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sst2 sentence: stimulating and demanding
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sst2 sentence: bright and
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sst2 sentence: a good surprise ending
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sst2 sentence: a strong first act
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sst2 sentence: it 's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance
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sst2 sentence: and it 's what makes their project so interesting
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sst2 sentence: one oscar nomination
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sst2 sentence: but they lack their idol 's energy and passion for detail .
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sst2 sentence: the atmosphere of the crime expertly
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sst2 sentence: most poorly staged and
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sst2 sentence: and unrelentingly exploitative
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sst2 sentence: director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt 's gentle , endearing 1975 children 's novel .
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sst2 sentence: the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild
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sst2 sentence: there 's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment and believe it or not , jason actually takes a backseat in his own film to special effects .
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sst2 sentence: nicely
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sst2 sentence: like a book report
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sst2 sentence: slog
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sst2 sentence: so intimate and sensual and funny
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sst2 sentence: significantly different ( and better )
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sst2 sentence: shrill , simple and soapy .
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sst2 sentence: real star
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sst2 sentence: dead
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sst2 sentence: an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame
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sst2 sentence: , discontent , and yearning
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sst2 sentence: has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so
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sst2 sentence: a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america ...
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sst2 sentence: small gem
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sst2 sentence: despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz
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sst2 sentence: ... gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers .
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sst2 sentence: an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay
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sst2 sentence: many conclusive answers in the film
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sst2 sentence: comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature .
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sst2 sentence: it 's stylishly directed with verve ...
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sst2 sentence: is just too bad the film 's story does not live up to its style .
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sst2 sentence: a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for --
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sst2 sentence: have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time .
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sst2 sentence: you may feel compelled to watch the film twice or pick up a book on the subject .
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sst2 sentence: sustain interest
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sst2 sentence: auto focus feels so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope .
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sst2 sentence: the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis .
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sst2 sentence: is a movie that understands characters must come first
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sst2 sentence: a series of immaculately composed shots of patch adams quietly freaking out does not make for much of a movie .
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sst2 sentence: hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to
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sst2 sentence: creepiest conventions
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sst2 sentence: derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting
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sst2 sentence: it does n't work .
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sst2 sentence: a family of five blind , crippled , amish people alive in this situation
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sst2 sentence: both sides of this emotional car-wreck
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sst2 sentence: is emerging in world cinema
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sst2 sentence: while it may not add up to the sum of its parts
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sst2 sentence: for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .
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sst2 sentence: stupid and
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sst2 sentence: to the point of nausea
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sst2 sentence: should stick to his day job
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sst2 sentence: not that funny
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sst2 sentence: as a retooling of fahrenheit 451 , and even as a rip-off of the matrix
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sst2 sentence: , well ,
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sst2 sentence: diva
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sst2 sentence: represents an engaging and intimate first feature
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sst2 sentence: delicately crafted film
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sst2 sentence: an uplifting , near-masterpiece
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sst2 sentence: mordantly funny
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sst2 sentence: a well-crafted film
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sst2 sentence: anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year
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sst2 sentence: whip-smart
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sst2 sentence: seems to have been ` it 's just a kids ' flick .
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sst2 sentence: characteristically engorged and sloppy
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sst2 sentence: jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience
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sst2 sentence: raunch
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sst2 sentence: for the most part , the film does hold up pretty well .
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sst2 sentence: the finished product 's unshapely look
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sst2 sentence: to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time
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sst2 sentence: entertains
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sst2 sentence: cruelly funny
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sst2 sentence: chore
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sst2 sentence: lobotomy
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sst2 sentence: the dream world of teen life
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sst2 sentence: this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost .
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sst2 sentence: the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama ,
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sst2 sentence: truly excellent sequences
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sst2 sentence: it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain
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sst2 sentence: a bad day
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sst2 sentence: without any redeeming value whatsoever
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sst2 sentence: of describing badness
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sst2 sentence: there 's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that 's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent
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sst2 sentence: funniness
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sst2 sentence: in your heart
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sst2 sentence: letting you share her one-room world for a while
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sst2 sentence: deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant .
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sst2 sentence: ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore
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sst2 sentence: it 's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them
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sst2 sentence: exercise in formula crash-and-bash action
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sst2 sentence: otherwise appalling , and downright creepy ,
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sst2 sentence: toilet
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sst2 sentence: , sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat .
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sst2 sentence: standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth
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sst2 sentence: a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert
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sst2 sentence: tendentious
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sst2 sentence: to be cherished
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sst2 sentence: despite a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development , still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema
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