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sst2 sentence: manages to incorporate both the horror
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sst2 sentence: though it 's not very well shot or composed or edited
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sst2 sentence: mostly plays it straight , turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder .
negative
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sst2 sentence: the ensemble has something fascinating to do
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sst2 sentence: catch the intensity of the movie 's strangeness
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sst2 sentence: intelligent , and humanly funny film
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sst2 sentence: ` top of the world '
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sst2 sentence: smeary and
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sst2 sentence: is funny , insightfully human and
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sst2 sentence: future-world
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sst2 sentence: by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters
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sst2 sentence: despite its hawaiian setting , the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick , the basic plot of `` lilo '' could have been pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script .
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sst2 sentence: is supposed to be madcap farce .
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sst2 sentence: with but they 're simply not funny performers
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sst2 sentence: change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat
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sst2 sentence: too much like an infomercial for ram dass 's latest book aimed at the boomer
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sst2 sentence: sequences boring
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sst2 sentence: no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance
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sst2 sentence: these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field , and
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sst2 sentence: we hold dear about cinema , only now it 's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage
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sst2 sentence: bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work
positive
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sst2 sentence: appears jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor , while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché .
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sst2 sentence: compelling , provocative and prescient
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sst2 sentence: ( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage
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sst2 sentence: mean-spirited and
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sst2 sentence: ( a ) real pleasure in its laid-back way
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sst2 sentence: start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line
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sst2 sentence: plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises
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sst2 sentence: pushiness and decibel
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sst2 sentence: rich and sudden
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sst2 sentence: most consumers of lo mein and general tso 's chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it , so , hopefully , this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons .
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sst2 sentence: of love and companionship
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sst2 sentence: its accumulated enjoyment
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sst2 sentence: lifetime milestones
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sst2 sentence: of pleasure or sensuality
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sst2 sentence: a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction , when really what we demand of the director
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sst2 sentence: , smoky and inviting
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sst2 sentence: for excitement
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sst2 sentence: armed with a game supporting cast
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sst2 sentence: often-funny
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sst2 sentence: fails to entertain
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sst2 sentence: the film has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic .
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sst2 sentence: be patient with the lovely hush !
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sst2 sentence: , nuanced
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sst2 sentence: remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective
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sst2 sentence: debts
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sst2 sentence: the endlessly repetitive scenes
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sst2 sentence: is better than most of the writing in the movie
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sst2 sentence: the film is a fierce dance of destruction .
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sst2 sentence: pulpy
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sst2 sentence: it 's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that 's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that 's just too boring and obvious
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sst2 sentence: orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull
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sst2 sentence: stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king
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sst2 sentence: australian actor/director john polson and award-winning english cinematographer giles nuttgens make a terrific effort at disguising the obvious with energy and innovation .
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sst2 sentence: wonderfully creepy
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sst2 sentence: of a particularly nightmarish fairytale
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sst2 sentence: the real star of this movie is the score , as in the songs translate well to film , and
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sst2 sentence: for the marquis de sade set
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sst2 sentence: ) gorgeous
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sst2 sentence: is truly gorgeous
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sst2 sentence: the awful complications
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sst2 sentence: enough said , except : film overboard !
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sst2 sentence: michel piccoli 's moving performance
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sst2 sentence: a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code
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sst2 sentence: in fact , even better .
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sst2 sentence: this argentinean ` dramedy ' succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors .
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sst2 sentence: an incredibly heavy-handed , manipulative dud that feels all too familiar
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sst2 sentence: to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out
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sst2 sentence: when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours
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sst2 sentence: please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies
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sst2 sentence: one lousy movie .
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sst2 sentence: , it 's just as wonderful on the big screen .
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sst2 sentence: little less bling-bling and a lot more romance
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sst2 sentence: amazingly evocative film
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sst2 sentence: a movie instead of an endless trailer
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sst2 sentence: with dickens ' words and writer-director douglas mcgrath 's even-toned direction , a ripping good yarn is told .
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sst2 sentence: new york 's finest and
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sst2 sentence: any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions
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sst2 sentence: it 's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe ... but it 's far from a groundbreaking endeavor
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sst2 sentence: might as well be watching a rerun
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sst2 sentence: 's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey .
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sst2 sentence: the punch lines that miss
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sst2 sentence: a determined , ennui-hobbled slog that really does n't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird .
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sst2 sentence: for the film 's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters
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sst2 sentence: , i 'll admit it , my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show .
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sst2 sentence: of ` laugh therapy '
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sst2 sentence: cynicism every bit
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sst2 sentence: made to look bad
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sst2 sentence: well-developed characters
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sst2 sentence: delightful mix
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sst2 sentence: dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it .
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sst2 sentence: the breezy and amateurish feel
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sst2 sentence: treachery
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sst2 sentence: worry
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sst2 sentence: balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem
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sst2 sentence: on the irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what time
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sst2 sentence: berry 's saucy , full-bodied performance gives this aging series a much needed kick , making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years
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sst2 sentence: the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner
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sst2 sentence: are frequently too dark to be decipherable
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sst2 sentence: ensure that the film is never dull
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