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

[Q]: there 's a thin line between satire and controversy , and mike nichols ( the birdcage , wolf ) has directed a sharp and very honest look at a us presidential election .
based on the book written by " anonymous " ( actually former " newsweek " writer joe klein ) , john travolta plays governor jack stanton .
but he does n't actually play stanton .
he plays bill clinton ; just the same as emma thompson no doubt plays the first lady and billy bob thorton is the campaign manipulator james carville ( although the credits will of course say otherwise ) .
the film is taken from the perspective of henry burton ( adrian lester ) , a morally correct and somewhat hesitant new advisor to stanton .
he searches for justice and dignity in the ugliest possible situations , and whether it be keeping the history of his boss ' pants under wraps or contemplating digging up dirt on another politician , he approaches his work with a keen desire to skillfully serve his country and his fellow workers .
richard jemmons ( billy bob thorton ) and daisy green ( maura tierney ) team up with henry as the would - be president 's advisors , and hire lesbian veteran libby holden ( kathy bates ) as the campaign 's eccentric " tougher than dirt " incriminator .
together they face all sorts of sexual allegations , the irritatingly discourteous media and other witty politicians in the election race .
in its satire and controversy , primary colors is a similar film to wag the dog : they both are not afraid to wipe their noses in the nitty - gritty and take a bold look at something that will never has honesty as a virtue .
but whereas wag showed us how much affect a few people can have on the media , primary colors is much more concerned with fleshing out it 's characters , letting us understand what they want and why , and making us truly appreciate the humanity and rectitude that they graciously represent .
seeing john travolta play bill clinton
so confidently and justly is enough to make the film more than worth a look . and the rest of the cast also make
superb performances - adrian lester sharply portrays the intellect of henry whilst kathy bates is perfect as the robust and energetic libby holden .
at occasions , you ca n't help but feel that these terrific characters are going to waste .
there are long slabs of time where john travolta ( unquestionably the most interesting to watch ) is missed from the screen ; and since it is awkwardly structured as henry 's story we are often forced to watch scenes that perhaps are not so necessary to the central plot - or even the point of the film .
having said that , make no mistake - primary colors is always enjoyable to watch
.
but frequently we have to ask ourselves - exactly what are we watching ?
most of the first half of its duration is a lightheaded look at melodramatic confrontations that seem so genuine we can not help but laugh , but the way primary colors chooses to finish tackles aspects that are very contrary , and almost unsuitable , to the rest of the film .
but as i mentioned before , there is a thin line between satire and controversy - and for the most part , primary colors delivers an entertaining indulgence of political matters combined with a far - from - overpowering look at winning the public 's opinion .
although at occasions the film may jump around a little too freely , focus is never lost on how important and vulnerable the subject matter really is .
thankfully , it is clear to make the distinction on what is entertaining movie cosmetics and what is a provocative documentation of something
so really it 's scary .
[A]: P


[Q]: at first glance , three kings looks to be just another war movie , the 90s version of all those favourite war movies with names i can not remember .
the 90s version , it definitely is , just another war movie ? not in your dreams !
imagine pulp fiction approach to saving private ryan , tha 's three kings for you .
believe it or not , it bears the cool of the former and the stark humane meaning of the latter .
the story brings us to the twilight of the gulf war , with the allied troops victorious .
majpr archie gates ( clooney ) leads an enterprising bunch of grunts to a rather unorthodox post - war looting spree ; the millions in gold bars secretly stowed away by saddam in a desolate village in the desert .
as the rest of the troops are celebrating their victory and getting ready to be shipped home , this ' wild bunch ' goes awol on an armed hum - vee ( the vehicle of choice of the us army ) .
they soon find out that they have much resistance , as they get tangled with the local rebellion against saddam 's forces .
frequently switching their modes between looters and robin hood 's merry men , they become consciously attacked by their own morals .
as the film begins to roll , it seemed to have a rather ' light ' mood to it . ' special ' effects such as when gates describes to his men how a bullet can kill simply paves the way for a light - hearted funny action movie .
three kings is much smarter than that .
as the conflict becomes more and more complex , the audience will be trapped in a limbo , trying to stay focussed on that light - mood / serious - mood that the film seem to portray .
i personally found this analogous to the same feelings of the main characters involved in the film ; trapped between their initial plan paved by greed and their own sense of humanity .
this simply made the entire experience of watching three kings
truly brilliant .
action sequences are not shot as your old - fashioned war films nor anything like steven spielberg 's in - your - face war violence .
they are carefully built to generate tension with just the right tight close - ups and pauses , right before the action starts .
not john woo for sure but more of sergio leone 's spaghetti western style ( tons of them starring clint eastwood ) . great performances by clooney and wahlberg but
the brilliance have to lie in the conception of this film ;
the screenwriter and the director .
three kings ranks among the best films of the year ,
well , for me at least . highly recommended .
[A]: P


[Q]: "
i 'd rather die today and go to heaven than live to be a hundred and go to hell , " earnestly proclaims the pentecostal preacher .
with that line coming from a fundamentalist christian minister , hollywood has taught us how we should fill in the rest of the story .
he will be turn out to be a scoundrel who has less actual belief in god than the average american , and all of his preaching will turn out to be a cynical ruse to extort money from his naive congregation .
from elmer gantry on , we have learned what to expect when the movies go to church .
well , think again , for the apostle , which robert duvall has wanted to make for over a decade , does not take the usual tack of smearing the minister , and by implication all , the rest of organized religion .
instead it gives us a highly devout man , who certainly has his foibles , but with an absolute dedication to his ministry and his god .
and arguably just as surprising , the good - spirited film is no comedy , even if it does have humorous moments .
instead of levity the picture takes a touchingly serious approach as it introduces us to a world not normally seen in motion pictures .
when in the privacy of his attic , robert duvall , as texas preacher euliss " sonny " dewey , argues sternly with his lord , the scene shares a kinship with emily watson 's character crying out for her god in breaking the waves 's most powerful scene .
the body of the story starts with sonny 's coming upon an horrific auto accident , which is another part of life generally ignored by modern screenwriters .
with his well worn bible in hand , sonny leaps from his car so that he can go pray over and with the accident 's dying victims .
the scowling police officer orders him to go away , and , after he has tried to work his miracles , sonny leaves with a smile in the confidence that he has done the lord 's work .
robert duvall not only gives a moving and realistic performance surely destined to receive an academy award nomination
but is also the film 's director , writer , executive producer , and chief financier .
rarely has a movie been such a labor of love .
with a white suit , peach - colored shirt and tie , and dark sunglasses , sonny looks as much like a rock star as a preacher .
duvall has every movement down pat .
even when he is walking down the street , the ever strutting sonny can not contain his energy .
he dances and claps all the way .
sonny 's churches having more black members than white means that he shares his preaching duties with many deep - voiced black orators , but his rhetoric is always competitive .
"
i may be on the devil 's hit - list , but i 'm on god 's mailing list , " he shouts to the congregation in a revival tent .
and they lap it up .
people jump up , scream , " praise the lord ! " and mean it .
the intensity of their shared religious experience is palpable .
but sonny is no saint .
it turns out that he has a wandering eye , which angers his wife jessie , played in a remarkably controlled performance by farrah fawcett .
jessie gets her revenge by taking up with the church 's youth minister and conniving to gain control over sonny 's church , leaving him unemployed .
sonny , letting his temper get the best of him , does something foolish , which causes him to have to leave town and two beloved kids forever .
the bulk of the film occurs in a small , predominately black church in louisiana , which he builds up from a derelict building with no congregation into a remodeled church ( " one way road to heaven : holiness temple " ) with an enthusiastic flock .
in this part he rebaptizes himself as the apostle e .
f .
the apostle is a hard worker willing to take on any odd job necessary to obtain the funds for his church .
he asks his members to tithe , but he gives all of his money .
and his good deeds extend to secret donations of food for the local poor folks .
a man who ca n't stand to be still , he tells one of his friends , " i quit school because i did n't like recess .
" in his new town he meets toosie ( miranda richardson ) , who , like him , has a family that she has n't seen in a while .
his romance with the separated woman , like the rest of the film , does n't follow the standard patterns we have grown to expect from our movies .
billy bob thornton shows up one day playing a local racist and general troublemaker .
his confrontation with the apostle is yet another of show 's many surprising scenes , again breaking many rules and conceptions about what approach deeply religious people might take .
although it probably could n't have ended any other way , the movie does wrap things up nicely .
and do n't miss the sweet epilogue during the film 's closing credits .
a tour de force acting performance by duvall and a surprising and unrelentingly dedicated script makes for an outstanding and moving film .
the apostle runs a little too long at 2 : 12 .
it is rated pg-13 for mild profanity and brief violence and would be fine for kids eleven and up .
[A]:
P