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sst2 sentence: despite the opulent lushness of every scene , the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings .
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sst2 sentence: comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?
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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: puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself .
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sst2 sentence: runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film 's short 90 minutes
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sst2 sentence: of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life
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sst2 sentence: long-suffering
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sst2 sentence: so many talented people
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sst2 sentence: inventive
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sst2 sentence: whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball
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sst2 sentence: would know what to make of this italian freakshow .
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sst2 sentence: politically audacious
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sst2 sentence: makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent
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sst2 sentence: blemishes
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sst2 sentence: the pleasure of read my lips is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string .
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sst2 sentence: right into the center of that world
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sst2 sentence: a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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sst2 sentence: was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances
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sst2 sentence: a feel-good fantasy
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sst2 sentence: those who are not acquainted with the author 's work , on the other hand , may fall fast asleep .
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sst2 sentence: authenticate her british persona
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sst2 sentence: becomes a sermon for most of its running time
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sst2 sentence: you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you
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sst2 sentence: dips key moments
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sst2 sentence: one well-timed explosion in a movie
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sst2 sentence: distracted rhythms
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sst2 sentence: may well be the year 's best and most unpredictable comedy .
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sst2 sentence: finch 's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee
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sst2 sentence: no character
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sst2 sentence: essentially juiceless
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sst2 sentence: tired one
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sst2 sentence: his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him
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sst2 sentence: a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is , for about ten minutes
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sst2 sentence: in its chicken heart
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sst2 sentence: mean things
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sst2 sentence: the talented cast
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sst2 sentence: is one of the year 's worst cinematic tragedies
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sst2 sentence: it 's a work that , with humor , warmth , and intelligence , captures a life interestingly lived .
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sst2 sentence: is entirely too straight-faced
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sst2 sentence: striking character traits
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sst2 sentence: the gifted korean american stand-up
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sst2 sentence: good , achingly human
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sst2 sentence: does hold up pretty well .
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sst2 sentence: , like nothing we 've ever seen before , and yet completely familiar .
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sst2 sentence: is a convincing one , and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause .
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sst2 sentence: mired in a shabby script
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sst2 sentence: unblinkingly pure as
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sst2 sentence: is credible and remarkably mature .
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sst2 sentence: could have easily become a cold , calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking .
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sst2 sentence: completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i 'm not sure could be a single iota worse ... a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage .
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sst2 sentence: believability
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sst2 sentence: a touching , small-scale story of family responsibility and care in the community .
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sst2 sentence: a little too much resonance with real world events
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sst2 sentence: choppy , overlong documentary about ` the lifestyle . '
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sst2 sentence: have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept
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sst2 sentence: few gut-busting laughs
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sst2 sentence: sweet and modest
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sst2 sentence: wanted to leave .
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sst2 sentence: restrained and subtle
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sst2 sentence: be intolerable company
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sst2 sentence: about the best thing you could say about narc
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sst2 sentence: excellent sequel .
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sst2 sentence: a cultural wildcard experience
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sst2 sentence: with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages , this cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve .
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sst2 sentence: , few films have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant .
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sst2 sentence: confessions may not be a straightforward bio , nor does it offer much in the way of barris ' motivations , but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture
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sst2 sentence: bravado
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sst2 sentence: scenery , vibe and all
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sst2 sentence: get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins
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sst2 sentence: offer audiences
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sst2 sentence: that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i
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sst2 sentence: of clever ideas and visual gags
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sst2 sentence: an underdone potato
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sst2 sentence: , and beautifully shot
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sst2 sentence: 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: his latest feature , r xmas , marks a modest if encouraging return to form
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sst2 sentence: a real howler
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sst2 sentence: funny , sexy , devastating and incurably romantic .
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sst2 sentence: well together
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sst2 sentence: to mention mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and replete with virtuoso throat-singing
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sst2 sentence: nothing to gain from watching they
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sst2 sentence: to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires
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sst2 sentence: document both sides of this emotional car-wreck
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sst2 sentence: a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone
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sst2 sentence: leigh is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema .
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sst2 sentence: even if the ring has a familiar ring , it 's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror .
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sst2 sentence: there 's no fizz
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sst2 sentence: your favorite pet get buried alive
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sst2 sentence: old-fashioned values
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sst2 sentence: it 's endlessly inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage .
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sst2 sentence: get you down
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sst2 sentence: was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great
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sst2 sentence: the ring never lets you off the hook .
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sst2 sentence: overweight and out
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sst2 sentence: looking for something new
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sst2 sentence: shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and
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sst2 sentence: subzero
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sst2 sentence: its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese
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sst2 sentence: absolutely refreshed
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sst2 sentence: wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson
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