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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
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sst2 sentence: becoming a better person through love
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sst2 sentence: what really sets the film apart is debrauwer 's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons
positive
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sst2 sentence: the last kiss is really all about performances .
positive
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sst2 sentence: well , it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: a dud -- a romantic comedy that 's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny
negative
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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
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sst2 sentence: that might have made no such thing
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sst2 sentence: gondry 's direction is adequate
positive
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sst2 sentence: experimentation and improvisation
positive
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sst2 sentence: `` superior ''
positive
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sst2 sentence: the extraordinarily rich landscape
positive
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sst2 sentence: clever ways
positive
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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
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sst2 sentence: fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds .
negative
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sst2 sentence: off the hook is overlong and not well-acted , but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all .
negative
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sst2 sentence: a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues '
negative
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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
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sst2 sentence: leonine power
positive
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sst2 sentence: so primitive in technique
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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
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sst2 sentence: some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier
negative
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sst2 sentence: bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery
positive
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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
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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
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sst2 sentence: both excellent
positive
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sst2 sentence: groan
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sst2 sentence: 's also too stupid
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sst2 sentence: supernatural thriller
positive
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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
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sst2 sentence: exquisite , unfakable sense
positive
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sst2 sentence: captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock
positive
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sst2 sentence: a ray of hope
positive
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sst2 sentence: obvious or self-indulgent
negative
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sst2 sentence: dated and unfunny
negative
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sst2 sentence: a slow death
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sst2 sentence: impassive a manner
negative
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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
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sst2 sentence: , harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects .
positive
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sst2 sentence: has no point and
negative
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sst2 sentence: the story , like ravel 's bolero , builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with .
positive
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sst2 sentence: shows a level of young , black manhood that is funny , touching , smart and complicated
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sst2 sentence: never once predictable .
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sst2 sentence: stick to his day job
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sst2 sentence: every joke is repeated at least four times .
negative
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sst2 sentence: a serious contender for the title
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sst2 sentence: is pure , exciting moviemaking .
positive
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sst2 sentence: set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock .
positive
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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
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sst2 sentence: calm , self-assured portrait
positive
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sst2 sentence: can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken
positive
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sst2 sentence: extends to his supple understanding of the role
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sst2 sentence: on the whole , you 're gon na like this movie .
positive
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sst2 sentence: is ultimately
positive
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sst2 sentence: is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time
negative
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sst2 sentence: a quaint
positive
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sst2 sentence: is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction
negative
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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
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sst2 sentence: the characters seem one-dimensional ,
negative
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sst2 sentence: the timeless spectacle of people
positive
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sst2 sentence: does little that is actually funny with the material
negative
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sst2 sentence: most frightening
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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
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sst2 sentence: though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story
positive
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sst2 sentence: harmless fun .
positive
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sst2 sentence: large-format
positive
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sst2 sentence: constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas
negative
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sst2 sentence: 's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure ,
positive
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sst2 sentence: around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears
negative
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sst2 sentence: 's both charming and
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sst2 sentence: soulful , scathing and joyous
positive
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sst2 sentence: the best kind of documentary , one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow
positive
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sst2 sentence: an ` a ' list cast
positive
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sst2 sentence: , those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime .
positive
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sst2 sentence: got
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sst2 sentence: you 'd have a 90-minute , four-star movie
positive
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sst2 sentence: a decomposition
negative
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sst2 sentence: feels impersonal , almost generic
negative
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sst2 sentence: has a compelling story to tell .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a captivatingly quirky hybrid of character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller
positive
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sst2 sentence: , one the public rarely sees .
positive
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sst2 sentence: of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements
positive
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sst2 sentence: pained
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sst2 sentence: lost his touch
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sst2 sentence: is too long with too little going on .
negative
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sst2 sentence: is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script
negative
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sst2 sentence: , accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags , pranks , pratfalls , dares , injuries , etc. .
negative
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sst2 sentence: ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do
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sst2 sentence: is a visual treat
positive
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sst2 sentence: powerfully evocative mood
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sst2 sentence: a must-own
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sst2 sentence: hilarious place to visit
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sst2 sentence: performed a difficult task indeed
positive
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sst2 sentence: it 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness , and where human nature should be ingratiating , it 's just grating
negative
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sst2 sentence: ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation .
positive
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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
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sst2 sentence: luckiest
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sst2 sentence: , i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances .
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sst2 sentence: aged past his prime
negative
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sst2 sentence: the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters .
negative
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