to the contrary , this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie , the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_614 | whether writer-director anne fontaine 's film is a ghost story , an account of a nervous breakdown , a trip down memory lane , all three or none of the above , it is as seductive as it is haunting . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_615 | i just loved every minute of this film . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_616 | taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_617 | it 's everything you do n't go to the movies for . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_618 | chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson 's dahmer . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_619 | this one is definitely one to skip , even for horror movie fanatics . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_620 | leigh 's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_621 | offers much to enjoy ... and a lot to mull over in terms of love , loyalty and the nature of staying friends . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_622 | harrison 's flowers puts its heart in the right place , but its brains are in no particular place at all . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_623 | unflinchingly bleak and desperate | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_624 | the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme 's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_625 | the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_626 | ... the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ) ... | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_627 | the subtle strength of `` elling '' is that it never loses touch with the reality of the grim situation . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_628 | old-form moviemaking at its best . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_629 | a swashbuckling tale of love , betrayal , revenge and above all , faith . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_630 | in all , this is a watchable movie that 's not quite the memorable experience it might have been . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_631 | the movie is beautiful to behold and engages one in a sense of epic struggle -- inner and outer -- that 's all too rare in hollywood 's hastier productions . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_632 | zaidan 's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_633 | beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_634 | few films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the grown men who sit in the stands . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_635 | my reaction in a word : disappointment . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_636 | for anyone unfamiliar with pentacostal practices in general and theatrical phenomenon of hell houses in particular , it 's an eye-opener . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_637 | not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved , and daniel radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as harry , but the film conjures the magic of author j.k. rowling 's books . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_638 | looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_639 | this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button , just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_640 | too restrained to be a freak show , too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral , too dull and pretentious to be engaging ... the isle defies an easy categorization . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_641 | no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_642 | there 's something auspicious , and daring , too , about the artistic instinct that pushes a majority-oriented director like steven spielberg to follow a.i. with this challenging report so liable to unnerve the majority . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_643 | as unseemly as its title suggests . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_644 | liotta put on 30 pounds for the role , and has completely transformed himself from his smooth , goodfellas image . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_645 | the best revenge may just be living well because this film , unlike other dumas adaptations , is far more likened to a treasure than a lengthy jail sentence . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_646 | indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_647 | to say this was done better in wilder 's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_648 | pacino is brilliant as the sleep-deprived dormer , his increasing weariness as much existential as it is physical . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_649 | ... with `` the bourne identity '' we return to the more traditional action genre . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_650 | this is so bad . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_651 | deadeningly dull , mired in convoluted melodrama , nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_652 | a breezy romantic comedy that has the punch of a good sitcom , while offering exceptionally well-detailed characters . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_653 | it 's clear the filmmakers were n't sure where they wanted their story to go , and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_654 | collateral damage finally delivers the goods for schwarzenegger fans . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_655 | it 's so mediocre , despite the dynamic duo on the marquee , that we just ca n't get no satisfaction . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_656 | determined to be fun , and bouncy , with energetic musicals , the humor did n't quite engage this adult . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_657 | portentous and pretentious , the weight of water is appropriately titled , given the heavy-handedness of it drama . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_658 | trademark american triteness and simplicity are tossed out the window with the intelligent french drama that deftly explores the difficult relationship between a father and son . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_659 | not only unfunny , but downright repellent . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_660 | due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director 's brother , the film trails off into inconsequentiality . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_661 | serving sara does n't serve up a whole lot of laughs . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_662 | i do n't think i laughed out loud once . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_663 | as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_664 | even the finest chef ca n't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog , and robert de niro ca n't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_665 | the film contains no good jokes , no good scenes , barely a moment when carvey 's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_666 | it 's too self-important and plodding to be funny , and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_667 | it 's a lovely film with lovely performances by buy and accorsi . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_668 | not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_669 | a sometimes tedious film . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_670 | ( d ) oes n't bother being as cloying or preachy as equivalent evangelical christian movies -- maybe the filmmakers know that the likely audience will already be among the faithful . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_671 | the emotions are raw and will strike a nerve with anyone who 's ever had family trauma . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_672 | a movie that reminds us of just how exciting and satisfying the fantasy cinema can be when it 's approached with imagination and flair . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_673 | green might want to hang onto that ski mask , as robbery may be the only way to pay for his next project . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_674 | plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_675 | may be far from the best of the series , but it 's assured , wonderfully respectful of its past and thrilling enough to make it abundantly clear that this movie phenomenon has once again reinvented itself for a new generation . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_676 | it 's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_677 | there are some wonderfully fresh moments that smooth the moral stiffness with human kindness and hopefulness . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_678 | the end result is a film that 's neither . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_679 | it 's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_680 | his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_681 | we have n't seen such hilarity since say it is n't so ! | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_682 | filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_683 | the piece plays as well as it does thanks in large measure to anspaugh 's three lead actresses . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_684 | despite its title , punch-drunk love is never heavy-handed . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_685 | directed in a paint-by-numbers manner . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_686 | this illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the holy land and its inhabitants , revealing the human complexities beneath . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_687 | a rewarding work of art for only the most patient and challenge-hungry moviegoers . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_688 | in the end , the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_689 | a grimly competent and stolid and earnest military courtroom drama . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_690 | it just may inspire a few younger moviegoers to read stevenson 's book , which is a treasure in and of itself . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_691 | the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_692 | you will emerge with a clearer view of how the gears of justice grind on and the death report comes to share airtime alongside the farm report . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_693 | it 's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic , the wife is patient , the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate , but short enough to make a dream seem possible . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_694 | a very well-made , funny and entertaining picture . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
test_695 | ( e ) ventually , every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_696 | scooby dooby doo / and shaggy too / you both look and sound great . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (B) Positive |
test_697 | ( a ) shapeless blob of desperate entertainment . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_698 | not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (B) Negative |
test_699 | this time mr. burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode , but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again . | [
"(A) Negative",
"(B) Positive"
] | (A) Negative |
test_700 | against all odds in heaven and hell , it creeped me out just fine . | [
"(A) Positive",
"(B) Negative"
] | (A) Positive |
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