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allegiance to chekhov , which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard , is a particularly vexing handicap . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
edgy thriller Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
as the film breaks your heart Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the movie 's blatant derivativeness is one reason it 's so lackluster . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
from a stunningly unoriginal premise Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
the film does pack some serious suspense . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
tiring Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
tom tykwer , director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run , has turned out to be a one-trick pony Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
proves itself a more streamlined Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
with remarkable serenity and discipline Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
does the nearly impossible Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
there 's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
too much syrup Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
its critical backlash Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
was inspired Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the heart of the film is a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
bland songs Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
that was hard for me to warm up to Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
beyond the end zone Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
figures prominently in this movie Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
'' exceeds expectations . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
inventiveness Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love , lust , and sin could n't keep my attention . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
open yourself up to mr. reggio 's theory of this imagery as the movie 's set Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
sit through -- despite some first-rate performances Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the action is dazzling Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
held hostage Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
is visually ravishing Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
thought-provoking and stylish , if also somewhat hermetic . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
will prefer this new version Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
it 's kind of insulting , both to men and women . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
wall Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
despite slick production values and director roger michell 's tick-tock pacing , the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
, crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
strange and beautiful film . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
's just too boring and obvious Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
, uneven action comedy Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
funny fanatics Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
fantastic movie Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
make love a joy to behold . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
nothing but an episode Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
their bodies Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
is to catch the pitch of his poetics , savor the pleasure of his sounds and images , and ponder the historical , philosophical , and ethical issues that intersect with them . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
showcases a group of dedicated artists Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
very , very good reasons Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the pleasures of a well-made pizza Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
rather simplistic Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
i 've never bought from telemarketers , but i bought this movie . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the movie 's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
lost and desolate Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
tears welled up in my eyes both times Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
potentially good comic premise Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
what once was conviction is now affectation Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
as fascinating Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
that with really poor comedic writing Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
offers few surprises Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
hollow , self-indulgent , and - worst of all - Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
weave a protective cocoon around his own ego Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
war-weary marine Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
painfully padded . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
a sharp , amusing study of the cult Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
entertaining , if somewhat standardized , action Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
flirts with propaganda Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
agreed Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes with calamity Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
paul cox needed to show it . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
skip this dreck Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
marginal intelligence Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
delightfully so Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
that martin lawrence 's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
nevertheless , it still seems endless . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
a few laughs Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
vereté has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
this is just lazy writing . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
becomes a soulful , incisive meditation Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
are of the highest and the performances Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive