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sst2 sentence: is of brian de palma 's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career
negative
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sst2 sentence: time of favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain .
positive
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sst2 sentence: somewhere lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire .
negative
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sst2 sentence: do n't need to try very hard
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sst2 sentence: the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier .
negative
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sst2 sentence: , this halloween is a gory slash-fest .
positive
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sst2 sentence: that was written down
negative
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sst2 sentence: is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still .
negative
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sst2 sentence: uninvolving
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sst2 sentence: when ( reno ) lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w. bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al .
negative
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sst2 sentence: ' rip-off
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sst2 sentence: 'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't
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sst2 sentence: they have a tendency to slip into hokum
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sst2 sentence: a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days
positive
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sst2 sentence: in addition to scoring high for originality of plot
positive
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sst2 sentence: have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams
negative
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sst2 sentence: is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out
positive
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sst2 sentence: bad film you thought was going to be really awful
negative
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sst2 sentence: is a film for the under-7 crowd
negative
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sst2 sentence: of this so-called satire
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sst2 sentence: ( seagal 's )
positive
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sst2 sentence: come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free
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sst2 sentence: enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining
positive
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sst2 sentence: feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off
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sst2 sentence: love in remembrance
positive
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sst2 sentence: for a smart , nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus
positive
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sst2 sentence: the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing .
positive
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sst2 sentence: glorified
positive
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sst2 sentence: the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of
positive
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sst2 sentence: is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy .
positive
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sst2 sentence: an epic rather than
positive
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sst2 sentence: two unrelated shorts that falls far short
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sst2 sentence: as compelling or as believable
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic .
negative
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sst2 sentence: fell apart
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sst2 sentence: the concept is a hoot .
positive
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sst2 sentence: nair 's cast is so large it 's altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's lovely and amazing
positive
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sst2 sentence: admission for the ridicule factor
negative
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sst2 sentence: hour-and-a-half-long commercial
negative
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sst2 sentence: an alfred hitchcock movie
positive
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sst2 sentence: may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences
negative
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sst2 sentence: some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy
negative
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sst2 sentence: visually graceful
positive
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sst2 sentence: worse than bland
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sst2 sentence: 's not scary , not smart and not engaging
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sst2 sentence: splendid actors
positive
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sst2 sentence: its focus , point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages , over-blown drama and bruce willis
negative
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sst2 sentence: the film is a verbal duel between two gifted performers .
positive
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sst2 sentence: enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games .
positive
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sst2 sentence: delving
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sst2 sentence: give exposure to some talented performers
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sst2 sentence: 're merely signposts marking the slow , lingering death of imagination
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sst2 sentence: the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings
positive
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sst2 sentence: things insipid
negative
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sst2 sentence: lack contrast , are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable
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sst2 sentence: hugely overwritten
negative
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sst2 sentence: a nightmare
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sst2 sentence: suspenseful enough for older kids but not
positive
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sst2 sentence: a lyrical and celebratory vision
positive
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sst2 sentence: the end it 's as sweet as greenfingers
positive
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sst2 sentence: tasteful little revision works
positive
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sst2 sentence: a reprieve
positive
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sst2 sentence: filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two
positive
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sst2 sentence: strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama
positive
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sst2 sentence: terminally brain dead production
negative
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sst2 sentence: holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin 's film serves up with style and empathy .
positive
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sst2 sentence: too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize
negative
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sst2 sentence: lacks
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sst2 sentence: whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is
positive
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sst2 sentence: , even-flowing tone
positive
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sst2 sentence: absurdities
negative
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sst2 sentence: a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism
positive
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sst2 sentence: skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics , but it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults
positive
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sst2 sentence: impressed
positive
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sst2 sentence: directed by kevin bray , whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude with acting , tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut .
positive
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sst2 sentence: is the rare common-man artist who 's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness
positive
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sst2 sentence: beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers
positive
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sst2 sentence: i had a lot of problems with this movie .
negative
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sst2 sentence: ingenious
positive
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sst2 sentence: is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama .
negative
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sst2 sentence: a sexy , surprising romance
positive
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sst2 sentence: i can imagine this movie as a b & w british comedy , circa 1960 , with peter sellers , kenneth williams , et al. , but at this time , with this cast , this movie is hopeless .
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sst2 sentence: seems a prostituted muse ...
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sst2 sentence: sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons
positive
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sst2 sentence: does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy .
negative
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sst2 sentence: could make you weep
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sst2 sentence: goth-vampire , tortured woe-is-me lifestyle
negative
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sst2 sentence: predictable and cloying , though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle .
positive
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sst2 sentence: the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
positive
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sst2 sentence: define a generation
positive
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sst2 sentence: is still worth
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sst2 sentence: , painful
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sst2 sentence: , fireballs and revenge
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sst2 sentence: a typical bible killer story
negative
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sst2 sentence: a flawed but engrossing thriller .
positive
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sst2 sentence: endearing cast
positive
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sst2 sentence: drowns in sap .
negative
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sst2 sentence: that it 's offensive ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: 'd be lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow .
positive
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