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sst2 sentence: blasphemous and nonsensical
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sst2 sentence: a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy
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sst2 sentence: ranks as the most original in years
positive
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sst2 sentence: are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away
positive
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sst2 sentence: ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment
positive
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sst2 sentence: bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable .
positive
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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: 's the perfect cure for insomnia .
negative
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sst2 sentence: recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it .
positive
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sst2 sentence: like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100
negative
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sst2 sentence: in making me groggy
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sst2 sentence: the sentimental script has problems , but the actors pick up the slack .
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese
negative
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sst2 sentence: of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes
negative
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sst2 sentence: food-spittingly
positive
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sst2 sentence: on top
positive
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sst2 sentence: has its moments -- and almost as many subplots
positive
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sst2 sentence: weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title .
positive
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sst2 sentence: city by the sea would slip under the waves .
negative
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sst2 sentence: are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking
positive
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sst2 sentence: patchy
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sst2 sentence: it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess , piss on trees , b.s. one another and put on a show in drag
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sst2 sentence: ill-considered notion
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sst2 sentence: it 's easy to love robin tunney -- she 's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices .
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sst2 sentence: might describe as a castrated
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sst2 sentence: exploitative for the art houses and too cynical , small and
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sst2 sentence: no trouble sitting for blade ii
positive
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sst2 sentence: 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: considered career-best performances
positive
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sst2 sentence: a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see
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sst2 sentence: the film is extremely thorough .
positive
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sst2 sentence: has some of the funniest jokes of any movie
positive
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sst2 sentence: celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light
positive
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sst2 sentence: farts , urine , feces , semen , or
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sst2 sentence: jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval .
negative
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sst2 sentence: exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk , with little to show for their labor , living harmoniously , joined in song .
positive
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sst2 sentence: above the level of a telanovela
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sst2 sentence: , it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work .
negative
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sst2 sentence: been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up
negative
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sst2 sentence: a glimmer of intelligence or invention
positive
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sst2 sentence: the trap of the maudlin or tearful
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sst2 sentence: a vampire soap opera that does n't make much
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sst2 sentence: provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway
positive
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sst2 sentence: letdown
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sst2 sentence: jeunet
positive
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sst2 sentence: has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line )
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sst2 sentence: a small movie with a big heart .
positive
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sst2 sentence: one that should be thrown back in the river
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sst2 sentence: 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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sst2 sentence: are fantasti
positive
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sst2 sentence: a single man 's struggle to regain his life , his dignity and his music
positive
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sst2 sentence: wise and deadpan
positive
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sst2 sentence: no , it 's not as single-minded as john carpenter 's original , but it 's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels .
positive
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sst2 sentence: surprisingly romantic
positive
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sst2 sentence: , the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden .
positive
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sst2 sentence: in all the annals of the movies , few films have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant .
negative
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sst2 sentence: this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: the unique niche of self-critical , behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman has carved from orleans ' story and his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality .
positive
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sst2 sentence: fragmented film
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sst2 sentence: the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones
positive
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sst2 sentence: attempts to fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire
negative
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sst2 sentence: appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race .
positive
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sst2 sentence: equilibrium becomes a concept doofus
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sst2 sentence: boredom
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sst2 sentence: terrific as nadia , a russian mail-order bride who comes to america speaking not a word of english , it 's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers .
positive
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sst2 sentence: is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce
positive
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sst2 sentence: fun and
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts
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sst2 sentence: works on no level whatsoever for me
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sst2 sentence: shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski 's the pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high .
positive
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sst2 sentence: exceedingly pleasant
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sst2 sentence: unflinching look
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sst2 sentence: about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure
positive
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sst2 sentence: of new inspiration in it
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sst2 sentence: predictable storyline and
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sst2 sentence: an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema .
positive
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sst2 sentence: postcard perfect
positive
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sst2 sentence: that did not figure out a coherent game
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sst2 sentence: 's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest
positive
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sst2 sentence: recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera .
negative
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sst2 sentence: ( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto , she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and
positive
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sst2 sentence: it 's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys , regardless of their ages .
positive
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sst2 sentence: who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings
positive
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sst2 sentence: lifts blue crush into one of the summer 's most pleasurable movies
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sst2 sentence: otherwise excellent film
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sst2 sentence: the biggest problem with roger avary 's uproar against the mpaa is that , even in all its director 's cut glory , he 's made a film that 's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything .
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sst2 sentence: when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize , much to our dismay , that this really did happen
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sst2 sentence: had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters
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sst2 sentence: a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks .
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sst2 sentence: the goo
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sst2 sentence: within the seas of their personalities
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sst2 sentence: follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world
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sst2 sentence: the chatter
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sst2 sentence: harsh
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sst2 sentence: for most movies , 84 minutes is short , but this one feels like a life sentence
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sst2 sentence: strong
positive
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sst2 sentence: their way around this movie directionless , lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary
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sst2 sentence: in this marvelous film
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sst2 sentence: , there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows .
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