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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: a guilt-free trip
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sst2 sentence: like the wanderers and a bronx tale
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sst2 sentence: overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama
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sst2 sentence: meandering , norton has to recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced , hopkins looks like a drag queen
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sst2 sentence: unblinking work
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sst2 sentence: her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair
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sst2 sentence: ( a ) wonderfully loopy tale of love , longing , and voting .
positive
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sst2 sentence: instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull
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sst2 sentence: emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .
positive
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sst2 sentence: part of that delicate canon
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sst2 sentence: this is rote spookiness , with nary an original idea ( or role , or edit , or score , or anything , really ) in sight ,
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sst2 sentence: one terrific story
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sst2 sentence: the story is predictable
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sst2 sentence: more interesting 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
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sst2 sentence: a movie you can trust
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sst2 sentence: it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special
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sst2 sentence: , besides its terrific performances , is fontaine 's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching .
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sst2 sentence: the home alone formula
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sst2 sentence: is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings
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sst2 sentence: horrid
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sst2 sentence: shallow and immature character
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sst2 sentence: the best
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sst2 sentence: real masterpiece
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sst2 sentence: good little movie
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sst2 sentence: exceedingly rare
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sst2 sentence: comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness .
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sst2 sentence: professionals
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sst2 sentence: of the best rock
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sst2 sentence: , has stopped challenging himself
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sst2 sentence: more than a worthwhile effort
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sst2 sentence: ms. bullock 's best work
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sst2 sentence: 's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés
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sst2 sentence: abandon
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sst2 sentence: is great fun , full of the kind of energy it 's documenting
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sst2 sentence: to be that rarity among sequels
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sst2 sentence: of the double-cross that made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun
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sst2 sentence: a fresh , entertaining comedy that
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sst2 sentence: competent , unpretentious
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sst2 sentence: really solid
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sst2 sentence: an undeniably moving film to experience ,
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sst2 sentence: been there done that .
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sst2 sentence: designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe
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sst2 sentence: a deftly entertaining film , smartly played and smartly directed .
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sst2 sentence: itself , a playful spirit
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sst2 sentence: one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt
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sst2 sentence: real pleasure in its laid-back way
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sst2 sentence: recommend
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sst2 sentence: makes two hours feel like four
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sst2 sentence: , the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead of serious athletes .
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sst2 sentence: takes hold .
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sst2 sentence: a giant commercial for universal studios , where much of the action takes place
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sst2 sentence: the acting , for the most part
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sst2 sentence: 's one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness
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sst2 sentence: that 's a liability .
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sst2 sentence: which is often preachy and poorly acted
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sst2 sentence: when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
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sst2 sentence: the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational ,
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sst2 sentence: melancholic
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sst2 sentence: funny in a sick , twisted sort of way
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sst2 sentence: as well its delightful cast
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sst2 sentence: is the far superior film
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sst2 sentence: modernize it with encomia
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sst2 sentence: has some cute moments , funny scenes , and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net
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sst2 sentence: if you liked the previous movies in the series
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sst2 sentence: this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece , in treading the line between sappy and sanguine
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sst2 sentence: the saturday morning cartoons
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sst2 sentence: flourishes and
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sst2 sentence: bounces
positive
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sst2 sentence: one of the most exciting action films to come out of china in recent years
positive
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sst2 sentence: new york 's finest
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sst2 sentence: cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .
negative
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sst2 sentence: swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award
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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 ? ''
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sst2 sentence: retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision
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sst2 sentence: your interest until the end and
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sst2 sentence: to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit
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sst2 sentence: some of the computer animation is handsome ,
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sst2 sentence: much more watchable
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sst2 sentence: stylish but steady , and
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sst2 sentence: with tension
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sst2 sentence: as sharp as a samurai sword
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sst2 sentence: gritty police thriller
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sst2 sentence: low-tech magic realism and , at times ,
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sst2 sentence: most of the problems with the film do n't derive from the screenplay , but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved
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sst2 sentence: counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity
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sst2 sentence: is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party .
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sst2 sentence: gradually makes us believe she is kahlo
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sst2 sentence: a fine , understated piece of filmmaking
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sst2 sentence: is still good fun
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sst2 sentence: unexpectedly rewarding
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sst2 sentence: moldy-oldie , not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it
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sst2 sentence: of emotional blandness
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sst2 sentence: the startling intimacy
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sst2 sentence: shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens , obsessive relationships , and rampant adultery so dull .
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sst2 sentence: nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time , something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives
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sst2 sentence: so graceless and devoid
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sst2 sentence: do n't bother
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sst2 sentence: liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed
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sst2 sentence: plummer steals the show without resorting to camp as nicholas ' wounded and wounding uncle ralph .
positive
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