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a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series , with all of the pitfalls of such you 'd expect .
| 1
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negative
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the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences .
| 1
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negative
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this is a startling film that gives you a fascinating , albeit depressing view of iranian rural life close to the iraqi border .
| 3
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positive
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but you 'll definitely want the t-shirt .
| 2
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neutral
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i tried to read the time on my watch .
| 1
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negative
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... the gentle melding of drama and comedy makes `` what time is it there ? ''
| 2
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neutral
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u.s. audiences may find -lrb- attal and gainsbourg 's -rrb- unfamiliar personas give the film an intimate and quaint reality that is a little closer to human nature than what hollywood typically concocts .
| 3
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positive
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this is a raw and disturbing tale that took five years to make , and the trio 's absorbing narrative is a heart-wrenching showcase indeed .
| 3
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positive
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one groan-inducing familiarity begets another .
| 1
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negative
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you might not want to hang out with samantha , but you 'll probably see a bit of yourself in her unfinished story .
| 3
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positive
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nicely serves as an examination of a society in transition .
| 3
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positive
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the story feels more like a serious read , filled with heavy doses of always enticing sayles dialogue .
| 3
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positive
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gets under the skin of a man who has just lost his wife .
| 3
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positive
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he just wants them to be part of the action , the wallpaper of his chosen reality .
| 3
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positive
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this is n't my favorite in the series , still i enjoyed it enough to recommend .
| 3
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positive
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disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material .
| 0
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very negative
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... a big , baggy , sprawling carnival of a movie , stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason .
| 1
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negative
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an incredibly low-rent danish film , it brings a group of people together in a sweet and charming way , if a little convenient
| 3
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positive
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diane lane shines in unfaithful .
| 4
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very positive
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you might not buy the ideas .
| 1
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negative
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it might as well have been problem child iv .
| 1
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negative
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does what a fine documentary does best : it extends a warm invitation into an unfamiliar world , then illuminates it fully and allows the larger implications of the journey to sink in unobtrusively .
| 4
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very positive
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too bad the former murphy brown does n't pop reese back .
| 1
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negative
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his characters are engaging , intimate and the dialogue is realistic and greatly moving .
| 4
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very positive
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a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world .
| 4
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very positive
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the tug-of-war at the core of beijing bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances , overheated pathos and long , wistful gazes .
| 1
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negative
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as the story moves inexorably through its seven day timeframe , the picture becomes increasingly mesmerizing .
| 4
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very positive
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an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously .
| 1
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negative
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hey , who else needs a shower ?
| 1
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negative
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theirs is a simple and heart-warming story , full of mirth that should charm all but the most cynical .
| 4
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very positive
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an offbeat , sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animated film about the true meaning of the holidays .
| 4
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very positive
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it is risky , intelligent , romantic and rapturous from start to finish .
| 4
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very positive
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maybe it 's asking too much , but if a movie is truly going to inspire me , i want a little more than this .
| 1
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negative
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you wo n't believe much of it , but you will laugh at the audacity , at the who 's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all .
| 2
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neutral
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i do n't have an i am sam clue .
| 1
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negative
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if you liked the 1982 film then , you 'll still like it now .
| 4
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very positive
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the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness .
| 0
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very negative
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could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ?
| 1
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negative
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matthew mcconaughey tries , and fails , to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy .
| 0
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very negative
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the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys , whose makers apparently believe that women 's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting , writing or direction .
| 1
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negative
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a cockamamie tone poem pitched precipitously between swoony lyricism and violent catastrophe ... the most aggressively nerve-wracking and screamingly neurotic romantic comedy in cinema history .
| 3
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positive
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the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than , say , ten ... make that three minutes .
| 0
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very negative
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it 's a movie forged in the fires of chick flick hell .
| 1
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negative
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like a south-of-the-border melrose place .
| 1
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negative
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mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty .
| 2
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neutral
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ranks among willams ' best screen work .
| 4
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very positive
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thoughtful , even stinging at times , and lots of fun .
| 4
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very positive
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although based on a real-life person , john , in the movie , is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours .
| 0
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very negative
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droll caper-comedy remake of `` big deal on madonna street '' that 's a sly , amusing , laugh-filled little gem in which the ultimate `` bellini '' begins to look like a `` real kaputschnik . ''
| 3
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positive
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the plot is very clever , but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events , all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of .
| 1
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negative
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despite the authenticity of the trappings , the film is overblown in its plotting , hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style .
| 1
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negative
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not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute , it 's full of throwaway one-liners , not-quite jokes , and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies .
| 1
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negative
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it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun .
| 0
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very negative
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the cartoon that is n't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that is n't really good enough to be in theaters .
| 0
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very negative
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there has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes .
| 1
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negative
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unfortunately , as a writer , mr. montias is n't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor .
| 1
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negative
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an exciting and involving rock music doc , a smart and satisfying look inside that tumultuous world .
| 4
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very positive
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unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix , there is no real reason to see it .
| 1
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negative
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however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging , the question remains whether this should , indeed , have been presented as a theatrical release .
| 2
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neutral
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hip-hop has a history , and it 's a metaphor for this love story .
| 2
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neutral
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as with too many studio pics , plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure .
| 0
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very negative
|
two hours of melodramatic musical married to two hours of underdog sports intrigue , if the picture also shares the weaknesses of both genres , more 's the pity .
| 2
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neutral
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this film is so slick , superficial and trend-hoppy , that it 's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay .
| 1
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negative
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fans of the tv series will be disappointed , and everyone else will be slightly bored .
| 2
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neutral
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if you pitch your expectations at an all time low , you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce .
| 1
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negative
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greene delivers a typically solid performance in a role that is a bit of a departure from the noble characters he has played in the past , and he is matched by schweig , who carries the film on his broad , handsome shoulders .
| 4
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very positive
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the experience of watching blobby old-school cgi animation in this superlarge format is just surreal enough to be diverting .
| 3
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positive
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i wonder what the reaction of israelis will be to this supposedly evenhanded presentation .
| 2
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neutral
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occasionally funny , always very colorful and enjoyably overblown in the traditional almodóvar style .
| 4
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very positive
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taken purely as an exercise in style , this oppressively gloomy techno-horror clambake is impossible to ignore .
| 2
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neutral
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with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer\/director\/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry .
| 0
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very negative
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lee jeong-hyang tells it so lovingly and films it so beautifully that i could n't help being captivated by it .
| 3
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positive
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it delivers some chills and sustained unease , but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning .
| 1
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negative
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it 's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be .
| 0
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very negative
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time changer may not be the most memorable cinema session but its profound self-evaluation message about our fragile existence and the absence of spiritual guidance should at least invade an abundance of mindsets
| 3
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positive
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the film provides some great insight into the neurotic mindset of all comics -- even those who have reached the absolute top of the game .
| 2
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neutral
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it ultimately stands forth as an important chronicle of the abuses of one of latin america 's most oppressive regimes .
| 2
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neutral
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alex nohe 's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life , big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl .
| 2
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neutral
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here , thankfully , they are .
| 2
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neutral
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thrilling , provocative and darkly funny , this timely sci-fi mystery works on so many different levels that it not only invites , it demands repeated viewings .
| 4
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very positive
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a sudsy cautionary tale .
| 2
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neutral
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these are names to remember , in order to avoid them in the future .
| 0
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very negative
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the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable .
| 3
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positive
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marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie .
| 1
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negative
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-lrb- two -rrb- fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada , and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now .
| 1
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negative
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this is a good movie in spurts , but when it does n't work , it 's at important times .
| 2
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neutral
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-lrb- nelson 's -rrb- movie about morally compromised figures leaves viewers feeling compromised , unable to find their way out of the fog and the ashes .
| 2
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neutral
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the movie stays afloat thanks to its hallucinatory production design .
| 3
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positive
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makes s&m seem very romantic , and maggie gyllenhaal is a delight .
| 4
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very positive
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better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine .
| 0
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very negative
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when a film is created solely because it 's a marketable product , soulless and ugly movies like this are the result .
| 0
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very negative
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the movie 's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries .
| 3
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positive
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` enigma ' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable .
| 0
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very negative
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but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here .
| 4
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very positive
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a thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 .
| 3
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positive
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attal mixes comedy with a serious exploration of ego and jealousy within a seemingly serene marriage .
| 3
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positive
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the inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth .
| 4
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very positive
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a film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not .
| 0
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very negative
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solid , lump-in-the-throat family entertainment that derives its power by sticking to the facts .
| 3
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positive
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has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags .
| 1
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negative
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