instruction:
Classify given movie review into two categories: positive, or negative based on its content.
question:
sandra bullock's best dramatic performance to date ( is ) almost enough to lift ( this ) thrill-kill cat-and-mouser . . . above its paint-by-numbers plot .
answer:
negative


question:
eventually , they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas and you don't care who fires the winning shot .
answer:
negative


question:
cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause , but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill , didactic cartoon .
answer:

negative