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

[EX Q]: mugshot ( director / writer / cinematographer / editor : matt mahurin
; cast : belinda becker ( stella ) , michael williams ( rumor ) , robert knepper ( joe / chris ) , robert walker ( random ) , willie lassic ( young brother of rumor ) , maxine joiner ( rumor 's mother ) ; runtime : 87 ; mortal films ; 1995 ) reviewed by dennis schwartz a bleak indie film about a stolen identity .
there 's not much more to this visually stylish film than what meets the eye , as it relies on shock to tell its story of a prolonged vicious mugging .
it falls into the category of being a pretentious art - house film , leaving a bitter taste in one 's mouth as it stereotypes its characters and unintentionally further inflames the racial issues .
it tries to make a heavy - handed point about disenfranchised black youths trapped by their environment , with their only way out being crime .
but the story is so filled with violence and its nyc setting looks like hell , that it 's hard to enjoy this film and to follow what the logic in the story is supposed to mean .
the relationship between the black mugger and his white victim is a cloudy one , which the film never determines what it wants to say about it .
matt mahurin is virtual one - man crew in putting this film together ( director / writer /cinematographer / editor ) , who is a still photographer in his day job .
the film works best as a visually challenging piece , as each shot looks like a photograph carefully telling the story unfolding .
a white photographer ( robert knepper ) is mugged by a black gang while he 's on a freelance assignment to take a photo shoot of harlem at night .
he becomes a victim of amnesia and his head is bloodied as he 's left in a deserted harlem building , as the gang leaves him for dead ; but , one of the muggers , rumor ( michael williams ) , comes back and pretends to help him .
he 's a would - be photographer , who keeps a scrapbook entitled mugshots in the project apartment he shares with his mother and younger brother .
keeping his victim in the dark about who he is by calling him joe and not telling him what 's happening , he becomes the photographer for a few days .
he enters the photographer 's stylish greenwich village apartment and steals his expensive camera , and decides to hold the mugging vic for ransom when he finds out he has a black girlfriend , stella ( belinda becker ) .
she 's the only one in the film who could act .
the film is stuck with a clumsy dialogue and an overuse of symbolism , as it ends with nothing more to tell after the shock and the violent situation it created except to beat it into the ground .
it could only be commended for how appealing the film looks , as if it 's a scrapbook of still photos put together to celebrate a mugging .
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: " spawn " may be somewhat of an older film .
in fact it will probably be on video before anyone who has n't seen it will finally get to see it ( that is , if they see it ) .
but i managed to catch it before it made it 's way out of theaters and into the world of rentals
and , god forbid , video cassette purchasing .
it was n't the worst film of year by any means .
it is n't even on the top 5 of the worst films of the year .
but it did manage to top the bottom five of the bottom ten , which , in simpler terms , means it comes in at number 6 on my " worst of 1997 " list .
the only reason it does n't come in lower is thanks to the special effects , which might actually have been some of the best of the year .
performances , however , were either wooden or , for the most part , unforgivingly campy .
in fact , this film shows no signs of attempting to avoid campiness !
even the editing seemed to boast a campy quality .
i do n't know how to explain that one ; it was n't exactly choppy , but something about it seemed . . .
well , annoyingly unprofessional .
john leguizamo almost makes it as clown , but not quite .
he is the only character who provides the audience with any laughs that can honestly be called intentional .
but the main problem i found with " spawn " , as with most films that wind up on my " worst of " lists , is that it was just plain boring
.
i would n't even say there was a climax to the film .
sure , it had the big battle scene at the end , but the only excitement felt
was that the movie might be nearing a conclusion .
never too soon , the movie did conclude in a very simple , disappointing way .
even though it 's one of the shorter movies i 've seen this year , it 's one that i would definitely not want to subject myself to sitting thru again .
like i said , the special effects are the only reason that this film should have any sense of pride , no matter how small .
i was impressed with the opening sequence , so long as i did n't allow the melodramatic voice - over and lobotomizing editing
to get to me .
and batman has nothing on the spectacular visuals spawn 's outfit created .
but even the effects got tiresome during the final scenes , which looked quite a bit like a modern video game .
who knows if " spawn : the video game " was n't part of the plan from the beginning ?
keeping in mind that the film was based on a comic book makes it somewhat more approachable , and in a very small amount , makes up for the cheeziness of it all .
but none of this movie 's saving graces can it make it something
i 'd recommend seeing , no matter what the price of admission .
this movie is definitely not for young children , which should n't really be a problem seeing as how only teenagers , if anyone , would likely find it appealing .
if you really want to catch a movie , there are many better ones out there ,
no matter what your tastes might be !
trust me !
" spawn
" has very little to offer even the most avid moviegoers !
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: underrated movies are a common reoccurrence in show business today .
1998 's ' hope floats ' was extremely underrated and was one of the best movies of the year .
we always get films that make big money at the box - office but critics and audiences pan on them .
this year ' double jeopardy ' is one of those films .
critics are calling it predictable and worthless , audiences are disappointed with it and think it was a disappointment .
but as i viewed ' double jeopardy ' i found that it was a great movie
, it has a surprising sense of humor and a big dose of heart , along with heart - pounding suspense and twists and turns here and there
it certainly is a really good movie .
the always wonderful ashley judd plays libby parsons , a woman with a seemingly normal life : a great loving husband , a beautiful son and a great friend .
her husband nick parsons has made a surprise for her and is going to buy her the sailboat she has always wanted .
after a night of bliss libby wakes up in the middle of the night to find blood all over her and all over the sailboat , her husband is missing and there is a bloody knife on deck .
of course being in shock she picks it up and a coast guard comes over and sees her .
however she is n't immediately ceased until they find out his life insurance was worth two - million dollars and they start to wonder rather she killed him for the money .
she pleads not - guilty but is found guilty and sent to prison for six years .
while making a phone call to her best friend who adopted her son for her
and she hears him say hi to his dad , which makes libby 's heart stop right there .
she realizes she must get out and prove that he is n't dead , one of her cell - mates tells her that as long as she has been convicted of a crime she can not be convicted of it again .
which means she can shoot him in the middle of mardi gras and they can not do anything about it .
after she gets out
she goes to a halfway house run by parole officer tommy lee jones .
he is a man who has had his share of bad things .
while out for the day she breaks into a school and tries to track down her kid and husband , leading up to some jaw - dropping twists that are both predictable and not .
whatever happens the film was excellent to me .
i found the writing well - written as well as
the acting was great .
ashley judd is such a talented and beautiful actress that she is a hero in a sort in this movie .
even if you know what is going to happen in the end , you do n't know how .
this is one of those movies that you really do know what is going to happen , except you do n't know how they are going to make it happen .
it could be one way or another
, it could be this way or that way .
the movie is highly stylized and extremely well - made .
it gets most of it 's power from the two leads : ashley judd and tommy lee jones
both give excellent performances .
the characters are well - realized and believable
and we feel libby 's pain when she can not see her child for 6 years .
even though a lot of critics did n't like the film ,
i loved it .
the director took his time making the movie , and put a lot of shadowing in the movie .
i found it not to be boring at all
and it 's only flaw comes from some predictability .
it moved at a fast pace , has suspense , humor , heart and great acting
. s and to me that 's what it was .
[EX A]:
P