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

[Q]: ` run lola run ' , a german import that gained a stellar reputation at the sundance film festival , is a dazzling and kinetic film that deals with the subjects of fate and chance .
for a berserk and retroactive 81 minutes of non - stop movement , we follow a fiery - haired heroine named lola ( franka potente ) as she sprints to save her boyfriend from the clutches of drug dealers .
lola has roughly twenty minutes to somehow retrieve 100 , 000 marks in time to save manni ( moritz bleibtreu ) from being killed by the dealer .
but , in something of a pseudo- ` groundhog day ' approach , director tom tykwer gives lola three separate chances to best navigate her way toward the goal .
in these trio of episodes , we gradually learn the unique effects of fate , for even if tiny changes are made in lola 's journey , the future can be seriously altered .
` run lola run ' is an experience like ` fight club ' or ` the matrix ' , in that each film takes you through a super - charged wormhole of bending reality in surreal and exciting ways .
in addition , all three movies have a visual style that separates them from the rest of the pack .
` lola ' is no exception , with stylish quick - flash camera work and cinematography that serves as scintillating eye candy from the get - go .
tykwer 's world is a landscape of mood and color , with brilliant shades of red and pink ( including lola 's fiery hair ) used as effective symbolism throughout .
with it 's visual style and mind - blowing pace , ` run lola run '
is one of the more invigorating movies of the year .
even more so when considering the fact it 's all stuffed rather nonchalantly into an 81-minute time period .
as a heroine , potente does little more than run wildly through the streets ( as the title suggests ) , but
she has a certain flair and charisma .
her exemplary running form made me wonder if she is actually a track star .
meanwhile , bleibtreu does an equally fantastic job of bringing the dopey but passionate manni to life .
both actors perform beyond the call of duty .
the dazzling fun comes from predicting what each episode holds in store for lola , and the outcome is ultimately rewarding - several twists and turns are unique and unexpected .
the other characters lola runs into ( both purposely and inadvertently ) include her banker father ( herbert kraup ) and a friendly security guard ( armin rohde ) , but aside from the two leads , no one has more than a few minutes of screen time .
additional stars that could n't possibly be ignored are cinematographer frank griebe and editor mathilde bonnefroy , who are both responsible for the film 's eye - catching visual elegance .
` run lola run ' is subtitled , so be prepared to meet the challenge of reading the lightning - fast dialogue - occasional sections of it are especially fast .
this is only one of the minor chores involved in watching .
the other is the sense that we never get to really recognize who the real people are in this hyperactive situation .
most are just chess pieces in tykwer 's elaborate game of visual presentation , and he never really makes a significant move with any .
but , the average viewer is likely to be
so absorbed in the action that few will realize the lack of potency in a few elements of the screenplay .
a few petty gripes aside , this film is a wild , exhilarating ride that turns maniacally on its wheel of originality .
most people believe foreign films are mainly boring , talky character studies .
perhaps ` run lola run ' will recharge their batteries .
not only does this film offer insight into some intriguing questions of fate and destiny , it also delivers a white - knuckle visual rollercoaster ride of overwhelming audacity .
like how the experience must have been for the persistent title character , ` run lola run ' is exhausting .
[A]: P


[Q]: the title is taken from the writings of ralph waldo emerson describing the life of a traveler as ' anywhere but here . ' there is n't one thing about this mother - daughter relationship melodrama that felt honest .
it relies on a contrived minor character to tell both mother and daughter
what was obvious to do in order to straighten out their dysfunctional lives , as for some reason they could n't figure it out for themselves .
if the film looks familiar , that is because " the slums of beverly hills ( 98 ) " went over the same ground but was fortunate to be more comical and perceptive due to alan arkin and natasha lyonne performances , in which they were fortunate to have a much sharper script to work with .
alvin sargent 's script was weak and annoyingly claustral
.
wayne wang 's ( " the joy luck club " ) inept direction made a weak script even weaker by his inability to tell the story unfolding without the voiceover relating what the action could n't convey .
pushy mother adele august ( susan sarandon )
forces her 14-year - old daughter ann ( natalie portman ) to leave a small midwestern burg to go cross - country with her to beverly hills .
the daughter resents her twice divorced , unstable but exotic , schoolteacher mother , bullying her to be an actress as a means of escaping a humdrum life .
the daqughter does n't even like the used gold mercedes mother buys to drive to lala land in and ca n't stand the beach boys records mom enjoys hearing on the car radio .
so it becomes a question of who knows best , as the ladies fight it out between them , until the predictable sweet ending comes in this yawner .
adele 's dream of greener pastures in beverly hills soon does n't look that good , as she lands a job in a slum school , has her precious car scratched by the unruly kids , and settles into a job she hates in order to financially survive .
daughter pines for small town wisconsin and her friends there .
during one of many arguments with her free - spirited mom , they go for ice cream and while mother is being ticketed , she runs away , only to be chased down by friendly traffic cop ( michael milhoan ) , who offers her wise counsel .
with the cop 's zen wisdom passed onto the daughter , she will survive living in many different addresses in beverly hills until she reaches 17 and then she plans to get way from mom by using her good grades to go to brown university instead of ucla . during their stay in beverly hills , she grows from feeling awkward in beverly hills high to immediately having many high school girlfriends and even a high school rich boy admirer-- a t .
s .
eliot ( corbin allred ) reader .
but the transition of her life into beverly hills had no feel of reality , as everything seemed staged and unemotional
.
when she learns her cousin benny ( shawn hatosy ) , who happens to be her best friend dies in a traffic accident back in wisconsin , she returns for the funeral and in those reunion scenes it was n't clearly shown why she wants to stay there , and for that matter , it was never made clear why the mother wants to leave so badly .
the film is one big battle of wills between mother and daughter over their dreams .
i guess what the filmmaker is trying to say , is that mom is a bad dreamer and the daughter is the observant one , able to recognize mother 's faults when not in growing pains and in need of parenting herself .
mother has a series of setbacks , like being dumped by her dream - boat dentist ( bochner )
she met on the beach , and witnessing her daughter mimic her whiny optimistic sayings when trying out for an acting part .
but mother learns that her daughter has grown - up and is independent and that she has to stop living her life through her .
she learns this when the same wise cop who told ann what to do , is about to ticket her and this time will remind the mother of the right thing to do .
this of course results in the corny ending , showing that mom 's heart was always in the right place , only she went about it in the wrong way .
this was just one of those films where you want to be anywhere but in the theater where this film is showing .
[A]: N


[Q]: i hate to burst your bubble , but after all the star power , mega bucks , screenwriters , directors , and cool trailers , men in black is not the best movie of the summer .
it 's pretty good in it 's own right , yes , but i would probably split the " best movie " honors among face / off , spawn , con air , and maybe event horizon .
it 's main problem
is that it 's quickly forgettable , and i ca n't remember one truly good scene from it .
from con air , it was the scene out in the desert when they were digging the plane out from the dirt .
in spawn , it was the " living room hell " conclusion at the end .
in event horizon , it was the video of the event horizon crew being taken over by hell 's forces .
and all of face / off was pretty dang good .
but as for men in black , the only scene i still recall is when will smith is squishing all those giant roaches .
i remember it not for it 's humor but because i am hate roaches with a passion and was pretty disgusted .
and yes , i did see mimic , which is something i 'll touch on in a later review .
back to men in black ( is it just me , or does that sound funny ? )
i remember first hearing about men in black back when i was a comic geek in the 7th grade and read magazines like wizard , etc .
( for those of you who are n't comic - geeks , wizard is basically to comics what car and driver is to cars , what the new yorker is to high society , what boy 's life is to boy scots .
okay , that one was pretty pathetic . )
few people know this , but men in black is based on a very obscure comic book that was , while not honest - politician - rare , very hard to find .
this was after the release of the high - grossing batman forever , and it said that tommy lee jones and chris o'donnell were being considered for the roles ( in the comic book , there were no black men in black .
kind of weird , huh ? )
all i can say is
, thank god they did n't cast chris o'donnell .
i know i ca n't be the only person on the planet who thinks he 's an annoying , preppie little snot . . .
sorry .
my apologies to o'donnell fans .
i actually had a 7th grade teacher who was a big comic collector and was set to buy some of the comics from him , anticipating rather craftily that , if the movie was a big hit , it would drive up the price of the comics rather nicely .
he decided not to sell them to me , because they were " innappropriate " .
hmm . . . .
so now you 're probably wondering why i 've wasted about 5 paragraphs with lame anecdotes from my junior high years .
good question .
i 'll move on to the movie now .
as you probably already know , will smith and tommy lee jones ( agents k and j , respectively ) belong to a top secret agency known as divison 5 , or it 's nickname mib ( men in black . )
men in black is a reference to the black suits and sunglasses the agents wear , and they 're mission is to investigate reports of alien landings and keep the aliens under control while they 're here on earth .
not to get too technical or spoil the plot for the 6 people in the world who have n't seen this movie , but a basically - big - roach - type - bug lands in a redneck farmer 's yard , inhabits his body , and attempts to destroy the entire universe .
not bad , eh ?
( i have no idea why i just typed that .
i 'm not even really paying attention anymore . )
the special effects are good
yet dissapointing in men in black .
i found their main headquarters to be boring , as were the " cool weapons " they had .
the noisy cricket just plain sucked , no matter what anyone said .
and the movie definitely surprised me in tone , although it probably shoudln't have .
it 's
director , barry sonnenfield , is known for " black humor " , directing both addams family movies .
this movie was basically a " black comedy " , not an action / sci - fi like i expected from the trailers .
do n't get me wrong on what i think of this movie .
it 's not bad
, i gave it *
* * .
it was mostly entertaining throughout it 's run , and had a very good ending , although i think i was the only person in the theater not amazed by it .
my diagnosis for this picture : a good weekend rental , but not worth a movie ticket .
of course , the movie is now long gone from theaters , but that 's beside the point .
i think .
[A]:
P