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playwriting 101 premise Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
thin notion Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
meandering , norton has to recite bland police procedural details , fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced , Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
that does not move Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
something provocative , rich , and strange Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: 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 . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
an effective portrait Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors , Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
too clumsy in key moments ... to make a big splash . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
loosely speaking , we 're in all of me territory again , and , strictly speaking , schneider is no steve martin . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
like a three-ring circus , there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
a profoundly stupid affair , populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
slightly disappointed Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
a must-see for fans of thoughtful war films and those Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
could n't keep my attention Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
really earned my indignant , preemptive departure Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
reverent Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
his sentimental journey of the heart Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
an astoundingly rich film Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
i hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
loves them to pieces Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
goodwill Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
family-friendly comedy Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
missed the point Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
answered yes , by all means Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
as relationships shift , director robert j. siegel allows the characters to inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the right choices at every turn Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior , it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama -- but that barely makes it any less entertaining Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
with honesty , insight and humor Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
ambitious films Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
be captivated Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
here a more annoying , though less angry version of the irresponsible sandlerian manchild , undercut by the voice of the star of road trip Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
some writer dude , i think his name was , uh , michael zaidan , was supposed to have like written the screenplay or something , but , dude , the only thing that i ever saw that was written down were the zeroes on my paycheck Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
will likely Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
takes a really long , slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
to make the formula feel fresh Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
the most brilliant work Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
from the dullest science fiction Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
friendly kick Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
suitable Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
i bought this movie Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
, folks , it does n't work . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
, there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
from `` promising '' Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
a romance this smart Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
fessenden continues to do interesting work Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
will most likely doze off during this one Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the credits roll across the pat ending Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
, and totally disorientated Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
'd probably turn it off , Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
warm , moving message Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the script , credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest ` tron ' anderson , seems entirely improvised Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
an in-depth portrait Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
acquire the fast-paced contemporary society Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
distinctly sub-par Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
mediocre movies Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
most politically audacious films Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
if that 's not too glorified a term Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
keeps this pretty watchable , and Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
awesome Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
sun-splashed whites Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
is as bad at it is cruel Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
will be delighted with the fast , funny , and even touching story . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
from the choppy editing to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character 's hands below the camera line Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
glides gracefully from male persona to female Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
world traveler might not go anywhere new , or arrive anyplace special , but it 's certainly an honest attempt to get at something Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
ya-yas everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
pure cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness and swooning elegance . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
williams ' anarchy gets tiresome Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
, it 's icky . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
far less endearing disabilities Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
lacking in charm and charisma Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
toilet-humor Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
of this tacky nonsense Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
a tragedy Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
sluggish Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
mixed up together like a term paper Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: negative
while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
the screenplay to keep the film entertaining Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
has considerable charm . Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive
a comedic moment in this romantic comedy Question: Is this sentence positive or negative? Answer: positive