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sst2 sentence: rather unfocused
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sst2 sentence: the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama , '
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sst2 sentence: strains
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sst2 sentence: it 's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline
negative
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sst2 sentence: hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to its source 's complexity
positive
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sst2 sentence: you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards
negative
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sst2 sentence: , the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love .
negative
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sst2 sentence: in good measure
positive
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sst2 sentence: angela gheorghiu as famous prima donna floria tosca , roberto alagna as her lover mario cavaradossi , and ruggero as the villainous , lecherous police chief scarpia , all sing beautifully and act adequately .
positive
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sst2 sentence: captive by mediocrity .
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sst2 sentence: be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael
positive
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sst2 sentence: as glum as mr. de niro
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sst2 sentence: crane 's decline
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sst2 sentence: has since
positive
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sst2 sentence: full of charm
positive
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sst2 sentence: sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish , and
negative
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sst2 sentence: knows how to tell us about people .
positive
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sst2 sentence: the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest ,
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sst2 sentence: raimi and his team could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen .
positive
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sst2 sentence: another genre exercise
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sst2 sentence: that george lucas can only dream of
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sst2 sentence: aftertaste
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sst2 sentence: a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it 's nowhere near as exciting as either .
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sst2 sentence: to be delightfully compatible here
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sst2 sentence: sure , it 's contrived and predictable , but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly , even though it 's never as solid as you want it to be .
positive
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sst2 sentence: i 'd rather watch a rerun of the powerpuff girls
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sst2 sentence: how lame
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sst2 sentence: , the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time .
negative
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sst2 sentence: to know your ice-t 's from your cool-j 's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of california
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sst2 sentence: a burst of color , music , and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at
positive
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sst2 sentence: a picture-perfect beach
positive
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sst2 sentence: accuracy
positive
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sst2 sentence: a fan of the genre
positive
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sst2 sentence: others in the genre
positive
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sst2 sentence: a delightful entree
positive
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sst2 sentence: brainless , but
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sst2 sentence: a wild , endearing , masterful documentary .
positive
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sst2 sentence: sometimes improbable
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sst2 sentence: its one-sidedness ... flirts with propaganda
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sst2 sentence: been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn
positive
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sst2 sentence: handsome and well-made entertainment
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sst2 sentence: well-executed spy-thriller .
positive
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sst2 sentence: it does n't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a horrible , 99-minute stink bomb .
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sst2 sentence: does n't generate a lot of energy .
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sst2 sentence: , frenetic , funny , even punny 6
positive
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sst2 sentence: see it for his performance if nothing else
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sst2 sentence: an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement
positive
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sst2 sentence: the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies .
negative
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sst2 sentence: a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out
positive
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sst2 sentence: charming , funny and beautifully
positive
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sst2 sentence: a bored cage spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet
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sst2 sentence: action-packed
positive
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sst2 sentence: new benchmark
positive
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sst2 sentence: evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s
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sst2 sentence: , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner
positive
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sst2 sentence: enormous packages
positive
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sst2 sentence: a work of art
positive
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sst2 sentence: been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted
negative
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sst2 sentence: despite juliet stevenon 's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela 's emotional roller coaster life
negative
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sst2 sentence: an inconsequential
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sst2 sentence: beautifully filmed and well acted ... but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics .
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's also not very good .
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sst2 sentence: fine , nuanced lead performances
positive
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sst2 sentence: despite the surface attractions
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sst2 sentence: a compelling motion
positive
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sst2 sentence: worse , routine
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sst2 sentence: ... a movie that , quite simply , should n't have been made .
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sst2 sentence: the gay '70s
positive
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sst2 sentence: , in short , is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is
negative
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sst2 sentence: watching a brian depalma movie is like watching an alfred hitchcock movie after drinking twelve beers .
negative
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sst2 sentence: sacrificed for the sake of spectacle
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sst2 sentence: to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd
positive
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sst2 sentence: its surprises
positive
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sst2 sentence: looked like crap
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sst2 sentence: of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel
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sst2 sentence: you expect of de palma , but what makes it transporting is that it 's also one of the smartest
positive
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sst2 sentence: with a series of riveting set pieces
positive
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sst2 sentence: tries the viewer 's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy
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sst2 sentence: cliches , painful improbability and
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sst2 sentence: could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty ,
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sst2 sentence: guns , cheatfully filmed martial arts
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sst2 sentence: be lovely
positive
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sst2 sentence: good time
positive
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sst2 sentence: , by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails
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sst2 sentence: perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic
positive
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sst2 sentence: is dudsville .
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sst2 sentence: is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that , despite a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development , still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema .
positive
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sst2 sentence: so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks
negative
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sst2 sentence: laced with liberal doses of dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography , and a stable-full of solid performances
positive
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sst2 sentence: illuminates
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sst2 sentence: the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug
positive
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sst2 sentence: both contrived and cliched
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sst2 sentence: can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities
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sst2 sentence: , pity anyone who sees this mishmash .
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sst2 sentence: constricted
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sst2 sentence: too-conscientious adaptation
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sst2 sentence: is just the ticket you need .
positive
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sst2 sentence: the empty theaters
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sst2 sentence: irony
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