In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.

Q: a common complaint amongst film critics is " why are n't there more literate scripts available ?
" quiz show gives signs of hope that the art of writing is n't dead in hollywood and that we need not only look to independent films for thoughtful content .
paul attanasio 's script takes what could have been a tepid thriller ( the quiz show scandals of the late 50s ) and delivers a telling parable about the emptiness of the post war american dream and the golden bubble that surrounds and protects tv networks and their sponsors .
the film is riddled with telling symbols
( e . g .
a ' 58 chrysler , a radio announcement of sputnik ) but is never heavy handed . deft direction by robert redford and keen performances by ralph fiennes , john turturro and rob morrow
dovetail perfectly with the carefully honed script .
redford departs from the usually overlight , " cable tv quality " sets and camera work so common in recent 20th century period pieces .
quiz show
perfectly captures the colors and textures of the eisenhower years .
although i was only 4 years old when the " twenty one " scandal broke , enough of the 50s icons survived throughout my childhood for me to recognize the authenticity of redford 's almost tangible palette .
from plastic covered furniture to carefully coifed contestants , the images ring true from that era of rampant consumerism , of a generation that had gone through 15 years of depression and world war without " disposable income , " before the manifestation of its american dream .
the film deftly weaves several themes together , from assimilation and exclusion of jews from " the good life , " to the lengths that a scion of a literary family will go to to match his father 's fame .
though the 50s audience that is " rocked " by this scandal may initially seem naive to us , they should appear all too familiar , with our current national passion for the rise and fall of icons like michael jackson or tonya harding .
charles van doren and herbie stemple were the overnight mega celebrities of their day .
the tv audience is almost a fourth main character , always at the center of the decisions being made on their behalf .
at the film 's end , the credits roll past slow motion footage of that same 50s tv audience , mindlessly laughing at some piece of fluff .
like the distorted mirror that captured a blurred swastika at the end of cabaret , this " mirror " may reflect an image we 're not all that comfortable with .

A: P
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Q: notice : this is a review and analysis of exotica .
the first part of this piece is the review , the second part contains some analysis of the movie which might be construed as spoilers . if you have not seen the movie and after reading the first part you intend to do so , then save the second part for the discussion afterwards .
starring : bruce greenwood , mia kirshner , elias kosteas , don mckellar , arsinee khanijian , sarah polley director : atom egoyan screenplay : atom egoyan exotica is a film that grows on retrospection .
exotica keeps the viewer guessing about the relationship between the various characters in the film .
all of the people know each other , but apart from that , there seems to be no other reason why to select such set and follow them in this fictional account .
the director hints for possible solutions , using a multi - line plot , so popular with critics in mystery train , and used to good advantage by quentin tarantino in pulp fiction .
exotica reaches a whole new dimension using this technique .
at the end it is surprising to see how well the pieces of the puzzle fit together , in spite their apparent unconnectedness and even misleading features .
the out - of - chronological - order technique has become ever so popular ,
perhaps even de rigueur , for biographical films .
similarly , we can now expect to see more movies in the future which will use , to varying extent , converging multiplots .
on a first glance , once the multi - plot puzzle in exotica is solved , there seems to be little left to look at . but perceptive minds which take the time to dig further will be rewarded with interesting views on life or rather , commentaries on views of life .
exotica is very much worth seeing .
it opened to critic 's praise worldwide ( i first saw it in mexico city , last december ) .
in canada , it broke records for a movie of its kind , which prompted the american distributor to go for a wide release .
apart from a strong plot , acting is very convincing , and the soundtrack seems as if made for the movie .
the spoon - fed - entertainment crowd may not appreciate this movie , and thus it might last little on screen .
but if you want to try a movie a cut above the crowd , with an originality that is ever so rare , by all means see exotica .
analysis
( * * spoilers
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* ahead ) what is behind the complex plot in exotica ?
first , a common theme of the quest for gratification by monetary means .
the lone tax - auditor , the repressed homosexual pet shop owner , the pregnant woman which runs the nightclub , the rich man which has the club remodeled , the audience at the movie theatre , all use personal wealth to buy palliative relief for the penuries of the soul .
.. .
then we have the quest for gratification through visual means by most of the same people , including those who sit watching exotica .
.. . in that regard exotica stands for onlookers at a nightclub , for the rich man looking through silver mirrors , and poor - rich people looking at other 's people lives through a silver screen .
exotica also stands for unwanted society attention into the lives of other people , such as the tax auditor and the pet shop owner .
exotica is the customer agent looking at the pet shop owner , which in turn is looking at the core of the problems between the strip dancer and the tax auditor through the detached eye of a gay person ( no attraction to the strip dancer ) , and only interested on avoiding jail ( no personal relationship with the tax auditor ) .
in exotica everybody is watching , and what is worse , everybody knows .
second , exotica is about isolated people holding back their feelings ; about people which by voluntary or involuntary means transfer their view of reality to other characters .
the strip dancer becomes the proverbial daughter , the dj becomes the proverbial killer by means of breaking the relationship between the father and the proverbial daughter .
the niece becomes the baby sitter , the baby sitter becomes the dancer , and the dancer becomes the proverbial daughter .
the pet shop owner becomes the proverbial dj , by finding the proverbial daughter .
a chain made of real and imagined links coming around full circle , just as everything comes around to a fitting whole at the end of the movie .

A: P
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Q: the working title for no looking back was long time , nothing new , and rarely has there been a more apt name for a motion picture .
even though this movie clocks in at a relatively skinny 96 minutes , it seems to run long enough to engulf two titanics .
writer / director edward burns has trotted out a hackneyed storyline , the trajectory of which will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has n't spent their life in seclusion .
instead of tweaking the formula a little to invigorate the proceedings , burns is content to allow the film to ramble aimlessly towards its irritatingly predictable conclusion , offering precious few momentary pleasures along the way .
no looking back is dominated by three very dislikable characters whose constant presence on the screen is painful .
the most appropriate ending would have been a triple suicide , and the sooner , the better .
alas
, that 's not the case , and those who stick with this film for its entire length will be forced to endure the prolonged company of this wretched trio .
and , to further depress audiences
, burns has shot the entire film on cold , rainy days in a gray new york state beach town .
peeks of sunshine are few and far between .
no wonder the characters are all so miserable .
first of all , we have charlie ( burns ) , a generation x slacker who abandoned his girlfriend three years ago after she had an abortion , then spent some time bumming around in california before deciding to come home .
that girlfriend is claudia ( lauren holly ) , and , after picking up the pieces of her life following charlie 's departure , she has moved on , shacking up with one of charlie 's old school buddies , mike ( jon bon jovi ) .
the two have a comfortable relationship , but it 's apparent to even a blind person that they 're not right for each other .
claudia years for some spice in her life ; mike wants to settle down and have children .
then charlie re - enters the mix .
so who , if anyone , will claudia end up with ? who cares ? ?
no looking back goes to extraordinary lengths to make sure that we 're not especially interested in the outcome of the romantic triangle .
so what if no one finds happiness -- these characters do n't deserve it anyway , especially after wasting 90 minutes of our time .
they are n't real people -- they 're a writer 's construct stumbling through a too - obvious storyline .
they should know the ending as well as we do .
and burns should have given his audience more credit and presented them with a plot that at least offered a surprise or two .
another frustrating thing about no looking back is that burns has populated the film with a group of potentially - interesting supporting characters .
blythe danner is solid as claudia 's housebound mother , connie britton is suitably high - strung as claudia 's neurotic sister , and jennifer esposito is eye - catching as a bartender in search of a little romance .
sadly , all we get is quick glimpses into their lives , although a movie about any of them would have been far more intriguing than the story burns has chosen to tell .
none of the lead performers are going to wow critics with their thespian attributes .
edward burns is pushing the edge of his limited range here .
jon bon jovi shows more acting ability than one might reasonably expect from a singer branching into a different career , but he could still use a little polish .
the worst case is lauren holly , who presents a completely bland claudia .
as portrayed here , she 's hardly the kind of woman who would inspire even a moment 's interest , not to mention undying love .
burns ' ex , the monumentally untalented maxine bahns , would have been hard - pressed to do a less inspired job .
when he released the brothers mcmullen , edward burns was revered as the wunderkind of the 1995 sundance film festival ( robert redford has apparently stuck with him -- the aging actor / director executive produced this mess ) .
two films and three short years later , the luster has faded .
some movie makers have only one good film in them . with back- to - back duds
like she 's the one and no looking back to follow the delightful brothers , burns is beginning to look like a member of that undistinguished club .

A:
N
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