TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given sentences from movie reviews. The task is to classify a sentence as "POS" if the sentiment of the sentence is positive or as "NEG" if the sentiment of the sentence is negative
PROBLEM: ... a somber film , almost completely unrelieved by any comedy beyond the wistful everyday ironies of the working poor .

SOLUTION: NEG

PROBLEM: A lack of thesis makes Maryam , in the end , play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special .

SOLUTION: NEG

PROBLEM: Not once in the rush to save the day did I become very involved in the proceedings ; to me , it was just a matter of ` eh . '

SOLUTION:
NEG