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

[EX Q]: one would think that david duchovny , star of the cult favorite " x - files " would be very careful in choosing his leading man cinema roles .
at least one would hope so .
one would be seriously incorrect .
eugene sands ( duchovny ) is a surgeon so dedicated to his craft that he becomes addicted to amphetamines to stay awake and work more .
it turns out to be a bad plan when he loses a patient and his license while under the influence .
ten months later , in a seedy bar to score synthetic heroin , the doctor gets a chance to ply his trade when assassins gun down a customer . using a plastic water bottle and bar tubing , sands operates and saves his life .
smalltime hoodlum raymond blossom ( timothy hutton ) is impressed with the cutlery skills on his associate .
he kidnaps and then offers down - and - out eugene a position in his organization .
blossom needs a doctor to patch up gunshot victims that would be problematic at a hospital .
sand 's temptation is that this will give him a chance to practice medicine again albeit illegally , big chunks of cash to fuel his habit and close proximity to the gangster 's womanfriend claire ( angelina jolie ) , this film 's babe factor .
the would - be big time operator is desperately in need of help .
on the run from russian mobsters ( the bad guys that seem to be all the rage in this year 's films ) and trying to cut a pirate software deal with the chinese mafia , blossom is surrounded by blood .
after a few medical misadventures , the physician grows disenchanted with his employment .
an encounter with a couple of psycho surfer dudes who threaten to blow him away unless he " fixes " their dead buddy cements his feeling that he is in the wrong line of work .
when the fbi visits and forces him to become an informant , there is no question that he needs to be somewhere else .
oddly enough , these seem like they could be exciting scenes .
the film disproves that assumption .
then a bunch of other uninteresting things happen .
writing this only two days after seeing the film , its a struggle to remember the events .
you can take that as a solid lack of recommendation .
for all the coolness that duchovny exhibits in " x - files " , it 's a surprise that his big screen presence is
so lacking in charisma .
the doctor is particularly bland and dull .
even the cold turkey bit which is rife with dramatic possibilities come across as banal .
a little chocolate and minor sweats get him through heroin withdrawal .
like virtually everything else in the film , it 's a missed opportunity .
the fox mulder detachment does n't work here .
oscar - winner hutton 's manic mobster is much more difficult to get a handle on .
played partially for comedy and partially as crazed killer , blossom almost becomes real , but then sinks into goofiness .
most of the time hutton looks as if he 's searching for his character and coming up empty .
jolie also makes a few false moves towards creating a three - dimensional human being before giving up and turning into scenery .
the most interesting aspect of her performance is watching her pouty lips threaten to take over the screen .
the rest are n't any better .
michael massee 's eccentric fbi agent never revs up .
one of blossom 's henchmen steals a few moments of the show as a quirky gunman reminiscent of val kilmer 's doc holliday in " tombstone " .
his two - gunned blasting as he does a bizarre dance is the high point of the film .
but that 15 seconds is n't worth sitting through the other 90 minutes .
first time film director andy wilson ( known for his work on the british television series " cracker " ) appears to be attempting to jump on the " pulp fiction " bandwagon .
the best of these movies combine a sense of style and flash with significant substance .
the second - rate ones concentrate on just one of these aspects .
" playing god " does neither well .
the basic idea of the film is solid .
and then it goes nowhere .
even worse , it plods back and forth , up and down a long and winding road before
it ends up nowhere .
fox fails yet again in his search for intelligent life .
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: it 's a curious thing - i 've found that when willis is not called on to carry the whole movie , he 's much better and so is the movie .
even though , in the sixth sense he is the " name " , he does n't have the pivotal role .
that honour goes to haley osment who plays cole sear ( cute pun , seer ) a 9 year old boy who can see ghosts .
if osment was cute or precious , the director going for the maudlin , this would be nothing more than a movie - of - the - week , thankfully , osment is not only better than that , but in some instances , blows everyone else off the screen in a bravura performance .
we get to see his fears , vulnerabilities , strengths and intelligence which makes the sixth sense one of the best movies i 've seen this year .
the whole cast matches him in quality , with willis giving a fairly low key performance that matches the subject matter .
one thing about this movie , its target .
this is n't a sfxfest like the haunting or a gorefest , this is more what i 'd call a supernatural drama , more interested in characters than in dazzling you with makeup .
one caveat :
there 's a lovely twist in the movie , something like the usual suspects , where you end up replaying the movie in your head rethinking what you have just seen .
i was extremely lucky to see it as a sneak preview in toronto , before any hype or critical reviews were out , so i went in with no biases .
if anyone want to talk to about the movie before you see it , do n't let them .
let the director explain on his own pace and you 'll enjoy the movie vastly more .
[EX A]: P

[EX Q]: by now i figured i 'd seen every alfred hitchcock film at least a half - dozen times -- not that i 'm complaining .
to call him the " master of suspense " is an understatement .
the paradine case ( 1947 ) , admittedly one of hitchcock 's lesser movies , turned out to be one i 'd missed .
this one , like all hitchcock films , is well worth savoring .
the story opens with the rich mrs .
maddalena anna paradine being arrested in her home for poisoning her blind husband .
as mrs .
paradine , alida valli plays an aloof but alluring woman of the world .
to franz waxman 's stark and moody music , we see the prison guards divesting her of her luxurious garments and jewels .
stripped of her fine raiment , she becomes a commoner again , which , as it turns out , was what she was before she met her husband .
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a brief skirmish , and you 'll be lunching at the savoy again , " anthony keane , her ultraconfident attorney tells her in their first meeting , predicting a fast and easy trial .
gregory peck plays the successful and debonair barrister .
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she 's no murderess , " he argues simplistically , smitten by her beauty .
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she 's too fine a woman .
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his attitude upsets his beautiful and increasing jealous wife , gay ( ann todd ) .
unlike most hitchcock movies , which are centered on the thriller and the mystery , this one is more a romantic melodrama .
typical is the scene in which gay flings her head back and shakes her hair while bathed in light .
she deflects her husband 's affections as she fears that he is beginning to fall in love with his client .
the dramatic music then comes up high as the camera dwells on mrs .
paradine 's portrait nearby .
in the relatively unsatisfying first half , little happens other than domestic squabbles and overtones of intense adulterous desires .
to the sound of sweeping violins
gay tells anthony that he must get mrs .
paradine acquitted because , if mrs .
paradine dies , his heart will go with her .
if she is freed , he will be able to forget her .
as part of the soap opera , a mysterious louis jordan plays mr .
paradine 's valet , who has had some not to be discussed relationships .
charles coburn plays anthony 's legal partner , sir simon flaquer .
and charles laughton , who looks like coburn , is judge lord horfield .
this being proper british society , they will all dine together at the judge 's house not long before the case begins .
court tv junkies will probably pick up the many differences , some subtle and others not , between the american and the british judicial systems .
one , for example , of which i was not aware is that the barrister can not speak to his own client during the recess if she is the process of testifying .
one sometimes wonders what the academy is thinking when they make their oscar nominations .
as the judge 's wife , lady sophie horfield , ethel barrymore got a nomination for best supporting actress -- the film 's only nomination -- for an inconsequential part with which she did little of merit .
( so the big question is when does hitchcock make his obligatory walk - on ?
at 37 minutes into the film , he leaves a train station carrying a large musical instrument case .
do n't miss it . ) in the second half the story finally comes alive when it gets into the courtroom .
the great master shows his hand there as the tensions build as rapidly in the second part as they lay fallow in the first .
watch how the camera angles are sometimes from the back and other times from way on high to set the exact tone for the trial 's action .
as anthony explains it , the simple case has only 3 possibilities : mr .
paradine poisoned himself , mrs .
paradine did it , or the valet did it .
the end includes many devastating revelations and some nice twists so it is too bad
the first half is so languid .
the paradine case runs 1 : 53 .
the picture is in black and white .
it is not rated but would be pg for mature themes and would be fine for kids around nine and up if they are interested .
[EX A]:
P