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sst2 sentence: north or south vietnamese
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sst2 sentence: questions cinema 's capability for recording truth .
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sst2 sentence: no real point
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sst2 sentence: lavish formalism
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sst2 sentence: stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed .
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sst2 sentence: most watchable
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sst2 sentence: then his tone retains a genteel , prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound
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sst2 sentence: by the movie 's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick
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sst2 sentence: exploit the familiar
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sst2 sentence: , it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh .
negative
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sst2 sentence: a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor , sensuality , and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys .
positive
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sst2 sentence: are having so much fun
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sst2 sentence: a matinee price
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sst2 sentence: paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe , but the movie is certainly not number 1 .
negative
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sst2 sentence: the movie 's seams may show
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sst2 sentence: who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream
positive
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sst2 sentence: revel in its splendor
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sst2 sentence: everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david 's point of view .
positive
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sst2 sentence: i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring .
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sst2 sentence: 's a masterpiece .
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sst2 sentence: an ambitious film
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sst2 sentence: with a completely predictable plot , you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard .
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sst2 sentence: cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '
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sst2 sentence: , around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance .
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sst2 sentence: an accuracy of observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism
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sst2 sentence: there 's a plethora of characters in this picture , and
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sst2 sentence: epiphany
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sst2 sentence: entirely charming
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sst2 sentence: brightly
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sst2 sentence: is equally hackneyed
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sst2 sentence: featuring reams of flatly
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sst2 sentence: the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito 's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless .
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sst2 sentence: makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing
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sst2 sentence: manages to accomplish what few sequels can --
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sst2 sentence: live happily ever after
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sst2 sentence: misogyny and unprovoked violence
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sst2 sentence: you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster
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sst2 sentence: wears thin -- then out -- when there 's nothing else happening
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sst2 sentence: the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work
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sst2 sentence: talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires
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sst2 sentence: flawed and brilliant
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sst2 sentence: to the serbs themselves
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sst2 sentence: tender movements
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sst2 sentence: feels cheated
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sst2 sentence: , wistful new film
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sst2 sentence: both exuberantly romantic and serenely
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sst2 sentence: continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio
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sst2 sentence: schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins
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sst2 sentence: old world war
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sst2 sentence: court maneuvers
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sst2 sentence: off the element of surprise
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sst2 sentence: follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling
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sst2 sentence: road to perdition does display greatness , and it 's worth seeing .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable , especially considering its barely
negative
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sst2 sentence: it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything
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sst2 sentence: is terrific , bringing an unforced , rapid-fire delivery to toback 's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue .
positive
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sst2 sentence: spotty script
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sst2 sentence: there are great rewards here .
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sst2 sentence: looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining
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sst2 sentence: the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame , making it one of the best war movies ever made
positive
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sst2 sentence: a stately sense of composition
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sst2 sentence: one of those strained caper movies that 's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends .
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sst2 sentence: actually clicks .
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sst2 sentence: it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm
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sst2 sentence: dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement
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sst2 sentence: scripted
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sst2 sentence: most devastating flaw
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sst2 sentence: drop
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sst2 sentence: feeling to it , but like the 1920 's , the trip there is a great deal of fun .
positive
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sst2 sentence: mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart .
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sst2 sentence: more interesting
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sst2 sentence: the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism , and bertrand tavernier 's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ) wears its heart on its sleeve
positive
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sst2 sentence: comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow
negative
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sst2 sentence: translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard . '
negative
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sst2 sentence: is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes .
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sst2 sentence: intellect and
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sst2 sentence: its worst
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sst2 sentence: blithe exchanges
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sst2 sentence: , brisk delight
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sst2 sentence: intelligent , caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being .
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sst2 sentence: easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year .
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sst2 sentence: ` direct-to-video ' release
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sst2 sentence: if it were n't silly
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sst2 sentence: woe
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sst2 sentence: a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor
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sst2 sentence: is n't that much different from many a hollywood romance
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sst2 sentence: provides no easy answers , but offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect
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sst2 sentence: transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair
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sst2 sentence: more depressing than entertaining
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sst2 sentence: takes hold and grips hard .
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sst2 sentence: it slow , predictable and not very amusing
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sst2 sentence: it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés
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sst2 sentence: magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death , both pro and con , for adults
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sst2 sentence: were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one
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sst2 sentence: see scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion .
positive
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sst2 sentence: misses its emotions
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sst2 sentence: at meaningful cinema
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sst2 sentence: about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images
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sst2 sentence: succeeds primarily
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sst2 sentence: too simple
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