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sst2 sentence: the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful , offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future . | positive | 4,600 |
sst2 sentence: becoming a better person through love | positive | 4,601 |
sst2 sentence: what really sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons | positive | 4,602 |
sst2 sentence: the last kiss is really all about performances . | positive | 4,603 |
sst2 sentence: well , it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises , | negative | 4,604 |
sst2 sentence: a dud -- a romantic comedy that 's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny | negative | 4,605 |
sst2 sentence: it 's not like having a real film of nijinsky , but at least it 's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered . | positive | 4,606 |
sst2 sentence: that might have made no such thing | positive | 4,607 |
sst2 sentence: gondry 's direction is adequate | positive | 4,608 |
sst2 sentence: experimentation and improvisation | positive | 4,609 |
sst2 sentence: `` superior '' | positive | 4,610 |
sst2 sentence: the extraordinarily rich landscape | positive | 4,611 |
sst2 sentence: clever ways | positive | 4,612 |
sst2 sentence: a piece of mildly entertaining , inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable | positive | 4,613 |
sst2 sentence: fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds . | negative | 4,614 |
sst2 sentence: off the hook is overlong and not well-acted , but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all . | negative | 4,615 |
sst2 sentence: a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues ' | negative | 4,616 |
sst2 sentence: thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels , fight off various anonymous attackers , and evade elaborate surveillance technologies | negative | 4,617 |
sst2 sentence: leonine power | positive | 4,618 |
sst2 sentence: so primitive in technique | negative | 4,619 |
sst2 sentence: 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 | positive | 4,620 |
sst2 sentence: some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier | negative | 4,621 |
sst2 sentence: bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery | positive | 4,622 |
sst2 sentence: a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home , but your ego and all your problems go with you | positive | 4,623 |
sst2 sentence: the skills of a calculus major at m.i.t. are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout ? | negative | 4,624 |
sst2 sentence: both excellent | positive | 4,625 |
sst2 sentence: groan | negative | 4,626 |
sst2 sentence: 's also too stupid | negative | 4,627 |
sst2 sentence: supernatural thriller | positive | 4,628 |
sst2 sentence: `` how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ? '' | negative | 4,629 |
sst2 sentence: exquisite , unfakable sense | positive | 4,630 |
sst2 sentence: captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock | positive | 4,631 |
sst2 sentence: a ray of hope | positive | 4,632 |
sst2 sentence: obvious or self-indulgent | negative | 4,633 |
sst2 sentence: dated and unfunny | negative | 4,634 |
sst2 sentence: a slow death | negative | 4,635 |
sst2 sentence: impassive a manner | negative | 4,636 |
sst2 sentence: the movie 's captivating details are all in the performances , from foreman 's barking-mad taylor to thewlis 's smoothly sinister freddie and bettany/mcdowell 's hard-eyed gangster . | positive | 4,637 |
sst2 sentence: , harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects . | positive | 4,638 |
sst2 sentence: has no point and | negative | 4,639 |
sst2 sentence: the story , like ravel 's bolero , builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with . | positive | 4,640 |
sst2 sentence: shows a level of young , black manhood that is funny , touching , smart and complicated | positive | 4,641 |
sst2 sentence: never once predictable . | positive | 4,642 |
sst2 sentence: stick to his day job | negative | 4,643 |
sst2 sentence: every joke is repeated at least four times . | negative | 4,644 |
sst2 sentence: a serious contender for the title | positive | 4,645 |
sst2 sentence: is pure , exciting moviemaking . | positive | 4,646 |
sst2 sentence: set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock . | positive | 4,647 |
sst2 sentence: ( reynolds ) takes a classic story , casts attractive and talented actors and uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch . | positive | 4,648 |
sst2 sentence: calm , self-assured portrait | positive | 4,649 |
sst2 sentence: can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken | positive | 4,650 |
sst2 sentence: extends to his supple understanding of the role | positive | 4,651 |
sst2 sentence: on the whole , you 're gon na like this movie . | positive | 4,652 |
sst2 sentence: is ultimately | positive | 4,653 |
sst2 sentence: is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time | negative | 4,654 |
sst2 sentence: a quaint | positive | 4,655 |
sst2 sentence: is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction | negative | 4,656 |
sst2 sentence: 's a technically superb film , shining with all the usual spielberg flair , expertly utilizing the talents of his top-notch creative team . | positive | 4,657 |
sst2 sentence: the characters seem one-dimensional , | negative | 4,658 |
sst2 sentence: the timeless spectacle of people | positive | 4,659 |
sst2 sentence: does little that is actually funny with the material | negative | 4,660 |
sst2 sentence: most frightening | negative | 4,661 |
sst2 sentence: it 's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead . | negative | 4,662 |
sst2 sentence: though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story | positive | 4,663 |
sst2 sentence: harmless fun . | positive | 4,664 |
sst2 sentence: large-format | positive | 4,665 |
sst2 sentence: constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas | negative | 4,666 |
sst2 sentence: 's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure , | positive | 4,667 |
sst2 sentence: around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears | negative | 4,668 |
sst2 sentence: 's both charming and | positive | 4,669 |
sst2 sentence: soulful , scathing and joyous | positive | 4,670 |
sst2 sentence: the best kind of documentary , one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow | positive | 4,671 |
sst2 sentence: an ` a ' list cast | positive | 4,672 |
sst2 sentence: , those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime . | positive | 4,673 |
sst2 sentence: got | positive | 4,674 |
sst2 sentence: you 'd have a 90-minute , four-star movie | positive | 4,675 |
sst2 sentence: a decomposition | negative | 4,676 |
sst2 sentence: feels impersonal , almost generic | negative | 4,677 |
sst2 sentence: has a compelling story to tell . | positive | 4,678 |
sst2 sentence: a captivatingly quirky hybrid of character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller | positive | 4,679 |
sst2 sentence: , one the public rarely sees . | positive | 4,680 |
sst2 sentence: of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements | positive | 4,681 |
sst2 sentence: pained | negative | 4,682 |
sst2 sentence: lost his touch | negative | 4,683 |
sst2 sentence: is too long with too little going on . | negative | 4,684 |
sst2 sentence: is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script | negative | 4,685 |
sst2 sentence: , accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags , pranks , pratfalls , dares , injuries , etc. . | negative | 4,686 |
sst2 sentence: ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do | positive | 4,687 |
sst2 sentence: is a visual treat | positive | 4,688 |
sst2 sentence: powerfully evocative mood | positive | 4,689 |
sst2 sentence: a must-own | positive | 4,690 |
sst2 sentence: hilarious place to visit | positive | 4,691 |
sst2 sentence: performed a difficult task indeed | positive | 4,692 |
sst2 sentence: it 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness , and where human nature should be ingratiating , it 's just grating | negative | 4,693 |
sst2 sentence: ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation . | positive | 4,694 |
sst2 sentence: cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure | positive | 4,695 |
sst2 sentence: luckiest | positive | 4,696 |
sst2 sentence: , i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances . | positive | 4,697 |
sst2 sentence: aged past his prime | negative | 4,698 |
sst2 sentence: the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters . | negative | 4,699 |
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