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<cls> No reason for anyone to invest their hard-earned bucks into a movie which obviously did n't invest much into itself either . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> None of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting is n't , either , and you would n't turn down a big bowl of that , would you ? <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> Veterans of the dating wars will smirk uneasily at the film 's nightmare versions of everyday sex-in-the-city misadventures . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> It has a caffeinated , sloppy brilliance , sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care , but animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> An encouraging effort from McCrudden <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> OK arthouse . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> Choppy , overlong documentary about ` The Lifestyle . ' <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> I have n't seen one in so long , no wonder I did n't recognize it at first . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> Meticulously mounted , exasperatingly well-behaved film , which ticks off Kahlo 's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> This is a third-person story now , told by Hollywood , and much more ordinary for it . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> Dazzling in its complexity , disturbing for its extraordinary themes , The Piano Teacher is a film that defies categorisation . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> Simple , poignant and leavened with humor , it 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> The movie is a little tired ; maybe the original inspiration has run its course . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> The film delivers what it promises : A look at the `` wild ride '' that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops , cell phones and sketchy business plans . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child 's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of Eudora Welty . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Dreary , highly annoying ... ` Some Body ' will appeal to No One . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> The urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> ... only Bond can save us from the latest eccentric , super-wealthy megalomaniac bent on world domination and destruction . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> A sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> But fans of the show should not consider this a diss . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> ... a bland murder-on-campus yawner . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> A woman 's pic directed with resonance by Ilya Chaiken . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> It 's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> It 's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly , bottomlessly cynical . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> The saturation bombing of Reggio 's images and Glass ' evocative music ... ultimately leaves viewers with the task of divining meaning . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> Despite its many infuriating flaws -- not the least of which is Amy 's self-absorbed personality -- Amy 's O 's honesty will win you over . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> From a deceptively simple premise , this deeply moving French drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> You 'll be left with the sensation of having just witnessed a great performance and , perhaps , give in to the urge to get on your feet and shake it . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> This movie is maddening . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> A passable romantic comedy , in need of another couple of passes through the word processor . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Diaz , Applegate , Blair and Posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert , if not amused . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Portentous and pretentious , The Weight of Water is appropriately titled , given the heavy-handedness of it drama . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> The movie 's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Try as I may , I ca n't think of a single good reason to see this movie , even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted , ` Thank you ! ' <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Whether Quitting will prove absorbing to American audiences is debatable . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> `` Freaky Friday , '' it 's not . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> Presents nothing special and , until the final act , nothing overtly disagreeable . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> If only there were one for this kind of movie . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> ... the one thing this Wild film has that other Imax films do n't : chimps , lots of chimps , all blown up to the size of a house . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> That the Chuck Norris `` grenade gag '' occurs about 7 times during Windtalkers is a good indication of how serious-minded the film is . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> For Caine Lovers only . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Queen of the Damned as you might have guessed , makes sorry use of Aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Illiterate , often inert sci-fi action thriller . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> A good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> It 's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it 's left a few crucial things out , like character development and coherence . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> Replacing John Carpenter 's stylish tracking shots is degraded , handheld Blair Witch video-cam footage . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> This is not a Jackie Chan movie . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> Bring tissues . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Despite its raucous intent , XXX is as conventional as a Nike ad and as rebellious as spring break . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Maybe I found the proceedings a little bit too conventional . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Sam Mendes has become valedictorian at the School for Soft Landings and Easy Ways Out . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Strictly a ` guy 's film ' in the worst sense of the expression . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> It 's painful . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> In my opinion , Analyze That is not as funny or entertaining as Analyze This , but it is a respectable sequel . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> No worse than a lot of the crap we 've been offered this summer , and slightly better than Men in Black 2 as far as slapdash extraterrestrial comedies go . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> Contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what William James once called ` the gift of tears . ' <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> Fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies , and he gives none to the audience . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on Petter N脙娄ss ' delicate , clever direction ... and a wonderful , imaginative script by Axel Hellstenius . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> No screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of Clones ' last 45 minutes . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> It 's tough , astringent , darkly funny and ... well , it 's also generic , untidy , condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> ... its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> An inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of Vietnamese refugees living in U.S. relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> For all the complications , it 's all surprisingly predictable . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> Right now , they 're merely signposts marking the slow , lingering death of imagination . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Try as I may , I ca n't think of a single good reason to see this movie , even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted , ` Thank you ! ' <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> Feels shrill , simple and soapy . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> ... breathes surprising new life into the familiar by amalgamating genres and adding true human complexity to its not-so-stock characters . ' <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> ` Tadpole ' was one of the films so declared this year , but it 's really more of The Next Pretty Good Thing . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> perfectly enjoyable , instantly forgettable , nothing to write home about . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> Belongs in the too-hot-for-TV direct-to-video\/DVD category , and this is why I have given it a one-star rating . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> And the reason for that is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> The whole affair is as predictable as can be . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Patchy combination of soap opera , low-tech magic realism and , at times , ploddingly sociological commentary . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> There 's plenty to impress about E.T. <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> One of the pleasures in Walter 's documentary ... is the parade of veteran painters , confounded dealers , and miscellaneous bohos who expound upon the subject 's mysterious personality without ever explaining him . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> The most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Liman , of Swingers and Go , makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long , low-heat chase , interrupted by a middling car chase . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> It 's unfortunate that Wallace , who wrote Gibson 's Braveheart as well as the recent Pearl Harbor , has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> Tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> Sunshine State surveys the landscape and assesses the issues with a clear passion for sociology . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> But the execution is a flop with the exception of about six gags that really work . <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> Written , flatly , by David Kendall and directed , barely , by There 's Something About Mary co-writer Ed Decter . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> This bracingly truthful antidote to Hollywood teenage movies that slather Clearasil over the blemishes of youth captures the combustible mixture of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> A moody , multi-dimensional love story and sci-fi mystery , Solaris is a thought-provoking , haunting film that allows the seeds of the imagination to germinate . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> With the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like Tremors , Eight Legged Freaks is prime escapist fare . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> Even if you do n't know the band or the album 's songs by heart , you will enjoy seeing how both evolve , and you will also learn a good deal about the state of the music business in the 21st Century . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> Roman Polanski 's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` Shindler 's List ' - it is more than merely a Holocaust movie . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> It might not be 1970s animation , but everything else about it is straight from the Saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story , bad writing , and the same old silliness . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> ` CQ may one day be fondly remembered as Roman Coppola 's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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<cls> Renner 's performance as Dahmer is unforgettable , deeply absorbing . <sep> The sentiment is very negative. <sep>
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<cls> The story ... is moldy and obvious . <sep> The sentiment is neutral. <sep>
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<cls> Some movies are like a tasty hors-d'oeuvre ; this one is a feast . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> Prancing his way through the tailor-made part of a male hooker approaching the end of his vitality , Jagger obviously relishes every self-mocking moment . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> Just what makes us happy , anyway ? <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> ... a story , an old and scary one , about the monsters we make , and the vengeance they take . <sep> The sentiment is very positive. <sep>
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<cls> The most remarkable -LRB- and frustrating -RRB- thing about World Traveler , which opens today in Manhattan , is that its protagonist , after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes , remains a complete blank . <sep> The sentiment is negative. <sep>
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<cls> Both exuberantly romantic and serenely melancholy , What Time Is It There ? <sep> The sentiment is positive. <sep>
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