instruction:
In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
question:
"
an intimate , character - driven drama about a troubled youth at a crossroads in his life , " read the press notes for _
reach_the_rock
_ .
i 'm not really sure what film that statement is describing because those words bear little resemblance to the slow , completely uninvolving bore i saw --
at least , it certainly does not describe what goes on for most of the film .
alessandro nivola plays robin fleming , a troubled , directionless 21-year - old who has a penchant for breaking storefront windows in a small town .
police sergeant phil quinn ( william sadler ) takes him in , and what ensues for the first 70 minutes is a tedious series of sneak - outs and sneak - ins where robin slips out of his jail cell , breaks a window , then returns , all without quinn ever noticing .
also added to the pointless proceedings is some would - be humorous shenanigans involving quinn 's dimwitted deputy ernie attempting to engage in clandestine patrol car sex with his girlfriend donna ( karen sillas ) .
with a half hour ( if even that long ) remaining , director william ryan and writer john hughes ( yes , john hughes of ' 80s youth films
and _ home_alone _ ) finally approach something close to a point .
turns out robin still pines for his high school sweetheart lise ( brooke langton ) , who has long gone on with her life , and hughes 's main concern at long last reveals itself as a tired " live in the present and for the future " message .
most moviegoers , however , will likely be asleep by that time .
wide awake , however , is the cast , who individually tackle their showcase dramatic scenes with energy and skill -- thus revealing the _ real _ purpose behind
this listless enterprise : to serve as a series of acting exercises .
such a glorified workshop may have its rewards for the actors , but it leaves audiences with a booby prize .
( opens october 16 )
answer:
N


question:
plot :
jet li is a chinese cop asked to help some french policemen nab a bad guy .
but one thing leads to another , and the next thing you know
, li 's being chased by the same french cops with whom he was supposed to be working .
a lot of ass - kicking , face - whippings , gun fights
and . . . okay , a little more ass - kicking ensues .
critique : very cool !
now here 's a movie that gives you exactly what you 're looking for
, if what you 're looking for is kickass action , a palpable good cop / bad cop story line , some hardcore stunts and jet li slam - dunking everyone in sight !
the film also moves fast ( a mere 95 minutes ) , develops a certain " cute " chemistry between fonda and li , has nice surroundings
( paris , baby ! )
and gives us one of the best bad guys that i 've seen all year .
tcheky karyo is the devil incarnate in this film .
he is pure evil .
they should have called this movie bad lieutenant 2 as keitel has nothing on this man .
what a great , great monster !
my favorite line of tcheky 's was when li was explaining the whole " kiss of the dragon " thing to him
and he cut him off by saying " kiss my ass !
" pure action movie poetry .
anyway , other than him , jet li also handled his " acting " pretty well in this film , with very little real dialogue to say , but enough to make us believe his character .
actually , just looking into the man 's eyes generally tells you a lot .
fonda was also pretty good , despite playing one of the most trashy and abused women that i have seen in quite some time , but i still felt kinda bad for her
, so i guess she did her job
okay .
but in the end , nobody goes to see this kind of movie for oscar performances .
we go to see jet li movies because we want to see jet li kicking a lot of ass from side to side , and this film delivers gangbusters on that front .
and yes . . .
they have no wire - fu in this movie .
. .
i say again . . .
no wire - work , no bullshit stunts with li floating around in mid - air for over a minute .
it 's all straight action , fist to fist , boot to face and all around cool stunts .
if that 's what you 're looking for ,
i do n't see how you will be disappointed with this film .
yes , it 's not very original in plot ( just take luc besson 's own la femme nikita and mix in plenty of his own the professional et voila ! ) , does have an annoying hip - hoppy soundtrack that just got on my nerves after a while ( i also would have gotten rid of the whole acupuncture thang . . . ) and will have anyone not willing to restrain their disbelief , rolling their eyes all over the place .
but was i entertained ?
thoroughly .
does the film feature more gunplay , martial arts and over - the - top kills that most recent action flicks ?
yes , again .
does this sound interesting to you ?
well , the answer to that question is entirely up to you .
one thing that i would definitely recommend is , as jet li pointed out himself on his website , that you leave the kids at home for this one .
in fact , you might even wanna
leave yourself if you ca n't handle the more violent of sequences .
all in all , a rippin ' , roarin ' fun time !
where 's joblo coming from ?
black mask ( 5/10 )
- blade ( 7/10 ) - la femme nikita
( 8/10 ) - lethal weapon 4 ( 7/10 ) - the matrix ( 8/10 ) -
the professional ( 9/10 ) - romeo must die ( 3/10 ) - rush hour ( 7/10 ) - shanghai noon ( 6/10 )
answer:
P


question:
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last night " could have an " aka " tagged on the end of it that says , " it 's the end of the world , and we feel fine " .
"
last night " is about just that .
the last night of planet earth 's existence .
the world is going to end at precisely midnight , january 1st , 2000 .
how scientists were so accurately able to predict when this catastrophic event would occur is never explained .
nor is the event itself .
throughout the entire movie , no explanation is given as to why this is happening .
in doing this , mckellar ( who also wrote and directed the film ) seems to be trying to transcend the genre .
he 's attempted to make a film about people , and how each of them deals with their last night of life .
the film contains no science fiction elements , which allows the viewer to concentrate on the feelings and actions of the characters .
mckellar is largely successful in his attempt to rise above his material .
the film is set in toronto , and follows several people in their various escapades on the last night of existence .
there 's mckellar , who plays a man who just wants to be alone when the moment occurs , but keeps getting interrupted by a woman ( sandra oh ) in search of her husband .
her husband , played by david cronenberg , is spending the day working at the gas company , informing people that they will attempt to keep providing gas right up until the end .
finally , there 's mckellar 's friend , played by callum keith rennie , a man who has spent his final months trying out every sexual perversion you can think of .
mckellar has crafted a gang of the some of the most interesting characters i 've seen in a film in months .
these people all felt real to me , especially the character played by sandra
oh .
we can see her desperation , her utter need to be with her husband in the final hours .
rennie is good , too , as the man who wants to literally try everything before he dies .
he exudes such charm and likeablity , it 's not surprising that we 're rooting for him to get what he wants .
but for me , the biggest surprise in the movie is mckellar .
i knew that he was a talented director , but
i had no idea he could act as well .
his insistence to be alone , much to the dismay of his parents , is something that most people would find difficult to understand , but as played by mckellar , we can understand his reasons .
he does n't buy into the whole notion that just because everyone 's going to die , he should immediately find some companionship .
he realizes the relationship would be forced , and they would only be together for the sake of being together .
mckellar gives a brilliant performance , and i hope he alternates between directing and acting .
my only quibble with the film is that we never find out why the world is ending .
i really wanted to know , and my need to know was hanging over the film at all times .
i appreciate the fact that mckellar did n't want the material to rule the film , and that he wanted the movie to be more of a study in human behavious .
however , in not telling the audience
what the cause of earth 's destruction is , he 's left a big question that is in their minds throughout the film .
another problem is we never see anybody panicking .
i would imagine if the world was ending , and there was nothing to be done about it , a large segment of the population would be going out of their minds .
instead , we are treated to shots of a giant crowd partying like it 's new year 's eve .
i just did n't buy the fact that everyone had completely accepted their fate .
no one had the urge to " rage against the dying of the light " .
despite these small problems , " last night " is one of the best movies of the year . as opposed to the moronic " armageddon " , " last night " treats the subject at hand with maturity and believabilty . and bruce willis never shows up to save the day .
answer:

P