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In this task, you must classify if a given review is positive/negative, indicating your answer as P or N.
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susan granger 's review of " mulholland drive " ( universal focus )
whatever david lynch is selling ,
i 'm not buying .
from the writer / director of " blue velvet " and " twin peaks " comes another dark , mysterious thriller that opens with an automobile accident on mulholland drive , the serpentine street that twists high in the hollywood hills .
dazed , a beautiful brunette ( laura elena harring ) emerges and stumbles down a hill , slipping unobserved into a ' 30s - style apartment as the tenant leaves for a trip .
the next morning , a dewy blonde ( naomi watts ) from deep river , ontario , arrives in la with dreams of stardom in her suitcase .
her aunt owns the apartment and the two women meet .
the brunette has amnesia so the blonde tries to help her discover her identity along with her latent lesbian lust .
meanwhile , a hotshot director ( justin theroux ) , whose wife is in bed with the poolman , is forced to cast a certain actress in his new film and there 's an assassin ( mark pellegrino ) roaming the city .
the tortuous paths of these various characters - and others named cookie , coco and cowboy - intersect at various points but the plot remains elusive because , midway through the story , lynch has the brunette and blonde play two different women in an alternate reality , leaving a huge wad of cash , a blue metallic key , a paralyzed mogul and a lot of questions that go unanswered
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elena harring and particularly naomi watts are gifted actresses , effectively making the subtle switch .
the same can not be said for former m .
g .
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dancer ann
miller who 's stiff and self - conscious , speaking - like most lynch players - in staccato tones .
on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , " mulholland drive " is a frenzied , frustrating
4 . originally designed as an episodic tv pilot , this surreal triumph of suspenseful style over substance is packaged as a puzzle with several of the key pieces left out .
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N


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you 'd think that after awhile hollywood would stop trying to make movies out of video games .
it has n't worked so far .
" street fighter ? "
" super mario brothers ?
" " wing commander ?
" " mortal kombat ? " not a watchable film in the bunch .
still i held out some hope for " tomb raider .
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after all , the game 's premise is heavily influenced by the indiana jones trilogy and all the mummy movies , so there are cinematic elements imbedded in the concept .
however , despite the potential of the project , " tomb raider " proves to be yet another bomb .
the plot is a convoluted accumulation of nonsense probably borrowed from a dozen bad movies .
there 's a once - ever-5000-years alignment of planets coming up , and the illuminati have to find both halves of an ancient triangle that controls time in order to take over the world .
of course , the ancient folks who divided the triangle buried the halves in tombs on opposite sides of the world .
our heroine , lady lara croft ( angelina jolie ) , finds the key that opens the tombs in relics that her dead father ( jon voight ) dug up .
she figures that if she gets the triangle , she can bring her dad back from the dead .
of course , no one was expecting much of a plot from this movie anyway .
in both video games and action movies , the plot is just an excuse for the action sequences .
however , the action in " tomb raider " shows little style or originality .
there 's lots of shooting and some kung fu fightin ' , but none of it progresses beyond the level of a cheap direct - to - cable flick .
the other goofy archeologist flick of the summer
, " the mummy returns , " was much better ; it had its flaws , but its action was creative and large - scale .
since winning her academy award for " girl , interrupted , " jolie has n't taken any projects that would display her acting talents .
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tomb raider " seems to be more interested in displaying her breasts ; so much attention is drawn to them that it 's a shame
there 's no oscar for best performance by a wonderbra .
while we do n't see much of her acting ability
( with the exception of a wonderful upper - crust british accent ) , we do get a hint of jolie 's less savory side .
considering the rumors of incest that hang over jolie and her supposed obsession with death , having lara be obsessed with resurrecting her dead father ( and uninterested in any of the living males around her ) seems a poor choice .
having jolie 's real life father jon voight play the dead dad makes it even creepier
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i have n't decided what to make of director simon west yet .
his first feature was the star - studded disaster " con air , " but my opinion of him improved with " the general 's daughter , " which was thick with sultry atmosphere .
now this train wreck .
i hope he improves again because his next project is the big screen version of the cult tv series " the prisoner .
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hollywood has already screwed up " the avengers , " and " the prisoner " represents a chance for redemption .
( by the way , speaking of british tv , " red dwarf " fans should look for chris " rimmer " barrie in his first major film role ) .
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N


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like a good action film should , " metro " has action that keeps you involved .
some action films have action sequences that are so conventional , our attention is detracted and diverted by other thoughts .
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the ghost in the darkness , " which opened a few months ago , is a film that s action was so bland and uninvolving , it not only invited my thoughts to divert me , it nearly put me asleep .
but " metro " is one of the best action films in a while .
it is hip , sharp , nifty , and has nice little pieces of suspense and comedy .
eddie murphy was in bad shape for a while .
and this invites me to mention last year s " the nutty professor , " which was his blessed revival back to the position at which he used to be .
" metro " happens to be a lot better than any film in the " beverly hills cop " series .
that is because " metro " takes itself seriously , but doesn t prevent itself from having a little fun .
eddie murphy is at his best in the roles of responsible , and controlled people .
the " beverly hills cop " movies all featured eddie as a reckless , wild cop , always crossing the line by just an inch .
in " metro " he plays a hostage negotiator , so negotiation is his job , not his hobby or his preferred way out of trouble .
his character in " metro " takes himself seriously .
eddie murphy s mischievous trademark grin is hardly anywhere to be found in " metro , " and perhaps it is quite better off that way .
murphy plays scott roper , and as i previously mentioned , he is a san francisco hostage negotiator .
in the first tense situation in the film , we are introduced to roper s kind of work , as he tries to calm down a confused , unkempt young criminal who has taken captive the entire capacity of the san francisco bank he is holding up .
murphy handles the scene seriously , without his usual happy - go - lucky , misfit humor .
the film develops when its villain is established , and the villain here is the beguiling michael korda , a jewel thief , and murderer who likes to let cops know of his hostage fatalities by giving them the ear of the victim .
" metro " takes different twists and slight turns , and there is one great , virtuoso chase scene , involving the a cable car .
cars flip .
cars crash .
cars turn over .
and it is done so good in this film , i was reminded of " speed , " and the speeding bus that couldn t go under fifty mile per hour for very significant reasons .
there are also some other good scenes in " metro " that a lot of films would rather choose not to have .
scenes like the one with roper and his new partner are at the horse track roper is a gambler who knows all the tricks and roper teaches his partner a few little methods of betting and winning .
of course , the writers tried to disguise the scene as being insignificant by having roper draw parallels between hostage negotiation and gambling .
the scenes between roper and his girlfriend are nice , too .
those are the scenes that make up " metro , " which is mainly about eddie murphy s maturing as a personality .
the actor that i most enjoyed seeing in " metro " was michael rapaport , who plays roper s new partner , a lip - reading , book - skimming genius , and a master of observation .
it was not the actor s presence that pleased me as much as the role he was cast in the role of a proclaimed genius .
rapaport is an actor who i usually see in the role of the dimwit the really , really dopey dimwit .
i hardly recognized him in " metro , " and it was quite a joy to be able to see him in a role like this
i feel that i respect him more .
there are two main types of villains in movies like this : the ones that are part of the story , and the ones that are devices .
the villain in " metro " is no more than a device , but he is a darn good villain nonetheless .
he is played by michael wincott , whose voice is pushed out in a abraded rasp , as if he smokes a cigarette between every take .
wincott makes his villain , korda , as mean as could be , the classic type of villain who would push an old lady down a flight of stairs just for kicks , like richard widmark in " kiss of death .
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and , in addition , wincott s physical appearance and mannerisms , in the film , actually reminded my of an arrogant friend i use to have , who is no longer on my good list .
i liked " metro , " and i do not think would have worked with any other actor but eddie murphy .
his past roles were the great ones but they were also a precursor to the maturing that would later take place , possibly from murphy s growing as a person , now having a family .
" metro " is a no - nonsense movie .
it works as a buddy movie , which it does not overplay .
it works as a dry comedy , which it does not overplay .
it works as a suspense film , which it does not overplay .
and it works as an action film , where it does have a tendency to occasionally go all - out .
but who cares ?
it still remains serious , and it does not overdo itself .
oh , and there were plenty of explosions in " metro , " as well .
how nice it was of the filmmakers to give us those .
if there is one major objection i had to " metro " , it was the length , an area where a lot of action films seem to wear out their welcomes .
" metro " is a film that lasted a little too long , but it was still entertaining , and it gave me something to do while i waited for it to end .
paul haynes " >
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N