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sst2 sentence: , it does give exposure to some talented performers
positive
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sst2 sentence: a cheap scam
negative
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sst2 sentence: once one experiences mr. haneke 's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience , one is left with a sour taste in one 's mouth , and little else .
negative
1,702
sst2 sentence: does all of this , and more , while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift .
positive
1,703
sst2 sentence: falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer
negative
1,704
sst2 sentence: paints a grand picture of an era and
positive
1,705
sst2 sentence: of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games
positive
1,706
sst2 sentence: the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters --
negative
1,707
sst2 sentence: it is a likable story , told with competence .
positive
1,708
sst2 sentence: originality is sorely lacking .
negative
1,709
sst2 sentence: especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget
negative
1,710
sst2 sentence: the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down .
negative
1,711
sst2 sentence: balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply
positive
1,712
sst2 sentence: along the way -- myriad signs , if you will -- that beneath the familiar , funny surface is a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes
positive
1,713
sst2 sentence: no-nonsense authority
positive
1,714
sst2 sentence: idiocy
negative
1,715
sst2 sentence: moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots
positive
1,716
sst2 sentence: , visually graceful
positive
1,717
sst2 sentence: sappiness
negative
1,718
sst2 sentence: the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life , but also acknowledging the places , and the people , from whence you came
positive
1,719
sst2 sentence: loose
negative
1,720
sst2 sentence: looking and stylish
positive
1,721
sst2 sentence: the three leads produce adequate performances , but
positive
1,722
sst2 sentence: drug abuse , infidelity and death are n't usually comedy fare , but turpin 's film allows us to chuckle through the angst
positive
1,723
sst2 sentence: a beautiful film to watch
positive
1,724
sst2 sentence: writer-director david jacobson
positive
1,725
sst2 sentence: 's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand
negative
1,726
sst2 sentence: neither romantic nor comedic
negative
1,727
sst2 sentence: the movie dawdle
negative
1,728
sst2 sentence: with fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs
negative
1,729
sst2 sentence: good-natured and sometimes quite funny
positive
1,730
sst2 sentence: a complete waste of time
negative
1,731
sst2 sentence: largely devoid
negative
1,732
sst2 sentence: to cheesier to cheesiest
negative
1,733
sst2 sentence: piece , a model of menacing atmosphere
positive
1,734
sst2 sentence: of last summer 's bloated effects
negative
1,735
sst2 sentence: a low-budget series on a uhf channel
negative
1,736
sst2 sentence: satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and old-fashioned at the same time .
positive
1,737
sst2 sentence: proved too difficult a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast
negative
1,738
sst2 sentence: use a few good laughs
positive
1,739
sst2 sentence: someone made off with your wallet
negative
1,740
sst2 sentence: 's a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas .
positive
1,741
sst2 sentence: dodge this one
negative
1,742
sst2 sentence: this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre
negative
1,743
sst2 sentence: played game of absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it .
negative
1,744
sst2 sentence: this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .
negative
1,745
sst2 sentence: benefit enormously from the cockettes ' camera craziness
positive
1,746
sst2 sentence: in its sparkling beauty
positive
1,747
sst2 sentence: `` brown sugar '' admirably aspires to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film .
positive
1,748
sst2 sentence: features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair ever committed to film .
positive
1,749
sst2 sentence: ( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence
positive
1,750
sst2 sentence: lively
positive
1,751
sst2 sentence: it seem fresh again
positive
1,752
sst2 sentence: tends to pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times , yet
negative
1,753
sst2 sentence: good guys and
positive
1,754
sst2 sentence: the movie is silly beyond comprehension , and
negative
1,755
sst2 sentence: the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny
positive
1,756
sst2 sentence: clumsily staged violence overshadows everything , including most of the actors .
negative
1,757
sst2 sentence: cannibal lust above the ordinary
positive
1,758
sst2 sentence: spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it
positive
1,759
sst2 sentence: will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking .
positive
1,760
sst2 sentence: feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way
negative
1,761
sst2 sentence: spectacularly
positive
1,762
sst2 sentence: construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest
negative
1,763
sst2 sentence: conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt
positive
1,764
sst2 sentence: to break the tedium
negative
1,765
sst2 sentence: the ridiculousness
negative
1,766
sst2 sentence: well-done film
positive
1,767
sst2 sentence: 's not that funny
negative
1,768
sst2 sentence: inhuman cinematic punishment
negative
1,769
sst2 sentence: of its epic scope
positive
1,770
sst2 sentence: pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy
negative
1,771
sst2 sentence: of heartfelt performances
positive
1,772
sst2 sentence: fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema
negative
1,773
sst2 sentence: poetic road movie
positive
1,774
sst2 sentence: play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen
negative
1,775
sst2 sentence: there 's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot , and cq shimmers with it .
positive
1,776
sst2 sentence: you 've figured out late marriage
positive
1,777
sst2 sentence: one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
positive
1,778
sst2 sentence: teddy bears ' picnic ranks
positive
1,779
sst2 sentence: dismissed heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced , false and fabricated
negative
1,780
sst2 sentence: right place
positive
1,781
sst2 sentence: oddly sweet
positive
1,782
sst2 sentence: a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story
negative
1,783
sst2 sentence: pacino and williams seem to keep upping the ante on each other , just as their characters do in the film .
positive
1,784
sst2 sentence: so second-rate
negative
1,785
sst2 sentence: an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they
positive
1,786
sst2 sentence: a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley 's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay
negative
1,787
sst2 sentence: engaging characters
positive
1,788
sst2 sentence: , twisted , brilliant and macabre
positive
1,789
sst2 sentence: a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse
negative
1,790
sst2 sentence: tootsie knockoff .
negative
1,791
sst2 sentence: need movies like tim mccann 's revolution no. 9 .
positive
1,792
sst2 sentence: britney spears ' phoniness is nothing compared to the movie 's contrived , lame screenplay and listless direction .
negative
1,793
sst2 sentence: unfortunately , that 's precisely what arthur dong 's family fundamentals does .
negative
1,794
sst2 sentence: than what 's been cobbled together onscreen
negative
1,795
sst2 sentence: deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen
positive
1,796
sst2 sentence: a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind
positive
1,797
sst2 sentence: expresses our most basic emotions
positive
1,798
sst2 sentence: for the most part , the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness .
negative
1,799