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

[EX Q]: in the past , tim burton has taken cinema by storm with the action packed batman , and the hilarious ed wood , but lately his films just do n't cut it .
sleepy hollow has some unique features , but the script is a terrible mess
.
for those who remember disney 's fantastic " adventures of ichabod crane " , it is actually superior to this .
disney 's version was at least interesting , while burton 's film drags on far too long , without any suspense or frights .
while the stories are similar , the new version adds too much to the once likable story , and throws in some weak dialogue to top it off .
ichabod crane ( johnny depp ) is now apparently a constable , who was sent to new york to investigate suspicious murders .
the victims are headless , and no traces of evidence were found , until the murderer reveals himself , hence the headless horseman .
now with the help of christina ricci and an orphaned boy , they must stop the headless horseman from a killing spree , that could destroy the whole town of sleepy hollow .
sure the headless horseman is an intriguing character , but the story has so many holes that even he nor depp can save this disaster
.
in the original , the headless horseman was meant to be unstoppable .
no one could stop him , not even ichabod .
by the end of the film , it had audiences in deep thought .
burton however concentrates far too much on the atmosphere , and how to make the main characters heroes .
he takes no risk what so ever , and this is where he fails .
another pathetic element of the film was the script .
like i said earlier , he just stuffed too much in at one time , and made it look real sloppy , kind of like the mess
the headless horseman made with his victims .
he completely butchered the story to pieces .
thankfully there are a few factors that i particularly liked .
the acting by depp was quite notable .
he took the nerdy character of the cartoon , and simply acted it out in a better manner .
if it was n't for his quirky one - liners , i doubt i could have remained awake , because quite frankly i was getting sleepy
.
just when i thought christina ricci was getting to be a good actress , she winds up doing this .
it just goes to show no actress or actor can pass up a big blockbuster .
it 's too tempting to let go , even if the script is mush .
the atmosphere too was quite involving .
i should have just gazed at the sets , and the eerie fog , rather than actually pay attention to what was going on .
at least burton 's films are eye candy , even if they are trash .
the only real scenes of value were the tree full of heads , and the fight between the horseman , depp and casper van dien .
other than that ,
i wish i could just fast forward through all the gaping holes in the film , and just sit back and stare at the scenery .
by the end , i can only think back and laugh at how bad sleepy hollow developed .
this is the biggest disappointment of the year , especially when such a talented director like burton handles a project like this .
do n't waste your time or money , because your head will feel hollow .
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: much ado about nothing .
ah , how sweet the irony !
it 's accepted wisdom in some circles - among english literature nuts , mainly - that whenever a critic knocks shakespeare they are only doing so through ignorance .
he just does n't " understand " shakespeare , you will hear them say .
the bard 's work is apparently beyond criticism .
what a load of old cobblers .
if these arbiters of public taste think kenneth branaugh 's film of shakespeare 's " comedy " much ado about nothing is comedy in any modern sense of the word
, it 's time to get a life .
get monty python .
get woody allen .
get john waters .
whatever .
just get a real taste of some clever , witty , risky comedy . and banish this nonsense
to where it belongs .
drama and tragedy was shakespeare 's strength .
to my sensibilities - and i 'm no stick in the mud - much ado about nothing resonates with no spark whatsoever .
no kidding : this film ranks among the most embarrassing two hours i have ever spent in a cinema in my 20 years of movie going .
the only thing that stopped me walking out was loyalty to my lady friend , as this was our day out
and i had n't seen her in ages .
but boy , does she owe me one !
i wo n't spend too much time on the plot .
basically , we follow the trials and tribulations of two would - be couples - one young , the other older .
there 's some dark treachery amongst all this , but everyone is so awfully jolly that you 'd hardly know it .
mind you , there 's nothing wrong with the basic story .
good romantic comedies based on similar premises abound .
nothing wrong with most of the cast , either .
branaugh , emma thompson and denzel washington are all talented performers .
the problem is the script , or more accurately , shakespeare 's original text .
light comedy should n't be complex .
yet wrapped in elizabethan english , the dialogue becomes difficult to comprehend .
for this alone it will be a problem for modern audiences unschooled in shakespeare and in search of nothing more than a good , undemanding laugh .
the only laughs to escape my belly were brought on by the gloriously inept performance of keanu reeves , the actor once again miscast as a jealous half - brother or something .
but when dissected and understood , what it all boils down to is that this stuff is just so goddamn lame .
this is comedy so clean and nice and corny and so devoid of danger that it leaves this viewer
totally cold .
ho , ho ,
ho ,
boy likes girl !
ho ,
ho ,
ho , men are such klutzes !
ho ,
ho ,
ho ,
she 's so awfully clumsy !
oh please !
there 's wit in here somewhere , i 'm told .
i call it pretentious
.
something lightweight striving to be something sophisticated through clever wordplay .
in the end , it 's cringeworthy .
watching some of the cinema patrons around me collapse with laughter made much ado about nothing a very weird movie going experience .
comedy ?
bah , humbug !
[EX A]: N

[EX Q]: call it touched by a demon .
gregory hoblit 's fallen is a serial killer movie with an unusual , horrific twist .
if marketed properly , this film could have crossover appeal for both those who appreciate supernatural tales like the prophesy and those who crave grim , dark thrillers like silence of the lambs and seven .
in fact , there 's even a little twin peaks to be found here , albeit with
the lion 's share of the weirdness distilled out .
( remember bob ? )
the biggest failing of fallen is that , although it 's consistently interesting
, it 's not always as edgy and suspenseful as one might hope .
a serial killer ( elias koteas ) has been on the loose in philadephia , but detective john hobbes ( denzel washington ) , the noblest man on the police force , has brought him to justice .
now , during his last hours on death row awaiting his inevitable date with the gas chamber , the mass murderer cryptically tells hobbes , " what goes around really goes around .
"
shortly thereafter , he begins to sing " time is on my side " as he 's taken on his last walk .
minutes later , the state of pennsylvania has carried out the execution and edgar reese is dead .
but for hobbes , the nightmare is just beginning , because reese was n't a normal psychopath ?
he was the host body for a mythical dark angel named azazel .
and , with reese 's death , azazel is free to hop from body to body , murdering and wreaking havoc at will .
only hobbes and a pretty , female theology teacher ( embeth davidtz ) have an inkling of what they 're up against .
the rest of the cops , including hobbes ' partner , jonesy ( john goodman ) ; lou ( james gandolfini ) , a newcomer to the department ; and lieutenant stanton ( donald sutherland ) , do n't have a clue , and , as a result , they are in mortal danger .
as depicted by hoblit ( primal fear ) and cinematographer newton thomas sigel , philadelphia is a dark , dreary place ?
a gothic city rather than a modern one .
no skyscrapers or other monoliths of current architecture or technology are shown .
the most famous landmark to appear is n't the liberty bell or independence hall ; it 's geno 's steaks .
shadows and night scenes abound .
the days are cloudy and unpromising .
this is the kind of setting where it 's easy to believe that fallen angels walk among men .
fallen 's plot is brimming with potential , not all of which is realized .
somehow , i would have expected a more frightening tale to emerge from something with this kind of premise .
but the level of terror , like that of gore , is kept in check .
nevertheless , there are several creepily effective scenes as the spirit of azazel moves from body to body when people bump against each other on crowded city sidewalks .
the film also boasts a chase sequence of a kind that can best be described as unusual .
of the several dozen actors to play azazel , the best is by far elias koteas ( exotica , crash ) , who , despite only being on screen for about ten minutes , gives a fantastically charged performance .
john goodman also seems to be enjoying himself , although his role for most of the film is relegated to that of a burly sidekick .
sadly , however , these two are the only ones who excel .
everyone else , including denzel washington , is boring .
washington 's flat performance is the most disappointing surprise of the film .
it 's not that he 's bad per se , but he 's not very interesting .
there 's no real sense of vulnerability or desperation in the way he portrays his character , and that keeps us distanced , however slightly , from hobbes .
as circumstances become progressively more dire for the cop , and as his life - or - death chess game with azazel approaches the point of checkmate , i expected to be more on the edge of my seat than i was .
washington 's subdued approach is part of the reason for this ; i never felt a sense of urgency .
however , at least washington was believable , which is more than can be said for embeth davidtz ( schindler 's list ) and donald sutherland .
to be fair , the flaws in their characters are n't all acting - related ; neither stanton nor gretta milano are well - written .
that said , however , there 's nothing inspired about either davidtz 's or sutherland 's work .
both appear to be sleepwalking their way through the parts , as if they know that their contribution to the film is one of advancing the plot rather than developing a multi - dimensional individual .
narratively , fallen has a few glaring weaknesses .
although the plot proceeds with a convoluted , game - like structure , it uses a denzel washington - supplied voiceover to overexplain matters .
at times , this is actually helpful , and it has a use beyond the obvious , but there are occasions when ponderous lines like " i like the night ?
sometimes you come face to face with yourself " become a little hard to swallow .
in addition , fallen is saddled with the same kind of disgustingly bland ,
generic theology embraced by numerous movies and tv shows like touched by an angel .
however , despite the negatives , i 'm still recommending fallen on the strength of its complex plot and especially its ending , which i loved .
the final scenes are startling , audacious , and unexpected .
it 's not often that a plot development takes me by surprise the way this one did .
at a time when most movies fall apart in the last ten minutes , fallen manages to buck the trend and redeem itself .
this is not a great motion picture , but , considering how bad most january releases are , it 's a reasonably entertaining way to spend two hours .
and , whatever you do , do n't walk out on the film before the end credits have begun to roll .
[EX A]:
P