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sst2 sentence: created a substantive movie out of several cliched movie structures : the road movie , the coming-of-age movie , and the teenage sex comedy
positive
20,700
sst2 sentence: too-frosty
negative
20,701
sst2 sentence: a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history , in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick , and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect , love-hate relationship .
positive
20,702
sst2 sentence: gives a superb performance full of deep feeling
positive
20,703
sst2 sentence: this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and
positive
20,704
sst2 sentence: polished and vastly entertaining caper
positive
20,705
sst2 sentence: hugely enjoyable
positive
20,706
sst2 sentence: negligible work
negative
20,707
sst2 sentence: she boxes these women 's souls right open for us .
positive
20,708
sst2 sentence: that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling
positive
20,709
sst2 sentence: the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored , cheering the pratfalls but little else
negative
20,710
sst2 sentence: clear and reliable
positive
20,711
sst2 sentence: irresistible package
positive
20,712
sst2 sentence: gets under our skin and draws us in long
positive
20,713
sst2 sentence: sad and rote exercise
negative
20,714
sst2 sentence: is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences
positive
20,715
sst2 sentence: is extraordinarily good
positive
20,716
sst2 sentence: an unintentionally surreal kid 's picture ... in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode .
negative
20,717
sst2 sentence: once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple 's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue , all credibility flies out the window .
negative
20,718
sst2 sentence: draw people together
positive
20,719
sst2 sentence: derring-do
positive
20,720
sst2 sentence: femme fatale offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience .
negative
20,721
sst2 sentence: prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences
negative
20,722
sst2 sentence: every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices ,
positive
20,723
sst2 sentence: have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant .
negative
20,724
sst2 sentence: what makes it transporting is that it 's also one of the smartest
positive
20,725
sst2 sentence: slam-bang extravaganza
positive
20,726
sst2 sentence: can see the forest for the trees
positive
20,727
sst2 sentence: up as the worst kind of hubristic folly
negative
20,728
sst2 sentence: devastating indictment
positive
20,729
sst2 sentence: this thing is just garbage .
negative
20,730
sst2 sentence: makes its point too well
positive
20,731
sst2 sentence: bold ( and lovely ) experiment
positive
20,732
sst2 sentence: might benefit from a helping hand and a friendly kick in the pants
negative
20,733
sst2 sentence: the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough
positive
20,734
sst2 sentence: is a little tired
negative
20,735
sst2 sentence: an off-beat and fanciful film
positive
20,736
sst2 sentence: jostling against farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except , maybe ,
negative
20,737
sst2 sentence: will be friends through thick and thin
positive
20,738
sst2 sentence: brought something fresher
positive
20,739
sst2 sentence: through the gloomy film noir veil
negative
20,740
sst2 sentence: the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing
positive
20,741
sst2 sentence: from the script 's bad ideas and awkwardness
negative
20,742
sst2 sentence: the more influential works
positive
20,743
sst2 sentence: the fun
positive
20,744
sst2 sentence: simple and innocent
positive
20,745
sst2 sentence: result in a movie that works against itself
negative
20,746
sst2 sentence: his reserved but existential poignancy
positive
20,747
sst2 sentence: a sensitive , modest comic tragedy that works
positive
20,748
sst2 sentence: bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals
positive
20,749
sst2 sentence: stay with the stage versions
negative
20,750
sst2 sentence: be me : fighting off the urge to doze
negative
20,751
sst2 sentence: simple but absorbing
positive
20,752
sst2 sentence: in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers
positive
20,753
sst2 sentence: this time , the hype is quieter , and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first , it 's still a rollicking good time for the most part
positive
20,754
sst2 sentence: work with , sort of like michael jackson 's nose
negative
20,755
sst2 sentence: with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action , all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s .
negative
20,756
sst2 sentence: the film is old-fashioned , occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface .
positive
20,757
sst2 sentence: 's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic , urgent
positive
20,758
sst2 sentence: to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement ,
positive
20,759
sst2 sentence: donovan ... squanders his main asset ,
negative
20,760
sst2 sentence: would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor .
negative
20,761
sst2 sentence: above all about a young woman 's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings
positive
20,762
sst2 sentence: a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points .
negative
20,763
sst2 sentence: see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid ''
negative
20,764
sst2 sentence: bo derek
positive
20,765
sst2 sentence: edward burns ' best film
positive
20,766
sst2 sentence: overproduced piece
negative
20,767
sst2 sentence: cutting impressions
positive
20,768
sst2 sentence: is that her confidence in her material is merited .
positive
20,769
sst2 sentence: noble endeavor
positive
20,770
sst2 sentence: shows he 's back in form , with an astoundingly rich film
positive
20,771
sst2 sentence: loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into
negative
20,772
sst2 sentence: gangster
negative
20,773
sst2 sentence: of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty
negative
20,774
sst2 sentence: to top form
positive
20,775
sst2 sentence: that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it
negative
20,776
sst2 sentence: is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year .
negative
20,777
sst2 sentence: an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director 's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength
negative
20,778
sst2 sentence: spend $ 9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby ?
negative
20,779
sst2 sentence: , it 's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug .
negative
20,780
sst2 sentence: this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole
negative
20,781
sst2 sentence: the border collie is funny
positive
20,782
sst2 sentence: is both convincing and radiant
positive
20,783
sst2 sentence: with chaplin and kidman , who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns
positive
20,784
sst2 sentence: weighted down
negative
20,785
sst2 sentence: where the film ultimately fails
negative
20,786
sst2 sentence: intense and effective film
positive
20,787
sst2 sentence: , indeed almost never , is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema .
positive
20,788
sst2 sentence: pointed personalities , courage ,
positive
20,789
sst2 sentence: maintains your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts .
positive
20,790
sst2 sentence: ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
negative
20,791
sst2 sentence: embellishment
positive
20,792
sst2 sentence: it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy
negative
20,793
sst2 sentence: bland hollywood romance
negative
20,794
sst2 sentence: intelligent flick
positive
20,795
sst2 sentence: strong and unforced
positive
20,796
sst2 sentence: rohmer 's talky films fascinate me
positive
20,797
sst2 sentence: a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness
negative
20,798
sst2 sentence: , ` how can you charge money for this ? '
negative
20,799