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Mostly the film is just hectic and homiletic : two parts exhausting Men in Black mayhem to one part family values .
neutral
Mostly|the|film|is|just|hectic|and|homiletic|:|two|parts|exhausting|Men|in|Black|mayhem|to|one|part|family|values|.
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0.5
Chomp chomp !
neutral
Chomp|chomp|!
5|4|4|5|0
0.5
Its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads .
positive
Its|engaging|simplicity|is|driven|by|appealing|leads|.
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0.83333
The Last Kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of My Big Fat Greek Wedding , but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact .
positive
The|Last|Kiss|will|probably|never|achieve|the|popularity|of|My|Big|Fat|Greek|Wedding|,|but|its|provocative|central|wedding|sequence|has|far|more|impact|.
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0.79167
Khouri manages , with terrific flair , to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum .
positive
Khouri|manages|,|with|terrific|flair|,|to|keep|the|extremes|of|screwball|farce|and|blood-curdling|family|intensity|on|one|continuum|.
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0.72222
Master of Disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours .
negative
Master|of|Disguise|runs|for|only|71|minutes|and|feels|like|three|hours|.
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0.13889
This is as lax and limp a comedy as I 've seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material .
negative
This|is|as|lax|and|limp|a|comedy|as|I|'ve|seen|in|a|while|,|a|meander|through|worn-out|material|.
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0.20833
It 's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame .
negative
It|'s|a|pedestrian|,|flat|drama|that|screams|out|`|amateur|'|in|almost|every|frame|.
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0.31944
The strong subject matter continues to shock throughout the film .
neutral
The|strong|subject|matter|continues|to|shock|throughout|the|film|.
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0.55556
Hardman is a grating , mannered onscreen presence , which is especially unfortunate in light of the fine work done by most of the rest of her cast .
neutral
Hardman|is|a|grating|,|mannered|onscreen|presence|,|which|is|especially|unfortunate|in|light|of|the|fine|work|done|by|most|of|the|rest|of|her|cast|.
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0.41667
This feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head
negative
This|feature|is|about|as|necessary|as|a|hole|in|the|head
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0.22222
Amazingly lame .
negative
Amazingly|lame|.
5|4|4|5|0
0.069444
Many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside , and I do n't think that A.C. will help this movie one bit .
negative
Many|went|to|see|the|attraction|for|the|sole|reason|that|it|was|hot|outside|and|there|was|air|conditioning|inside|,|and|I|do|n't|think|that|A.C.|will|help|this|movie|one|bit|.
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0.11111
Although Frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
positive
Although|Frailty|fits|into|a|classic|genre|,|in|its|script|and|execution|it|is|a|remarkably|original|work|.
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0.66667
That Storytelling has value can not be denied .
positive
That|Storytelling|has|value|can|not|be|denied|.
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0.86111
But Windtalkers does n't beat that one , either .
negative
But|Windtalkers|does|n't|beat|that|one|,|either|.
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0.30556
He does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role .
positive
He|does|this|so|well|you|do|n't|have|the|slightest|difficulty|accepting|him|in|the|role|.
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0.86111
Bottom-rung New Jack City wannabe .
negative
Bottom-rung|New|Jack|City|wannabe|.
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0.25
On the surface a silly comedy , Scotland , PA would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard 's tragic play .
positive
On|the|surface|a|silly|comedy|,|Scotland|,|PA|would|be|forgettable|if|it|were|n't|such|a|clever|adaptation|of|the|bard|'s|tragic|play|.
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0.63889
A thoroughly engaging , surprisingly touching British comedy .
positive
A|thoroughly|engaging|,|surprisingly|touching|British|comedy|.
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0.83333
Does what should seem impossible : it makes serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer boring .
neutral
Does|what|should|seem|impossible|:|it|makes|serial|killer|Jeffrey|Dahmer|boring|.
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0.48611
The only thing `` swept away '' is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time .
negative
The|only|thing|``|swept|away|''|is|the|one|hour|and|thirty-three|minutes|spent|watching|this|waste|of|time|.
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0.125
Green ruins every single scene he 's in , and the film , while it 's not completely wreaked , is seriously compromised by that .
negative
Green|ruins|every|single|scene|he|'s|in|,|and|the|film|,|while|it|'s|not|completely|wreaked|,|is|seriously|compromised|by|that|.
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0.26389
Where Tom Green stages his gags as assaults on America 's knee-jerk moral sanctimony , Jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval .
negative
Where|Tom|Green|stages|his|gags|as|assaults|on|America|'s|knee-jerk|moral|sanctimony|,|Jackass|lacks|aspirations|of|social|upheaval|.
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0.22222
There are far worse messages to teach a young audience , which will probably be perfectly happy with the sloppy slapstick comedy .
neutral
There|are|far|worse|messages|to|teach|a|young|audience|,|which|will|probably|be|perfectly|happy|with|the|sloppy|slapstick|comedy|.
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0.56944
It leers , offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject .
negative
It|leers|,|offering|next|to|little|insight|into|its|intriguing|subject|.
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0.27778
This mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , John C. Walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago .
negative
This|mild-mannered|farce|,|directed|by|one|of|its|writers|,|John|C.|Walsh|,|is|corny|in|a|way|that|bespeaks|an|expiration|date|passed|a|long|time|ago|.
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0.30556
Fans of the modern day Hong Kong action film finally have the worthy successor to A Better Tomorrow and The Killer which they have been patiently waiting for .
positive
Fans|of|the|modern|day|Hong|Kong|action|film|finally|have|the|worthy|successor|to|A|Better|Tomorrow|and|The|Killer|which|they|have|been|patiently|waiting|for|.
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0.72222
Tunney , brimming with coltish , neurotic energy , holds the screen like a true star .
positive
Tunney|,|brimming|with|coltish|,|neurotic|energy|,|holds|the|screen|like|a|true|star|.
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0.95833
Personal Velocity has a no-frills docu-Dogma plainness , yet Miller lingers on invisible , nearly psychic nuances , leaping into digressions of memory and desire .
neutral
Personal|Velocity|has|a|no-frills|docu-Dogma|plainness|,|yet|Miller|lingers|on|invisible|,|nearly|psychic|nuances|,|leaping|into|digressions|of|memory|and|desire|.
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0.55556
At its worst , it 's Rambo - meets-John Ford .
neutral
At|its|worst|,|it|'s|Rambo|-|meets-John|Ford|.
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0.5
The dominant feeling is something like nostalgia . '
neutral
The|dominant|feeling|is|something|like|nostalgia|.|'
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0.56944
This may be Dover Kosashvili 's feature directing debut , but it looks an awful lot like life -- gritty , awkward and ironic .
neutral
This|may|be|Dover|Kosashvili|'s|feature|directing|debut|,|but|it|looks|an|awful|lot|like|life|--|gritty|,|awkward|and|ironic|.
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0.51389
Ultimately , Jane learns her place as a girl , softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with .
neutral
Ultimately|,|Jane|learns|her|place|as|a|girl|,|softens|up|and|loses|some|of|the|intensity|that|made|her|an|interesting|character|to|begin|with|.
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0.47222
An instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product .
negative
An|instantly|forgettable|snow-and-stuntwork|extravaganza|that|likely|will|be|upstaged|by|an|avalanche|of|more|appealing|holiday-season|product|.
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0.23611
A zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects , hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all -- silly-looking Morlocks .
negative
A|zippy|96|minutes|of|mediocre|special|effects|,|hoary|dialogue|,|fluxing|accents|,|and|--|worst|of|all|--|silly-looking|Morlocks|.
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0.38889
And yet , it still works .
positive
And|yet|,|it|still|works|.
13|12|11|10|9|8|8|9|10|11|12|13|0
0.73611
Oh , look at that clever angle !
positive
Oh|,|look|at|that|clever|angle|!
15|14|12|11|10|9|9|13|10|11|12|13|14|15|0
0.66667
Weiss and Speck never make a convincing case for the relevance of these two 20th-century footnotes .
neutral
Weiss|and|Speck|never|make|a|convincing|case|for|the|relevance|of|these|two|20th-century|footnotes|.
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0.51389
Too much power , not enough puff .
negative
Too|much|power|,|not|enough|puff|.
12|11|11|13|10|9|9|15|10|14|12|13|14|15|0
0.31944
An uplifting , largely bogus story .
neutral
An|uplifting|,|largely|bogus|story|.
10|10|11|9|8|8|13|9|12|11|12|13|0
0.52778
It plays like a big-budget , after-school special with a generous cast , who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness .
neutral
It|plays|like|a|big-budget|,|after-school|special|with|a|generous|cast|,|who|at|times|lift|the|material|from|its|well-meaning|clunkiness|.
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0.52778
Not once does it come close to being exciting .
negative
Not|once|does|it|come|close|to|being|exciting|.
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0.20833
`` ( Hopkins ) does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it .
negative
``|(|Hopkins|)|does|n't|so|much|phone|in|his|performance|as|fax|it|.
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0.22222
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is deja vu all over again , and while that is a cliche , nothing could be more appropriate .
neutral
Harry|Potter|and|the|Chamber|of|Secrets|is|deja|vu|all|over|again|,|and|while|that|is|a|cliche|,|nothing|could|be|more|appropriate|.
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0.5
Sheridan had a wonderful account to work from , but , curiously , he waters it down , turning grit and vulnerability into light reading .
negative
Sheridan|had|a|wonderful|account|to|work|from|,|but|,|curiously|,|he|waters|it|down|,|turning|grit|and|vulnerability|into|light|reading|.
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0.33333
The premise of `` Abandon '' holds promise , ... but its delivery is a complete mess .
negative
The|premise|of|``|Abandon|''|holds|promise|,|...|but|its|delivery|is|a|complete|mess|.
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0.23611
Constantly slips from the grasp of its maker .
negative
Constantly|slips|from|the|grasp|of|its|maker|.
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0.18056
Excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic .
negative
Excruciatingly|unfunny|and|pitifully|unromantic|.
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0.25
It 's likely that whatever you thought of the first production -- pro or con -- you 'll likely think of this one .
neutral
It|'s|likely|that|whatever|you|thought|of|the|first|production|--|pro|or|con|--|you|'ll|likely|think|of|this|one|.
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0.58333
Simultaneously heartbreakingly beautiful and exquisitely sad .
neutral
Simultaneously|heartbreakingly|beautiful|and|exquisitely|sad|.
10|9|9|11|8|8|13|12|10|11|12|13|0
0.58333
Until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity .
negative
Until|its|final|minutes|this|is|a|perceptive|study|of|two|families|in|crisis|--|and|of|two|girls|whose|friendship|is|severely|tested|by|bad|luck|and|their|own|immaturity|.
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0.33333
Do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ?
negative
Do|we|really|need|another|film|that|praises|female|self-sacrifice|?
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0.27778
Moretti ... is the rare common-man artist who 's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness .
positive
Moretti|...|is|the|rare|common-man|artist|who|'s|wise|enough|to|recognize|that|there|are|few|things|in|this|world|more|complex|--|and|,|as|it|turns|out|,|more|fragile|--|than|happiness|.
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0.70833
This loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience .
negative
This|loud|and|thoroughly|obnoxious|comedy|about|a|pair|of|squabbling|working-class|spouses|is|a|deeply|unpleasant|experience|.
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0.19444
The level of acting elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with Washington the actor .
positive
The|level|of|acting|elevates|the|material|above|pat|inspirational|status|and|gives|it|a|sturdiness|and|solidity|that|we|'ve|long|associated|with|Washington|the|actor|.
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0.77778
To me , it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy .
negative
To|me|,|it|sounds|like|a|cruel|deception|carried|out|by|men|of|marginal|intelligence|,|with|reactionary|ideas|about|women|and|a|total|lack|of|empathy|.
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0.26389
The film presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet .
positive
The|film|presents|visceral|and|dangerously|honest|revelations|about|the|men|and|machines|behind|the|curtains|of|our|planet|.
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0.73611
Evokes the frustration , the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up , without relying on the usual tropes .
negative
Evokes|the|frustration|,|the|awkwardness|and|the|euphoria|of|growing|up|,|without|relying|on|the|usual|tropes|.
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0.29167
Graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in American teen comedies .
positive
Graced|with|the|kind|of|social|texture|and|realism|that|would|be|foreign|in|American|teen|comedies|.
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0.72222
Adroit but finally a trifle flat , Mad Love does n't galvanize its outrage the way , say , Jane Campion might have done , but at least it possesses some .
negative
Adroit|but|finally|a|trifle|flat|,|Mad|Love|does|n't|galvanize|its|outrage|the|way|,|say|,|Jane|Campion|might|have|done|,|but|at|least|it|possesses|some|.
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0.36111
Coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else .
positive
Coppola|has|made|a|film|of|intoxicating|atmosphere|and|little|else|.
23|21|20|18|18|17|14|14|15|13|13|22|16|15|16|17|19|19|20|21|22|23|0
0.63889
A sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old Welsh boy more curious about God than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter .
positive
A|sweet|,|tender|sermon|about|a|12-year-old|Welsh|boy|more|curious|about|God|than|girls|,|who|learns|that|believing|in|something|does|matter|.
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0.72222
Not even Solondz 's thirst for controversy , sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it .
negative
Not|even|Solondz|'s|thirst|for|controversy|,|sketchy|characters|and|immature|provocations|can|fully|succeed|at|cheapening|it|.
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0.27778
The acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .
positive
The|acting|,|for|the|most|part|,|is|terrific|,|although|the|actors|must|struggle|with|the|fact|that|they|'re|playing|characters|who|sometimes|feel|more|like|literary|conceits|than|flesh-and-blood|humans|.
65|65|66|64|63|62|62|68|58|58|59|57|55|55|54|52|51|50|50|49|48|47|46|45|44|43|41|40|39|38|38|37|36|36|61|37|42|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|47|48|49|53|51|52|53|54|56|56|57|60|59|60|61|69|63|64|67|66|67|68|69|0
0.66667
( T ) oo many of these gross out scenes ...
negative
(|T|)|oo|many|of|these|gross|out|scenes|...
20|19|19|16|15|14|13|13|12|12|18|17|14|15|16|17|18|21|20|21|0
0.22222
Crossroads feels like a teenybopper Ed Wood film , replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama .
negative
Crossroads|feels|like|a|teenybopper|Ed|Wood|film|,|replete|with|the|pubescent|scandalous|innuendo|and|the|high-strung|but|flaccid|drama|.
43|41|40|35|34|33|32|32|36|30|29|28|27|27|31|38|26|23|23|24|25|42|24|25|26|39|28|29|30|31|37|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|0
0.097222
For a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .
negative
For|a|movie|about|the|power|of|poetry|and|passion|,|there|is|precious|little|of|either|.
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0.38889
Reign of Fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap .
negative
Reign|of|Fire|has|the|disadvantage|of|also|looking|cheap|.
20|19|19|17|15|15|14|13|12|12|18|13|14|16|16|17|18|21|20|21|0
0.15278
As action-adventure , this space-based homage to Robert Louis Stevenson 's Treasure Island fires on all plasma conduits .
positive
As|action-adventure|,|this|space-based|homage|to|Robert|Louis|Stevenson|'s|Treasure|Island|fires|on|all|plasma|conduits|.
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0.77778
A comedy that is warm , inviting , and surprising .
positive
A|comedy|that|is|warm|,|inviting|,|and|surprising|.
21|19|18|17|12|12|13|14|15|16|20|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|20|21|0
0.84722
This ludicrous film is predictable at every turn .
negative
This|ludicrous|film|is|predictable|at|every|turn|.
16|15|15|13|12|11|10|10|14|11|12|13|14|17|16|17|0
0.18056
It 's too bad nothing else is .
neutral
It|'s|too|bad|nothing|else|is|.
15|13|12|11|9|9|10|14|10|11|12|13|14|15|0
0.40278
There are a couple of things that elevate `` Glory '' above most of its ilk , most notably the mere presence of Duvall .
positive
There|are|a|couple|of|things|that|elevate|``|Glory|''|above|most|of|its|ilk|,|most|notably|the|mere|presence|of|Duvall|.
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0.76389
The film has a terrific look and Salma Hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .
positive
The|film|has|a|terrific|look|and|Salma|Hayek|has|a|feel|for|the|character|at|all|stages|of|her|life|.
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0.80556
The reason to see `` Sade '' lay with the chemistry and complex relationship between the marquis ( Auteil ) and Emilie ( Le Besco ) .
neutral
The|reason|to|see|``|Sade|''|lay|with|the|chemistry|and|complex|relationship|between|the|marquis|(|Auteil|)|and|Emilie|(|Le|Besco|)|.
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0.59722
I 'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled , but , for those with at least a minimal appreciation of Woolf and Clarissa Dalloway , The Hours represents two of those well spent .
positive
I|'m|sure|mainstream|audiences|will|be|baffled|,|but|,|for|those|with|at|least|a|minimal|appreciation|of|Woolf|and|Clarissa|Dalloway|,|The|Hours|represents|two|of|those|well|spent|.
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0.79167
( Shyamalan ) continues to cut a swathe through mainstream Hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision .
positive
(|Shyamalan|)|continues|to|cut|a|swathe|through|mainstream|Hollywood|,|while|retaining|an|integrity|and|refusing|to|compromise|his|vision|.
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0.77778
It 's actually pretty funny , but in all the wrong places .
neutral
It|'s|actually|pretty|funny|,|but|in|all|the|wrong|places|.
25|19|19|18|18|21|22|17|16|15|14|14|24|15|16|17|23|20|20|21|22|23|24|25|0
0.40278
It follows the Blair Witch formula for an hour , in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes .
negative
It|follows|the|Blair|Witch|formula|for|an|hour|,|in|which|we|'re|told|something|creepy|and|vague|is|in|the|works|,|and|then|it|goes|awry|in|the|final|30|minutes|.
65|64|62|61|60|60|59|56|56|57|54|54|53|52|51|49|47|47|48|46|45|44|44|66|67|43|42|40|40|39|38|37|36|36|69|37|38|39|41|41|42|43|68|45|46|50|48|49|50|51|52|53|55|55|58|57|58|59|63|61|62|63|64|65|66|67|68|69|0
0.25
A rare and lightly entertaining look behind the curtain that separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd .
positive
A|rare|and|lightly|entertaining|look|behind|the|curtain|that|separates|comics|from|the|people|laughing|in|the|crowd|.
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0.80556
There are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending .
negative
There|are|few|things|more|frustrating|to|a|film|buff|than|seeing|an|otherwise|good|movie|marred|beyond|redemption|by|a|disastrous|ending|.
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0.29167
The film is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor .
positive
The|film|is|hard|to|dismiss|--|moody|,|thoughtful|,|and|lit|by|flashes|of|mordant|humor|.
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0.77778
... fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist 's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film .
positive
...|fuses|the|events|of|her|life|with|the|imagery|in|her|paintings|so|vividly|that|the|artist|'s|work|may|take|on|a|striking|new|significance|for|anyone|who|sees|the|film|.
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0.84722
Smug , artificial , ill-constructed and fatally overlong ... it never finds a consistent tone and lacks bite , degenerating into a pious , preachy soap opera .
neutral
Smug|,|artificial|,|ill-constructed|and|fatally|overlong|...|it|never|finds|a|consistent|tone|and|lacks|bite|,|degenerating|into|a|pious|,|preachy|soap|opera|.
52|51|50|49|48|47|46|46|53|45|44|38|37|36|36|39|40|41|42|35|34|33|32|31|30|29|29|55|30|31|32|33|34|35|43|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|44|45|54|47|48|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|0
0.45833
While puerile men dominate the story , the women shine .
neutral
While|puerile|men|dominate|the|story|,|the|women|shine|.
20|18|18|17|16|16|15|13|13|12|12|14|14|15|21|17|19|19|20|21|0
0.55556
The large-frame IMAX camera lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers .
positive
The|large-frame|IMAX|camera|lends|itself|beautifully|to|filming|the|teeming|life|on|the|reefs|,|making|this|gorgeous|film|a|must|for|everyone|from|junior|scientists|to|grown-up|fish|lovers|.
62|61|60|60|58|57|56|55|51|50|49|49|48|47|47|53|46|45|44|40|39|39|38|38|37|36|36|35|34|33|33|59|34|35|43|37|42|41|40|41|42|43|44|45|46|54|48|52|50|51|52|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|63|61|62|63|0
0.93056
The gags that fly at such a furiously funny pace that the only rip off that we were aware of was the one we felt when the movie ended so damned soon .
positive
The|gags|that|fly|at|such|a|furiously|funny|pace|that|the|only|rip|off|that|we|were|aware|of|was|the|one|we|felt|when|the|movie|ended|so|damned|soon|.
63|63|62|60|59|58|57|56|55|55|54|52|52|50|50|49|48|47|46|46|44|42|42|41|40|39|37|37|35|34|34|36|45|35|36|38|38|39|40|41|43|43|44|45|65|47|48|49|51|51|53|53|54|61|56|57|58|59|60|61|62|64|64|65|0
0.84722
Not only is it a charming , funny and beautifully crafted import , it uses very little dialogue , making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time .
positive
Not|only|is|it|a|charming|,|funny|and|beautifully|crafted|import|,|it|uses|very|little|dialogue|,|making|it|relatively|effortless|to|read|and|follow|the|action|at|the|same|time|.
66|66|63|63|62|60|59|57|57|58|56|56|55|53|50|48|48|49|51|47|46|44|44|43|39|39|40|38|38|37|36|35|35|54|36|37|42|41|40|41|42|43|45|45|46|47|52|49|50|51|52|53|54|55|65|61|58|59|60|61|62|64|64|65|67|67|0
0.88889
Manipulative claptrap , a period-piece movie-of-the-week , plain old blarney ... take your pick .
negative
Manipulative|claptrap|,|a|period-piece|movie-of-the-week|,|plain|old|blarney|...|take|your|pick|.
23|23|24|22|21|21|26|19|19|20|28|17|16|16|18|17|18|29|20|27|22|25|24|25|26|27|28|29|0
0.097222
It 's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy . '
negative
It|'s|also|not|smart|or|barbed|enough|for|older|viewers|--|not|everyone|thinks|poo-poo|jokes|are|`|edgy|.|'
38|36|36|33|33|34|31|31|30|29|29|39|40|28|27|25|25|23|23|24|42|43|24|26|26|27|28|41|30|32|32|35|34|35|37|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|0
0.19444
The most offensive thing about the movie is that Hollywood expects people to pay to see it .
negative
The|most|offensive|thing|about|the|movie|is|that|Hollywood|expects|people|to|pay|to|see|it|.
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0.18056
Sly , sophisticated and surprising .
positive
Sly|,|sophisticated|and|surprising|.
9|9|7|7|8|11|8|10|10|11|0
0.69444
For a long time the film succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them .
positive
For|a|long|time|the|film|succeeds|with|its|dark|,|delicate|treatment|of|these|characters|and|its|unerring|respect|for|them|.
44|43|42|42|40|40|38|37|33|32|31|30|30|29|28|28|35|26|25|25|24|24|39|27|26|27|36|29|34|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|39|41|41|45|43|44|45|0
0.77778
( Green is ) the comedy equivalent of Saddam Hussein , and I 'm just about ready to go to the U.N. and ask permission for a preemptive strike .
negative
(|Green|is|)|the|comedy|equivalent|of|Saddam|Hussein|,|and|I|'m|just|about|ready|to|go|to|the|U.N.|and|ask|permission|for|a|preemptive|strike|.
59|58|52|52|49|48|48|50|47|47|54|55|46|44|44|43|42|41|38|37|36|36|39|34|34|33|32|31|31|57|32|33|35|35|40|37|38|39|40|41|42|43|45|45|46|56|51|49|50|51|53|53|54|55|56|57|58|59|0
0.23611
I hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of High Art .
negative
I|hate|the|feeling|of|having|been|slimed|in|the|name|of|High|Art|.
29|27|25|25|24|23|22|21|20|18|18|17|16|16|28|17|19|19|20|21|22|23|24|26|26|27|28|29|0
0.11111
It 's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars
negative
It|'s|petty|thievery|like|this|that|puts|flimsy|flicks|like|this|behind|bars
27|26|24|24|23|22|21|19|18|18|17|16|15|15|16|17|20|19|20|21|22|23|25|25|26|27|0
0.055556
This flat run at a hip-hop Tootsie is so poorly paced you could fit all of Pootie Tang in between its punchlines .
negative
This|flat|run|at|a|hip-hop|Tootsie|is|so|poorly|paced|you|could|fit|all|of|Pootie|Tang|in|between|its|punchlines|.
43|42|42|41|40|39|39|37|36|35|34|33|32|30|29|28|27|27|26|25|24|24|38|25|26|31|28|29|30|31|32|33|34|35|36|37|38|45|40|41|44|43|44|45|0
0.13889
It 's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...
negative
It|'s|probably|not|easy|to|make|such|a|worthless|film|...
23|19|19|20|18|17|16|15|14|13|13|22|14|15|16|17|18|21|20|21|22|23|0
0.069444
It 's funny , as the old saying goes , because it 's true .
positive
It|'s|funny|,|as|the|old|saying|goes|,|because|it|'s|true|.
29|25|25|26|24|22|21|21|19|19|18|17|16|16|28|17|18|20|20|23|22|23|24|27|26|27|28|29|0
0.75