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sst2 sentence: being snared in its own tangled plot
negative
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sst2 sentence: impenetrable and
negative
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sst2 sentence: who die hideously
negative
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sst2 sentence: plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations
positive
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sst2 sentence: like any good romance , son of the bride , proves it 's never too late to learn .
positive
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sst2 sentence: what we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance , in a movie that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance .
negative
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sst2 sentence: transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film
positive
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sst2 sentence: a dull , simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: lawrence has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them
negative
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sst2 sentence: just more of the same ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: the acting is amateurish
negative
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sst2 sentence: profound
positive
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sst2 sentence: something really good
positive
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sst2 sentence: into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear
positive
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sst2 sentence: sing beautifully and act adequately
positive
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sst2 sentence: metaphors abound , but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story
positive
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sst2 sentence: i ca n't recommend it .
negative
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sst2 sentence: jacobi , the most fluent of actors , is given relatively dry material from nijinsky 's writings to perform , and the visuals , even erotically frank ones , become dullingly repetitive .
negative
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sst2 sentence: is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable
positive
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sst2 sentence: an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention
positive
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sst2 sentence: credible
positive
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sst2 sentence: good , organic character work
positive
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sst2 sentence: director paul cox 's unorthodox , abstract approach
positive
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sst2 sentence: a dreary tract
negative
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sst2 sentence: a balanced film
positive
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sst2 sentence: mixed messages ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: falls into the trap of pretention
negative
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sst2 sentence: suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman
negative
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sst2 sentence: 's incredible the number of stories the holocaust has generated
positive
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sst2 sentence: neighborhood
positive
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sst2 sentence: , the seesawing of the general 's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller , while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy .
positive
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sst2 sentence: guide a loose , poorly structured film
negative
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sst2 sentence: the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch , so stilted and unconvincing are the performances .
negative
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sst2 sentence: wewannour money back , actually
negative
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sst2 sentence: the result puts a human face on derrida , and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally could n't care less .
positive
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sst2 sentence: grant 's two best films
positive
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sst2 sentence: , the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods .
positive
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sst2 sentence: has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have
negative
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sst2 sentence: one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music , and many inimitable scenes
positive
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sst2 sentence: of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year
positive
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sst2 sentence: through its hackneyed elements
negative
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sst2 sentence: sketchy but nevertheless
negative
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sst2 sentence: bracing
positive
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sst2 sentence: offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject
negative
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sst2 sentence: benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth
positive
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sst2 sentence: labors as storytelling .
negative
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sst2 sentence: understands how to create and sustain a mood
positive
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sst2 sentence: an enthralling ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: hailed
positive
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sst2 sentence: a gorgeous pair
positive
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sst2 sentence: far-flung , illogical
negative
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sst2 sentence: from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast
negative
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sst2 sentence: flavorless
negative
14,852
sst2 sentence: the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story
negative
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sst2 sentence: particularly joyless , and exceedingly dull ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: at once laughable
negative
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sst2 sentence: a successful career in tv
positive
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sst2 sentence: evolved from star to superstar
positive
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sst2 sentence: is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn .
positive
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sst2 sentence: animated drivel
negative
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sst2 sentence: the rest of us will be lulled into a coma .
negative
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sst2 sentence: no wit ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: , much about the film , including some of its casting , is frustratingly unconvincing .
negative
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sst2 sentence: like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break
negative
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sst2 sentence: a b-movie you can sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then forget .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a remarkable piece of filmmaking
positive
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sst2 sentence: be very sweet indeed
positive
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sst2 sentence: applies more detail to the film 's music than to the story line
negative
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sst2 sentence: uncanny
positive
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sst2 sentence: virtually absent
negative
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sst2 sentence: dumb gags ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: 's too long
negative
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sst2 sentence: loved the people onscreen , even though i could not stand them
positive
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sst2 sentence: are in place for a great film noir
positive
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sst2 sentence: the past 20 minutes looking at your watch
negative
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sst2 sentence: have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material
negative
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sst2 sentence: is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth .
positive
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sst2 sentence: as bad
negative
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sst2 sentence: something vital
positive
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sst2 sentence: style massacres erupt throughout
negative
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sst2 sentence: full of holes and completely lacking in chills
negative
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sst2 sentence: come to term an `` ambitious failure
negative
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sst2 sentence: its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line )
positive
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sst2 sentence: the greatest films
positive
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sst2 sentence: is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple , sweet and romantic comedy .
positive
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sst2 sentence: to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up
positive
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sst2 sentence: assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies ' underwear
negative
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sst2 sentence: strange occurrences build in the mind of the viewer and take on extreme urgency .
positive
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sst2 sentence: remains fairly light ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: spiritual
positive
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sst2 sentence: creative
positive
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sst2 sentence: no reason to exist
negative
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sst2 sentence: romance
positive
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sst2 sentence: instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair
positive
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sst2 sentence: of beautiful movement and inside information
positive
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sst2 sentence: while not quite `` shrek '' or `` monsters , inc. '' , it 's not too bad .
positive
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sst2 sentence: the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge .
negative
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sst2 sentence: stupid
negative
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sst2 sentence: it 's an entertaining movie ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: ... the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...
positive
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