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sst2 sentence: do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it 's a dish that 's best served cold
positive
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sst2 sentence: lee 's achievement extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete , a movie star , and an image of black indomitability .
positive
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sst2 sentence: consummate actor
positive
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sst2 sentence: to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal
positive
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sst2 sentence: rodrigues 's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought , making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative .
negative
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sst2 sentence: pungent bite
positive
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sst2 sentence: has all the values of a straight-to-video movie
negative
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sst2 sentence: exude an air of dignity that 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a stirring visual sequence
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sst2 sentence: darned assured
positive
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sst2 sentence: plays like a bad soap opera , with passable performances from everyone in the cast
negative
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sst2 sentence: dragon loses its fire midway , nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion .
negative
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sst2 sentence: are head and shoulders above much of the director 's previous popcorn work .
positive
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sst2 sentence: an interesting topic , some intriguing characters and a sad ending
positive
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sst2 sentence: thoroughly awful
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sst2 sentence: technically superb
positive
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sst2 sentence: a dashing and resourceful hero
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sst2 sentence: with heart
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sst2 sentence: cutesy romantic tale
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sst2 sentence: sensuality , and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys
positive
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sst2 sentence: irritating
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sst2 sentence: dopey
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sst2 sentence: , one is left with a sour taste in one 's mouth , and little else .
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sst2 sentence: the action sequences are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series .
positive
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sst2 sentence: that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie 's most admirable quality
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sst2 sentence: dullard
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sst2 sentence: this is a dark , gritty , sometimes funny little gem .
positive
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sst2 sentence: sometimes charming , sometimes infuriating
positive
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sst2 sentence: eerily suspenseful , deeply absorbing piece
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sst2 sentence: instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid , we get an ugly , mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who 's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos .
negative
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sst2 sentence: about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances
negative
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sst2 sentence: a more sheerly beautiful film
positive
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sst2 sentence: is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time
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sst2 sentence: snide and prejudice
negative
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sst2 sentence: from both a great and a terrible story , mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a movie with a bigger , fatter heart
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sst2 sentence: had more to do with imagination than market research
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sst2 sentence: was n't at least watchable
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sst2 sentence: sadly , as blood work proves , that was a long , long time ago .
negative
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sst2 sentence: engaging and intimate
positive
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sst2 sentence: blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a brilliant , absurd collection
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's fairly lame , making it par for the course for disney sequels .
negative
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sst2 sentence: this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101 .
negative
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sst2 sentence: expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup .
negative
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sst2 sentence: almost as offensive
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sst2 sentence: will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster .
positive
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sst2 sentence: fun about this silly , outrageous , ingenious thriller
positive
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sst2 sentence: i liked the movie ,
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sst2 sentence: really vocalized
positive
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sst2 sentence: the lion king
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sst2 sentence: is a winner
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sst2 sentence: a new favorite musical
positive
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sst2 sentence: the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself
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sst2 sentence: captain
positive
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sst2 sentence: with jump cuts , fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics , yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is .
negative
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sst2 sentence: too little excitement and zero compelling storyline
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sst2 sentence: flaws
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sst2 sentence: that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about
negative
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sst2 sentence: a re-hash of the other seven films
negative
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sst2 sentence: a well-made pizza
positive
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sst2 sentence: noticeably less energy and imagination
negative
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sst2 sentence: there 's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish .
negative
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sst2 sentence: , beloved genres
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies
positive
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sst2 sentence: collapses into an inhalant blackout
negative
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sst2 sentence: at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty --
positive
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sst2 sentence: a family film that contains some hefty thematic material on time , death , eternity , and what
positive
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sst2 sentence: the hype , the celebrity ,
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sst2 sentence: the best advice is : ` scooby ' do n't .
negative
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sst2 sentence: the modern master of the chase sequence
positive
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sst2 sentence: much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present
negative
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sst2 sentence: serve no other purpose
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sst2 sentence: both overplayed and exaggerated
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sst2 sentence: that 's exactly what these two people need to find each other
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sst2 sentence: , this is sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special .
negative
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sst2 sentence: easy to make such a worthless film
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sst2 sentence: to scale the lunatic heights of joe dante 's similarly styled gremlins
positive
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sst2 sentence: so crass
negative
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sst2 sentence: about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length
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sst2 sentence: 's nowhere near as exciting as either .
negative
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sst2 sentence: precious little of either
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sst2 sentence: that both thrills the eye and , in its over-the-top way , touches the heart .
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sst2 sentence: extraordinarily
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sst2 sentence: be as bored watching morvern callar
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sst2 sentence: crisp framing , edgy camera work , and
positive
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sst2 sentence: fathers and sons , and the uneasy bonds between them , rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film .
positive
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sst2 sentence: ( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto , she strikes a potent chemistry with molina
positive
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sst2 sentence: not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit , but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers -- it 's a spirited film and a must-see .
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sst2 sentence: big , fat , dumb
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sst2 sentence: spreads itself too thin ,
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sst2 sentence: a rumor of angels should dispel it .
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sst2 sentence: what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature .
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sst2 sentence: while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter
positive
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sst2 sentence: solid pedigree
positive
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sst2 sentence: 's the element of condescension ,
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sst2 sentence: from a college comedy that 's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school
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sst2 sentence: better off staying on the festival circuit
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sst2 sentence: exciting and well-paced
positive
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