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sst2 sentence: that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it
positive
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sst2 sentence: because of the universal themes , earnest performances
positive
3,701
sst2 sentence: makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes ,
negative
3,702
sst2 sentence: 's nothing wrong with that
positive
3,703
sst2 sentence: convincing portrayal
positive
3,704
sst2 sentence: it drags during its 112-minute length
negative
3,705
sst2 sentence: , it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame .
positive
3,706
sst2 sentence: quiet , confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet , charming tale of intergalactic friendship
positive
3,707
sst2 sentence: an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character .
positive
3,708
sst2 sentence: the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad ,
negative
3,709
sst2 sentence: aimless , arduous , and arbitrary
negative
3,710
sst2 sentence: a lot of the credit for the film 's winning tone must go to grant , who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him .
positive
3,711
sst2 sentence: sports extravaganza
positive
3,712
sst2 sentence: i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture , and
positive
3,713
sst2 sentence: loose , poorly structured film
negative
3,714
sst2 sentence: and as bland
negative
3,715
sst2 sentence: it must be labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '
positive
3,716
sst2 sentence: where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for ''
negative
3,717
sst2 sentence: its audience giddy
positive
3,718
sst2 sentence: implies in its wake the intractable , irreversible flow of history
positive
3,719
sst2 sentence: piercing
positive
3,720
sst2 sentence: its recycled aspects ,
negative
3,721
sst2 sentence: its true-to-life characters ,
positive
3,722
sst2 sentence: limpid and conventional historical fiction
negative
3,723
sst2 sentence: pity anyone who sees this mishmash .
negative
3,724
sst2 sentence: dark to be decipherable
negative
3,725
sst2 sentence: stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites
negative
3,726
sst2 sentence: seem to match the power of their surroundings .
positive
3,727
sst2 sentence: that begins as a seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s
positive
3,728
sst2 sentence: kwan is a master of shadow , quietude , and room noise ,
positive
3,729
sst2 sentence: 's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly , bottomlessly cynical
negative
3,730
sst2 sentence: is dark , brooding and slow
negative
3,731
sst2 sentence: hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers
negative
3,732
sst2 sentence: there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue .
negative
3,733
sst2 sentence: handed down from the movie gods
positive
3,734
sst2 sentence: are , with the drumming routines , among the film 's saving graces .
positive
3,735
sst2 sentence: that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness
positive
3,736
sst2 sentence: get excited about on this dvd
positive
3,737
sst2 sentence: 'm not sure which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville 's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche .
negative
3,738
sst2 sentence: of artifice and purpose
positive
3,739
sst2 sentence: that surprises or delights
positive
3,740
sst2 sentence: is lost , leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless .
negative
3,741
sst2 sentence: was immensely enjoyable
positive
3,742
sst2 sentence: pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale
positive
3,743
sst2 sentence: easier to digest
positive
3,744
sst2 sentence: contest to see who can out-bad-act the other
negative
3,745
sst2 sentence: what an idea , what a thrill ride .
positive
3,746
sst2 sentence: from a television monitor
positive
3,747
sst2 sentence: no better or worse than ` truth or consequences , n.m. ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater .
negative
3,748
sst2 sentence: enters a realm where few non-porn films venture , and comes across as darkly funny , energetic , and surprisingly gentle .
positive
3,749
sst2 sentence: fresh , sometimes funny , and usually genuinely worthwhile
positive
3,750
sst2 sentence: a good human
positive
3,751
sst2 sentence: the most surprising thing about this film
positive
3,752
sst2 sentence: unfortunately also
negative
3,753
sst2 sentence: a great american adventure
positive
3,754
sst2 sentence: imaginative
positive
3,755
sst2 sentence: of his most daring , and complicated , performances
positive
3,756
sst2 sentence: aimless , arduous ,
negative
3,757
sst2 sentence: too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece
negative
3,758
sst2 sentence: is where ararat went astray .
negative
3,759
sst2 sentence: prove diverting enough
positive
3,760
sst2 sentence: to places in the world devastated by war , famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity
positive
3,761
sst2 sentence: should n't have been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title , because there 's not an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie
negative
3,762
sst2 sentence: a generic bloodbath
negative
3,763
sst2 sentence: everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized .
negative
3,764
sst2 sentence: the novel charm
positive
3,765
sst2 sentence: pathetic idea
negative
3,766
sst2 sentence: a bad improvisation exercise ,
negative
3,767
sst2 sentence: a major waste ... generic
negative
3,768
sst2 sentence: only surprise
negative
3,769
sst2 sentence: as beautiful , desirable
positive
3,770
sst2 sentence: come away thinking not only that kate is n't very bright , but that she has n't been worth caring about and that maybe she , janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another .
negative
3,771
sst2 sentence: wonderful fencing scenes and
positive
3,772
sst2 sentence: sure , it 's contrived and predictable
negative
3,773
sst2 sentence: absolute joy
positive
3,774
sst2 sentence: heart as important as humor
positive
3,775
sst2 sentence: creative energy and wit to entertain all ages
positive
3,776
sst2 sentence: into a poem of art , music and metaphor
positive
3,777
sst2 sentence: laughed that hard in years
positive
3,778
sst2 sentence: this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest
positive
3,779
sst2 sentence: , assured of the wrong things , and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others
negative
3,780
sst2 sentence: mostly fool 's gold
negative
3,781
sst2 sentence: know what it wants to be when it grows up
positive
3,782
sst2 sentence: its amiable jerking
negative
3,783
sst2 sentence: emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment
negative
3,784
sst2 sentence: a boring , pretentious muddle
negative
3,785
sst2 sentence: , it 's probably not accurate to call it a movie
negative
3,786
sst2 sentence: gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality
positive
3,787
sst2 sentence: would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects
negative
3,788
sst2 sentence: not only a pianist , but a good human being
positive
3,789
sst2 sentence: what could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman 's tragic odyssey .
positive
3,790
sst2 sentence: owen wilson know a movie must have a story and a script ?
negative
3,791
sst2 sentence: 's better to go in knowing full well what 's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists .
positive
3,792
sst2 sentence: driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm
positive
3,793
sst2 sentence: well-put-together
positive
3,794
sst2 sentence: is so rich with period minutiae
positive
3,795
sst2 sentence: grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor
positive
3,796
sst2 sentence: is good all round , but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons
positive
3,797
sst2 sentence: more ambivalent set
negative
3,798
sst2 sentence: i ca n't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies .
negative
3,799