In this task, you are given sentences from movie reviews. The task is to classify a sentence as "POS" if the sentiment of the sentence is positive or as "NEG" if the sentiment of the sentence is negative

I felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes .
NEG

What 's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm .
POS

That ` Alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of Witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch , even when her material is not first-rate ) ...

POS