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sst2 sentence: you can smell the grease on the plot
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sst2 sentence: such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue , the yale grad who previously gave us `` the skulls '' and
positive
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sst2 sentence: human impulses that grew hideously twisted
negative
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sst2 sentence: still fun and enjoyable
positive
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sst2 sentence: this is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged
negative
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sst2 sentence: a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and , some plot blips aside ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: often overwritten
negative
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sst2 sentence: to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies
positive
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sst2 sentence: nearly impossible
negative
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sst2 sentence: down-to-earth bullock
positive
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sst2 sentence: is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism .
positive
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sst2 sentence: proves once again he has n't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film
positive
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sst2 sentence: one-hour mark
positive
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sst2 sentence: the first bond movie in ages that is n't fake fun
positive
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sst2 sentence: not constant bloodshed
positive
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sst2 sentence: offers no new insight on the matter
negative
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sst2 sentence: you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored
positive
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sst2 sentence: overwhelmingly
positive
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sst2 sentence: spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history , in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick
positive
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sst2 sentence: tastelessness and gall
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sst2 sentence: bad action-movie line
negative
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sst2 sentence: grows
positive
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sst2 sentence: as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple
positive
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sst2 sentence: contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive
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sst2 sentence: the film is way too full of itself ; it 's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way
negative
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sst2 sentence: any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly
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sst2 sentence: caliber
positive
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sst2 sentence: balanced film
positive
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sst2 sentence: of run-of-the-mill profanity
negative
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sst2 sentence: feel like three hours .
negative
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sst2 sentence: excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone
positive
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sst2 sentence: is built on a potentially interesting idea
positive
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sst2 sentence: is confusing on one level or another , making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be
negative
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sst2 sentence: laughably
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sst2 sentence: been kind enough to share it
positive
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sst2 sentence: of bland hotels , highways , parking lots
negative
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sst2 sentence: with a large dose of painkillers
negative
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sst2 sentence: liked a lot of the smaller scenes
positive
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sst2 sentence: wastes
negative
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sst2 sentence: continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision .
positive
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sst2 sentence: , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad
negative
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sst2 sentence: there 's real visual charge to the filmmaking ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: a river of sadness that pours into every frame
positive
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sst2 sentence: menacing
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sst2 sentence: incessantly
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sst2 sentence: bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers .
negative
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sst2 sentence: that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch
negative
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sst2 sentence: at existing photos
positive
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sst2 sentence: helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: as funny nor
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sst2 sentence: gangs excels in spectacle and pacing .
positive
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sst2 sentence: we want the funk - and this movie 's got it
positive
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sst2 sentence: creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky 's diaries .
positive
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sst2 sentence: devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension , while never really vocalized , is palpable .
positive
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sst2 sentence: lacks balance
negative
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sst2 sentence: hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild
negative
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sst2 sentence: revelatory nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored .
negative
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sst2 sentence: tv
positive
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sst2 sentence: an entertaining british hybrid of comedy , caper thrills and quirky romance .
positive
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sst2 sentence: demonstrating vividly
positive
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sst2 sentence: it 's sweet and fluffy at the time ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: marks an encouraging new direction for la salle .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a powerful , inflammatory film
positive
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sst2 sentence: favor of tradition and warmth
positive
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sst2 sentence: begins on a high note and
positive
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sst2 sentence: has much to recommend it
positive
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sst2 sentence: a vibrant , colorful , semimusical rendition
positive
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sst2 sentence: a simple tale
positive
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sst2 sentence: despicable characters
negative
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sst2 sentence: ` it 's like having an old friend for dinner ' .
positive
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sst2 sentence: , director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours .
negative
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sst2 sentence: this amiable picture
positive
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sst2 sentence: that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions
positive
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sst2 sentence: a markedly inactive film
negative
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sst2 sentence: saves this deeply affecting film
positive
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sst2 sentence: cold , nervy and memorable
positive
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sst2 sentence: exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise
negative
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sst2 sentence: the gratuitous cinematic distractions
negative
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sst2 sentence: manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it .
positive
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sst2 sentence: the interviews that follow , with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice , are as subtle and as enigmatic
positive
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sst2 sentence: insanely hilarious
positive
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sst2 sentence: does n't work because there is no foundation for it
negative
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sst2 sentence: surprise us
positive
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sst2 sentence: relative modesty
positive
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sst2 sentence: coppola , along with his sister , sofia , is a real filmmaker
positive
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sst2 sentence: remove spider-man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it 's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies .
positive
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sst2 sentence: , if good-hearted , movie .
positive
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sst2 sentence: makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly .
negative
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sst2 sentence: inhale this gutter romancer 's secondhand material
negative
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sst2 sentence: no pastry is violated
positive
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sst2 sentence: is very difficult
negative
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sst2 sentence: i 'll buy the soundtrack .
positive
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sst2 sentence: hardly an objective documentary , but it 's great cinematic polemic
positive
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sst2 sentence: is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical
negative
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sst2 sentence: to the genre and another first-rate performance
positive
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sst2 sentence: an adventurous young talent
positive
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sst2 sentence: predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol
positive
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sst2 sentence: intricate plot
positive
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sst2 sentence: , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .
negative
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sst2 sentence: to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product
negative
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