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sst2 sentence: cynicism
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sst2 sentence: take an entirely stale concept and
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sst2 sentence: , wit and interesting characters
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sst2 sentence: is an all-time low for kevin costner
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sst2 sentence: a stylish but steady , and ultimately very satisfying , piece of character-driven storytelling
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sst2 sentence: it is an interesting exercise by talented writer/director anderson
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sst2 sentence: surprising flair
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sst2 sentence: i liked it just enough .
positive
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sst2 sentence: an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection .
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sst2 sentence: a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone 's crazy french grandfather .
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sst2 sentence: some of the back-story is a little tired
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sst2 sentence: nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up
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sst2 sentence: huppert ... is magnificent
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sst2 sentence: puzzle whose pieces do not fit
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sst2 sentence: sorority boys , which is as bad at it is cruel ,
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sst2 sentence: -- and long -- for its own good
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sst2 sentence: of empty , fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun
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sst2 sentence: intrigue
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sst2 sentence: its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily
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sst2 sentence: is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking .
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sst2 sentence: perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing
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sst2 sentence: kid-empowerment
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sst2 sentence: a fascinating , unnerving examination
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sst2 sentence: could as easily have been called ` under siege 3 : in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life .
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sst2 sentence: odoriferous thing
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sst2 sentence: brilliantly written and well-acted
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sst2 sentence: to gravity and plummets
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sst2 sentence: it 's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and
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sst2 sentence: joy
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sst2 sentence: is wickedly fun to watch
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sst2 sentence: the imagined glory of their own pasts
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sst2 sentence: deft
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sst2 sentence: a low-budget affair , tadpole was shot on digital video , and the images often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction .
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sst2 sentence: does n't have a passion for the material .
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sst2 sentence: but that they are doing it is thought-provoking .
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sst2 sentence: a climax
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sst2 sentence: , scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys
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sst2 sentence: neil burger 's impressive fake documentary
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sst2 sentence: in looking at the comic effects of jealousy
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sst2 sentence: is tenderly observant of his characters .
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sst2 sentence: its dark , delicate treatment
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sst2 sentence: has no idea of it is serious
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sst2 sentence: brutal and
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sst2 sentence: he 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery ,
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sst2 sentence: it 's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery , but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists .
positive
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sst2 sentence: classify as it is hard to resist
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sst2 sentence: , undisputed scores a direct hit .
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sst2 sentence: of menacing atmosphere
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sst2 sentence: painful , horrifying and oppressively tragic
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sst2 sentence: perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters
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sst2 sentence: in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago
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sst2 sentence: usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona
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sst2 sentence: easy jokes and insults
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sst2 sentence: quitting , however , manages just to be depressing , as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance .
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sst2 sentence: a sincerely crafted picture
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sst2 sentence: what might have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention takes a surprising , subtle turn at the midway point .
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sst2 sentence: long gone
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sst2 sentence: the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .
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sst2 sentence: is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce
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sst2 sentence: an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins
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sst2 sentence: by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience
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sst2 sentence: about how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights
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sst2 sentence: soderbergh , like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet 's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit .
positive
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sst2 sentence: spontaneity in its execution
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sst2 sentence: feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and , because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful .
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sst2 sentence: spiderman rocks
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sst2 sentence: low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and
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sst2 sentence: was n't one of the film 's virtues .
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sst2 sentence: style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera , with passable performances from everyone in the cast
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sst2 sentence: stirs us as well .
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sst2 sentence: a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done , except maybe for the last 15 minutes , which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine .
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sst2 sentence: your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
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sst2 sentence: an uneven film for the most part
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sst2 sentence: , the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative music .
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sst2 sentence: miracles
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sst2 sentence: his storytelling skills have eroded
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sst2 sentence: `` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme
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sst2 sentence: , others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .
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sst2 sentence: the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way .
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sst2 sentence: , madonna is one helluva singer .
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sst2 sentence: hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and
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sst2 sentence: will probably find it fascinating
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sst2 sentence: good ear
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sst2 sentence: undistinguished rhythm
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sst2 sentence: have no idea what in creation is going on
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sst2 sentence: fascinating but flawed look
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sst2 sentence: spend years trying to comprehend it
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sst2 sentence: is both a snore and utter tripe
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sst2 sentence: to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and
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sst2 sentence: though it goes further than both , anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here , but a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary .
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sst2 sentence: the gloss
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sst2 sentence: we hate ( madonna ) within the film 's first five minutes , and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground
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sst2 sentence: bitter italian comedy
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sst2 sentence: banal dialogue
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sst2 sentence: of the smarter offerings the horror genre
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sst2 sentence: it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it
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sst2 sentence: optimism
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sst2 sentence: but in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself
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sst2 sentence: as a tarantula , helga
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sst2 sentence: like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out
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