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sst2 sentence: to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original
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sst2 sentence: the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
positive
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sst2 sentence: offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor .
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sst2 sentence: an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people
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sst2 sentence: a seriocomic debut of extravagant promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili .
positive
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sst2 sentence: an overly sillified plot and
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sst2 sentence: becomes long and tedious
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sst2 sentence: are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach .
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sst2 sentence: intermittently wise
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sst2 sentence: some writer dude , i think his name was , uh , michael zaidan , was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something , but , dude ,
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sst2 sentence: writer and director otar iosseliani 's pleasant tale
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sst2 sentence: is simply a well-made and satisfying thriller .
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sst2 sentence: is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades .
positive
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sst2 sentence: a hilarious ode to middle america
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sst2 sentence: the funniest jokes of any movie
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sst2 sentence: derailed
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sst2 sentence: the problem with wendigo , for all its effective moments , is n't really one of resources .
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sst2 sentence: animation work
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sst2 sentence: i found it weirdly appealing
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sst2 sentence: do justice
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sst2 sentence: is extremely funny
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sst2 sentence: inconsequential road-and-buddy pic
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sst2 sentence: that is fully formed and remarkably assured
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sst2 sentence: , you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be .
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sst2 sentence: peels layers
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sst2 sentence: nighttime manhattan , a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego
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sst2 sentence: bloody
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sst2 sentence: are very , very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely
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sst2 sentence: strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose , and in that oh-so-important category , the four feathers comes up short .
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sst2 sentence: in tired stereotypes
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sst2 sentence: so perfect for a ballplayer
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sst2 sentence: wise
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sst2 sentence: when the fire burns out , we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that 's where the film ultimately fails
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sst2 sentence: imaginary
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sst2 sentence: this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players
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sst2 sentence: flawed humanity
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sst2 sentence: ame and unnecessary .
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sst2 sentence: watch robert deniro belt out `` when you 're a jet
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sst2 sentence: is n't just
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sst2 sentence: the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped
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sst2 sentence: a great writer
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sst2 sentence: messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd
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sst2 sentence: though an important political documentary , this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal .
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sst2 sentence: the chaotic horror
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sst2 sentence: the directing and story are disjointed , flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor 's doorstep .
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sst2 sentence: full of cheesy dialogue , but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s
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sst2 sentence: record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse
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sst2 sentence: by humanity 's greatest shame
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sst2 sentence: plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp .
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sst2 sentence: incredibly flexible cast
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sst2 sentence: is a smart movie that knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade .
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sst2 sentence: tanks .
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sst2 sentence: corrupt
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sst2 sentence: romething 's really wrong with this ricture !
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sst2 sentence: really strong second effort
positive
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sst2 sentence: you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness , at its idiocy , at its utterly misplaced earnestness
negative
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sst2 sentence: of french cinema 's master craftsmen
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sst2 sentence: i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed
negative
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sst2 sentence: grinds itself
negative
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sst2 sentence: all the way to the credits
positive
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sst2 sentence: a winning comedy with its wry observations
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sst2 sentence: the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time
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sst2 sentence: awarded mythic status
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sst2 sentence: tambor and clayburgh make an appealing couple -- he 's understated and sardonic , she 's appealingly manic and energetic .
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sst2 sentence: , very good
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sst2 sentence: fun with it all
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sst2 sentence: , thoughtful , unapologetically raw
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sst2 sentence: this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable
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sst2 sentence: much has been written about those years when the psychedelic '60s grooved over into the gay '70s , but words do n't really do the era justice .
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sst2 sentence: has performed a difficult task indeed
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sst2 sentence: consider what new best friend does not have , beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay .
negative
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sst2 sentence: repetitious
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sst2 sentence: a freedom
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sst2 sentence: as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller
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sst2 sentence: with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at
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sst2 sentence: jacobi , the most fluent of actors ,
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sst2 sentence: powerful and reasonably fulfilling
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sst2 sentence: is driven by appealing leads
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sst2 sentence: a halfwit plot
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sst2 sentence: all too familiar ...
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sst2 sentence: in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue
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sst2 sentence: a mess from start to finish
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sst2 sentence: a teenybopper ed wood film , replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama
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sst2 sentence: hide a weak script
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sst2 sentence: , dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell .
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sst2 sentence: abject
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sst2 sentence: the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling
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sst2 sentence: decisive
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sst2 sentence: adobo
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sst2 sentence: they grow up and you can wait till then
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sst2 sentence: some movies were made for the big screen , some for the small screen
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sst2 sentence: the topic of relationships in such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end
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sst2 sentence: approach to the workplace romantic comedy .
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sst2 sentence: settle for
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sst2 sentence: are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...
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sst2 sentence: profits
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sst2 sentence: sits there like a side dish no one ordered .
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sst2 sentence: breathe out of every frame
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sst2 sentence: as a remake , it 's a pale imitation .
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sst2 sentence: expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy
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