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sst2 sentence: the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood , and it 's relentlessly folksy , a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions .
negative
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sst2 sentence: to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life
negative
12,801
sst2 sentence: to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other
negative
12,802
sst2 sentence: all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital
negative
12,803
sst2 sentence: inept direction ,
negative
12,804
sst2 sentence: beauty reeks
positive
12,805
sst2 sentence: sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions
positive
12,806
sst2 sentence: foul up
negative
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sst2 sentence: cinematic appeal
positive
12,808
sst2 sentence: the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man .
negative
12,809
sst2 sentence: a seriously bad film
negative
12,810
sst2 sentence: at the right film
positive
12,811
sst2 sentence: stereotypical
negative
12,812
sst2 sentence: written
positive
12,813
sst2 sentence: woefully hackneyed movie
negative
12,814
sst2 sentence: , it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs .
negative
12,815
sst2 sentence: low-budget hybrid
negative
12,816
sst2 sentence: reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled ,
positive
12,817
sst2 sentence: but also nicely done
positive
12,818
sst2 sentence: acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts
positive
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sst2 sentence: is busy contriving false , sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems
negative
12,820
sst2 sentence: succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad
positive
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sst2 sentence: -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's mildly entertaining
positive
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sst2 sentence: , manipulative
negative
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sst2 sentence: there 's a plethora of characters in this picture ,
positive
12,825
sst2 sentence: a menace
negative
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sst2 sentence: a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula
negative
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sst2 sentence: , ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two .
positive
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sst2 sentence: by the most random of chances
negative
12,829
sst2 sentence: bright , inventive
positive
12,830
sst2 sentence: some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being .
negative
12,831
sst2 sentence: each story is built on a potentially interesting idea ,
positive
12,832
sst2 sentence: that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over
negative
12,833
sst2 sentence: benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth .
positive
12,834
sst2 sentence: outweigh the positives
negative
12,835
sst2 sentence: make a classic theater piece
positive
12,836
sst2 sentence: a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale
positive
12,837
sst2 sentence: a ploddingly melodramatic structure
positive
12,838
sst2 sentence: satisfying summer blockbuster
positive
12,839
sst2 sentence: the barriers finally prove to be too great
negative
12,840
sst2 sentence: gay and lesbian children
negative
12,841
sst2 sentence: a rather listless amble
negative
12,842
sst2 sentence: that you wo n't care
negative
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sst2 sentence: will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long
negative
12,844
sst2 sentence: obnoxious as tom green 's freddie got fingered
negative
12,845
sst2 sentence: represents adam sandler 's latest attempt to dumb down the universe
negative
12,846
sst2 sentence: the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side .
positive
12,847
sst2 sentence: 's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original
positive
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sst2 sentence: heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this
positive
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sst2 sentence: nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants
positive
12,850
sst2 sentence: of being able to give full performances
positive
12,851
sst2 sentence: denuded
positive
12,852
sst2 sentence: existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god
positive
12,853
sst2 sentence: a fresh idea
positive
12,854
sst2 sentence: `` home movie '' is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time .
positive
12,855
sst2 sentence: 's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen
positive
12,856
sst2 sentence: film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
positive
12,857
sst2 sentence: means to face your fears
positive
12,858
sst2 sentence: i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film , and i recommend it for its originality alone
positive
12,859
sst2 sentence: sophomore effort
negative
12,860
sst2 sentence: , stuart little 2 is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie .
positive
12,861
sst2 sentence: it one of the year 's most enjoyable releases
positive
12,862
sst2 sentence: bland , obnoxious 88-minute
negative
12,863
sst2 sentence: are the film 's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny
negative
12,864
sst2 sentence: shapes history
positive
12,865
sst2 sentence: pretty watchable
positive
12,866
sst2 sentence: a japan bustling
positive
12,867
sst2 sentence: one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness
positive
12,868
sst2 sentence: fiercely clever and subtle
positive
12,869
sst2 sentence: is an object lesson in period filmmaking
positive
12,870
sst2 sentence: the worst titles in recent cinematic history
negative
12,871
sst2 sentence: great over-the-top moviemaking if you 're in a slap-happy mood
positive
12,872
sst2 sentence: in the not-too-distant future , movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds .
negative
12,873
sst2 sentence: reprehensible
negative
12,874
sst2 sentence: that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy
negative
12,875
sst2 sentence: some interesting storytelling devices
positive
12,876
sst2 sentence: engaging fantasy
positive
12,877
sst2 sentence: as bad as you think
negative
12,878
sst2 sentence: is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography .
positive
12,879
sst2 sentence: is trite
negative
12,880
sst2 sentence: has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you
positive
12,881
sst2 sentence: an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare
positive
12,882
sst2 sentence: if that does n't clue you in that something 's horribly wrong
negative
12,883
sst2 sentence: be , by its art and heart , a necessary one
positive
12,884
sst2 sentence: self-deprecating , biting and witty feature
negative
12,885
sst2 sentence: layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work
negative
12,886
sst2 sentence: power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror
positive
12,887
sst2 sentence: routine stuff yuen
negative
12,888
sst2 sentence: vile , incoherent mess
negative
12,889
sst2 sentence: while cleverly worked out
positive
12,890
sst2 sentence: is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage
negative
12,891
sst2 sentence: plot lapses
negative
12,892
sst2 sentence: smartly and
positive
12,893
sst2 sentence: like a true star
positive
12,894
sst2 sentence: of intelligence or invention
positive
12,895
sst2 sentence: so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation
positive
12,896
sst2 sentence: the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch , so stilted and unconvincing
negative
12,897
sst2 sentence: upscale
positive
12,898
sst2 sentence: material realm
positive
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