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

[EX Q]: i am a steven seagal fan .
i only say this now because " mufti splenetik " is n't my real name and because i probably need to explain why i went into this film expecting great things .
any proud seagal fan worth his beans will tell you that the seagal formula is something you can depend on .
seagal films can always be counted on for minimal dialogue , heaps of expendable baddies with extemely crunchable bones ( which we 'll always hear when seagal does his limb - twisting thing ) , rarely a female co - lead in sight ( unless it 's a real - life model - wife who has n't worked since weird science ) and , usually the worst possible titles you can imagine .
not to mention very straightforward plots , generally all - round bad dialogue and mr implacable leather - face himself in that same black outfit he 's been in since nico doing his " my hands are sharp , nimble knives " thing , seagal the stoic , sir petrified ponytail , duke of dull .
in the glimmer man , seagal breaks out of this formula : he gets a * sidekick *
, attempts to banter , and puts on a new vest .
he 's also put on quite a lot of weight .
small potatoes , you may say , a man should be able to accessorize and banter if he wants to , but damnit , if it ai n't broke , why fix it ?
( more on this disappointed person 's dashed expectations later ) .
as jack cole , seagal is a homicide detective with a questionable past .
while he and his partner ( played by keenen ivory wayans ) are investigating a series of ritual killings , cole himself becomes a suspect , especially when a background check run by campbell reveals practically nothing on cole .
it turns out that cole is a former trained government assassin ( you just ca n't trust these homicide detectives ) , someone whom victims used to catch just a glimpse of in the jungle before he pounced on them , and hence , well , you know , that " glimmer man " thing .
an increasingly fishy homicide investigation in the present soon leads to the gradual uncovering of a larger , more threatening conspiracy that involves a crooked businessman ( bob gunton ) , cole 's former cia boss ( brian cox ) and deals involving chemical weapons .
the glimmer man plot is pretty standard stuff , drawing ( as with his other films ) elements from the hotter films of the year ( eg , se7en ) .
it 's the other changes that disappoint .
for example , although there 's a fair amount of violence in this movie , there 's also the disastrous pairing of seagal with keenen ivory wayans , probably the best known of the wayans tribe ( how many are there , exactly ? ) from television 's " in living colour .
" wayans plays whiney straightman to seagal 's bead - adorned and brocade - draped cole , keeping up his " are you crazy " part of the dialogue with wasted zest .
as campbell , wayans confines himself to bemoaning his new partner 's eccentric habits , but the chemistry between the two is minimal , and seagal 's wooden comebacks make for painful watching .
a cook in under seige 2 , seagal is now a buddhist who speaks chinese and wears prayer beads and intricate silk jackets over his normal black ensemble .
he chants , refuses to fight unless truly provoked and introduces campbell to powdered deer penis to cure his allergies .
again , a benign ( if trite ) plot device except for the fact that these new character traits require seagal to speak more than usual .
heck , he has to deliver punchlines and carry a steady conversation with someone other than himself for a large part of the film .
is that a lot to ask of the seague ? too much .
seagal 's best characteristic used to be that he knew his purpose in this already complicated world of movies : to crunchily snap off bad guy appendages , and to do it silently , and alone .
not for seagal , the snappy one - liners of arnold and stallone , nor the attempts to show that he can act , much less think .
no kindergarten cop , no oscar , just simple , unadulterated deathblows .
that 's really how it must have started : like - minded fans who knew what they wanted streamed in to watch the seague do his thing , knowing that never in the seagal universe would they ever have to see him do anything else .
we trusted him .
we got to know him .
now , betrayal .
i do n't know if i can watch another seagal movie without that little niggling doubt that he 's going to try to be funny again .
i 'll try , but it wo n't be easy .
if you have n't watched the glimmer man yet ,
you might want to wait for the video to come out .
it 's easier to just fast forward the dialogue parts and linger on the action sequences .
after all , if we ca n't depend on our fantasies , what can we depend on ?
the flying inkpot rating system :
* wait for the tv2 broadcast .
*
* a little creaky , but still better than staying at home with gotcha !
*
* * pretty good , bring a friend .
*
*
* * amazing , potent stuff .
*
*
*
* * perfection .
see it twice .
mufti spelenetik is still a steven seagal fan .
everybody makes mistakes once in awhile .
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: 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 :
[EX A]: P

[EX Q]: scream 2 , like its predecessor , is a genre - crossing film .
it is about 50 % horror film and 50 % murder mystery .
the mix worked very well last time and it continues to entertain this time .
scream was also known for its self - referential tone .
many inside jokes were made in reference to horror movies and wes craven .
again , scream 2 follows suit with characters saying such things as " sequels suck " and " the entire horror genre was destroyed by sequels .
" scream 2 's story is very similar to it 's predecessor 's .
sidney ( neve campbell ) , having survived the killing spree in scream , is now in college .
gale weathers ( courteney cox ) has written a book about the murders and that book is now being released as a feature film , called stab ( which for all practical purposes is the real - world movie scream ) .
at the premiere of stab , two students from sidney 's college are stabbed to death , and a new story begins .
the press descends on sidney and her college to get the scoop on this sequel killer .
they want to know all about the links between stab , sidney , and the recent murders .
the most complex self - reference i saw
( this should be an olympic event ) was the scene where gale weathers was asking questions at a press conference .
the rest of the press was watching and videotaping weathers .
the other survivors from scream were watching and videotaping the press .
the audience was watching the whole , filmed scene .
( whew . )
the movie is packed with layers and self - references that make it a pleasure to watch .
even better would be to watch a double feature of scream and scream 2 .
that 's not to say that these references necessarily make scream 2 a deep , or even a good movie .
the just add to the fun of watching it .
i recommend it for other reasons as well .
what i liked best about the horror aspect of the movie is that the monster is not supernatural .
no werewolf or ghost or psycho with superhuman strength is responsible .
it is a person in a mask and a robe
, his only advantage the fear he strikes into his victims .
no extraordinary leap of faith is needed to believe in the killer .
the down side is that if you are frightened by horror movies , you have less grounds to say " it 's just a movie .
"
the whodunit aspect of the movie is not that great by itself - gale weathers and deputy dewey ( david arquette , also from the original ) track down
a killer .
they are likeable , but not outstanding .
but in combination with the horror aspect , the whodunit is a perfect counterpoint .
it was exactly a year ago today that i wrote the review for scream .
the internet movie database says that scream 3 is in the works , so i wonder if i 'll be doing the same thing on january 1 , 1999 . if craven and screenwriter kevin williamson are able to keep the quality high , i 'll be happy to mark my calendar .
[EX A]:
P