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sst2 sentence: to add the magic that made it all work
positive
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sst2 sentence: is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying
positive
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sst2 sentence: an object lesson in period filmmaking
positive
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sst2 sentence: air of gentle longing
positive
4,403
sst2 sentence: while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift
positive
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sst2 sentence: though tom shadyac 's film kicks off spookily enough , around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance .
negative
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sst2 sentence: the best comedy concert movie i 've seen since cho 's previous concert comedy film
positive
4,406
sst2 sentence: than the screenplay , which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run
negative
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sst2 sentence: insomnia loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang , shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion .
negative
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sst2 sentence: is a career-defining revelation .
positive
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sst2 sentence: funny and fun
positive
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sst2 sentence: witty dialog between realistic characters
positive
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sst2 sentence: , why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a `` snl '' has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?
negative
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sst2 sentence: the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film
positive
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sst2 sentence: doze off during this one
negative
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sst2 sentence: watch , giggle
positive
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sst2 sentence: a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters
positive
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sst2 sentence: expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape
negative
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sst2 sentence: all comedy is subversive , but this unrelenting bleak insistence on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work just becomes sad
negative
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sst2 sentence: buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr. chips off the old block
negative
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sst2 sentence: baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic
negative
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sst2 sentence: nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film
negative
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sst2 sentence: romantic , riveting and handsomely animated .
positive
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sst2 sentence: by its own pretentious self-examination
negative
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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 .
negative
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sst2 sentence: turmoil
negative
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sst2 sentence: long-faced sad sack
negative
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sst2 sentence: a flawed but engrossing thriller
positive
4,427
sst2 sentence: a rude black comedy
negative
4,428
sst2 sentence: pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart
negative
4,429
sst2 sentence: christian love
positive
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sst2 sentence: douglas mcgrath 's nicholas nickleby does dickens as it should be done cinematically .
positive
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sst2 sentence: the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life
positive
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sst2 sentence: the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .
positive
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sst2 sentence: understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring
positive
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sst2 sentence: marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue .
negative
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sst2 sentence: sickeningly
negative
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sst2 sentence: strangely funny
positive
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sst2 sentence: the irksome , tiresome nature of complacency
negative
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sst2 sentence: a perfect medium
positive
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sst2 sentence: plays like a tired tyco ad .
negative
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sst2 sentence: while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place
positive
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sst2 sentence: sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it .
negative
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sst2 sentence: if you have the patience for it , you wo n't feel like it 's wasted yours
positive
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sst2 sentence: a classy , sprightly spin on film .
positive
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sst2 sentence: is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes
negative
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sst2 sentence: makes the grade as tawdry trash .
negative
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sst2 sentence: hartley created a monster but did n't know how to handle it .
negative
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sst2 sentence: of extraordinary journalism
positive
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sst2 sentence: turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy .
negative
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sst2 sentence: pill to swallow
negative
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sst2 sentence: 's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it
negative
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sst2 sentence: dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder
positive
4,452
sst2 sentence: is listless , witless , and devoid of anything resembling humor
negative
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sst2 sentence: too clear
negative
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sst2 sentence: are simply dazzling ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: raw urban humor
positive
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sst2 sentence: returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension
positive
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sst2 sentence: on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film
positive
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sst2 sentence: you 're likely to see all year .
positive
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sst2 sentence: forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention , giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining .
negative
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sst2 sentence: a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind
positive
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sst2 sentence: tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation .
positive
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sst2 sentence: the funny bone
positive
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sst2 sentence: a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: bad taste
negative
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sst2 sentence: the only young people who possibly will enjoy it
negative
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sst2 sentence: was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and
negative
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sst2 sentence: career - kids = misery )
negative
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sst2 sentence: a bad premise , just
negative
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sst2 sentence: nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper
negative
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sst2 sentence: recite some of this laughable dialogue
negative
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sst2 sentence: mandy moore leaves a positive impression
positive
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sst2 sentence: it 's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition .
negative
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sst2 sentence: the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past
positive
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sst2 sentence: the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon
positive
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sst2 sentence: more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge '
positive
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sst2 sentence: laughs are lacking
negative
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sst2 sentence: for easy , seductive pacing
positive
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sst2 sentence: in this elegant entertainment
positive
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sst2 sentence: too good to be bad
positive
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sst2 sentence: a lot of warmth
positive
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sst2 sentence: , every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel .
positive
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sst2 sentence: christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists
positive
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sst2 sentence: a vibrant and intoxicating fashion
positive
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sst2 sentence: 'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions , especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget .
negative
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sst2 sentence: big-budget/all-star movie
positive
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sst2 sentence: meaningless
negative
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sst2 sentence: that it 's almost worth seeing because it 's so bad
negative
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sst2 sentence: is as consistently engaging as it is revealing
positive
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sst2 sentence: portray themselves
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sst2 sentence: , ( goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human .
positive
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sst2 sentence: to really care
positive
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sst2 sentence: take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde 's classic satire
negative
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sst2 sentence: same old garbage
negative
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sst2 sentence: the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half
negative
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sst2 sentence: but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner
negative
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sst2 sentence: a passion for the material
positive
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sst2 sentence: is a fascinating little tale .
positive
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sst2 sentence: skip this dreck , rent animal house
negative
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