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

plot : a little boy born in east germany ( named hansel ) loves the american music .
one day , he gets the opportunity to meet and marry an american g .
i .
,
but first , he must get a sex change ( enter hedwig ) .
once married , the two move to the states , but quickly thereafter , get a divorce .
at that point , hedwig starts writing music and meets another confused boy , who soon turns into a star .
that boy also turns his back on hedwig , and it is n't long before hedwig puts together his / her own band and tours the states via seafood restaurants .
this is the story of his / her life , told via flashbacks and musical numbers .
critique : an artsy - fartsy musical with great songs and a superb performance by john cameron mitchell , does n't really come together as a whole , with over - the - top symbolism , incoherence and too much pretension to retain my interest all the whole way through .
in fact , this is n't so much of a realistic , articulate , behind - the - scenes look at the rise of a rock ' n roll star , as it is an ambiguous , overly poetic and incomprehensible struggle of a man , his sexuality and his identity as a whole person on this planet .
i guess that i was expecting the former going in .
the film is somewhat interesting to a point , but i was personally never able to involve myself too much , as the basic symbolic and incongruent nature of the film left me feeling cold and distant .
but it is definitely tuned to a certain type of audience .
chances are that if you are a fan of the wall , the rocky horror picture show or even priscilla , queen of the desert , the elements tangled in this movie will likely strike your fancy ( some of the characters in this film even ask the audience to sing along at some point , and provide the lyrics of their song , on - screen ) .
well , i personally do n't care for those films , and did n't really get into the whole " show " atmosphere of this movie either .
i guess i might 've looked at it all too literally , but like i said earlier , i just did n't care enough about the characters to delve into the " so the butterfly represents his freedom ?
" side of things .
all i know is that the film left me with many questions unanswered and did n't make me feel any more fulfilled .
what was hedwig 's relationship with that other member of his band ( with the beard ) ?
what happened with hedwig and tommy gnosis at the end of the movie ?
( was that an actual sequence or a fantasy ? )
what ever happened to the lawsuit ? and more . . .
all of which were part of the film and interested me somewhat .
if the only idea behind the film was for the main character to uncover his / her sexuality , then that 's one thing , but as many of the relationships and situations presented themselves in this movie , i wanted some resolution to those pieces as well .
i did n't get it .
the film 's humor also did n't tickle my funny bone either .
then again , i 've seen many a film in these art - house theatres in which patrons are rolling down the aisles with laughter , while all i see is a tiny bit of whimsy on the screen .
some of these films are also better enjoyed with the added " atmosphere " of a plant called marijuana , and i can certainly see how this movie ingrains within itself some nifty visual elements , in order to jazz up that experience .
but being sober as i was and expecting a coherent , funny , musical with a transsexual twist ,
i did n't leave the theater very satisfied .
i came out having watched an existential story of a confused man caught up in a musical lifestyle , wrapped in metaphors , dramatics and more questions than answers .
i will , on the other hand , definitely hand some props out to the lead in this film , john cameron mitchell , who is also the man who wrote , directed and created the play on which this movie is based , and the tunes , which will likely be enjoyed by anyone who digs the sex pistols , david bowie and the whole 70s glam - rock scene .
note :
btw , it seems as though pretty much every single " mainstream " critic in the united states loved this movie from top to bottom ( and thought that it was really funny to boot ! )
, so you might want to take that into consideration yourself .
but having said that , the main reason that i started this dinky website in the first place was because films like this would sometimes be uniformly applauded by the " official " critics , while i , a regular " joblo " in the audience , just would n't get what all the fuss was about
.
this movie is a perfect example of why i continue to write movie reviews .
where 's joblo coming from ?
moulin rouge ( 8/10 ) - grease ( 8/10 )
- everyone says i love you ( 5/10 ) - the opposite of sex ( 8/10 ) - dancer in the dark ( 5/10 ) -
o brother , where art thou ( 7/10 ) - love 's labour 's lost ( 8/10 )
N

i do n't know what movie the critics saw , but it was n't this one .
the popular consensus among newspaper critics was that this movie is unfunny and dreadfully boring .
in my personal opinion , they could n't be more wrong . if you were expecting airplane !
-like laughs and agatha christie - intense mystery , then yes , this movie would be a disappointment .
however , if you 're just looking for an enjoyable movie and a good time , this is one to see
.
honest , it is .
this story is about a 4th network , wbn , taking to america 's airwaves in 1939 .
penny henderson ( mary stuart masterson ) , the station owner 's secretary , must deal with her overbearing boss , an unimpressed sponsor and writers ready to quite on a moment 's notice , partly due to the fact that they have n't been paid in weeks .
among the mayhem , she must also deal with her soon - to - be ex - husband , roger ( brian benben ) who desperately wants her back .
unfortunately , her problems only get worse as the night goes on and the body count rises without explanation .
while trying to woo penny back , roger must deal with the police and try to find the killer that lurks at wbn .
mary stuart masterson
does well in her role as penny ( i 'm trying to be unbiased so i wo n't tell you how amazing she looked ) , although brian benben gets most of the screen time .
along with the two leads , are several recognizable faces , including corbin bernsen ( l . a . law ) , michael mckean ( laverne & shirley ) and bobcat goldthwait .
the special effects are amazing , and fooled me ( which some may argue is n't very difficult to do ) in many scenes .
although the movie sometimes goes overboard with the physical comedy , it more than makes up for those mistakes throughout the movie .
overall , i gave it , or an , depending on what system you use .
some comments collected from friends :
P

the high school comedy seems to be a hot genre of the moment .
with she 's all that and varsity blues behind us , and several more set for release later in the year , the teen comedy seems to be experiencing its own renaissance .
however , you would n't know it from the quality of the latest entry : jawbreaker .
this shockingly bitter candy definitely has a sour center .
the most popular , and most feared , clique at reagan high school have an unexpected dilemma .
they have accidentally killed one of their own , the " teen dream " , liz purr ( charlotte roldan ) , choked on a giant jawbreaker during a kidnapping prank for her 17th birthday .
now the three surviving girls must decide what to do .
it takes little time at all for the group 's leader , courtney ( rose mcgowan ) , to decide to cover it up .
the ditzy marcie ( julie benz ) is game to go along , but the clique 's final member , julie ( rebecca gayheart ) , has a guilty conscience .
to make things worse , another student , the hopelessly geeky fern mayo ( judy evans greer ) accidentally discovers the truth .
the girls ' cover is surely blown . . .
not so fast .
thinking quickly , courtney offers fern a once - in - a - lifetime chance .
after a quick makeover , fern is transformed into vylette , the beautiful " new girl " at school , and a full - fledged member of the popular crowd .
does this mean that popularity is the key to getting away with murder ?
or will this finely honed plan crack over time ?
jawbreaker is obviously attempting to be the heathers of its generation , and failing miserably , i might add .
it manages to capture the mix of murder and teen social observations , but misses three crucial elements : sharp dialogue , witty characters and the much - needed humor .
it is possible that jawbreaker might have succeeded in being ( darkly ) humorous if it was n't shackled to its dead - weight plot .
the film 's most innovative twist is the makeover of fern mayo .
at this point , jawbreaker seems poised to spin wildly into the uncharted depths .
but then , all of a sudden , the innovation stops .
the film becomes mired in the murder - and - cover - up plotting , which quickly saps what little life and energy there was right out of the film .
in the film , rose mcgowan fares the best .
as the manipulative clique leader , she truly dominates every scene she 's in ( not a difficult feat in a crowd such as this , however ) .
it 's a character crying out for a better movie
( or at least another decently drawn character with which to interact . )
jawbreaker does n't quite know how to handle its semi - likable characters : fern and julie .
either one could effectively end the movie at any time by simply revealing what she knows .
the lengths to which the film goes to prolong the plot have the unintentional effect of distancing us from these characters .
as their motives become murky and unclear , the film finally falls to the point that it does n't really matter who wins or loses , since all sides have become equally detestable .
" detestable " is a good word to describe the film , jawbreaker .
it 's certain that , like the murder weapon described in the film 's title , jawbreaker will be triggering more than one gag reflex in the audience .

N