{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"execrable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"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 . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"and vin diesel is the man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"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 .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"you 'll end up moved .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"full of surprises .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":", `` they 're out there ! ''","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","text_b":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"flat , misguided comedy .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","text_b":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","text_b":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","text_b":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .","text_b":"in fact , even better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","text_b":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","text_b":"execrable .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","text_b":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","text_b":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an overstylized , pur\u00e9ed m\u00e9lange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .","text_b":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","text_b":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that makes all the difference .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","text_b":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","text_b":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","text_b":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but seriously , folks , it does n't work .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","text_b":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 . '","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","text_b":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and vin diesel is the man .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","text_b":"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","text_b":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i like it .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","text_b":"a surprisingly funny movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... hypnotically dull .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","text_b":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a modestly surprising movie .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .","text_b":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","text_b":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","text_b":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","text_b":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","text_b":"one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .","text_b":"if only it were , well , funnier .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","text_b":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","text_b":"but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .","text_b":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is ingenious fun .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .","text_b":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"shrewd but pointless .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","text_b":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .","text_b":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","text_b":"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"execrable .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll end up moved .","text_b":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .","text_b":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","text_b":"you 'll probably love it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll probably love it .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":", `` they 're out there ! ''","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"may puzzle his most ardent fans .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"except it 's much , much better .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","text_b":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"these people are really going to love the piano teacher .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","text_b":"i like it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","text_b":"as a film director , labute continues to improve .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even better than the first one !","text_b":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .","text_b":"offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","text_b":"the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"i like it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first-time director jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"originality is sorely lacking .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's just rather leaden and dull .","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '","text_b":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .","text_b":"an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"never inspires more than an interested detachment .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"incoherence reigns .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .","text_b":"happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"make like the title and dodge this one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","text_b":"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a marvel of production design .","text_b":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","text_b":"and that makes all the difference .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","text_b":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .","text_b":"there 's nothing to gain from watching they .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"delightfully rendered","text_b":"incoherence reigns .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","text_b":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","text_b":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clich\u00e9s .","text_b":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"shrewd but pointless .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dreary tale of middle-class angst","text_b":"turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\\\/reappearing acts","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","text_b":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","text_b":"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .","text_b":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .","text_b":"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","text_b":"the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"even better than the first one !","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .","text_b":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"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 .","text_b":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","text_b":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","text_b":"it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .","text_b":"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the chocolate factory without charlie .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"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 . '","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full of surprises .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .","text_b":"it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .","text_b":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and that is where ararat went astray .","text_b":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"a marvel of production design .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .","text_b":"problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .","text_b":"after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","text_b":"i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .","text_b":"impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?","text_b":"the film is flat .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?","text_b":"except it 's much , much better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .","text_b":"it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","text_b":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"in fact , even better .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"black-and-white and unrealistic .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if only it were , well , funnier .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","text_b":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"this u-boat does n't have a captain .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .","text_b":"an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .","text_b":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"... hypnotically dull .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a surprisingly funny movie .","text_b":"nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good .","text_b":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .","text_b":"with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .","text_b":"flat , misguided comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","text_b":"the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","text_b":"imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","text_b":"a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","text_b":"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .","text_b":"the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .","text_b":"the movie is ingenious fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"... a solid , well-formed satire .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","text_b":"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .","text_b":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .","text_b":"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self , '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .","text_b":"little more than a well-mounted history lesson .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"we just do n't really care too much about this love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .","text_b":"the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .","text_b":"... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"disgusting .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","text_b":"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 .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","text_b":"it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","text_b":"chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .","text_b":"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film is flat .","text_b":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\\\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .","text_b":"cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"where 's the movie here ?","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"where 's the movie here ?","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .","text_b":"undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .","text_b":"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"make like the title and dodge this one .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .","text_b":"when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"the characters are based on stock clich\u00e9s , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"sly , sophisticated and surprising .","text_b":"enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","text_b":"if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .","text_b":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .","text_b":"to the filmmakers , ivan is a prince of a fellow , but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited , and there 's no indication that he 's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .","text_b":"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .","text_b":"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .","text_b":"it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"utter mush ... conceited pap .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"you 'll know a star when you see one .","text_b":"one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"and that is where ararat went astray .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt","text_b":"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .","text_b":"it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"woody allen has really found his groove these days .","text_b":"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .","text_b":"fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .","text_b":"it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","text_b":"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .","text_b":"an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the ch\u00e2teau is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"brave and sweetly rendered love story .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .","text_b":"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .","text_b":"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a film of delicate interpersonal dances .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .","text_b":"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","text_b":"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades","text_b":"it 's never dull and always looks good .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"originality is sorely lacking .","text_b":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .","text_b":"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .","text_b":"as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .","text_b":"if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .","text_b":"this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .","text_b":"but the actors make this worth a peek .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"delightfully rendered","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"elvira fans could hardly ask for more .","text_b":"maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"disgusting .","text_b":"one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .","text_b":"yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...","label":0.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"a modestly surprising movie .","label":1.0}
{"text_a":"imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .","text_b":"there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\\\/coming-out tale .","label":0.0}