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sst2 sentence: mostly works because of the universal themes , earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india 's popular gulzar and jagjit singh .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a tremendous piece of work
positive
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sst2 sentence: absorbing
positive
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sst2 sentence: relentlessly saccharine
negative
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sst2 sentence: a handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama more
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sst2 sentence: really gives the film its oomph
positive
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sst2 sentence: the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain
negative
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sst2 sentence: a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .
negative
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sst2 sentence: cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness and swooning elegance
positive
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sst2 sentence: silly summer entertainment
positive
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sst2 sentence: those who are only mildly curious , i fear , will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals .
negative
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sst2 sentence: is a funny , puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving
positive
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sst2 sentence: goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice .
positive
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sst2 sentence: , 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: rich and intelligent film
positive
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sst2 sentence: brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman
positive
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sst2 sentence: may be lovely
positive
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sst2 sentence: its broad racial insensitivity
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sst2 sentence: feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film
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sst2 sentence: , there 's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting .
positive
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sst2 sentence: seriously bad
negative
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sst2 sentence: shock and amaze
positive
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sst2 sentence: it were , well , more adventurous
positive
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sst2 sentence: mimics everyone and everything
negative
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sst2 sentence: just consider what new best friend does not have , beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay .
negative
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sst2 sentence: you feel that you never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again
negative
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sst2 sentence: more accurately , it 's moving
positive
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sst2 sentence: making a farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher for the female
positive
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sst2 sentence: ( a ) satisfying niblet
positive
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sst2 sentence: engages
positive
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sst2 sentence: fights a good fight on behalf of the world 's endangered reefs
positive
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sst2 sentence: the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden .
positive
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sst2 sentence: curiosity factors
positive
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sst2 sentence: depressed fifteen-year-old 's
negative
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sst2 sentence: , incoherent , instantly disposable
negative
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sst2 sentence: provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex
positive
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sst2 sentence: can easily imagine benigni 's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial .
positive
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sst2 sentence: boring despite the scenery
negative
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sst2 sentence: clever and unflinching in its comic barbs , slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up .
positive
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sst2 sentence: you 'll enjoy this movie .
positive
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sst2 sentence: disappointed by a movie
negative
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sst2 sentence: a guy dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped
negative
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sst2 sentence: as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs
negative
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sst2 sentence: birthday girl walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked .
positive
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sst2 sentence: one terrific score and
positive
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sst2 sentence: michele 's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest
negative
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sst2 sentence: pinochet
negative
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sst2 sentence: shreve 's graceful dual narrative
positive
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sst2 sentence: hard to imagine anyone managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's a very very strong `` b + . ''
positive
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sst2 sentence: amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's cleverly constructed scenario ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: is high on squaddie banter
negative
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sst2 sentence: for good
positive
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sst2 sentence: is highly pleasurable .
positive
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sst2 sentence: life affirming and heartbreaking , sweet without the decay factor ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: one in clockstoppers , a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable
negative
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sst2 sentence: the documentary is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads , etc. -- to do the subject matter justice .
negative
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sst2 sentence: was n't a good movie
negative
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sst2 sentence: is very much of a mixed bag , with enough negatives
negative
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sst2 sentence: is a masterfully conducted work
positive
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sst2 sentence: that constantly defies expectation
positive
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sst2 sentence: you 'll find in this dreary mess .
negative
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sst2 sentence: the unmistakable stamp of authority
positive
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sst2 sentence: it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera
positive
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sst2 sentence: a rude black comedy about the catalytic effect a holy fool has upon those around him in the cutthroat world of children 's television .
negative
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sst2 sentence: beautiful ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: the artwork is spectacular and
positive
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sst2 sentence: to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's
negative
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sst2 sentence: humorous observations
positive
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sst2 sentence: nifty plot line
positive
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sst2 sentence: strongest and most touching movie of recent years
positive
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sst2 sentence: ca n't save it
negative
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sst2 sentence: comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation .
negative
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sst2 sentence: tear their eyes away from the screen
positive
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sst2 sentence: this dumas adaptation entertains
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
negative
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sst2 sentence: is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump
negative
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sst2 sentence: whiny and
negative
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sst2 sentence: only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments
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sst2 sentence: most practiced
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sst2 sentence: intolerant
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sst2 sentence: should have gone straight to video .
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sst2 sentence: though it was written for no one , but somehow
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sst2 sentence: sexual and romantic tension
positive
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sst2 sentence: merchandised-to-the-max
negative
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sst2 sentence: in which the script and characters hold sway
positive
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sst2 sentence: one of the more glaring signs of this movie 's servitude to its superstar
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sst2 sentence: emotional conviction
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sst2 sentence: is : ` scooby ' do n't .
negative
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sst2 sentence: getting tired of the whole slo-mo , double-pistoled , ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic
negative
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sst2 sentence: would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows .
negative
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sst2 sentence: its characters , weak and strong
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sst2 sentence: small in scope ,
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sst2 sentence: majidi shoe-loving
positive
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sst2 sentence: a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues ' like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people .
negative
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sst2 sentence: a depressing experience
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sst2 sentence: competence
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sst2 sentence: an absolute delight
positive
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sst2 sentence: a solidly constructed , entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration
positive
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sst2 sentence: nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through
negative
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