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sst2 sentence: a rather toothless take
negative
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sst2 sentence: it challenges , this nervy oddity , like modern art should .
positive
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sst2 sentence: addition to hoffman 's powerful acting clinic
positive
15,502
sst2 sentence: does a disservice to the audience and to the genre
negative
15,503
sst2 sentence: there 's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references , but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there 's nothing else happening .
positive
15,504
sst2 sentence: treats us to an aimless hodgepodge
negative
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sst2 sentence: of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film
negative
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sst2 sentence: picked me up , swung me around , and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film
positive
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sst2 sentence: a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light
positive
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sst2 sentence: is surprisingly refreshing
positive
15,509
sst2 sentence: is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story
positive
15,510
sst2 sentence: can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down
negative
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sst2 sentence: laughs at how clever it 's being .
positive
15,512
sst2 sentence: about issues most adults have to face in marriage
positive
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sst2 sentence: a coherent rhythm going
positive
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sst2 sentence: a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre
positive
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sst2 sentence: stabs
negative
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sst2 sentence: and artistically inept
negative
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sst2 sentence: one-of-a-kind work
positive
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sst2 sentence: happy hour
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a memorable experience that , like many of his works , presents weighty issues
positive
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sst2 sentence: could have been crisper and punchier ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time
positive
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sst2 sentence: the cinematic equivalent of high humidity
negative
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sst2 sentence: completely honest , open-hearted film
positive
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sst2 sentence: take notice
positive
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sst2 sentence: ( clooney 's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined , but it has a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh .
positive
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sst2 sentence: plays like a student film by two guys who desperately want to be quentin tarantino when they grow up
negative
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sst2 sentence: ( t ) he film is never sure to make a clear point -- even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation .
negative
15,529
sst2 sentence: the intentionally low standards
negative
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sst2 sentence: as often imaginative
positive
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sst2 sentence: those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness
negative
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sst2 sentence: a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded
positive
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sst2 sentence: laziest
negative
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sst2 sentence: a true-blue delight .
positive
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sst2 sentence: writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller 's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon .
negative
15,536
sst2 sentence: marks a return to form for director peter bogdanovich
positive
15,537
sst2 sentence: are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks
negative
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sst2 sentence: 's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal
positive
15,539
sst2 sentence: overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption
negative
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sst2 sentence: fresh , entertaining comedy
positive
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sst2 sentence: with all its flaws , is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies .
negative
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sst2 sentence: never change .
positive
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sst2 sentence: with an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships
positive
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sst2 sentence: will have a great time
positive
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sst2 sentence: , 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: intelligent
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family
negative
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sst2 sentence: candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand
positive
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sst2 sentence: the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ...
negative
15,550
sst2 sentence: back-stabbing , inter-racial desire
negative
15,551
sst2 sentence: are nowhere near
negative
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sst2 sentence: ended up in a movie this bad
negative
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sst2 sentence: somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a weirdly beautiful place
positive
15,555
sst2 sentence: offers an interesting look at the rapidly changing face of beijing .
positive
15,556
sst2 sentence: the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues .
negative
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sst2 sentence: i liked about schmidt a lot ,
positive
15,558
sst2 sentence: does n't work as either .
negative
15,559
sst2 sentence: low-budget affair
negative
15,560
sst2 sentence: that comes to mind , while watching eric rohmer 's tribute to a courageous scottish lady
positive
15,561
sst2 sentence: unaware
negative
15,562
sst2 sentence: contrived situations
negative
15,563
sst2 sentence: have the necessary self-control to guide a loose , poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy
negative
15,564
sst2 sentence: spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together .
negative
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sst2 sentence: surehanded direction
positive
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sst2 sentence: very slow , uneventful
negative
15,567
sst2 sentence: in short , is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is
negative
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sst2 sentence: trouble every day is a success in some sense , but it 's hard to like a film so cold and dead .
negative
15,569
sst2 sentence: style and mystification
positive
15,570
sst2 sentence: skunk
negative
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sst2 sentence: brosnan 's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film 's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes .
negative
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sst2 sentence: forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this wo n't seem like such a bore .
negative
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sst2 sentence: sophisticated and
positive
15,574
sst2 sentence: an entertaining , if ultimately minor , thriller .
positive
15,575
sst2 sentence: in a more ambitious movie
positive
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sst2 sentence: cliched dialogue
negative
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sst2 sentence: the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed .
negative
15,578
sst2 sentence: less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is
negative
15,579
sst2 sentence: is n't nearly as funny
negative
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sst2 sentence: humorous and
positive
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sst2 sentence: her considerable talents
positive
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sst2 sentence: lawrence sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature .
negative
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sst2 sentence: purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging .
negative
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sst2 sentence: is barely an hour long .
negative
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sst2 sentence: riveted
positive
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sst2 sentence: muck
negative
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sst2 sentence: a far bigger , far more meaningful story
positive
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sst2 sentence: a complex psychological drama
positive
15,589
sst2 sentence: the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and
negative
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sst2 sentence: all excited about a chocolate eclair
positive
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sst2 sentence: will be lulled into a coma .
negative
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sst2 sentence: dumb , narratively chaotic
negative
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sst2 sentence: a sense of real magic , perhaps .
positive
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sst2 sentence: breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry
positive
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sst2 sentence: gaining most of its unsettling force
positive
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sst2 sentence: dead-end distaste
negative
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sst2 sentence: wonderfully
positive
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sst2 sentence: this ill-conceived and expensive project
negative
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