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sst2 sentence: 's already a joke in the united states .
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sst2 sentence: a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic
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sst2 sentence: -- lots of boring talking heads , etc. --
negative
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sst2 sentence: like the original
positive
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sst2 sentence: of the ya-ya sisterhood
positive
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sst2 sentence: give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions , but there 's nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour
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sst2 sentence: unimaginative
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sst2 sentence: a dramatic comedy as pleasantly
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sst2 sentence: to a superior crime movie
positive
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sst2 sentence: in an increasingly important film industry and
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's dull , spiritless , silly and monotonous
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sst2 sentence: the likes
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sst2 sentence: without resorting to camp or parody
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sst2 sentence: terrific special effects and
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sst2 sentence: improved upon the first and
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sst2 sentence: has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it 's a rushed , slapdash , sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity
negative
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sst2 sentence: an overly-familiar set
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sst2 sentence: this wafer-thin movie
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sst2 sentence: this film speaks for itself
positive
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sst2 sentence: about a domestic unit finding their way to joy
positive
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sst2 sentence: sublime music
positive
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sst2 sentence: should never have been brought out of hibernation
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sst2 sentence: it never rises to its clever what-if concept .
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sst2 sentence: it 's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's .
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sst2 sentence: a genuine love story ,
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sst2 sentence: will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other
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sst2 sentence: avarice and damaged dreams
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sst2 sentence: devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants
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sst2 sentence: the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein
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sst2 sentence: dark , gritty , sometimes funny little gem
positive
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sst2 sentence: an overripe episode of tv 's dawson 's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story
negative
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sst2 sentence: it 's still damn funny stuff
positive
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sst2 sentence: distanced us
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sst2 sentence: a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment , and an overly-familiar set of plot devices .
negative
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sst2 sentence: the performances are amiable and committed , and the comedy more often than not hits the bullseye
positive
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sst2 sentence: er , bubbly
positive
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sst2 sentence: of candid camera
positive
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sst2 sentence: ` opening up ' the play more has partly closed it down .
negative
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sst2 sentence: mr. spielberg 's 1993 classic
positive
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sst2 sentence: was a guilty pleasure
positive
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sst2 sentence: this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is 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: throws quirky characters , odd situations , and off-kilter dialogue at us
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sst2 sentence: you come away from his film overwhelmed , hopeful and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated .
positive
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sst2 sentence: , but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining .
positive
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sst2 sentence: stand as intellectual masterpieces
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sst2 sentence: a superlative b movie -- funny , sexy , and rousing
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sst2 sentence: relic from a bygone era , and its convolutions ...
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sst2 sentence: its screwed-up characters
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sst2 sentence: -- thoughtfully written
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sst2 sentence: though the story ... is hackneyed
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sst2 sentence: seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material
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sst2 sentence: ( headbanger )
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sst2 sentence: fun and
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sst2 sentence: lively songs for deft punctuation
positive
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sst2 sentence: are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence
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sst2 sentence: well-put-together piece
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sst2 sentence: boring talking heads ,
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sst2 sentence: , `` rollerball '' 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.
negative
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sst2 sentence: this is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it 's a sit down and ponder affair .
positive
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sst2 sentence: provides an invaluable service
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sst2 sentence: hackneyed elements
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sst2 sentence: help sustain it
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sst2 sentence: plays like a living-room war of the worlds , gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown .
negative
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sst2 sentence: on-screen chemistry
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sst2 sentence: by director jon purdy 's sledgehammer sap
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sst2 sentence: created a brilliant motion picture
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sst2 sentence: , miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman 's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path .
positive
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sst2 sentence: with serious ideas
positive
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sst2 sentence: i suppose it 's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care
negative
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sst2 sentence: means a great movie , but it is a refreshingly forthright one .
positive
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sst2 sentence: seems embarrassed by his own invention
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sst2 sentence: a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell .
negative
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sst2 sentence: this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences , though it 's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times .
positive
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sst2 sentence: inspiring or insightful
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sst2 sentence: did n't hollywood think of this sooner
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sst2 sentence: a lot more bluster than bite
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sst2 sentence: attempts , in vain
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sst2 sentence: guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood , nothing good can happen
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sst2 sentence: give you a few laughs
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sst2 sentence: uninteresting , unlikeable people
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sst2 sentence: with real thematic heft
positive
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sst2 sentence: proves it 's never too late to learn .
positive
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sst2 sentence: did n't have an original bone in his body
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sst2 sentence: a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham
positive
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sst2 sentence: welcome relief
positive
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sst2 sentence: contrived , unmotivated , and
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sst2 sentence: if encouraging return
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sst2 sentence: tv episodes
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sst2 sentence: with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi 's
positive
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sst2 sentence: uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery
positive
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sst2 sentence: laconic and very stilted in its dialogue , this indie flick never found its audience , probably because it 's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters .
negative
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sst2 sentence: misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece
positive
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sst2 sentence: a momentum that never lets up
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sst2 sentence: with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks
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sst2 sentence: inescapably gorgeous ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: lagging
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sst2 sentence: it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it 's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it
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sst2 sentence: an original talent
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sst2 sentence: much first-rate
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sst2 sentence: a sour taste in your mouth
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