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

[EX Q]: it 's probably inevitable that the popular virtual reality genre ( " the matrix , " " existenz " ) would collide with the even more popular serial - killer genre ( " kiss the girls , " " se7en " ) .
the result should have been more interesting than " the cell .
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as the movie opens , therapist catharine deane ( jennifer lopez ) treats a catatonic boy ( colton james ) by entering his mind through some sort of virtual reality technique that 's never fully explained .
after months of therapy sessions in a surreal desert , catharine has no success to report .
meanwhile , killer carl stargher ( vincent d'onofrio ) has claimed another victim .
his particular hobby is to kidnap young women , keep them in a glass cell overnight , and drown them .
he takes the corpse and soaks it in bleach , then suspends himself over the body and jerks off while watching a video tape of the drowning .
although carl 's been doing this for awhile , he 's recently become sloppy , and fbi agent peter novak ( vince vaughn ) is closing in fast .
not fast enough , though , to keep carl from sticking another woman ( tara subkoff ) in the cell or to catch him before he suffers a schizophrenic attack that leaves him in a coma .
from the videos in carl 's house , peter can see that the drowning cell is automated and will fill with water forty hours after the abduction .
to save the kidnapped girl , peter has to find the cell before the end of the day , and comatose carl 's not talking .
so off they go to catharine in the hope that she can go inside carl 's mind and find out where the cell is in time .
the focus of " the cell " in on the ornate interior of carl 's mind , but the universe director tarsem singh creates seems more an exercise in computer - generated spectacle than an exploration of the psychotic personality .
for the most part , it 's style without substance .
in his own mind , carl is a decadent emperor in flowing robes , ming the merciless , as well as a frightened boy ( jake thomas ) abused by his father .
all in all , the mind of a psycho killer turns out to be a strangely dull place , and i kept wishing i could fast - forward to the next development .
singh is best known for directing music videos , particularly rem 's " losing my religion , " and " the cell " seems very much like a really long , really slow mtv video with the sound deleted .
singer lopez seems to think she 's in a video as well ; she devotes more time to posing in elaborate costumes than she does to acting .
the premise had great promise .
the computer - generated world within carl 's mind could have been a bizarre , surreal universe governed by insanity and symbolism rather than logic .
the first room catharine enters in carl 's head shows this promise .
she finds a horse standing in center of the room ; suddenly , sheets of sharp - edged glass fall into the horse , dividing it into segments .
the panes of glass separate , pulling apart the pieces of the still - living horse .
this scene is twisted , disturbing , and thought - provoking , because the psychological importance of the horse and its fate is left to the viewer to ponder .
another element that should have been developed is the effect on catharine of merging with the mind of a psychopath .
their minds begin to bleed together at one point in the movie , and this should have provided an opportunity to discover the dark corners of catharine 's own psyche .
like sidney lumet 's " the offence " or michael mann 's " manhunter , " " the cell " could have explored how the madness of the killer brings out a repressed darkness in the investigator .
however , catharine 's character is hardly developed at all , and lopez has no depth to offer the role .
bottom line : do n't get trapped in this one .
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: if you 're the type of person who goes on the submarine ride every time you visit disneyland , you 're going to love the hunt for red october .
you 'll also love the film if you enjoy cat and mouse military tactics , or if you 're a sean connery or alec baldwin fan , or if you admired director john mctiernan 's earlier films , die hard and predator .
in fact , the only people likely to be disappointed with the hunt for red october are those who have read the book , since films almost never live up to the novels which inspired them .
the hunt for red october is an epic thriller , adapted from tom clancy 's best selling novel .
set in an era before glasnost , the movie revolves around a top - secret soviet submarine , called the red october .
the nuclear sub has a revolutionary propulsion system , which makes the vessel silent and allows it to escape sonar detection .
the red october embarks on its maiden voyage under the command of captain marko ramius , played by sean connery .
ramius has strict orders just to test the submarine , but he has other ideas .
he takes the sub and its crew and disappears into the atlantic ocean .
is he planning to start world war
iii ?
cia analyst jack ryan does n't think so ; he 's convinced that ramius plans to defect to the u . s .
ryan , played by alec baldwin , is given three days to prove his theory and find the missing sub .
the characters in the hunt for red october are paper thin , but the performances , thankfully , are rock solid .
baldwin and connery anchor the film with their customary vigor .
sam
neil gives a sturdy performance
as connery 's somber first officer .
it 's ironic to see neil and connery playing russians , since they are both best known for their roles as british agents , connery as james bond and neil as reilly , " ace of spies .
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the large cast also includes scott glenn , james earl jones , tim curry , and joss ackland , plus richard jordan as the smooth u . s . national security adviser .
the special effects are remarkable , but more than anything , the hunt for red october is distinguished by its water - tight plot .
screenwriters larry ferguson and donald stewart have gracefully navigated red october through a story line full of twists and turns .
they keep us involved in the action by unveiling plot strands at just the right moment .
the movie does n't get as sweaty or breathless as die hard , because it would rather tell a good story than hit you over the head with non - stop action .
the finale is rousing and suspenseful , but essentially , the hunt for red october is a superior potboiler .
[EX A]: P

[EX Q]: based on the relatively unknown ( in comparison to spider - man ) marvel comic book , blade tells the story of half - vampire half - human ( played by wesley snipes ) who was born of a vampire 's latest meal .
now swearing vengeance against all vampires , blade hunts them all .
his latest challenge is his biggest though . . .
he must stop the vampire deacon frost ( played by stephen dorff ) from summoning the blood god and turning the rest of the world into vampires .
admitedly , comic books are one of the least appreciated mediums , often viewed as juvenile by most standards , even seen as illiterate by some .
judging by a series of poorly recieved ( financial and critical ) comic book based films ( such as batman and robin , steel , barb wire , the crow : city of angels , and the list goes on ) , one would come to the conclusion that comic books are the worst medium to translate into film .
to some degree , i agree with this sentiment .
having read comic books since the age of nine ( i 'm 21 right now )
i can count the number of good comic book based movies ( not including japanese manga ) one hand : 1 : the crow ( 1994 ) , 2 : batman ( 1989 ) , 3 : superman , 4 : the mask , and now , # 5 , blade .
( " men in black " is not on this list because it is an extreme deviation from the original comic book ) why is this ?
for the most part , it is because the filmmakers understand the comic book medium and come up with an appropriate atmosphere to match .
the crow and batman comics call for a dark gothic atmosphere , which the director provided .
the mask features a wacky superhero with off the wall antics , which the casting and cg effects reflect .
superman is not over the top with colour and flash , and the film reflects this .
blade uses common notions of vampires and incorporates them into the film , creating an appropriate atmosphere .
this is in stark contrast to joel schumacher 's contrived vision in batman and robin , reflecting the dated atmosphere in the 1960 's television show .
batman and robin proved that the director failed to realize one fundamental fact :
comics have grown up , and so has the audience ( i 'm working on a scathing review of batman and robin and will post it up when i 'm ready ) . which brings me back to blade .
although he may be a familiar character to some , due to his appearances in the spider - man animated show on fox , one will find no single trace of the warm - and - fuzzy vampire hunter as depicted in the cartoon .
the film depicts a vicious vampire killer that uses every single means at his disposal to reach his ends .
the end results are not pretty by any means .
the story elements work very well -- for a comic book story .
screenwriter david goyer ( who also wrote the crow ) incorporates interesting elements of vampire lore , using science to explain many of the ideas often dismissed in vampire films .
this is presented through karen , a hematologist portrayed by n'bushe wright .
this leads to inventive use of standard medical treatments to kill vampires .
add this to the neat little gadgets that blade uses ( including a titanium sword complete with an " anti - theft device " ) , and one has an interesting premise .
however , the film works best as an action film .
actor wesley snipes has an extensive background in martial arts ( most of which comes from capoeira , a brazillian form incorporating flashy kicks ) , choreographing every single move .
proving that quick , flash cutting edits are no substitute for choreographed fight sequences ( see batman and robin for a good example of that ) , wesley snipes dazzles the audience with some incredible fight scenes
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regardless , this film is far from perfect .
the film suffers from at least one major plot hole , regarding the summoning of the blood god .
the ritual requires that a number of pure blood vampires are standing on marked squares , yet one of them is viciously murdered , allowing the ritual to pass ( and the murdered vampire is later shown standing on the square ) .
obvious continuity errors also surface , especially during a scene where deacon frost takes a drag on his cigarette and is not exhaling it in the next frame ( there is no trace of smoke either ) .
much of the special effects are not that spectacular either .
while vampire disintegration scenes are intriguing to watch , other cgi ( computer generated imagery ) effects are almost slapped together , which is surprising when given the amount of time the film was given to be released ( the film 's release date was pushed back multiple times ) .
scenes with computer generated blood look extremely fake , knocking the believability factor down a few notches ( but then , i 'm really hard to impress ) .
the film 's r rating comes from gory violence , but the lack of realism made me wonder why it got such a rating ( for realistic violence , watch " saving private ryan " ) .
the overuse of cgi in films has made me yearn for the days of director george romero and makeup wizard rob bottin ,
both pioneers in the art of gore without extensive use of cgi .
still , scenes involving non - cgi special effects do surface ( and look much more impressive ) , such as one particularly gruesome scene where a vampire tries to use blade 's sword without deactivating the " anti - theft device " .
wesley snipes is the saving grace behind what would have otherwise been a muddled mess .
while not talking much , he is a grand physical presence , leaving other comic book superheroes in the dust .
a decent ( by comic book film standards ) storyline also helps .
[EX A]:
P