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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