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sst2 sentence: inimitable scenes
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sst2 sentence: a skillfully assembled , highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter '
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sst2 sentence: jewish parents
positive
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sst2 sentence: crawls along at a snail 's pace
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sst2 sentence: deviant behavior
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sst2 sentence: bubbles up out of john c. walsh 's pipe dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie
positive
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sst2 sentence: the most ravaging , gut-wrenching , frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''
positive
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sst2 sentence: what makes barbershop so likable , with all its flaws , is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies .
positive
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sst2 sentence: marvelous verdu
positive
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sst2 sentence: this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states .
negative
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sst2 sentence: because it is japanese and yet feels universal
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sst2 sentence: more bizarre than actually amusing
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sst2 sentence: proud in its message
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sst2 sentence: gaudy hawaiian shirt
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sst2 sentence: dim-witted and
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sst2 sentence: as is often the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers , mr. murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold .
negative
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sst2 sentence: lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat
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sst2 sentence: the quiet american is n't a bad film , it 's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar .
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sst2 sentence: irresistibly
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sst2 sentence: seen ( eddie )
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sst2 sentence: throughout this funny film
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sst2 sentence: while the production details are lavish
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sst2 sentence: made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid
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sst2 sentence: a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy
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sst2 sentence: that it makes edward burns ' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde
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sst2 sentence: is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened .
negative
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sst2 sentence: unforced comedy-drama
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sst2 sentence: interesting than the screenplay , which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run
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sst2 sentence: group articulates a flood of emotion .
positive
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sst2 sentence: no way
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sst2 sentence: american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature ,
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sst2 sentence: feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us .
negative
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sst2 sentence: it 's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas .
positive
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sst2 sentence: this tuxedo ... should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations .
negative
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sst2 sentence: though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs , its digs at modern society are all things we 've seen before .
negative
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sst2 sentence: bad direction and bad acting --
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sst2 sentence: a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours is a distinct rarity , and an event .
positive
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sst2 sentence: good-naturedness
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sst2 sentence: is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen
negative
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sst2 sentence: under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films
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sst2 sentence: holofcener 's film offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded , and the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often
positive
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sst2 sentence: somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle .
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sst2 sentence: blind date , only less
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sst2 sentence: are totally estranged from reality
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sst2 sentence: the actresses find their own rhythm and protect each other from the script 's bad ideas and awkwardness .
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sst2 sentence: is a lumbering , wheezy drag ...
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sst2 sentence: less enjoyable
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sst2 sentence: in the middle of hopeful
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sst2 sentence: amused by the idea
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sst2 sentence: genuinely moving
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sst2 sentence: scenes all end in someone screaming
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sst2 sentence: a huge disappointment coming , as it does ,
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sst2 sentence: flat champagne
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sst2 sentence: a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one
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sst2 sentence: leads to a satisfying destination
positive
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sst2 sentence: with dirty deeds , david caesar has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen .
positive
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sst2 sentence: the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes .
negative
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sst2 sentence: thematically complex
positive
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sst2 sentence: if there 's a heaven for bad movies
negative
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sst2 sentence: sustains a higher plateau
positive
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sst2 sentence: has merit
positive
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sst2 sentence: the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania
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sst2 sentence: 's simply unbearable
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sst2 sentence: it 's lousy
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sst2 sentence: memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and , by extension , its surprises limp
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sst2 sentence: slapdash disaster
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sst2 sentence: 90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay , screeching-metal smashups , and flaccid odd-couple sniping .
negative
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sst2 sentence: the art direction is often exquisite , and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack .
positive
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sst2 sentence: inspiring tale
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's refreshing to see a romance this smart .
positive
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sst2 sentence: , considering that baird is a former film editor , the movie is rather choppy .
negative
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sst2 sentence: comedian runs out of steam after a half hour .
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sst2 sentence: such high-profile talent serve such literate material
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sst2 sentence: he has improved upon the first and taken it a step further , richer and deeper .
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sst2 sentence: it has fun with the quirks of family life ,
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sst2 sentence: ponderous and charmless
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sst2 sentence: if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm
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sst2 sentence: it does n't make any sense
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sst2 sentence: i 'll stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper .
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sst2 sentence: after collateral damage , you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned .
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sst2 sentence: take you down a familiar road with a few twists
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sst2 sentence: 's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images .
positive
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sst2 sentence: ... the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see .
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sst2 sentence: been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture
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sst2 sentence: prefabricated
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sst2 sentence: tired old
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sst2 sentence: the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack
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sst2 sentence: it 's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars
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sst2 sentence: all in all , brown sugar is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that 's both charming and well acted .
positive
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sst2 sentence: an underachiever
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sst2 sentence: the filmmakers were worried
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sst2 sentence: of good stuff
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sst2 sentence: a smart , steamy mix
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sst2 sentence: must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .
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sst2 sentence: shining performance
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sst2 sentence: captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .
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sst2 sentence: crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection
positive
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sst2 sentence: those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us
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sst2 sentence: like a precious and finely cut diamond
positive
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sst2 sentence: trying to set the women 's liberation movement back 20 years
negative
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